... We have at length the pleasure of being able to gratify the anxiety of the inhabitants of this borough and the midland district by announcing that her MAJESITY has appointed the days whereon she will pay her state visit to Birmingham. As at present arranged the QUEEN will travel by the London and North Western Railway to Coventry, on Monday, the 14th of June. She will there receive an address ...

... ?Iqtrial HOUSE OF COfIONS. The House met at twelve o'clock. AGRsCcLTU.¶Ru STATISTics.-Mr. CAIRD moved the second reading of the Agricultural Statistics Bill. He, from returns and statistics, contended that the bill would be of great advantage to the producer and consumer, and would prevent the great fluctua- tion in prices ?? had occurred of late years. The hilt contained no compulsory power, ...

... INDIA AND CHINA. Advices in anticipation of the Oserland Mail have been received from Calcutta, March 22nd; and Hong Kong, March 15th. The news from Lucknow contained in ?? Calcutta papers o' that date has been anticipated in all the inspor- taut details by the advices from Bombay. In this city, says the Calcutta Enylisomeaii, ''every- thihg is pe?rfectly quiet, though we have lately had ...

... VIVII4 1, . R.4,10 ,Sfloot lugum ?b ?? -- THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1858. NEWS OF THE DAY. YESTERDAY the House of Commons was occupied during the greater part of the morning with a debate upon the Agricultural Statistics Bill, the second reading of which was vigorously opposed by the landed interest. They were ultimately successful, as upon a division the bill was lost by a considerable majority. ...

... Turrapil-Ulta. NOTICES TO COR RESPONDENTS. All letters intended for publicatien must be aecompanied by the names and addresses of the writers, not nceessarily for aublicati on, but for the information of the Editor. Cerrespondents cho set any special value upon their conm- Iauniecalions must keep co)ies of them, s we sannot under- take to return unused contributions. We have been requested by ...

... mistritt 40, avs. DUDLEY. A DESERTER.-At the Police Court, yesterday, a young man, named Henry Horton, was brought up in custody,, accused, on his own confession, of being a deserter from the Royal Marines. Ho stated that he wvas enlisted ?? live or six'nonths ago, and deserted frosw Forton Barracks in Februiry. He deserted because he (id not like the service, and gave himself up because, ...

... PARLEZ VOUS FRANCAIS? To the EDITOR of the DAILY POST. Sir,-As Mr. Tite Barnacle says, Iwant to know, you know ? I am desirous of being informed if the English language is really capable of expressing an Englishman's ideas, and if so, how is it I can never look at a newspaper or a fresh book without stumbling over a lot of French words, which my limited knowledge of that language tells me ...

... (Frees Tu1esdeay's Gazette.) The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of her Majesty's and of the East India Company's armies, who have been recommended to her Majesty for that decoration, in accordance with the rules laid down in her Majesty's warrant ...

... pistrid Nols. WALSALL. PoERYcu AND PAGANISM THE SASCE Tercio.-Under this com-. prohenssive title the individual calling shumself Baron de Gamin,' delivered a lecture in the Guildhall Assembly 'Room, on Wednecs- day evening. There were only some thirty- or forty persons present. Tile ' Baron' commenced by saying lie was there that night to prcove that thle Jesuits were thle the support of the ...

... Iludialliolf gp ot 'I'figilt. [By Blectric Telegrraph.] HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met at five o'clock p.m. TEE KING OF OUDE-The Earl of ALBEMsARLE presented a -petition, signed by 12,000 inhabitants of Manchester and Salford, in favour of tie restoration of the King of Oade, and gave notice that on the 12th of May he would move the following resolution: It is the opinion of this House that ...

... W1bi t rob@hillm5. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATnL'Ai.-On Tuesday afternoon Ithe troops belonging to the Royal Engineers, and the East India Company's Sappers and Miners, were engaged in somen siege operations of a highly interesting character, for the purpose of testing the merits of a very valuable invention suggested by Capt. S. Westmacott, Royal Engineers. The invention consists of a portcullis ...

... ?? PAUL woot. FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1858. NEWS OF THE DAY. In the House of Lords last night a singular document was submitted by the Earl of ALBEMARLE. It was a petition from 12,000 of the inhabitants of Manchester, praying for the restoration of the KING of OUDE. The time is not very opportune for such a prayer. It, how- ever, afforded his Lordship an opportunity of giving notice of motion to the ...