... THE WAR AND THE MINISTRY. Yesterday afternoon a general meeting, convened l by the Liberal Registration Association, was held, at the London Tavern, in reference to the approaching election for the City of London, which will take place to-morrow (Saturday), e Mr. R. J. PRESCOTT was called to the chair, and was supported by Mr. S. Gregson, M.P., Mr. T. Hankey, juR., M.P., Mr.T.A. Mitchell, M.P ...

... et SALISBURY, WNESNB8DAY NIGOT. z The election of a member to represent the borough of Wilton, in the room of Mr. a'Court, who has been appointed special commissioner of property and income tax in Ireland, took place at noon to-day, in the Town-hall. The attendance was not large, and the proceedings passed off without the slightest display of electioneering excite- ment. The usual formalities ...

... NAVAL AND MILITARY ADMIRALTY, MARCH 28.- APPOINITMENTS.- t Lieutenants W. R. Brooman (1848) to the Impregnable, 104, fiag-ship, at Plymoutb, and M. E. Smaithett (1852) to I the Russell, 60, screw steam ship, at Sheerness, for service t in the Clinker, 2-gun beat. Master F. W. Bateman (1837) for transport service,. Assibt.-SirgFons: 0. S. Lester (1845), M.D., to the Alban, i 4, paddle-wheel ...

... 1.pigERIAL PARLIAMENT. I -ow~1~A~~T 99> 0SE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY, MARCH 22. LORD CCECLL0L R took his seat at 5 o'clock. ThCe jOF BUSINESS (COUlT OF CHAN- pEgATCH i CEIERY) BILL. IDovvt si that in consequence of had been sitting all is in that hous) to attend this evening, he dl~l one geing into commnittee on this bill to Monday 2, TJ N OF CANADIAN INDIANS TO GCOIITB Thy PATRIOTIC FUND. f ALBEArI ...

... Yesterday we announced the return of the Argo to fit Southampton from her second voyage round the to world. The Argo has performed the circuit this wlf r time in little more than five months, one of which by )was passed in Australia. pr l By this arrival we have correspondence and files Co to the 7th of January. hc r The rebellion was at an end, and the colony might ar l be said to be tranquil ...

... NAVAL AND MILITAyI (BY ELECThOO TEL-ORAPrg.) PORTSMOUTH, MOND&Y PVUING The Crcanus, steam transport, arrived at SPitbed to-night trom Malta, with 160 sick and wooodeds 44 women, 40 children, and Lieutenant. U1044 Cleveland. Sheleft MaltaFeb. 21. Three deoat have occurred on bard. INDIAN OFFICERS AND THE TURKISH CONTINGENT. The following official document has been iss1 from the War Department: ...

... (B5 CONTINENTAL TELEGRAM,) MADRID, T11UR5DAY, MAUCEH 8. battalin of Marines left Cadiz to-day for Cuba. 6,00 icen will leave in May. The ariy of Havanna will be augmented to 30,000 The Boarse closed very flat to-day-the Three per ccts, 32.90; Deferred, 17-50 Telegraphic accounts from Vienna mention inter. views which had taken place between the represen- pttis of the Allied Powers there; but ...

... NA VAL lAN-l0 MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 24. - APPOINTMENTS,- Lieutenants: J. J. W. Jervis (1858) to the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship, of 400 horse- power, at Plymouth; and F. R. Hartwell to the Royal George, 12D screw steam-ship, of 400 horse-power, at Sheerness. PROMOT!ON IN THE MARINES.-Oa Saturdays. a copy of the warrant regulating the promotion in the Marines oerps was printed in a ...

... (FROo o0r' OWN CORRESPONDENT.) a, PARIS, WxrDNEsDmi EvENING. a In regard to the Vienna Conferences, which it is n1 now said will positively open to-morrow, March 1a, o the following particulars of the course likely to be followed are circulated to-day. Count de Baol will c explain the state of the question, in a speech setting a forth the history of the diplomacy of the last two so years. He ...

... (PROm orn owN 005itUESPONtMST.) PARIS, W1SD,,qsDt.Y In the absence of any news of the Vienna confer- ences more tangible than the despatches so felicitously ridiculed in the Charivarithe public are discussing the value of certain rumours as to the probable demands 'of the Western Powers, relating to the cessation of Russian predominance in the Eniine. The suspicion is Siot at all usicommon ...

... o OURx COuRESPONDVXT.) LISBON, MARCN 19. hage aipments of silver have rendered that metal estrelfscarce; but the minister looks on with in- derenet and permits his proposal for coining a diffetenadcontos, &bout 230,0001., to be unceremoni- oupy3 set aside, although the operation would be very T ial oteTesury- Qt~fhe ontovcsy etween the shippers of cargo on hard the Veov. Hala and Mr. Scheltz, ...

... Advices from Constantinople of the 22nd ultinol state that the mortality at Scutari Hospital was diminishing A letter in the Portafoglio 3faltese says: Travellers arriving from the Caucasus state that the famous Nelb Mohammed Emir Effendi is in Abesch, and keeping up a very active correspondence with Schamyl. The plan of the two mountain chiefs for the next campaign will be to invade the ...