... . Parliament was this day prorogued by Royal Conrmispion-i The Commissioners were ?? Qhancellov, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrowby,, the, Earl of Granville' and Lord Stanley of Alderley. The Lord Chancellor delivered the Royal Speech to the following effect:- MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We are commanded by her Majesty to release.youen 0ro0 further attendance in Parliament, and:at the same ...

... - +-v. i-. ar ?? r vtwo esl -I A . ?? A most extraordinary trial took place four days ago before 1. the Court of Assizes of Dusseldorff, in Prussia-A man named Peters, of Gladbach, noted for his charity, who carries on the business of a tailor, and is possessed of a considerable fortune, of was indicted on his own confession for having stolen from a t, drawer in the apartment of a widow named ...

... (From the Morning Herald of Tuesday.) The reception given by the French people and their illustrious chief to the gracious Sovereign of these islands and her Royal Consort is worthy of the alli- ance-worthy of onr gallant and impulsive neighbours I -worthy of that great man in whose hands rest the destinies of France. From the landing at Boulogne to the arrival at St. Cloud the Royal progress ...

... In its simplest form, the Electric Telegraph must ever be c considered as the foremost amongst the inventions of the age. g l We are now accustomed to realise the effects of its agency, and n the employment of its miraculous powers has become a neces- sity of mercantile life. Lightning being once made available a for the service of man, no one could doubt that the advantages I presented by the ...

... M ISCELLA NE O US. i Domestic Life in A ?? Ilmorning we mean to black our own boots, as to-day we put tile horse into tile cart, an d roode down to the wbarf in it for the rest of our goods. \Well, the sons of tile Chief Justice h)ave hiad to do the same for hi blm and themselves, -black boots and Harness horses to th e carriage,- and why not we ? Alfred and his cousin will sleep in the ...

... SCOTLAND). r Edinbaugh Wool Scde3.-Tlie August sale took eplace on Tuesday in the Corn Exchange, when the wools catalogued, amounting to about 700 bales, were all disposed of, with the exception of a few small lots, d principally unwashed white wools. There was a fiir attendance of buyers present for laid Clheviots, as well as Southdowns. The competition was very animated, and the prices ...

... ?? -- 1 - ?? -1tInrt- 4 -A TIHE IBATTLE ON THE TCLIEIJN1YA. Thc 3fonilcu of this morning publishes the following do- 1 spatchs from General Pelissier ?? illhAu. s.s 11 Crinica, 10th ug., 1 111M. t1e The armistice demanded yesterday has been continued to- te day. g ItFrom five o'clock in the morning to two o'clock in thle afternoon thle Russians carried off the dead. to 'rhThei census lasa ...

... r (Fromn the Examiner.) Our doubts of the completeness of the work done at Sweaborg are confirmed by the official despatclies. t e The fortifications and guns of the place remain nearly E t uninjured, although the destruction of naval and mili- e tary stores has been greater than was at first supposed. c The enemy has received a severe blow, without any a appreciable loss to the Allies; but ...

... RUSSIA ON THE BLACK SEA AND THE SEA OF i ?? (Concluded from the Times.) The general form of the Crimea, the arena on which the gigantic contest now waging is to be decided, is 'familiar to every one. It is the southern portion of rthe Steppes of Russia, with the important distinction I that its southern portion is raised by volcanic action to a great height, sometimes reaching to more than ...

... INTERNAL SUFFERINGS OF'RUSSIA F1031 THE I~~~ WAR. (From Blackwood's Magazine for August.) [The writer of the following statement left Russia, where lie had resided for many years, in the course of t the present summer. a 3 It will be observed that he apologises for any defects a of style which appear in the narrative, on the ground X of the length of time during which he had been unac- r ...

... FRIDAY MIORNING, AUGUST 3. Taken as a whole the news published elsewhere re- lative to the progress of the war in the East, as also in the Baltic, is of a very satisfactory chatacter. It P' is true that of late no great engagements have taken rc place, and the official despatches from the Generals in ?? engaged in operations ?? not lately contained accounts of stirring incidents, nor w of ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-TilunsDAr, AUGUST 9. m r A ?? I 1£ ?? .. 1_ ?? 1- .. .- 4 - . r^w.o hOU1JSE MF LU0iJkb.-TIIUnSD.Ar, AUGUST V5. Time LORD CHANNCELLORc took his seat oin the woolsiack at five o'~clock. Lord IZEDESDALE urgcd onl the CGoverniment time pro- -priety of wi hdrawvimg the Limited Liabilil~y Blli, 1iartiemmlarly its the Itouse of ?? had resolved not to proceed further ~iwith several ...