... ITHE- LAW- oF *BANNKJRUP-TCY, ITS| Administration, Abuses, Aid Amendment. - - That canting term { Precedeiit,' which is constantly in the mouths of our dilatory and- sapient administrators of the law, should be regarded by all friends of pprogress and improvement 's twin 'brother to Sste which has gone'far to annihilate one of th& 'finest armies 'that ever quitted the shores of England. J ...

... Whilst there is life there is hope. We will, there- b fore, continue our labours to save the aristocracy and of' our rulers from political suicide. The A'Court job is org consummated, because it has been too late of being his brought to light. The speciatlappointment of an ofl Assistant Commissioner of Income Tfax is carried out tiol -indeed, it was accomplished before our first mention ing ...

... PROMOTION IN THE SERVICE, AS IT OUGHT TO BE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. SIR,-In my last I sketched the outline of a system by which young men ought to be appointed to the , army. The plan I proposed may have defects, but l every man of common sense-every practical man of business in Englandevery officer and soldier who has the welfare of the service at heart-must admit that it is ...

... NAVAL AND II[LI I rZLLIGENCE. An advaneed division or flying 'quadron of the Baltic filet left Spithead on Tuesday afternoon far the Downe, thence making for Eiel as soon as the ice would permit. This squadrdh conpisted of the Imperienee, 51, Captain Watson (senior officer); the Euryalas,. 51, Captain G. Ramsay; the Arrogant, 47, Captain Yelvertion; the Esl, 21, Captain Birch; the Tartar, 21, ...

... TIE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. 1 . 1 . .. We have iiteliigencs from the Crimea to thb ltth, at which date nothing of great~lmportance had taken place The Russians were at every point defending themselves against the premeditatad assault of the allies, which cannot, it is said, be much longer delayed. The condition of the Engliehaa ylihas much improved, food and clothing are aibundant, and- sicknesa ...

... As the last . amen was uttered on Wednes- day in al 'the churches, we earnestly hope it was also to be received as a ?? of England to the serviceA of the Earl of Aberdeen, to whose piety we are told to attribute the nominal morti- fication of the day. We' say nominal-for, al- though there was- chureh'scrvice, 'there was, al- most throughout the land, dinner- service. Wine was poured out; ...

... POSSRPT . LLOYD'S WIVEEHLY NEWSPAPER OFFICE. SATUR3DT NIGH. THY SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL Accounts from Balaklava up to the 12th of Mlarch have been received. A council of war was held that day. The bombardment has pro. ceeded with greater vigour on the part of the awles. The death of Iskender Bey, Co-nt Ilinski; who distinguished himself in a hundred actions when at the head of the Ottoman cavalry ...

... Tur OUNITOARanT P ER1iWE CAsR.-The case of Butler v. Mount- [ garret, which was commenced at Kilkenny assizes on the ?? inst., was brought to a close on Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The announcement was received with some manifes- 1ation of applause. FEsTIVAL OF THE ST PATRICK'S SocxEIv-The Earl of Eglinton presided on Saturday at the celebration of the seventy ...

... TUB8 ABOLITION OF THE KEWYSPAPBR STAMP. For ourselves (says the Chehinsford Chronicle), we feel no alarm at the coming change. We have again and again encountered competition and have prospered in the face of it: and should the bill pass we shall retrim oar sails 6 by making the most liberal arrangements for our subscribers that the reduction will allow, and resume our voyage in the f ...

... er DISCUSSION ON LOANS RAISED BY XR. P11w It, Ora Monday evening thefifth ordinary .etigE a- the Statistical Society for the session 1851-55 was held j*rooms of the society in St. J~e'-sur heldatt , Esq., FUR.S., in the chair. The attendance w Wh Tooke c usually numerous, included Lord OveritOre Lordlia rowby, Lord Carnorvon, Lord Ebrinogtons a' Sir Lemon, Sir J. Boileau, bart., &c. a ?? S ir ...

... (FROO A CORRESPONDENcT.) Within the last few weeks, Schamyl has been re- joiced by the return of his son who, eleven years ago, when of tender age, had the misfortune to be taken prisoner by the Russians. Since then Schamyl had not heard of the boy, and long ago gave him up for lost. It appears, how- ever, that when he was captured the Russian general, Prince Woronzoff, sent him to St. ...

... (ruOt OVA. 'WN COiRtESIPONDNT.) T d RIS, MONDAY EVENING. The departure of the mP-. Glguard for the Crimea, which was postponed last Auk, is positively f fixed for to-morrow. Three trains are 'engaged to receive detachments at the Lyons Railwaystwion, at e 9,10, and 11 o'clock. Otherportionsof theforcewill leave Paris every day throughout the week. The Guides bivouacked in the Bois de Boulogne ...