... The Earl of Ellesmere, K.G., as president of the Royal Geographical Society, held his last soirie for the session at Bridgewater-house, on Wednesday evening. The company assembled in the picture-gallery, where, amidst the famous works of great masters, various productions of geographical science and art were also displayed. The large model of India, recently constructed by Mr. Montgomery ...

... THE CRYSTAL PALACE at SYDENHAf. i Ig THE PROPOSED INDIAN COURT. e The question has often been put by persons who have visited the Crystal Palace, and by those who intend to do so, n When will the Crystal Palace be finished ? It may sound somewhat ominous to the shareholders and harsh to the directors of the undertaking, but the truth is, that no if person now living will ever see the ...

... NR WAvVENDRRS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, ---Q Least night, the sixteenth annual meeting of this institu- tion, which was established in 1839, for granting temporary relief and permanent assistance to masters and servants engaged as venders of newspapers, was held at tile Freet masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, to hear the report of the somumittee for the past year, to elect ...

... -4 Some idea of the rapidly-increasing importance of this port as a harbour of refuge may be formed from the comparative numbers of vessels which have anchored there during the Pt past and preceding year, namely, in 1864, 1,788 vessels, with Ia tonnage of 137,160 tons; in 1853, 1,293 vessels with a ton- le nage of 106,392 tons, showing an increase of 495 vessels dur- ing the past year, which ...

... A meeting was held at Birmingham on Monday evening to pass resolutions on administrative reform. The following was the first resolution, which was proposed by Mr. W. MATnEWS, an extensive iron master :- That this meeting entertains a strong and earnest conviction that the disastrous and disgraceful condition in which England has been placed in the conduct of the war with Russia, is mainly ...

... MORNING CHRONICLE OGFICR, Xonday, 12, Noon. PROGRESS OF THE KERTCH EXPEDITION. WtAR DEPArTnImnT, MAY 28, 10 30 A.m. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the editor of The Morning Chroiicke, and begs to inform him that further intelligence has been received from Lord Raglan, announcing that Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown had reached Enikale at one p.m. on the 25th instant, and that the ...

... 0 His Royal Htghneos Prince Albert left Buekingb'.re Palace, attendled by Captain Du Plat, at a qucrter Pet eleven o'clock yesterday morning-, for tile purpose of in-peel- ing the works in progress for the canrp at Aldershott. His Royal Highness travelled by a special train ou ?? Soulh- ?? Railway to Farnborough-station. Her Royal Higbhness the Duchess of Rent vikitel the Queen and the ...

... ROMAN CArRO.ulC aCHQOOLS IN Li VARPOOL. The general report for the year 1854, by Mr. S. N. Stokes, on. of the Government inspectors of the schools, on the ?? Catholic schools inspected byhim in the northwestern adivision of England, which is appended to the minutes of the ?? of Council on Education, just issued, contains isome interesting information on the present condition of the schools of ...

... RAIL TAI YS. EAST KENT (DOVER HXT2NSION). The standing orders covamittee reported the followsiop re solution to the House of Commons ?? -Thai in the case of the East Kent Railway (Extenzion to Diver) petition the standing orders ought to be dispenqed with. That the parties be permitted to proceed with thoir bill on proyire before the committee on the bill the completion of tbe COOt tract to ...

... fIj'B LONDON GAZETTE OP FRIDAY, I MAY 25. 1 -.I e, LORD CIIAMBERLAIN'SOFIICE, MAY 7. - Notice is hereby give., that her Majesty will hold it Draw- ?? at St. Janes's Palace, at two o'clock, on. Thursday, the 14th of June. WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 25. The Queen has been pleased to order letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, revoking the letters patent of the .Uaster-General, Lieutenant ...

... UNI VERSITY INTELLIGENCE. --d- OXFORD, MAY 22. NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR DIGREES. In consequenoo of a recent change in the statutes, it has been arranged that the entry of names, subscription to the Thirty-nine Articles, and payment of fees, shall take place in the Apodyterium at half-past nine on degree days, at which hour the proctors will be present. All candidates for the degree of bachelor ...

... LONDON NEGR'OPOL1S COMPANY A meeting of this company was held yesterday to coVII with the Wharnocliffe order of ?? of Lords, on the is a troduction of the bill for the sale of surplus laud isto that house. Mr. Thomas Dakin, in the chair. Th The CRAiBMAx explained the objects of tbe bill T land belonging to the company being of far greater extect than can possibly be required for the purpose of ...