... WRECK OF THE JOHN, BMIGRANT SHIP-LOSS OF ABOVE 200 SOULS. I ,1- e FURTHER PARTICULARS. PLYaOUTU.-The greatest possible consternatioln was created in this town ol Saturday, by the melancholy intelli-. gence that the balquo John, of this port, Rawle master, e which sailed from here about four p.m, on Thursday last, Iwith emigrants for Quebec, had been wrecked on the f Manacles, off Falmouth, ...

... TrlE MORNING CHRONICLE. L ON DO N: SA TURDA Y, MAA - 12, 1855. in the HousE of LORDS last night, In reply to Lord ST. LEONARDS, The LORD CHANCELLOR said with regard to the Testaineutary Jurisdiction Bill, Government had considered it most convenient to introduce the hill iuto the House of Commons, as their lordships had already given it their approval. He had reason to believe that in the form ...

... The following are the resolutions which the Earl of Ellenborough intends moving this evening:- That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, To assure her Majesty of our continued support in the prosecution of the just and necessary war in which her Majasty is engaged. To declare the sincere ?? with which we hare re- garded theperfect community of counsels between her Majesty and the ...

... THE BALAKLA VA AND SEBASTOPOL RAILWA Y. The following excellent durnta of the operations of the railway and description of the country are taken from a re- port, addressed to Messrs. Peto anid Brasssy, by their chief engineer. It nay not be out of place here to state that Lord Raglan has been so pleased at the energy and zeal of Mr. Beatty that lie directed Mr. Romaine, who is acting (hono- ...

... IMIPERI &L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-TnURSDX. Lord CAMPBELL presented two petitions from Worces. tershire in favour of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill. The Birmingham Water Bill and the Jedburgh Railway I Bill were read a second time. The Rotherham Gas Bill Was read a third time and passed. Lord BERNERS presented petitions from Somersetshire t for the better observaieo of the Lord's day, and ...

... ITHE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL a PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. to ffjlm TY-SXTM DAY.] ie The committee met again yesterday, at twelve o'clock, and ib resumed the inquiry. Mr. Roebuck in the chair. -. Mr. Wood, secretary of the Board of Ordnance, was next d called: He said, in reply to Lord Seymour, he had been 51 years in the Ordnance, and bad held his present office 18 10 months. The Lieutenant ...

... .I AMOEVING C0iROXVICLE OfFICR, Vednzesday, 12, Noon. TELEGRAPHICC DESPATCHES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNINo. The Afoniteur of to-day publishes a despatch from General Canrobert of the date of the 28th ult., brought by the Indus. He compliments the English army, and states it to be daily receiving reinforcements, and to be in as fine a condition as when it first ...

... T'HB LONDON GAZBTTE OF FRIDAY, JIA' 11. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 7. Notice is hereby gives, that her Majesty will hold Drawing- rooms at St. James's Palace, oil the following days, at two o'clock:- On Saturday, the 19th of May, to celebrate her Majesty's Birth.day. Thursday, 14tb June next, N.13. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars at the Drawing-room on the ...

... - [FROI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The news from the Crimea is becoming every day more interesting. General Canrobert, in a letter to the Emperor, which appears in to-day's Monitour, draws the following flattering description of the English army. The letter is dated April 28, and runs thus:- I have the happiness to announce to your Majesty that the English army, always ...

... | MORNING CHRONICLE OFFICO, Saturday, 12, Noon. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. --4 FRANKFORT, FAItDAY. A great deal is said here about a Russian de- spatch, forwarded to the Russian envoys at some of the German Courts at the end of April. The substance of it is as follows:- Russia, aware of the policy of Germany, and hoping that it will continue, will maintain, what- ever may be the eventualities of ...

... HEALTH of LONDONDURINGthe WEEK - [(RO TrIE REGISTRAn-GlXmRnAL'S RETURN.| The present return discovers an increase in the deaths of the week that ended last Saturday on those of the two pre- vious weeks. Having been in these weeks 1,087 and 1,132, they rose last week to 1,185, of which 597 were deatha of males, and 588 of femlales. In the ton corresponding weeks of the years 1845 54 the average ...

... ADMINISTRAT IPE REFORM-THEE CITY 3LRMBBRS. To THE EDITOR OF Tng MORNING CHRONICLE. SeM-I perused with much pleasure the ample and im- portant report, wlbichl appeared in your columns, of the Is recent great meetings at the London Tavern and Guiidhall, i- on the subject of Administrative Reform. Although the r, inhabitants of this metropolis have been generally delighted t, with the speeches ...