... - TH ?? uousE OF LORDS-TiiURSDAYr, MIAnc 29, - . , . IA - ?? - f- Their Lordships met at five o'clock. E Tile Intramural Burials (Ireland) Bill, after some debate, a] was read a second time. r The Militia (Ireland) Bill, and the Despatch of Business . (Court of Chancery) Bill were read a third time and passed. a Their Lordships adjourned at 0.25 Ph.iM. fi FIiDAY, MARC}I 30. q 'rh Loane ...

... . LONI)ON, MARCH 31. The Quesit's Visit to the Art-C'ontriblutions to the Patriotic Fund.-On Friday morning her Majesty, Prince Albert, and six of the Royal children, and suite, paid a visit to this exhibition and sale of works of art. Her Majesty showed her taste by at once puirchasing the best work in the room-viz., a frame of six ilhistrations in outline, by Miss Frazer, of the poem of ...

... IGLASGOW SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF MINISTERS I . OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. I (From the Constitutional.)' The anniversary (the 05th) of this interesting and useful So- ciety was celebrated on the 29th ult. The members assembled- for business at 12 o'clock'at Carrick's Hotel-the Rev. Di. George Smith of Edinburgh, the Prtsident, in the chair. More than even the usual interest was manifested by the ...

... II) NBUllu;i Gl 3AZETI'TE. SEQ UESTR0ATIONS. Aitken & Drummond, merchants, and agents for cetton, woollen, and worsted Tarns, Virginia Place, Glasgow, and James Aitken, merchant and agent forcotton, woollen, and worsted yarns, Virginia Place ?? meet in the Globe Hotel. George Square, Glasgow, 11th April, two ?? Fleming, Glasgow, interim factor. Andrew Dykes, lately victualler, Glasgow, now ...

... FOREIGN. INTELLIGENCE. The Paris Correspondent of the Himes (Second Edition) says:- *& Private letters are said to have been received from General Calrobert and other superioi officers in the Crinmie. They complain of the injustice of public opinion with respect to them, of the unreasonable impatience of persons who are not ac- qeninted with the place, or the difficulties of the siege, or the ...

... A THE SCHOOL FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. to (From Punch.) We have frequently called serious attention to the impolicy0 afs well as the cruelty of keeping clerks at starvation salaries, lc and we have argued more than once that when you announce *e your desire to employ a person at a rate of remuneration on 0 which he cannot live honestly, you might as well advertise for a thief to enter your service. ...

... (Fron the Tlies CorrespondeLt.) March 16. Mt'EROVED CONDITION OF II1 AR31Y. We are blessed at last with all the geniel influences of a glorious spring. Of course, the beneficia] effects of this per- manent fine weather on the health and spirits of the army are very great, and become more striking d v after day. One great sign of returning comfort and good spirits cannot be overlooked. The ...

... - FRANCE. The Mlonileur of Thursday publishes the following despatch from Geiieral Canrobert to the French iilinister-oli War, dated March 17 Monsieur le Meardolal,-I have the honour to make you acquainted with some of ourdoings in the trenches eonnccted with our siege-works. * On the nigit between the 14th and 15tb of alarch we took by assault, in front of the parallel opened before. the ...

... ?? 4 U-? t'llchillitil An)it a;u.- EDINBURGIT, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1855 A SUPPLEMENT is Published with the MERCURY every Monday and Thursday Afternoon, containing tie Latest News received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and Cattle Markets, with the state of the Funds, is given in the Supplement with Monday's publication, and can be fonvarded, in most instances, to any part of the ...

... ARMY INQUIRY COMMITTEE, T nUoSDAY. Exatniiation of Mr. Munu ?? Ids firt visit to Bala- ?? tho hospital was in a very uno,,,tofaotory state. Onl subsequent occasiouishe found it lo much better conditioa. lie had achorced o3teside the harbour at Balaklava. It wits a daegerons place, and he would, onl no account, remain there in a gale of vid d. Otiler returns wore hianded to Captain More, oh'eli ...

... TECT. VAnPI ¢NP{T!T is ENERGY AND THlE WANT OF IT. 3r This story is from a late number of the Edinburgb 1Revieiq, The names are of course fictitious, but the facts are true: The Rev. David Jones was a curate in Cardiganshire, and had long watched the failing health of his neighbour the Vicir of Dim Saesoneg. At length he received the news of his friend'sdccease, of which he had securedthe ...

... ,THE, M'J.ELLAN ROOMS.s _We are, happy to understand that those large, elegant, and commodious rooms, which nwill be so important an addition to the west end of'the town, 'are rpw ori thi'eve of completion,i and that the valuable collection of pictures left by the latd Mr. M'Lellan is about to be removed into them. His trustees ?? paid no more than a just compliment to the memory of. f our ...