... I HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. ws The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Lord STAN L1Y ofALI)MMLEY from two dissenting congregations in Wigan in favour of a thi measure tfr allowing disienters to act as trustees of grnnilar an, schools; by Lorl REDE.SDA.sL, frocA 'Nortbarnplon, against in, the bill for legalising miarriage with a ...

... MINBS. MONDAY EVENING. Shares in East Wheal Russell are not so good, 28J to 29g; North Crofty, 4Q to 5 ; Wheal Gren- ville, 3i to 4; North Robert, 3S to 3S; North Basset, 9j to 10; Providence Mines, 81 to 83; Wheal Margaret, 55 to 58; and GreatWheal Alfred, 3! to 4f. The shares of the Seotti3h Australian 'Mining Company have been dealt in atpar. Foreign mining; shares are quiet. Tamar Consols ...

... TELEGRAPHl DESPATCHES. jTIjjtOUGH IMR, REUTER'S AGENCY.]. SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE. BERNE, MONDAY. n.ote.i.r n of the Federal Council to the Eureall Cofers states that Switzerland will, in war should break out, defend with all her power ,,well her own integrity and neutrality as also that f, 0avo, the neutrality of which has also been gua- ranteed by treaties. The military and financial departments ...

... TEE GOVERNMENT BEFORM BILL., MEETING AT ST. PANCRAS. I ; t Last night the first great public metropolitlndemo trqLtionflI on the subject of the Government Reform Bill was elad in the Vestry-hall of St. Pancras, which, although capable of accomnrodaing 2,000 persons, was so denselycrowded that hundreds were unable to obtain admssion. I Mr. D. E. Cameron, the junior churchwarden,. occupied the ...

... I I The letters and journals brought by the mail from r Bombay, via Suez and Marseilles, were delivered - this morning, bringing our intelligence down to the 9th February. s The following is principally froni rh Suminay ; of t6he o ay Tttnes of that date. t V A. NEW LOAN. 1 The most important event of the fortnight has l been the announcement of a new loan in terms of the Notitication ...

... INVESTITURE OF THE ORDER OF ULIE .THISTLE. Her Majesty the Queen held an Investiture of the l0t Ancient Order of the Thistle yesterday afternoon at Bu]ckin- hanx Palace. The Queen, wearing the mantle of the Order of green vel vet, together with the collar, was conducted by tute Lrl Chamberlain to the Throne-room, in which the Chapt. r Wv held. Her Majesty was accompamied byhis Royal lIigle;- ...

... URE CHRISTIAN BLIND RELIEF SOCIETY' - The annual meeting of tbis excellent society W ilsi h-'I night in the London Coffee-houise, Ludgatc-bill tbe I2 h Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair, His lordlsl1i) Weyal P wtoad by the Rev. Jares Wells, of the Surrey Ta elr 13 tthe Rev John Peynten; John Vicelers, Eojth' eljeit0 distiller; Joseph Payne, Esq., the bqristir t i I Brett, Balrnnrds Sma, and ...

... MORNING CHRONICLR OFFICZ, 2hesday, lapm. TEtLEGRAPHIC Dc uD .U. AXA -LI0 [THROUGH MR. REUTER'S AGENCY.] THIE RESIGNATION OF PRINCE NAPOLEON. PAirs, TUESDAY MORNING. The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol- lowing decree:- Our well loved cousin Prince Napoleon ceases, at his own request, to be entrusted with the port- folio of Minister for Algeria and the Colonies. 'a [ANOTHER DESPATor. ...

... FRIEND OF TEE CLERGY CORpolsl ?? This benevolent Corporation, which has for it, oeet Io allow pensions to widows and daughters of clerlcs rmn IDS t, Established Church, and to afford temporary sictor necessitous clergymen and their famuilies, held it, sary festival last evening at the London Tavern. ,r-,ari1 of 200 gentlemen were present, and the chair was tqk,.,s by his Grace the Duke of ...

... To THn EDITOR or THX MORNING CHRONICLE. a - S&-wThe late rebellion in India, the ashes of S which are yet glowing, compelled us to send every f, available soldier from this country, and even denude il our foreign stations and colonies of the regiments t stationed there. These places had to be supplied D by our newly-raised second battalions, and for the r next year at least no regiments wifi ...

... ELECTIONg INTELLIGENC. TEWKESBURY. A vacancy having occurred in the representation of this borough, in consequence of the Ron. F. Lygon having ac- cepted the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty, the Domination took place yesterday morning, on hustings erected in frount of ihe MsrketQhouo, 9. Prior, Esq., the mayor, presided. Shortly before the time fixed, the Hon. i. , Lygon entered ...

... | XNFNANCHISEMENT OF CHELSEA. I 0- -- Last evening a public meeting was held at the Oakley- rooms, Manor-street, Chelsea, to consider the steps necessary to be taken to press on the Government the claims of Chelsea to enfranchisement, their present Reform Bill omitting all mention of that district. The chair was taken by Mr. T. M'CULLAGoec, who in opening the proceedings stated the object of ...