... I HOUSE OF LORDS.-MoNDAT, FEB 26. TIHE GOVERNMENT. Lord GRANVILLE, in reply to Lord Westmeath, stated that Earl St. Germans had not resigned the Lord-Lieu- tenancy of Ireland, but that it was true Mr. Horsman had accepted the post of Secretary for Ireland. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL Was read a second time, on the motion of the LOED CIIAN6ELLOB, after some discussion, in which Lords Campbell, ...

... . ST. GEORGE'S HALL. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-Goometricit ns say two parallel lines will never meet. Mr. Boult and I, however, seem likely to meet in the right angle of truth. It is my loss that Mr. Boult was unacquainted with my address, which was given by me, and omitted, with more important facts, by the Builder. My name was announced by you, in common with other ...

... WEST DERBY BOiRD OF GUARDIANS. ?? _ I not Tho weekly meethig was hold yeoterday, bayling been ad- for i isre ncosqe~ of the fhat day. The followhig, members be iire In onsVW ?? present :-ofeass. J. Harrison (chairman). Edwards, be . Lr ger, O theyts G HarrIsonf 1runt, Clayton, J. Birch, tirkuo, ditb Morris, Abrabams, Shaw,'Alpass, Ric hOofd, Kuowles. Mi . Si y delsy, Whfltby,' and Wetisley. ...

... BREACHES';OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGEJ - .. . PATTEN V. SwATaii.-At the Oxford assizes, Ann Patten sued the defendant, William Swatman, to re- cover damages for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant pleaded-lst, the general issue; 2nd?1 that he had! given the plaintiff £20 in money and, £10 worth of fuirniture, and that she had exoner-. rated him froM, his promise ; and 3rd, that the engage ...

... Thp election of a stipeudiary secretary to this society, which is fixed for Thursday next, is eaciting a degree of publie interest very unusmral lwitfi regard to the internal nta'urerit and affairs of whft may be considered to a aerta.n extent a private soeiety.. Thisi arises from the fact that t one of the candidatcs, seleded by the corn msittee out of a list of G3, happen6 to be one who was ...

... One advantage which the people of England derive c from the war, and which may in the long run prove a e sufficient return for the present outlay of blood and trea- ( sure, is the awakening of their interest in foreign affairs, and the expansion of their knowledge of the conduct of foreign states, as it has affected, or may be likely to affect, tl the interests of their own country. Hitherto ...

... I I -HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRDAY. Mr. MONSELL stated that a committee was enquiring Into the state of the tools supplied to the soldiers In the trenches in the Crimea . CONVENTION WITH SARDINIA. Lord PALMERSTON brought up a message from the crown stating that the Queen had entered, in conjunction with the Emperor of the French, into a military convention with the King of Sardinia, under which ...

... Sercip ad (Colonial f4iorellang. tret A violent shook of earthquake was felt at Constantinople Ca' on the 28th of February. hee The execution of the works for the camp of St. Maur, near mi Paris, has just commenced. st I Serious disturbances had taken place in Syria, and 1,500 tan men had been sent to Beyrout. Mahomed Bey, of the Foreign Office, has been appointed governor there. pill One of ...

... I Tarfetico. ?? Mr. Caullield, P. for Armag ho also Mr. Ross Moore, representative for Armaeg ht t' / Accounts from Athens to the 1fth state Ill., te li. B had opened, and that M. Zarmus had been e tte We read in the Espana that ti e R. to honour the Paris Exhibitiou witb thi Of Port . The resignation of Prince Satriano, tbesloerd j- ihe island of Sieilyhasbeen a ycepted l by the utt t The ...

... -THE WAR. -PUBLIC MEETING AT PRESTON. -1 . ?? - , - . 1 - L- i On Tuesday, a public oeeting was held in the Assembly e Booms, at the Corn Exchange, to consider the present war, e and especially its mismanagement The room was uncom- e fortably crowded, many persons retiring home, being unable 0 to obtain seats or a position within hearipg. T. Walnialey, r Esq. ex- mayor, was expected to have ...

... ST. GoeoRG's HALL.-A performance upon the new organ cc at St. George's Hall is appointed to take place this evening, m before the mayor, the Council, and a number of ladies and ev gentlemen specially invited. In MR. JOHNx CAlnERa-The conditions upon which Mr. cc Carden were released. are, that he shall enter into a bond, m himself in X20,000, and two sureties in .£,000 each, to keep to the ...

... WARi IN THE CRIMEA. CýITV CT7~ n T ?? --DA ?? all ng SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. ng We sum up the the latest news from the camp. Up to the tot be 24th inst. the bombardment had not commenced, although ra the batteries had been finished since the 16th. by The number of men actually under arms, not employed on to a any duty whatever, on March 16, amounted to 20,600. The ha effectives now amount to 26 ...