... The annual festival of the Hospital for Siek Chil- dren in, Great Ormond Street was held the other day, at Willis- Rooms, when about b00, gentlemen sat down to dinner, under the presidency of the Earl of Carlisle. The-noble Chairman, in proposing Prosperity to the Hospital for Sick Children, said that the mor- tality of children under 10 years of age in the me- tropolis had only decreased by ...

... TIME OF TRAIMS LAVING ED =B a P UNDERMENTIONED P'LACE FEBRUARYX 186%9 % The abbreviationa within Parentliesla-.(Cal.), SC, G.), (N. B.). (E. P. and D.)-uignify Caledonebe,S(.tms Central, Edinburgh and Glasgow, NorthB~te Edinburgh, Perth, and. Dandee Railway s h rpety~lo and intimate that the tralrns start from t these railways in Edinbarith at the hours aeermlimS Aberdeen, (S. C.), 6 30, 9 A~m ...

... The latest intelligence from the Continent is the of a more peaceful character; several of the Paris sig correspondents of the London journals, notwith- we standing, are still warlike in tone, and ready to thc believe in the breaking out of hostilities at an pO early date. sol lat By the Magdalena, just arrived with the West ste Indian mails, we have the announcement of the .capture of a ...

... forfign zntteizgaeve. SARDINIA. _ The Opinione and Indipendente of Turin both state from Piacenza that the Austrians are actively engaged in fortifying both banks of the Po at that place. We to get nothing from Italy but a repetition of the accounts of warlike preparations on the part of Austria, as well in as Piedmont. Every day seems to add to the chances C- of war. The Vienna Cabinet has ...

... The Times' Paris correspondent ?? friends of Prince Napoleon believe his retirement from the Ministry to be only temporary. The writer remarks that if this be true, M. Walewski's tenure of office will be very brief indeed. The Nord distinctly asserts that, as negotiations are pending, the Emperor Napoleon consented to the insertion of the recent article in the Moaiteur to show his difficulties ...

... LIVERPOOL, Thursday.-The screw steamer City of Baltimore, Captain Leitch, which left New York on the 12th inst., has arrived, bring- ing 155 passengers, 184,202 dollars in specie, and the Udnited States mail. On the 14th she passed the City of Washington for New Yorik. The steamer Arabia arrived at Boston on the 11th, and the North Briton reached Portland the same day, both for Liverpool. The ...

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... HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAy. The House met at five o'clock. The Marriage Law Amendment Bill was read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Tuesday, the 15th inst. EN;D'*WED SOMOOLS. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that after Easter he would introduce a Bill to rerder Dissenters eligri- ble to act as trustees of Endowed Schools. ROYAL ACADEMY. Lord LYNDHURSr' called attention to the pro- posed ...

... - 4--- HOUSE OF LORDS-THUESDAY. The House met at five o'clock. PIRACY IN TLOE CHINESE SEAS. Earl GREY presented a petition from Neweastle ?? of the prevalence of piracy in the Chinese seas, and stating that some of the officials at Hong Kdobgilre in partnership with pirates. -The Earl of CARNARVON admitted that; com- plaints had been preferred, but be believed tbhat they were very much ...

... Cr, 0 )!,I t ?'ft ? I a 5 1? j U% The Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Un 'Uardinge, visited the South Kensington Mluseum on Tisurs- day afternoon. His Royal Highness rode on horseback in all the forenoon. art The Queen'sad a dinner party in the evening at Bucking- it ham Palace.dt 'Lord and Lady Arthur Sray have left London on a visit the 'to Msr and Lady Charlotte Start, at ...

... R(AX, COLLIEa OF PHYSICIS' CONVERSAZIONE. The Psesident sad Fellows of the LoyAl CoU1gpi of Physicianss held their third conversazkione in theit Hll, (seen, Street, last night. Abot 2,00 gentle- men were preset, amongst whom we uoticed jords CurriebilL asiA Deas; Sir James Forrest, Part.; the Wight Ron. the Lord Provost;, Colonel Eitz maler;, 10ohsj Artillery; Major Pak,. 1i6th ,ancergt l& C ...

... PARIS, Saturday.-The Patrie contains the following paragraph at the bead of its leading column :-The uncertainty which prevailed as to Lord Cowley's mission is in the way of being , cleared up, It appears to be beyond doubt that it has produced no positive result. Commercial operations of importance in France are suspended during the continuance of warlike preparations. The decrease in the ...