... BY MA GNETIC AND ELECTRIC TELEGRAPS. | LonDoxH, THURSDAY, 12.45 PM ?? Bank of England have reduced tbeir rate of discount to 4 per cent. Stock Excbange-Console 88i 9. ENGLISH FUNDS-YzsmzDAr. LONDON FUND3-STOOK AN2D SliAIRI MARKET.- The reduction of the bank rate of discount to 4 per cent. announced to-day having been anticipated for eome days past, the ?? produced upon English funds was ...

... 1 1 T.I.4t1 ?? I ?? ?? XZXT'i W2ORTANT P , TURE OF BIFLE PITS AND TWO Ii (Fhon Sead and 2ld Edigiow of the We&* rwAM) The - following Official Despatch, dated Se- bastopol, May let, has been received by Lord Panmure A sharp engagement took place on the night of the l1t of May, iathe front and left attack. The whole of the 'Ruesian ride pits were taken, beeides eight light mortars and two ...

... GROCERS ,D YIVNTNERS' SQ. . - . I The 'ommittee 'met on Weddesdasy to transt gralena tusual, at 17, York-streeh Wr. EDWABD ArnSTRONG in the chair. Mr. Bolton, from the ?? of Messrs.- Henry Roe and Sons, ;distillers, Thomast-atreet, attended, and handed in five guineas as the year's renewed subscription of ?? house (bear, bear). He added his testimony to the good done by the society. Mr. Carey ...

... I HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. IRISH MILITIA. Lord PAXK1fRE moved the third reading of this bill. The Earl of WICKLOW said that mince this measure Was first proposed very great sensation had been caused in Ire- land concerning it, and he had received several ?? from militia officers in that counttyaskinghim tprotet their interests from the severity with which they were tlreatened by its enactments. ...

... MR. PARKER PILLSBURY'S ANTI-SLAVERY ILECTURE. Mr. Parker Pillsbury, a gentleman who baa devoted many years of his life to the arduous and dangerous duties of an abolition lecturer in the United States, delivered a lecture on American slavery last evening, in the theatre of the fe-. chanics' Institution, to a crowded audience. The chair was taken by Mr. Richard D. Webb, who addressed the ...

... I BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHM I DPSr4.CHES FROM LORD RAGLAN. C' :. ;. War De ilr@iiidnt V~at 2M. V Lord Panur hlas. recaived the folloywing dispatches.from LordtEsglsn ?? : :, ?? . :i. ?? ?? have the Befote Sebastopol, April 17.' :hip' LoriabI ave the honourto transmit for your lord- iblp's ifufr~iatii . a - httet , from the ?? of HOspithlsB ?? hii satisfaction in being able to report that thet ?? ...

... | wbt otter a- ?? t 6b e Actma 0Xutmt, DUBLIN: TUESDAY, MAY 1, 18s6, -: , ' Mr. Spooner revives his annual motion this even-, ing. He wisely responds to the gloomy condition of affairs before Sebastopol-4 ineffectual bombard- ment does not justify an assault-by attempting the overthrow of Maynooth College. It signifies little to his statesannlike mind what portion of the, war- burthen is ...

... Londont, ,aturday. The anxiety and depression which prevailed for the lest few days has been turned into a feeling of pleasure by the uews received to-day from the Criniea. The French accounts are not always the cleare3t, but, as I understand General Canrobert's and Lord Raglan's dispatches it would appear that on yesteiday (Friday) morning, the allies had posses- sion of all the Russian ...

... I F,:EXECUTION OF LUIGI BURANELLL l I ?? ?? - . . . ?? .. .. .. ?? The execution of Luigi Biranellf, an Italian, for the murder of M. 3Joseph Lambert (or Latham), in Foley-placs, took place on Monday morning in front of Newgate, and as usual the terrible scone-more terrible on this occasion than is generally the case-was witnessed by thousands of persons, composed chiefly of the greatest ...

... I The Chancellor of the Exchequer is simplifying his newspaper code, and amending it considerably. Under the bill, as it originally stood, the old esta- blished papers were required to continue the system of sureties-one which never acted oppressively on the journalist of respectability, for they only bound him to do that which he must do or fly the country -while the unstamped press, which it ...

... CATHOLIC CHURCH, I DoMuiNAN CzuRon, DRNMARK-STRHEE.---ThS feast of St. Catherine of Sienna was celebrated, on Monday, at the Church of St. Domhinick, Denmark-street, with all the im- preisive solemnity foe which the ceremonials of the Domini- can I1athers are distinguished. At the solemn high mass, the Rev P V Doherty, 0 S D, ofilciated as high priest cele- brant; the Rev J T Towers, 0 S D, as ...

... AMrrTAR-Y PgoMOTIO AND ExcHANGES. Horse Goards,' April 25- In order to remove any doubt whioch my exist as to the rank and precedence of officers of the How: East India Company's Service, it is her Majesty's pleasur t hat officers of the Hon East India Company's Bar- vice, whose cosmmissione shall be signed by authorities duly de- put'a to. do so by her Majesty, shall have rank and prece- ...