... In the House of Commons, May 1, the Markets and Fairs (Ireland) Bill, which Stood for consideration, as amended, was recommitted, when further amendments were made; and new clauses were aided, it being understood that the additional clauses would, be recommitted. The House then went into Committee upon the Poor Belief (Ireland) Bill, but the Chairman was Immediately ordered to report progress. ...

... In mentioning the silversmiths' work in the Exhibition, and confining our attention in the first instance to the most remarkable examples of repousse work, we pass from the fine examples in this field by Antoihe Vechte, exhibited in the cases of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, to the production in the same class of work of the English art'st, Mr. H. Armstead, exhibited by this firm. There are two ...

... In the Chamber of Deputies of Berlin, May 26, the Minister of Finance laid on the table the treaty of com- «Th p Cen Pruss'\and France, and in so doing said: — The Government hopes that all the Zoliverein Go- vernments will give in their adhesion to the treaty, in which case only Prussia is bound towards France The rae another™^ nati°nS 3re hrcuSht ™arer to ...

... FOREIGN ITEMS ^THE French fleet in the harbour of Naples entertained the spectators with a sham sea fight on Sunday. The spectacle was of a very brilliant character, and terminated with an exhibition of Bengal lights in the Italian and French colours. The King and the Viceroy of Egypt were present. The manoeuvres were greatly admired by the peopls, who received them with loud acclamations. The ...

... AMERICAN NEWS. THE CONFEDERATE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF CORINTH. The following is General Beauregard's official re- port of the second day's battle at Pittsburg Land- ing :— Corinth, Tuesday, April 8. To the Secretary of War, Richmond.—We have gained a great and glorious victory. Eight to ten thousand prisoners and thirty-six pieces of cannon. Buell reinforced Grant, and we retired to ...

... On the report of supply, Mr. SELWYN objected to a vote of C550 for Roman Catholic clergymen who attended convict prisons, on the ground that it was a new vote, and involved the principle that similar grants ought to be made to dissenting ministers and other persuasions; and he moved that it be struck out. 5 Sir G. GREY said that the vote was proposed in order to meet a difficulty in affording ...

... THE PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR IN THE EAST. The following interesting particulars concerning the Prince of Wales's visit to the Mosque of Hebron have been published JERUSALEM, April 9. You, and many otters, will doubtless take a deep interest in hearing that the entrance of the prions into the Mosque of Hebron has been effected. I will not trouble you with ttie Jong negotiations which preceded ...

... To the Editor of the USK OBSERVER. SIR,— Some weeks ago, I observed a letter in your colu'iins irom a comrade of mine, reSpeetimg the proposed New Uniform for the Volunteers of this Connty, and, I certainly expected, trom the adverse feeling which exists, as regards the hats especially, that a further expression of opinion on the subject (as the writer referred to, terms it,) would, ere this, ...

... Mop FAIR.-The annual statute or mop fair took place on Thursday, the 1st inst., and was more numerously attended than for many years past. Horses and cattle were plentiful, and met with a lair demand. Sheep and pigs were scarce, and moved off slowly at high prices. Hiring operations appeared to be pretty brisk, and as a natural consequence the so-called pleasure fair was proportionably ...

... In the House of Lords, May 15, their lordships went Into committee on the Register of Voters Bill On clause 1 being proposed, the Earl of Carnarvon objected to the clause. He thought the bill altogether unnecessary, and the effect of this clause was to render registration compulsory instead of permissive-that being so, he should move an amendment to the effect that the registration remain as ...

... His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has visited nearly all the sacred and historical places in Palestine. On Mount; Gherizim, near Nahlons, he witnessed the interesting ceremony of the Samarians celebrating their Passover. On the 14th of April, travelling over the plain of Esdraelon, on his way to Tiberias, the Prince lunched with a famous Bedouin chief, named Agilse Aga. The repast was in ...

... At a large open-air meeting of unemployed operatives, he!d in Manchester, resolutions were passed declaring the relief afforded by the Poor Law Guardians to be totally inadequate to meet the existing distress, and condemning the labour test as unjust in prmcip cruel in its operation on the labouring classes. A^ depu- tation wast appointed to wait upon the Board of Guardians; and it was ...