... FRANCE.-ESCAPE AND RR-cAIIJru Or BLAXOQUI AND CArAVAN.- In the morning of the 5th, the town of Palais, in Brittany, was thrown into great agitation in consequence of Blanqui and Cazavan having contrived to elude the vigilance of the jailers and escape from the citadel by climbing over a wall by means of a rope, and afterwards crossing the ditch. The troops of the garrison, the gendarmerie, and ...

... HEA . Tll of LONDON D UIING te TWEP7'K. [FnOM THE REOISTaIAR-GENERAL'S RETURN.1 A declining rate of mortality affords evidence of a gradual improvement in the public health. Since the weekly mor- tality rose to its maximum at the end of March, the nnmier of deaths fell in the first week of April to 1,340, and in that which ended last Saturday to 1,243. Since the week ending March 26, in which ...

... 'THlE MORNING CHRONICLE. LONDON: IVEDNJISDA Y, APRIL 20, 1853. _4_ In the HOUSE of LORDS, last night, The Earl of EOLINTON, in moving for certain papers, drew attention to the conduct of the Irish Government in reinstating Mr. Kirwan, a sti- pendiary magistrate stationed in Ballina, who had been suspended from his ?? by the late Govern- ment. The Earl of ABERDEEN defended the course par- sued ...

... THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FBIDAY, APRIL 1D. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 11. Notice is bereby given, that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will, by desire of her Majesty, hold Levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on the following days, at two o'clock:- Wednesday, the 20th instant. 'Wednesday, the 27th instant. It is fier TMajesty's pleasure that presentations to his Royal ...

... ANNIVERSARY OF PORESPZERRE'S BIRTH- DAY.- A tea party and public meeting. most numerously attended, was held at the National Hall, Holborn, on WedneEday, for the purpose of commemorating the anniversary of Robe. spierre's birthday. Mr. J. B. O'Brien was called to the chair, and read letters apologising for ioea-attcndance from Messrs. Ijossuth, G. W. H. Reynolds, Harney, &l. The letter of ...

... I LONDON: FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1853. In the HousE of LORDS, last Bight, The Earl of ABERDEEN, in answer to LorA BEAU- MONT, said that the terms of the amendment with which the Earl of Winchilsea's motion on May- nooth would be met, should be laid on the table this day. Some bills were forwarded a stage. In the HOUSE of COMMONS, Mr. SPOONER gave notice that he should move the rejection of the ...

... CO Uit T CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent visited her Majesty yesterday at Backinghtm Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princes% Alice, and attended by Lieutenr,.tt-Colonel F. H. Seymour and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Gallery of the New Society of Painters in Water-clours, ...

... I [FRO OUR OWICORlUESPONDENT.1 - ~~~MADRID, APBIL 10. I I The Sittings of the Corteg were only suspended by the royal decree of the 8th; they are now definitively closed. The Gazette contains the fol- loi l ROYAL DECREE. I In conformity with the proposal of my Council of Ministers, and using the prerogative which belongs to me by ?? 26th article of the Colistitution, I hereby decree as folk ...

... 1,0X.2790X U1?SDAY, A PR.21. IN the HOUSE of COaMMOxa yesterday, the fl^,EN- CElLLOR o'f the EXCHEQUERt stated that soem figures which appeared in the printed resolutions relative to the importation of soap wvere erroneous, it being the intention of the government that the import duty should cease with the excise duty on that article. The Public-houses (Scotland) Bill passed through committee, ...

... TOWN AId CON, Y TALKa During the past week four persons died in St. Fancras workhouse whose united ages amounted to 363 years. The eldest was a female aged 101. An old woman was lately taken from a house in Straits- month, in the lowest state of destitution, to the Green- wich Rnion. On searching her apartment, a baaker's book was found, from which it appeared that she was worth 1501. Several ...

... The authoress of Uncle Tom's Cabin arrived in Glas- gow on Wednesday night, accompanied by her husband, Professor Stowe, the Rev. Charles Beecher (her brother), and Miss Beecier (her sister). Being rather in' a delicate state of health, Mrs. Stowe kept herself pretty much within doors for the two days after her arrival; but on Friday night a grand soirde was held in the City Hall, in lier ...

... (A telegraphic summary of the following appeared in our Second. Edition of yesterday .-1 The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Cap. tain Comstock, arrived at Liverpool yesterday morn. ing, from New York, with 190 passengers, and specie to the amount of about $4,000. [FROM oeR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 2. We were astounded yesterday morning by an announcement in the Tribune ...