... HOUSE OF LOWDS.-T1HURSDAY This being Ascension Day, their lordships did not meet. FRIDAY. Their lordships Fret at five o'clock The report of the Election Committee appointed to enquire what alterations could be made ii the proeent umode of swearing witnesses, was brought up by Lord Campbell. It appeared that the committee had unani- mously determined that no alteration should be made in the ...

... SPEECH OF LORD NA-PIER AT NEW YORK:. At the recent ennual dinnerof the St. George's Society of New York, Lord Napier, who was present as a guest, responded as follows to the toast of Her Majesq's Ministers and Bepreaentatives on ?? i- Gentlemen, I beg to offer you my very sinoere and cordial thanks for the honour which you have done me in 0s8ooiating my name wi l the toast, and' with the ...

... PARLIAMIENTARlY.-LAST NIGHT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. Their Lordehips met at one o'clock. The Commons having been summoned, The LouD CHANCEILIon, as Boyal Commissiaoner acquainted the house with the choice of the lower hou8e of Mr Denison as Speaker, and, turning to the Speaker, said :-l Mr Denison, we are commanded to essure you that her Majesty, sensible of your zeal for the public service, ...

... TYNEMOUTJH TOWN COUNCIL. A meeting of this body wa3 held, at the Town Hall, North Shields, on Wednesday last, W. Walker, Esq., mayor, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, The TOWN CLERK read a letter from the Secreta-y to the Tyne Improvement Cominissioners, in which it was etated that 30 copies of the accounts of the com- missioners had been sent ...

... PUBLIC MEETING IN NEWCASTLE. On Monday evening, a public meeting was held in the Lecture Room, Newcastle, for the purpose, as stated in the placard, of passing resolutions on the subject of an extended franchise, vote by ballot, &c. The uniavour- able weather of the evening may perhaps account for the fact that the room was not so well filled as it usually is on occasions of political ...

... I he Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. T. G Beaumont, B.A , of Mlagdalene College, Cambridge, to the rectory of Butterlcieh, near Tiverton. The Hon. and 1Rev. J. T. Pelham, who will shortly be consecrated B:shop of Nertvich, has appointed the 11ev J. J. S. Pet o ne, Felow of Corpus Chrieti College Cambridge, cne of his examining chaplains Tbis ap. I oiutment hes given much ratisfattion to ...

... MAGDALENE HOSPIT.AL. SCHEME OF MR INSPECTOR MARTIN. On Friday, F. 0. Martin, Eq.,Inspector of Chariticsa ,who lately conducted an inquiry relative to the Mary Nsgdalen Hlospital and other charities in Newcaetle, atlereed at the Guildball, (in aceoidance with an in- timation previously made to tbe Corporatior,) for the purpsee of ?? the scheme which he had to submit to the Charity Cimmisaioners ...

... NORTH SHIELDS TRADESMIEN AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LAn(G THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW BUILDING. Ihe lYechanies' Institute of North Shields was founded in the year 1833-Eome twenty-four vears ago; and bas furnished one of the very numerous examples of the manner in which such institutions have been neglected by the class for whbm they were originally intended. Its membere have consisted ...

... TY.NEMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the counoil was held on Wedneeday, in the Town Hall, the Mayor (W. Walker, Eeq.,) in the chair. a After the confirmation of 'he minutes of the previous meeting, ome correspondence was read from George Crawehay, EEq., and A. Potter, Eeq., with respect to the non-confirmation of their nrtmes as magistrates of the town, and from W. d. lindsay, Ekq. ...

... 1 PERSIA.-The following further telegraphic message has been received from Sir J. Outram, through Constantinople:-'The flying expedition to Akwaz returned to Mahommerah on the 4th inst. (April) completely successful. The large Persian army retired from their position, and retreated rapidly to Dizful, before a British force not 400 strong. One gun was captured, and extensive military stores ...

... NEW'OASTLE, MAY 15. The business of parliament may now be{ said to have fully commenced, by the re- introduction of several measures which were brought forward last session, but were laid aside on a dissolution having been deter- mnined upon by the Premier. Among the bills already taken up with a view of being made law, are Mr-Hardy's, in relation to Beer Houses * Sir George Grey's on the ...

... TURnIN, April 29th.-The Sardinian govern- ment has concluded an arrangement with the Victor Emanuel Railway Company for the formation of the tunnel through Mont Cenis. The expense required for these works will amount to 40,000,000 francs, of which the go- vernment will take 20,000,000 on itself. AUSTRIA.-Vienna, April 29th.-An imperial decree directs an inquiry whether it may not be advisable ...