... The Times thinks that if the explanations in the two Houses of Parliament on Monday night were destituts of any startling revelation, they were frank and explicit. Lord Malmesbury's history of the negotiation adds little to our previous knowledge, and enables us to amend nothing in the exposition of this Italian question already put forth. One novelty indeed there was, and that was one of ...

... COMMENCEMENT OF THE WARi ENTRY OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY INTO PIEDMONT. BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE OF BUFFALORA. BEfE, 27th April.-During last night the Austrian army, amounting to 120,000, under the command in chief of General Gyulai, passed the Ticino in three corps d'armee-narnely, one corps of 60,000, commanded by General Bew- deck; a second of 30,000, conimanded by General Gyiulai in person; and ...

... The first number of A the Year Round, the new weekly under the editorial conduct of Mr Dickens, has made its appearance. It contains a capital as- sortment of entertaining and instructive reading, not omitting several imaginative advertisements and other things in the Punah vein. We take out the. subjoined piece of rataual 'history touching ?? People - It . is a curious fact in street ...

... This election took place yesterday. A consider- able number of persons long before the hour assem- bled on the hustings, among whom were Provost Robertson of Donfermline, Bailie Duncanson, ex- Provost Morris, Erskine Beveridge, Esq. of Bruce- field, Councillors A. Boag, Balfour, Lee, Elder, Milne, Murphy, Blue, &c. The attendance of the electors at Stirling was large and respectable, in- ...

... LAB3OURt AND PROTECTION AT VICTORIA. We take from the Melbourne Argus of Feb. 14 the following account of the depressed state of the labour market in the colony of Victoria, and of the remedies which are under consideration:- We have no improvement to report in the de- mand for either skilled or unskilled labour. The time of year is past in which there is any likelihood of the idle and now ...

... , FIRST ANNUAL REPORT'rOF THE GENERAL 4 | BOABD OF LUNACY. This Board have just issued cthe first annual report regarding the condition and management ?? M in Scotland. The report, which extends over 79 in~ closely printed pages, with an appendix of 1-59 pages,or bears the date ?? 1859, and-is addressed PC to the Homne Secretary. It bears the signatures of the cc five Commissioners-Lord ...

... SECOND EDITION OF,-QMND4Y. THE Times hopes that Lord Stanley and Mr Baring will not disturb the representation of London. THE Past and Daily News consider the question of disarmament before the Congress as unnecessary end impracticable. - AaAseGMEENSne~ ?? - g idfortherau i: tion of Warry's gun by the Ordnance -Board. An offer was made to him by a foreign qovernpment, bht declined. THE Times ...

... The official documents which will be found an in our columns to-day on the subject that now th absorbs the attention of Europe, enable Austria to co claim at least the credit of consistency. Count w* Buol's notes render it quite clear that Austria, b5 having from the first resolved upon maintaining th every inch of the hold she has obtained over ru Italy, remains, and will continue to remain, ...

... THE AUSTRIAN ULTIMATUM. The Herald, in a leader, ?? may Set be preserved. The three days fixed by Austria will not expire till Tuesday. The answer made by Sardinia is to the effct that at tle request of Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, and France, she gave her consent to a general disarmament, and that conse- quently the has nothing farther to say. As the Aus- trian Government were ignorant of ...

... SCOTLAND. EDINBUeaGE.-Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Conservatives of this city was held in the Masonic Hall, George Street, to take into consideration the present state of political affairs in Edinburgh. Pro- fessor Aytoun occupied the chair, and the meeting, we understand, was addressed by John Hope, E-q., W.S.; Edward S. Gordon, Esq., Sheriff of Perth John Cook, Esq., W.S. ; Jotin A. ...

... i We have been requested to insert tile following zo nmunication addressed to the Lord Provost by A. jinniang TMonro, Esq., Rutland Square - l 2S Rutland Square, 30th March IS59. Mv LORD,-Having last week attended a meeting of the feuars of Rutland Stret and Square on th{ sualject of the proposed Sinclair Fountain, I am induced to take thc liberty of addressing a few E words of ...

... THE APPROACHING HANDEL CENTENARY I COMMEMORATION. This musical festival, which has been looked for- ward to for so long a period, is to take place during this week. Some of Handel's finest music is to be performed, upon a scale worthy of such an anniver- sary. The selection made is varied in character and excellent in quality, as respects both the sacred and secular pieces on the list, and ...