... BRIU ISH SLA VEHOLDERS. The following petition was lately presented to the House of Lords by Lord Brougham:- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE PEERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARLIADMENT ASSEMBLED. The Petition of the Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Humbly Showeth-That your petitioners have learnt with deep pain that there are at the present ...

... FRNOH ARMY IN THE CRIMEX | I ing are extracts from letters brought 9 Before Sebastopol, June 23. amazingly from the fire of the eru biw were laid in position for that ahiP, Eeat heavy broadsides into the ~ 51d of a However, we are soon ~pl nat revenge. and if I may judge by r fellows breathe, there tub the Russians will get the worst of co doub no time, believe me, in making y for the blood ...

... 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 ...

... WE LONDON A ZBETTR OrF TUBSDA F, A U6UT 21. CROWN OFFICE, AUGUST 20. MEMBER UTURNISD TO SEaVI IN THE PRESENT PAILLIAMENT. Kilmnarnock District of Burghs. Tbc Right Honourable Edward Pleydell Bouverie, Pro- sident of the Poor Law Board. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Devon. 1st Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavairy-Wentworti William Buller to be Cornet; Henry Langford ...

... I LONDON: SA TURDAJ'I, A UGUST 4, 1855. In the HOUSE of Lon's last night. In answer to a question from the Earl of ELLEN-, BOItOUUj Lord PANMURIt said h- had no reason whatever to beliuve that there was any truth in the report of the assassiuation of Geueral Beatson. There had been a rumour ofas miulous ?? on the part of the Turkish irregtflar cavalry under his comu- i mand, but he believed ...

... The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland lately addressed the Government, through their president, the Marquis of Breadalbane, requesting that in- structions should be given to mark the positions of all remains of antiquity in the maps of the Ord- nance survey now in progress. The following let- ter from Lord Panmure to the Marquis of Breadal- baue announces the ready compliance of the Go- ...

... LON DONs . TEURSDAY, JULY 12, 1855, In the HousE of COMMONS yesterday, Mr. WALPOLE moved that Baron Rothschild be allowed to be heard by his counsel and agents be- fore the committee now examining into the validity of his seat. The motion was, after some discussion, agreed to. IOn the motion for going into committee on the Church Rates Abolition Bill, M Mr. FOLLETT opposed the motion, on the ...

... This distinguished officer has taken up his residence at Lsamitigton, where Lady Brown has occupied a mausion for some time past, and where also Sir George contemplates as prolonged A stay as his health may require. On Saturday after. noon the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood made a public recognition of his gallant services in the East, by the presentation of an address, most ...

... TflB MORzNING CHRONIL-E. LONDON: TH URSDA Y, JUNE 28, 1855. In the HoUSE of CoMMO1Ns, The Marquis of BLANDFORD moved the second reading of the Formation of Parishes Bill, the oh- jeot of which was three-fold-to make the district churches independent, to give increased facilities for new districts, and to endow poor, churches. After dilating on the advantages which would arise from the ...

... [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.1 SATURDAY, FEB. 17, THRuc ?? Rents has been tolerably firm to-day, but without much business being done. The Four-anda-.Half per Cents. are unaltered, at 94f. 75c.; the Three per Cents. have fallen l0o., at 66i'. 10c. The various bank shares are almost unquoted. In the Foreign Funds, Roman has deelined if., and Belgian Four- and-a.Half per Cents. Y8. Railway Shares ...

... (EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER. OP A YOUNG OFFICER IN' TUE CRIMEA.] Heights above Sebastopol, June 23. I have, indeed, had great mercies vouchsafed to me. I went down to the trenche i on the night of the 18th (now, no longer the glorious 18th of June). For the first few hours they were filled with the killed and wounded whom they were bringing up about midnight from the Cemetery, thesoen6' of ...

... INSTlTUTIONA L ASSOCIA TION OF LAN- C CASHIPE AND CRESIIIRE. EXCURSION TO KNOWSLEY. On Satirday afternoon the members of the Mechaniea' a- Institutions connected with the InstitutionallAssoeiation of ?? and Cheshire, by the kind permission of the Earl of Derby, met at Knowsley, under circumstances of the most agreeable description. Not only were the beautiful grounds of the noble estate, and ...