... COLONIAL AND CONtINENTAL CHURRC SOCIETY. . 1 _. I I,, , .l 11 1 The annual meeting of this society was held last evening in Hope Hall, Hope-street. The attendance, owing doubtless to the unfavourable state of the weather, was very llinited. Mr. Samuel ;?artln oocupied tha obair, and amongst other gentlemen on thb platform were the Revs. W. P. Taylor, W. Wickies (London) T. Cowan, S. Fenton, D. ...

... THE ADVANTAGES TO ITALY O1 TUH ; BOURBON BRIGANDAGE. log TuRIN, APRtIL 9, vice The game of Oat and Mousei which the Emperor Inst of the French seemns to delight In playing with the that Italians Is still one of doubtful Issue. It would n5ew require no great exertion on the part of the domes. spri tio tiger to open wilde hia greae mawF and fasten his mnor sharp fanlgs on his helpless ...

... - I .1 I ._ BY XNOTWO A MAGNEIC TZURGRAPH5. Tho number of shipo of war building Is 53, of 1329 ?? power, and 1.5,580 tons,. EIR. .6.PlMen:whichwsasu ore on the Mexiow coast, has been gobt off, and Is now with the squadron at Vera Cruz. Ii understood that orders are In course of trans. mission to all the dockyards throughout the United Kiom to supend any further operations Oa It Is staled ...

... TffE MrEMP ?ERS FOR LIVE IWOOL .ON THE BUDGET. tmentis At the cloa-u of the Chanoadlor of the Excbeqioer's placed Ftiteiient oni Thurlidey, Alt. ?? ,ai ?? vertng he bi-lieved the tliascliel txpuSsition, would , on thbo iohurg whole, Ia- considored t-,tl~safeu-oi, hI,. srpi~u ?? a largec cininuoncile con.,ittuenuy, n!ouA exprczs hi., ted fur regi, whilitl le hald rent-on to ttiit:j walid lep-,r ...

... THE TEMPORALJ POWER NOT AN AR.TICLE OF FAITH. - ?? It has been shrewdly suspected that the I canonisation of those zealous missionaries of the Catholic Church who lost their lives in Japan some two centuries since has been Lget up on purpose to afford the Pope an I occasion of impressing his enemies with an imposing demonstration, and perhaps of ti.eating them to a little of that denuincia- ...

... Captain Coles has published a letter, in which he enters Into the history of his qupols ships, agreeing In details with the statements made by Mr. Osborne In the House of Commons on Friday evening. His first Vessel, proposed in 1855, was on the same prin- ciple as the Mionitor, which Captain Coles claims to be his own invention, but prejudice was too strong against him. Mr. B nel and the ...

... -l LOCAL INTELLIGENGE i1, Tar ELECTION.-The nomination of caraidates for, the represon tation of this boroungh, in the place of Mr. Orocs, will take place to-morrow afternoon, in the area -of-.the Exchange, The Mayor, with such members of the Cor- oatiou, and other gentlemen, as choose to iaccompany im, -will leave the Town Hall shortly before two o'clock, and, as returning officer, will take ...

... THE BAN ?? or LAURENCR, MORTIMORR, AND CO.-In the London Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday, an application waa made, by way of motion, to take the oplnon of the commissioner on certain questions arising on the bankruptcy of Lan. rence, Ilortimore, and Uo. Mr. Mblurray appeared on behalf of the assignsos, and said that this motion asked a deolaration that the shares which were held by Mr. ...

... PAPEES RELATING TO ITALY. The papers so anxiously sought by the Marquis of Norinanby, relating to Sir J. Hudson's reports on the Government prosecutions of the press in Italy, and to certain alleged severities In the Neapolitan territory, were issued yesterday morning, in reply to an address of the House of Lords. With regard to the Italian press, the following short extract Is given from a ...

... LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. RMUTEWS TELEGRAMS. AMERICA. TE RUN OUT OF THE NEW STEAMER CHINA. BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION. RBEPORTED CAPTURE OF THE STEAMER NASHVILLB. PROBABLE ATTACK ON NEW ORLEANS. YXHE NEW YORK PRESS & EARL RUSSELL. FIGHT ON THE POTOMAC, AND TERRIBLE HAVOC AMONG THE CONFEDERATES. QUENSTOWYN, SUNDAY NIGHr. The British and North American royal mail steam- ship Africa, which left New ...

... | By IEOTIIO AND MAGN O ILERAPI. | Mr. Disraeli had a parlamentary dlmner Ioun Saturday. The ffristnD A4dcAser says there wmll rtly be ^ par~amexttarav ncy in one of thb motrupoltsun le borougs, a endti faont conneeted with It wifexote e no odslney attentlon. Another authority says -- 7Y There In a rumour that Mr. Roupell, member for LAmbeth, is about to rosign his seat. A very wealthy person ...

... ANOTHER RECONSTRUCTION I OF OUR NAVY WANTED. The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac largely divides public attention at Washington-as indeed it well may- even with the advance of the grand army of the Potomac and the possible exploits of the young Napoleon. The common remark, says Dr. Russell, is that the naval supremacy of Great Britain is disposed of. As is usually the case ...