... THE ARiMJY AND NAVY.: PROM1OTIONS AND EX0HANUES. I WAR-OFtrLi,- MARo 22. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give )rders for the appointment of MNajor-Gen. John Mitchel, C.B., to be an Ordinary Member of thle Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Iionourable Order oi the Bath. Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to makte and ordain a Special ...

... Tml suial weekly meeting of the Guardians of tle BelfIast Union was hleld yesterCday, w1he12 the Vice- Chairrnan, DL. M'GEe, J.P., presided. The ottlr membTers present were-W. T. B. Lyons, Esq., J.p.; Dr. Aloore, Smrgeon Browne; David M'Connell David Taylor, David Walker, Robert Carlile, Join, Hanill, Adani. Brown. Arthur Aicken, John Jo)Vce, Rollbert Greer James Harper. John Finlay, lexanlder ...

... . (Svpsplerizentarj to Special Teleyravtue) HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY, MAROFi 21. Viscount DUNGANNON presented several peti- tions against legalising, marriago with a deceased with's sistor, from York, Somerset, Shropshire, and other places; and also one signed by fifty-nine women on the samie subject. LIASilS IN IRICLLAND. Thc Earl of BANDON asked if itwas the intention of hier Majesty's ...

... RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GAL- WAY AND THfl NORTH OF IRELAND.I LONDON, MONDAY.-The committee of the House of Lords in this case sat at eleven o'clock this morn- ing. The Duke of MO1mOSB presided. The other members of the committee were--The Barl Ducie, the Marquis of Biathb Lord Stratballan, and Lord Mr. Hope Scott, Q.G, Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, Q.C, and Mr. Johnston appeared for tie Midland ...

... NEIWS-LETTER OFFICE, Wednesday Morning. RESIGNATION OF PRINCE NAPOLEON. Paris, Monday Evening. It is announced that Prince Napoleon has tendered to-day his resignation as Mlinister, which has been accepted. It has been stated that Al. Chessalour Lambart has been appointed his successor. The Noniteuir of to-day contains the following:- Our beloved consin, Prince Napoleon, ceascsBat his own ...

... BANBRIDGE RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. Sin-May I ask the Directors of the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company, who, Iunderstand, have taken a lease of the Banbridge and Scarva line, when they pur pose opening same to the public? The line was passed by the Government Inspector as fit to open, I believe, nearly a month since. But, not- withstandinq this, they havo ...

... LOCAL ACTS-ADMIRALTY REPORTS. TI-tB LONDONDERRY AND LOUGII SWILLY RAILWAY BILL. Tnr: object of this Bill is to anthorise the London- derry and Coleraine Railway Company to construct the following work:- A railway, commencinmr at a proposed embank- mcnt of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commis- sioners, ol the Western shore of the River Fovlc, and terulinating at a proposed jetty in the ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE MARQUIS OF j WATERFORD. I WVaterford, Wednesday. The Marquis of Waterford was killed last evening while hunting. T Clonmel, Wednesday, Noon. (rTirO TIIE CLDNMEL EXAMINER OVFICE.) The only paiticulars that have reached here as yet, are, thilat the Marquis of Waterford was thrown from his horse yesterday when returninig from hunting. The horse shied, and he was pitched ...

... eNEItVS-fiE7TE OFFICE, IlTednesdaiy J.oi'nia1Y. t _ ______ __ sBY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.J (RlcuTRR'S TEEOITRAM.) F R A N C E. Parilr, Tuesday, 2Dth. The Pantic states that Government has dccid(ld upon additg a 4tIh Battalion to each of tile hundrdtlei r inlasitry regiments ot the Line. The new lbattaelioE vhave to lbe lbrlicl otit er the Sard and 0t i conqx'Lnies 1of the already texistilng ...

... ; rHE Linatip Asylumrs Bi3li w as down in the paper or Lhe House of Comlmons. for committee lastnight; but &ve believe the cromnittee on the Bill will not be pro- deeded with foranuotler fortnight or three wecks, thle Irish blsisoe gqnerally heing postponed until after lie Assizes. In the mcantime, w:e would direct ublic attention to the sobjoincd correspondence, vhich tells its povn atory ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIA EHNTr. lIHOUSEl OF LORDS-YESTEDAY. [n EY SPECIAL TELEGRAMJ THEIR lordships assembled for the disposal of liui. ness at five o'clock, OCCASIONAL SERVICES BILL, Oin the motion of Lord DERBY, The Houso resolved itself into committee on till. Bill, which was designed to confirm tile oldet inl Conncil expunging, fromn the Book of Co1)mlcni Prayer certain special services appointed ...

... THE MARKETS BILL.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. SIR-I observe that the Markets Bill lisue been read a second time in the Commons, but I have not been able to learn what are the provisions of this Bill, or in what particulas itdiffers from the Bill, as amended in the select committee at the end of last session, except that reference to the fairs bad been left out; under these ...