... TFIB MORNING CHRONICLE. LONDON: MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1856. Lord JOnN RUSSELL'S explanations on the subject of his proceedings at Vienna are anticipated with an interest scarcely warranted by their pro- bable importance. Drowning men clutch at straws. A Minister sinking rapidly in public esti- matiou may hope to gain a day's respite, from a diversion on a subject as to which all sensible men ...

... THE AILTON CL UB. ! A lerge number Ofthe friends and supporters of thie Vn. dertakiitg lisstiv .bled on Monday to ilnatemuate the tera- porsry openflg of the ?? for the convenience of | the sumbea who flock to the metropolis at this season, in I order ?? participate in the proceedings at the mnniversartes of our great religious and benevolent orgrnisations. ! he eluh consists of dining.roonis, ...

... VliST of the EMIPEROR and EMPRESS of the FREX.CH to the CRYS2tAL PALACEN. The proposed visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French to the Crystal Palace will take place upon Friday, and not Thursday, as incorrectly announced by our conutull' poraries. Sir G. Grey and Colonel Phipps have for some days past been in constant comnmunication with Sir Joseph Pax. ton and the directors with ...

... ENGLAND AND IRELAND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION1BILL COMMITTeBE. The committee appointed by the House of Commons to hear evidence on this bill assembled yesterday, at one o'clock; present-Mr. Lowry Corry (chairman), Mr. North, Sir Staf- ford Northeote, Mr. B. Sheridan, and Mr. Floyer. Sir. Hope Scott, Mr. James, and Mr. Merewetber appeared in support of the bill. Tho parties petitioning against it ...

... IE AII,1MY BEFORE SEBASTO POL. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. [TUII;TIETii DAY.] Ti;e ceomittee met agaoi yesterday, at twelve o'clock, 1: Roebcu' ioi the chair. Mlr. (ir lt Wao cAlled, and in reply to Lord Seymour said siheii st'e oflice of cmiptroller of victualling and comptrol- ?? ?? s rts at the Board or Admiralty, until the recent poit:anent of thetransport board. He had held that office :ethe ...

... VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PitOMOTIONS IN TEE CIVIL SERVICE. Treasury.-Mr. M. H. Foster, senior clerk at the Pal. ?? Office, Whitehall, has been appointed to the new office of accountant to the Treasvry; Mr. T. E, Wiekens, one of the clerks ir the finance department of the Treasury, has been appointed assistant to Mr. Foster; Mr. G. Russell, junior clerk in the Treasury, Whitehall, has been ...

... e [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] e BERLIN, Arnh 3. From Wednesday (to-morrow) it is understood that the French Minister for Foreign Affairs is ex- r pected at Vienna; and it has been said that he will stop at Berlin also for a few days; bat we tknow nothing here of any such intended halt. It is said that the presence of M. Drouyn de Lbuys at Vienna is required as a counterpoise to the too ...

... FluE IN COU1K. ! On Sunday I fire broke out in the mil of Mr. Cornelius Keller, in Biackpool, Colk. It is not known how the tire originated, hut in a short time the whole building was consumed, and nothing re- mained of the mills but the black walls. We under- stand the loss is estimated at between £3,000 and £4,000, a portion only of which is covered by in- surauce. A strong feeling of ...

... THE MIORNING CHRONICLE. I LONDON: q WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4, 1865. 0 An attempt is being made in France at the pre-I sent moment-so far, at least, as any political e movement is possible in thatcountry-to force upon the EMPERor, of the Fumrcpr the adoption of a peace, on terms similar to those the mere suspicion q of which has aroused so much indignation in this country. As a general rule, whenever ...

... FIRE, AND LOSS OF LlZE. 5hortly after two o'clobk yesterday morning the inhabi- tants of St. Bride's, Pleet-8treet, were aroused by an exten- sive fire, which broke out on the premises of the White Swan, Salisbury-court, Fleet-street. in the occupation of Mr. Cook, and which was, in a very short space of time, laid completely in ruins. Property of the value of several hundreds of pounds, ...

... NE WS FROM THE NA V VIES. Further accounts from the Crimea speak not only of the ?? progress of the railway at a rate that has outstripped the -expectations founded upon the first hasty survey, but also in of tbe progressive cheerfulness and coitentedneass or all a engaged upon it, and of their daily growing popularity with , the military and civil authorities at Balakiava, and all with b whom ...

... BRU'IZtt iAPLR Y. - I -.R- 1 . ie To fad EDITOR Qo VOR MORNING 0HRONICI. I le S- -Ar old Peninsular is induced to write on the present it state of the British cavary;.in answgr-to an article publishedi by a practical man, as he is calleid; and because the Times newspaper demands suggestions on the subject, by which public opinion may be formed, to thbs end of introducing reforms in our cavalry ...