... It is asserted that the Italian Government has granted the concession for the construction of railways in Southern Italy to a society of foreign and Italian bankers, represented by Messrs. Rothschild. The capital of the society is 300,000,000 francs. Dr. J..O. M'William, R.N., C.B.-We deeply regret to have to announce the ueath of Dr. J. O. M'William, R.N., C.B. Dr. M'William met with an ...

... Grand Juries Secretaries (Ireland) Bill. Mr. HENNESSY moved the second reading of the Grand Jury Secretaries (Ireland) Bill, the object of which is to increase the salaries of the secretaries to grand juries. The bill was opposed by Sir R. PEEL, and at the close of a dis- cussion was withdrawn. The other business was disposed of, and the House adjourned. ...

... Money Market. CITY Mvr 13. The funds to-day are steady, at yesterday's prices, with little business. In the other mark-its languor pre- vails. Attention is chiefly occupied v i h preparations for lhars- day's settlement in shares aud foreign stocks, i^iiglisn railways in some instances are rather flatter. Great Luxembourg shares have experienced a fresh rise. Turkish Lorm Scrip is now quoted ...

... Lines by a High-Art Schoolboy. Written in the Nave of the Great Exhibition Building.) Food-trophy-ation is vexation. The telescope's as bad, The furriers three, they bother me, And Cremer drives me mad. HINT TO LONGFELLOW.—Wanted in the United tates. A poet to stump Lora Byron by composing a econd Siege of Corinth. DANGEROUS.— Of course the International Building is insured to the full value ...

... THE SECESSION. The following is an extract from the Message of Jeff Davis in Secret Session, conjecturally reported by H. Biglow, published in the Atlantic Monthly It's ne'ssary to take a good confident tone With the public; but here, jest amongst us, I own, Things look blacker'n thunder. Ther' 's no use denyin' We're clean out o' money, an' 'most out o' lyin'— Two things a young nation can't ...

... CITY, APRIL 29.-The funds to-day are firm, at the advance of | per cent. which took place yesterday afternoon. At one period of the morning a fresh improvement of was temporarily quoted. In the share and foreign stock markets, in which this is settling day. there is not much business, but general firmness prevails. English and Belgian railway shares are in request and better. The scrip of-the ...

... The Lords of the Treasury have, by an order just issued, authorised the Commissioners of Customs to dispense with the certificate of produce at present re-* quired under the 79th section of the Customs Consolida- tion Act, for rum entered as the produce of a British possession in America, or of the island of Mauritius. The Weather and the Crops.—The effect of the magnificent, weather of the ...

... Mr LINDSAY then bi ought forward his motion, calling on the government to give effect to rn earlier resolution on the subject It harbours of refuge. After a discussion, sustained by thehon. member, Admiral Duncombe, Mr. Buxton, Sir F. Smith, LordV. Tempest, Mr. Pease. Mr. Blake, Mr. Baines, Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. Liddell, Sir M. Peto, Sir J. Pakington, Sir G. Lewis, Mr. Bentinck, Mr. Crosslev, Sir ...

... ITALY. THE household of his Majesty King Victor Emmanuel gave a splendid breakfast at Pompeii, 0:1 the 12th inst., to the officers of the English and French fleets. It is reported from, Milan that Austria has increased her troops along the frontier of Lombardy by 10,000 men.- Four battalions of troops have been concentrated on the Tyrolese frontier. ...

... .p ROME. Nuncfo XTth/pope'™'totldTs?'S only through the Minister of Public Worshin tlL p ^sred 101 to ...

... The inauguration of an exhibition of works of art and industry took place at Romsey on the 23rd inst., under the auspices of I.ord Palmerston, who has been staying at Broadlands during the Easter recess. The ceremony took place in the Town Hall. The noble lord, who was accompanied by Lady Palmerston, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, and a numerous party of visitors from .• Broadlands, was ...

... glmm uf glarkts. MONEY, STOCK., and SHARE MARKET.- Strange and paradoxical as il may appear to the general reader, the advance in the Bank rate of discount this week from to 3 per cent., has beed attended by the happiest and most beneficial results to tlie financial and commercial public, for it has proved, at one and the same time. a protection and a relief. This power on the part of the ...