... HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, February 21. THEE IONIAT ISLANDS& Lord D:ERIlY made an earnest appeal to Lord Grey to postpone his motion for copies of the correspondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands respecting the proposed alterations in the constitution of those islands. He considered that, as this question was still under ...

... Carnspubtart. THE BALLOT. TO THE EDITOR Or THE EXAMINER. Sir,-As every arygument for and against the ballot has been advanced again and again, may I be permitted to give one prac- tical illustration of its necessity which has come under my own knowledge. I live in a country village of some five hundred inhabitants, and at a reading room in the same often meet and converse with them. Many are ...

... 9~ mk The invitations to the Congress have been issued. It is to be held in Paris, and the first sitting is announced for the 5th of January next. It appears that England has consented to meet the other powers, but who her plenipo. tentiary is to be has not yet transpired. The Times suggests Lord Palmerston himself. The text of the treaties signed at Zurich have been pub. lished. The ...

... THE LATE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD'S Stud-Sale at Curraghmore. The celebrated stud of the late Marquis of Waterford was sold by public auction on Friday and Saturday, the 21th and 25th ult. The attendance was very large, and included many noblemen and gentlemen connected with the turf and sporting pursuits from all parts of the United Kingdom, as well as several from the Continent. Waterford was ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, REVOLUTION IN TUSCANY, We (Times,) have received the following telegram from our cor| respondent at Vienna:- VIENNA, TmURSDAY, APILa 28, NOON. ' A revolution broke out at Florence yesterday. The Grand Decal family fled. No official news has as yet been received here that the Austrian army has crossed the Ticino. AUSTRIA AND FRANCE. The following telegram has been ...

... Dlering the two years' internecine struggle, which has cost us millious of pounds and torrents of blood, and has desolated so large a portion of our Indian empire, there has been a great difference discernible between the opinions of the Press of Bombay and that of Calcutta. The first has been always full of hope, and sanguine of speedyvseeress; the second, fearful of the present, and overcast ...

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... I| etropolitan Faney Rabbit Club. On Wedneeday evening last, the thirty-fifth half-yearly show of the above important and flourishing club was held at &uderton's Hotel, Fleet. street, and was attended by a more than usually large number of members and visitors. Mr Banks (in the absence of Mr William Jones, through severe in- disposition) presided; Mr Wine occupied the vice-ehair. The CHAxasoer ...

... GR]'AT FIRE!: IN WESTMINSTER. Loss ot Four Lives and Serious Injury to Several Persons. Yesterday (Friday) morning, between the honrsof two and three, a fire, involving the eoss of a large amount of property, and the lives of no fewer than four human beings, took place on the premises of Mr. {-look, Nos. 1 and 2, Little George-street, Great George-street, Westminster. (The houses were let out ...

... PROFESSOEL ANDERSON IN AUSTRALIA on Things Theatrical at the Antipodes. TO T3H EDITOR OF TR A ERA. I Melbourne, June 13, 1859. Sir,-Thiegc have changed in Melbourne as they have in Sydney. The Theatre Royal has gone from Mr. Coppin, and the Princess's is no longer under the management of Mr. Black. The entire aspect of Melbourne has also undergone a transformation. Shops that were occupied by ...

... I - rEZ MA KRyI :eetings for Next Week. Monday, October 10th.-Lodges, Domatio (206), Falcon Tavern; Con- fidence (228), Anderton's Hotel. Tuesday.-Lodgee, St. James'sUniOn (211), Freemason's Tavern; Percy (234). Ship and Turtle. Leadenhall-street; Israel (247), Bridge Hecet Hotel;, St. Michael's (255). George and Blue Boar; United Strength (276), Old Jerusalem Tavern, St. John's Gate, ...

... - We have received letters and journals from Hong he Xang, dated Felb. 15. In the summary of the C/eina n- Mail of that date we read: ed Lord Elgin arrived here from Shanghao, in his Steam- yacht the Furious, on the 2ad instant, but departed next day cefor Canton, His excellency was to start from that place last Bs- might or this morning to make an exploration, similar to that he he has made ...