... HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat On the VOO1.8aCk at five vcloclk. The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a petition from St. Lukee, Old-street, and a petition from another parish agsinst certain portions of the Metropolis Local Management Bill. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from the parish of Battersea to the same effect. ,Lord WYNFORD and the Earl of CAUNARVON pro ...

... MITSOLLAWETTIS, LonRD Joint Rass=rt, has purchased Hill Hruse' Rid- borough, near Stroud, until lately the seat of Sir John Dean Paul, Dart., 'and intends making it bia ctrit' residence. By some, tays the Gtosceste, ,Ioisrse political mnotives are ?? to the noble lord tD fiing his residence at Stroud. It 9 be ?? tihlath~el sat in parliament for the borougN2 from 1835 till 18t1. ~~ fom 88 ...

... The following is a weetly calender of gardening operations:- Fl.owEnt G. BHcX AND SmRsuizEa73.-The beauty of bedding-out plants is but ef comparatively short duration in most localities even in the most favourable see ooF, and now that they are in full flower every care should be ex- ercised to render them as attractive as possible, keeping everything in the mcat perfect order'that the means ...

... .Vmm? COURT: ? The movements of the Court are recorded in the account the Queens visit to Paris. ...

... LAUNCH OF TF, MARIBOEROGH. Tuesday being fixed for the launch of the magnificent screw-ship Marlborough of 131 gnus, and considerably larger than the Duke of' Wellinetori, the present flag- ship of Rear-admfial Dandss in the Baltic, and it hav- ing been announced that her Usjesty would perfonm the ceremony of christening the ship, the occasion ex- cited the greatest interest at Portqmmutb, and ...

... THE NIGHTINGALIj HOSPITAL. A correspondent, having inquired of the Hon. Mrs. Sidney Herbert What kind of testimonial would be acceptable to Mias Nightingale, whose self-devotien, whose heroic gentleness, has en- shrined her for ever, as almost a sacred person, in the history, not of the English people only, but of human nature, Mrs. Herbert (through the Times) makes the following reply:- ...

... TH1E ARMY. WAR OFFICE, AuG. S. 4th Regiment ot Light Dragoons-To be Comets, by pur. chase; the Hen. F. GEL'dlls, vice Weatherley, promoted; J. Boxburgh, Gent., vice Winstanley, promoter. 12th Light Dragoons-Capt. A. U. Wombwell, from the Slnd Foot, to be Captain, vice William, who exchanges. 13th Light Dragoons-S. D. C. Clarke, Genit, to be Cornet, without prchase, vice Maclean, promoted, ...

... PROPOSE]) TESTIMONIAL TO THE HON. F. R. BERKELEY, M.P. r A wish having been expressed among unany r persons conueoted with the middle aid industrious classes of Brietol that some suitable testimonial should be presented to Mr. Berkely, in acknowledgment of his independent and gallant defence of the rights of the public in reference to the Sunday Beer Bi21, n respectable meeting, convened by ...

... WIND Al~D WEATHER REPORT. (PRtOMI TaE OPP1iO OY Ttr MLBCTR1O ThLUGMWB COMPANYl.) TUIISDAY, AUGvaT 28. Stations. Ceurete of Wind, State of Weather. Greenwich ?? 8.W. ?? Partitally elondy. Lothbary ?? ?? Very 'due. Manchester , ?? .. S ., ?? Unsettled, 8hcffleld ?? ?? ?? Fiine. 6toke on.Ttent,, ?? S . , Cloudy. ?? S.6.W. ?? Cloudy. Lautoaster . , . ?? ?? ?? Cloudy. Marypaxt , ?? S ?? ,Pain. ...

... LONDON, T2HURSDA Y, A UG. 23 Six days ago a couple of lines published ?? in PAxaXUtE stirred up the public to expect most impor- od taut news from Sebastopol. General PELISSIER ta t and I'-General SIMPSON was made to say- have toa decided to open the fire from the English and FrenIh | rivc batteries at dawn to-morrow (Friday) morning. r And here official information sticks fast. Sine ion ...

... The following letter from St. Petersburg appears in I the Schkliaohe Zetung ST. PSTIOan URG, AUG. 8. D If we carefully peruse the reports of the Privy Councillor a Mansuroff, to whom, as is known, the inspection of the , treatment of the oick and wounded belonging to the Marine f force in the Crime& has been confided, not from the extract t in the newspapers; but, from the full accounts in the ...

... (FROM OUU SPECIAL CORItESPONDENT.) CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, JULY 23. The short period which has elapsed since the mail left on the 21st instant, has not been marked by any important event connected with the siege operations. The French works have been steadily advancing against the Malakboff position, in spite of continued add very severe opposition both by day and night. Frequent discharges of ...