... DRURY-LANE. 'Fur3 Evaoso, OR13 GAL. 3Mrs. Bar.ey WilUnam&-4BARNEY THE 3ARON Mr. Iarney Willliams.-And ROB' HOOD;or HaleueFn Friar Tuck and the lerry Men of Sherwood Forest. Harry Bolono and Delevanti Signori Mllano and St. Mayne; Madame Boleno. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. TEIS EV£NI.70 THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Messre.Welss, Honey, ;St. AibIn. Bartleman, and W. Harrison: Misses Louisa ...

... I L2DOND BLACKLL TIL D I * The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of thie Company was held at the London-tavern, ye8ter- lay, Sr. J. N.lDANIZLLS,cbairmn ef theboard of direttors, in the chair. The report has already been published. The balance to the credit of revenue amounteg to 30,5371. 19s. ld., and after deducting 6.7441. 8s., there remained 23,7921. lie. ld. applicable to ...

... I LECTION INT.ELLIG-ECB. GREENWICH. The polling took place yesterday in the districts of Greenwich, Deeptford, and Woolwicb, and from the corn- mencement Alderman Salomons obtained a large majority over his opponent, Mar. Angerstein. This majoruy was con- tributed by the two f~rer districts, fMr. Angersteinob- tamnir~g a majority of 139 at Wowich. The follosing was the state of the poll at the ...

... Z0TROPOzITAN BOARD O FORKE. I . The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of ± Works was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Guild- hall; Mr. J. TRHVAITES in the chair. t The financial statement showed a balance on the following heads :-General account, 22,4551. 2s. 6d.; Covent-gardenI approach, 221,0641. lis. lid.; Southwark and Westmin.. ster communication, 22,6371. Is. 7d.; Victoria ...

... I ?? .8Z I 6 Th. t fiz_ _ I - .. A - _ The weekly return of births and deaths in Tondotj Issued by authority of the Regirar-GEneri for thewe ending Saturday, February 5, states that th odi ?? turns furnish stisfatory indcatr of te Ld r publicholealth. The deaths in rhe ?? whic were 1,429 in the seccond veek of janary Oaa. shown a constant decrease during the three tv, havu weeks. In the week ...

... SARDINIA. (FROM OUR OWNr COORRSPONDENT.) TURIN, Fzn. 3. Yesterday, at the close of the sitting of the Chamber, the Minister of Finance, Commendatore Lanza, presented a bill authorising the government to contract a loan of 50 millions of lire. The pre- amble of the bill, which was read at the desire of the Chamber, seta forth in substance that the army corps despatched by Austria to Lombardy is ...

... LATEST FPROM ABROAD. I FRANCE AND PIEDMONT. PARIS, MONDAY EvENING. An article in the Presse of this evening expresses entire sympathy with the policy of the Imperial speech, which it considers firm but conciliatory. Count Cavour has sextt a circular note to the diplomatic ageuts abroad explaining the motives for contracting a new loan. SPEECH OF TILE EMPELROR NAPOLEON. (BY tUIDtrIUL:E AND ...

... I 1 - - TO THE EDITOR OY THE DAILY NEWS. SIzn,-You recently cited the opinion of the late Duke of Wellington (in 1847) as to the minimum number of men who should be kept at all times under arms for the protection of these realms. The amount was 65,000 regular troops; but in addition 5 to these, and in combination with them, he urged Y the immediate organisation of at least 150,000 Militia; ...

... NAVAL AND MILI7ARY. I ADMIRALTY, FEB. 16.- APPOINTMENTS.-COM- mander L. R. Reynolds (1857) to be agent for mails, vice Wetemn. FEn. 15.-Commodore H. E. Edgell (1846) to the Reiri- 1 bution, 28, paddle-wheelateam-ftigate, EastIldia and China station, vies Captain C. Barker, Captain G. 0. Willee (1856) to the Chesapeake, 61, screw steem-trigate, as flag captain to Rear-Admiral James Hope, C.B., ...

... I MedRAIL WAY INTBLLIGBNCE. I B1ZRENXHzRD, LANUYSHIRE, AND OHZ6S-URBR o JUNYCT0N RA~iL7FAY. The half-yearly general meeting of proprietor. r in this company was held on Saturday, at the company's b offices in Cathocart-street, Birkenbe.,d, E. G. SALIaSBURY, W Esqo.,M.P., the chairman of the board of directors, presiding, so The report, which has already appeared in the Daily News:, b, 0, was ...

... HEALTH OFIONYDONDURiNG THE TEEK. ML _ -_ e - I a . _ _ , . .. . . I The return of births and deaths in London issued by authority of the Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday, February 12, states that the deaths registered in London, which ia the previous week had fallen to 1,243, were 1,274 in the week that ended last Saturday, showing en increase, but not of considerable amount. In ...

... g TO THE EDITOR OF1 THE DAILY NE~WS SIB,-In the Timoes of the 9th instant Colonel Lindsay expatiates on ihe injuotice with which (in his opinion) the Guards have been treated by the warrants of 1854 and 1858. Stripped of nebulous verbiage the main grievance of the Household Brigade may be sat aed ?? and Lieut., Colonels of the Guards ara now obliged to serve five years as acting majors before ...