... The Royal West India Mail packet La Plata, Capt. 0. Gweller, Admiralty agent Lieut. Henry Beddek, R.N., arrived at Southampton yesterday, with the West India and Pacific mails. Her dates of sailing are Santa Martha, 27th March; Colon, 26th; Grey- town, 22nd; Panama, 25th; Honduras, 19th; Cartha- gena, 28th; Jamaica, 25th; Nassau, 20th; Demerara, 26th; Trinidad, 27ih; St. Kitts, 29th; Barbadoes ...

... THE TURKISH ARMY IN THE CRIMS-N tpaox OVUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDBNT.) the I BUPATORIA, MIARCH 12. All tl I am glad to say I was mistaken as to the sending order out the fourth flag of truce, accompanied by Colonelnees Simmons, &c. These gentlemen confined themselves qfero to an inspection of the fortifications; but Omer Pacha from did send a considerable quafitity of tobacco and some indef eases ...

... a HOUSE OF LORDS.-TnURSDAY, APRIL26. e The Royal assent wras given by commission to the follow- ing bills, viz. Convention with Sardinia; Purcbawers Pro- tection; Lusnacy Regulation Act Amendment; Commons e aclosore; Dean Forest, &c; Wooleich Consumers' e Protection Gas; Pufiey Gas; Cambride University and if nand Water Taunton Gas; and Hoarithy. bridge. e TheCommissioners w0re ...

... 1 WIEN the late CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, thi in the beginning of 1853, projected his operation to dif pay off the South Sea Annuities, the minimum rate thi of discount was 2 per cent., and before it was comn- th pleted in April, 1854, the rate had risen to 5. From pr June, 1852, to February, 1853, Coesols wers gene- mt rally above and never below par; by April, 1854, m( they had touched 85 ...

... The following speech was delivered by Count Oreszowshi, in tie Second Chamber, at Berlin, the 22ad of March, in order to explain the reason why the Polish deputies withheld their votes on theoccasion of the Prussian loan: Gentlemen,-When last year the question of the loan, which occupies us to-day, was for the first time laid before us, all the Polish deputies abstained from giving their ...

... FROM the LONDON GAZETTE-TWesday, Apjwl 24.1 FOREIGN-OFFICE, APAIL 20. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Count Louis FranQola Dumeenil de Mrlaeourt as consul at Neweastle for the Emperor ot the Jog French. 8d WAR-OFFICE, ApamL 24. a1 let Dragoons-Cornot John Lee to be adjutant, vite Gratres, ap- V. pointed to the 13th Light Dragoons. 4 Coldatream Regiment al Foot Guards-Prederlek Horaee ...

... THE EASTER BANQUET AT THE MANSION ' HOUSE. I 1.-- I The civic hospitaslities for the season were pr'os. hono, perously insuguruoted yesterday evening by a mnacrflfecat 115517 bmnquret in the Egyptian Hall, tp which a much more than (Lowi ordinary interelt~was attached, in consequence of his Royal Thu Highness the Duke of Cambridge being one of the invited m~ilitil guests. The mor's ...

... ARMY REFORM,-OUR CAVALRY. TO THE nDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sitxn,-Having given a description of our cavalry as it is-and that is as it ought not to be-I will now give an outline of what reforms are wanted in this branch of the service. You will agree with me that if it is worth while having Dragoons at all, we should have the most ef- fective, and the best in every way, which training l and ...

... ST. PAUL'S, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, AND ST. BAR- NABAS, PIMLICO. ELECTION OF CHURCOWARDENS. Yesterday a vestry meeting for the election of churchwardens for the district of St. Paul's, Knights. bridge, was held at the parochial school-room, Wilton-place, and was very fully attended, great interest having been ex- cited in consequence of a requisition to the p-.risbioners having been circulated celling ...

... EARL FITZWILLIAMI, THE RIGHT HON. R., V. SMITH, M.P., AND RAIKES CURRIE, ESQ, 3t.P., AT NORTHAMPTON. I On Wednesday lnst the Liberal electors of the above town gave a dinn~er to Mr. R. V. Smith and Mr. A Raikes Currie, who have so long represented the boriough. w Earl FITZWILLIAOO presided. Dinner was served at the Iins Peacock Hotel, at sixt o'clockx, to near upon 160 guests. at After the ...

... .PA RLIArAEN TA R Y BUSINESS. Parliament resumes on Mlonday. The first order of the day is the second reading of the II tropolis Local Management Bill, Committee of Supply and Ways and Means, te be followed, amongst other second readings, by that of the Education and Newspaper Bills. Sir JOHN PAKOINTON is - To ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether it is the intention of her Mejest's ...

... The organisation of this magnificent enterprise is mainly attributable to the genius an:1 energy of Mr. Bartle Ffire, the present commissioner in Sviade, whose labours in behalfefthe province which he governs have already Yen- dered his name almost as illustrious as its conqueror. The eadus has ever been regarded as the great commercial artery ef Central Aria. It is in fact the great highway ...