... TBE IONJAX DIFFICULTY. To THE EDITOR OF TRlE MORNING CHRONICLE, SIn-Honest, credulous John Bull is mystified on the Jonian question. The persons who were hurrying matters into certain but gradual subversion, when I left Cephalonia in 1846, were not the inhabitants at large, but the Resident, and officials under him, supported, against Lord Seaton's honest intentions and endeavours, by an ...

... TEE LONDON GAZETTE 0? FRIDAr, .HdBM 4. -4- LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, NAeHu 1. Notie i5 hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room at St. James's Palace, upon Thursday, the 14th of April next, at two o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Lovee at St. James's Palace on Wednesday, the (6th of April, at two o'clock. At the Court at Buekingam Palace. the 3d day ...

... FIRST EDITION. The Vienna journals have assumed a more war- ao like tone. The O(t Deutsche Pose plainly declares that Austria cannot renounce theprivate conven- tions which she has concluded with the Italian i States. Those States, it says, are not strong r enough to defend themselves, either abroad or at I home, and they must be left free to choose that protection which is best suited to ...

... UNIVERSITY INTELLIGEXCE. OXFORD, MAteCt 4. MERTON COLLEGE. An election will take place in this Ceollegc on FI ' April 8, to a Bible clerkship, of the arnud enilc uh £90, and tenable for four years. The examination will commence on Thurie', *t Candidates must apply by letter to the wvrdi n ,c 1r ;; Wednesday, March 30, amd must send satis'tl' t1'Q naonials of their need of assistance at the ...

... IMPERIMA PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAr. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at the utsualt hour. I I. .. Lord WE;SLETDALu presented a petition from the commercial classes of London against the proposal in tho Debtor and Creditor Bill for the abolition of imprisonient for debt and other provisions. The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions from several places in his diocese ...

... RVLATIONS WIT1E JAPAN. ea Last night's Ga.:-cm contains an order in Counc% dated su March 3,reciting that whereas a treaty of peace, friendship' and comnmerce hath been agreed upon and concluded be- co tween her Majesty and his Majesty the Tycoon of Japan, f which was signed by the respective plenipotentiaries of their of said Majesties on the 26th day of August last. And a9 whereas ...

... The semi-official press, which some time ago as- serted that there would be no other changes in diplomatic posts (writes the Berlin Correspondent of a foreign journal) now intimate that the lega- tions of Hanover and Stockholm will shortly pass into new hands. General.Nostitz is to retire from the former on account of his great age, and M. Lecoq, who is a zealous member of the feadal party, ...

... SOJUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY AFTRseNOON. 1 The Tamnar arrived with the Brazil and River E Plato mails, the principal contents of which have been already noticed by telegram from Lisbon. The Brazilian Government has offered its ser. PI vices as mediator between America and Paraguay. The United States squadron has sailed from EC Monte Video to Corrientes. Is P Besides landinigt forky-three passengers at ...

... cot MORNING CHRONrCLB O.FIfC% RE Saturday, 1p.m. er get XTELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. thi ?? is Ci~ [THROTJGH MR. REUTER'S AGENCY. oi for no' THE PRESENT DIFrICULTIES TO Mal: BE SOLVED BY DIPLOMACY. r PAluS, SATURDAY MOaXING. nor The Afoniteer of this morning contains an artici it , of which the following is an extract:_ rig The serious condition of Italian affairs has at- to tracted the attention ...

... ELECTION INTEL LIGENCTE. NORTH WILTS. | The RigihtHon.T. SotheronEsteourt has issued the follow- ing address to the electors of North Wilts:- I ' Gentlemen,-I have consented to fill a vacancy in the a ranks of the Ministry, which has been caused by the unex- t pected retirement from office of a gentleman of high political character, towards whom I have long entertained feelings of great ...

... T.H POOR-LAW BOAR.9 AND THBI G UARBDIANS OF THE IFEST L ONDON UNION. At Guildhall police-court yesterday, Mr. Henry Potter, Mr. Samuel Long, and Mr. W. A. Lamprell, three of the guardians of the WVest London Union, were summoned before Mr. Alderman Finnis for refusing to pay to their treasurer the sum of £4 9s., as certified by the auditor to be due from them in respect of an illegal payment ...

... EJ~EGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.f 1111JtGI M4R- REUTER'S AGENCY.] OF THE KING OF NAPLES. MARSMI~mES, FRYDAT. dvices have been received from Naples to the ice illness of the King continues serious. A lr of hlis 13jesty' death caused a panic on the B e and funds fell 3J per cent. The horever, proved falke, and funds rose ]o 1] 3; but a1l persons suspected of having conened in the circulation of the ...