... PARL I A M ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-MIonday April lb. The Barf of ofalmesbury said, that having received several 0eonmmunications arising from a conversation which, bad taken l- place in the other House upon the subject of Diplomatio Ap. ;* 1pojutments, he wisheetto say that the late Government had not iany intention of altering the existing system. *bhB IRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. * The Barl of Aberdeen ...

... Tnrs rev. Court met yesterday in the Free East Church, when 0 a suitable discourse was preached from 2d Thess. iii. 1, by Rev. George M'Crie of Clola, the Moderator for the past half-year. fi The Synod having been constibtued, and the roil made up, the 1. Rev. Hugh Gordon of Monqubitter was, on the motion of Mr P Murray, elected Moderator. After the appointment of Com- 0 mittees on overtures, ...

... AAustria. Th A despatcb from Vienna, of March 31, says:- Threfagee s question is settled. The British Government bas promised to I keep a strict guard on the refogess, and to visit them with the c full severity of the law whenever it should be proved that they r have taken part in revolutionary intrigues. F United States. The Hermann arrived on Friday, with advises from New York I to March ...

... !d In consequence of the ciruMstauces which have taken -)'!ac w between Mr Stevenason and- the Trustecs of the Dick Beqrslrt, e. the PresbYfteT of Galic'ci resolved to visit and ex.a'srtire ti'r te School ot KeIuna, this yoaf in a body, instead of, as usual, rp- le pointing a Committee for that purpose. The tollowiri is a )f 'formal ieport oftthe procertlings, which has been trasmsittld to 'o ...

... e 1 IT is not uninteresting to mark the vast disproportion y that frequently exists between great political occurrences e and the occasions that give rise to them. Many a bloody I war has been occasioned by a woman's caprice, and re- y volutions have been generated in a royal fi t of indigestion. a The attitude -of France in European politics at present r seems dependent on such another cause ...

... r T=a very rev. the Synod of Aberdeen met in the West Church cc ; yesterday. After an impressive sermon from Rev. Dr 1 1t. M'Taggart, of Greyfriars Church, the. Moderator for the past T 3 half-year, from 2 Tim. ii.15, the Synod was constituted, and the fo .Roll made up. hit The Synod then proceeded to the election of a Moderator. w r Some discussion took place as to the use of leets, but Iit ...

... p TeoE public were taken by surprise last week by the announcement that the Goverament intended' to re- duce the various stocks included under the term Three per Cents. to 23 per cent., guaranteed for twenty years, and redeemable at the expiry of that period. The in- telligence was favourably received in the money mar- ket; for, under existing circumstances, guaranteed stock at 29 per cent, is ...

... CR, ~~~~TUESDA.T, April 12. tOil In our seventh page will be found ii report of aI meeting ofI Harbour Commrissioners held on Thursday last,- in Connection sub wit-b the recent shipwreck.I erd Another meeting of the Commissioners was held this day,I and was fully attended-the Lord PROvOsT its the chair. Tth The PnovosT explained that the ineeting had been called for thle purpose of Isearing a ...

... CoYGrGATIONAL UNION OF SCOTLAND iti s, in connection with the J1st anniversary of the 0Thoisr gerc held here last week. There was a large atten. j of Ilinlisters and other gentlemen, many of them from a bdac't' lc Rev. G. Smith, of Poplar, London, attended as -eat do if tlle Congregational Union of England. On Tues- t .li flt the )Itembers of the Widows' Fund met in de! r -of Frederick ...

... e ge ce! y ENGLANDtD.n 0~ 0 .BIRTH OF A PRINCE. - ca 0 ge e5' : Buosro~owBrA PALACE, Aprift. AT ten minutes past one-o'clock this day the Queen wvas safely delivered of a Prince. r .There were preeent n-the occasion, in her Majesty's Chaamlier, his Royal Higlness Prince Albert, Dr. Locock, and Mrs Lilley, t, the monthly murse. In the adjoining apartments; besides- the of other nmedical ...

... Imperial Var-litinteItt. HOUSE OF LORDS-pfoltdfl, April 4. e On the reasosiablieg of their LordshiPs to-day, LodOrte/asked whether the late address presented to the Emperor of Frnc from certain mnerelattst and others from the cty o Letion iws under thle sauction eind authority of the Monte Governmentit? Lord C/eretdoa, replied that the adedrcess was certainy notI under the sanction of ...

... P A R L I A Mm EN T. HOUSE OF LORDS. THE LONDON ADDRESS TO THE Fr.ENCH EmpEoRo.- The deputation of English merchants, who, with Sir James Duke at their head, .presented an address to the Emperor Napoleon, a fortnight ago, was the subject of a rather curious conversation in the House of Lords, on Monday week. Lord Camphell brought the matter be- fore their lordships, and expressed his opinion, ...