... R ADMINISTRATIVE REFORDI.-THE GREAT MEBTING IN LONDON. St IFnn a Private hersonef i. I have been to the London Tavern to see how the h meeting about tho right man for the right-place would Cc get on ; and I must say that the mieetn ol aebe i D- more importout one had the business been properly oh ir maae.Fo the universal interest which the subject ishod excited, the originators of the ...

... REsuiunG BUSrINESS.-A housebreaker in the Midland coun- ties, having completed the term of his imprisonment, applied to the Grimsby magistrates to have his skeleton keys and other professional tools given up to him. A YANREE ALLEGORY.-A New York paper states that a sporting gentleman,' who h has paid great attention to rats, makes a bet to harness a hundred rats and drive them in a light ...

... GREAT FlRE-DESTRUCTION OF A FLOATING I BATTERY. .I -- ma A fire, involving the destruction of an immense amount of coi property, broke out in the extensive shipbuilding-yard at Si, aMillwall, Poplar, the property of Messrs. John Scott Russell foll , and Co., about 9 o'clock on Thursday night, in the newly- inc e built floating battery to have been launched on Saturday ril last, named the Etna. ...

... THE FIRST DERBY REGIMENT OF! MILITIA._I W We mentioned the other week that this regiment gas satiS- , factorily progressing in strength, and in the efficiency of its , training ; and we have now the pleasure of stating that it y passed a review on Monday last as complimentary and en- couragingto the men as it was gratifying and pleasing to the dn I officers. Shortly after three o'clock the ...

... F.RANCE. I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDZNT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. ?? jlsni'eur to-day confirmas the news which I lbave spoken of as in circulation for three or four days past-the resignation of 1M. Drouyn de Lhuys. As to the real causes which have led to the retirement of a minister who, whether as regards independence of character, wealth, personal influence, and reputa- tion for ability, ...

... gte Court+ ,~ITho Queen ?? went yesterday-, to the E xhibition. of the Royal Bn11Anic Society, in the, 'hei gent'a-psrk, accompanied by the Prince of W~ales, Princ Y Alfred, the Diske of Size Cob~urg, and the Printeoi o 5, Hohenlobe Langenburg, and attended by the Countess of is Iineborought, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Mejor'-Geui~ia eBuckley, Captain Du Pist, and Mr. Gibbs. I T Baron de ...

... ce ADMIRALTY, MAY 8.-APPOINTMENTS,-Lisijt he Psckwood (1850), tohe e Retribution, 28, paddlewheel D steam frigate, os 40 -horse power, Mediterranean station. i,.¢ting Clerks J. Healer, to the Hloratio, 24, screw Idsteam guard ship of 250-horse power, at Sheerness; and IDW. W. B. Cayney, to the Volage, 22, at Sheerness. I T- PORTSMOUTH, Max 8. s i The Enterprise, discovery ship, Captain ...

... WIND ANJ? ? flLU. si?'Z U. ctdft q'V.4I ? 7*1 * L? 01*. ,i,*I 4 din ?? (P3GM tHU oYuIO3? ?w m ?.uCYl1O j OGXPANT?) - - FHlDLTM?? ?? o?uraeot?V?nd. atatee?w?th?& ?? .Kaaahutew.?..4..?..na.. 'NdW.l..A ' Lolhbnry ?? 8W. ?? - Vety?hke.?*' ?? W. ?? Cloudy. F.Cold. I? ?? ?. N.W. .4? CloudF-Col&?. ? ?? * ?? ?? ??*W??V1t4lp. Oowee ? ? . Clouds.. Poole. ? Fine. W.L?1Ud3. - Plymouth ?? Mv. ?? Fine. ...

... M&ORAL ANATOMY of tho XETROPOIS. There has just been issued a series of .valuable Tables, showing the number of persons taken into 6distody by' the ?? Police, and the results, in the year 1854. These statistical returns afford illustratioxis,' ~which-sate both curious and interesting, respecting the habits of: the population of London. . Nearly one person out' of ev ery thirty falls into the ...

... DESPATCHES FROMS THE CRIME-A. hi e Il.) to (From the Supplement to the Londfon Go:ed.!. War Departmeint, May 4. to Lord P~inIU~ hasthis dayreeetveda despatch. and S its enclouros. of hich the o~loeria~are tiupies. ad. dressed to his Lodship by Ficld.M rahal the Lord ' 3Xv Loar,.~Qtn 1llatha bavig consideresd It expedient ?? take Si a fecconal~ant'le ift froutof OIt tlv.with a view ...

... The monthly meeting of the Oxford Farmers' Club was held on Wednesday last, at the Three Cups Hotel, when there wvas a good attendance of the members. Among those present were the President (Mr. IV. Thomson), the Vice- President(AIr. Middleton), Messrs. MIein, G. Long, Williams, Watson, G. Osborn, Mr. Alderman Towle, Messrs. Bates, Woodford, Marsh, J. Wickens, Bruton, Scott, &c., &c. The ...

... I WAR. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAI¶, Before SebsatepoI, May 11, 5 45 p4 The enemy opened a heavy fire on our trenches last nighk, and ?? it for nearly two hours. Their troops.dij not attack our advasced parallels. The Busia howt 4 flag of truce yesterday evening, with a view to by teit dead who were ?? the night before In front d OfL e vanced parallel. The truce was ...