... In the House of Lords. Thursday, Feb. 26,- the Lord Chan- cellor took his seat on the Vroolsack at -5 o'clock. The Prince of Wales Annuity Bill was, on the motion of Lord Redesdale, brought up from the House of Commons, and read a first time., The Gardens in Town Protection Bill was read a second time. The English Church Services in Wales Bill went through committee. Their Lordships adjourned ...

... A barrister writes the following letter in reference to the new Underground Railway, which was published by a London contemporary I think some notice in vour columns, of the mods in which the passenger traffic on the above line is at present conducted might be of service, by calling public attention to an obvious defeat in the existing arrangements of such a natuse as must eventually occasion ...

... ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. On Friday evening an accident, which, though of an alarming character, was hippily unattended with loss of life, occurred upon the Metropolitan Railway, within a very short distance of the Farringdon-street terminus. At that end of the line there is only one platform for arrivals and departures, and this necessitates the employ- ment of a pointsman to work ...

... In the House of Lords, Monday, March 2, the Prince of Wales attende,t in his place as a peer. On the motion of Viscount Lilford, the Drainage of Lawd (Ireland) Bill, which had come up from the Commons, and the object of which is to enable landowners in Ireland to raise money for draining- purposes under the- authority of the IriCIOSLir-; Commissioners, was read a second time and referred to a ...

... The universal d-esire which has been creatad throughout fh«rcountry to wear wedding favours, manufactured of Coventry ribbon, on the day of the raerriage oS the Prince vi Wales to the Prix-ceas Alexandra- of Paamark, has produced the result anticipated, and? the- looms of Co- ventry whicb, till within the last few weeks, were, in the majority of instances, sending idle, are now to a very ...

... Joseph Tugwell, who was said to be a convicted thief, was charged at the Lambeth Police-court with the fol lowing garotte robbery Mr. G. Moora said I am a commercial traveller, and live at No. 9, Alfred-terrace, Panton-place, Walworth. OnTuesdaymorning, between 5 and 6 o'clock, I was going along the street, somewhat the worse for liquor, when the prisoner came behind me, kicked me on the heel, ...

... About soon on Monday the inhabitants of the lower s&ttts- of tbe to of EÐRley were- startled* by a loud re-. porfc, whieb shook the windows of the houses. Sitnul- saneously there was a, tremendous outburst o?: steam, which proceeded from the fariiaces of Earl Granville, on ;he- Etrvani-a-road, abomt a quarter of a mile from the lit was soon ascertained that a boiler, one of many jonnectedi ...

... THE ARTS, LITERATURE^ &c, IT will be satisfactory to tourists and others visiting Lochlomo.nd on pleasure or business to know that charts: of the Government survey of this most interesting of; Scottish lakes have now been prepared, wherein all sunken rocks, shoals, and banks are accurately deli- neated. A MEETING, At which upwards of one hundred of the manufacturers of Prague were present, was ...

... In the House of Lords, on Friday, Feb. 27, the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of Ellenborough said, I have observed that the minister of the King of Prussia has stated in the Prussian Par- liament that the Government of the King had not concluded sueh a convention with the Emperor of Russia to which the ex- pvessions of Earl Russell, in the House of ...

... HONOURS PAID TO THE R E MA INS OF THE AUSTRALIAN EXPLORERS, BURKE AND WILLS. The Adelaide papers, by this mail, pive us details of the passing of the remains of the two Victorian explorers through that city on their way to Melbourne. It was a remarkable circumstance that the remains of these herou men should arrive just, as the mayor and principal inha- bitants of that city were celebrating, ...

... The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Friday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Barber in the chair. The report detailed at length the history of the ship during the last six months, and the directors had great confidence in reiterating the opinion expressed in the last report, that had the ship been enabled to complete the voyage designed for her, the result would ...

... OUR CONDUCT IN INDIA. In the House of Commons on Thursday, on the motion of going into Committee of Supply for India, Mr. H. Baillie charged the Government with being unfaithful to their treaties, and with unjust spoliation of territories be- longing to the nativei princes. That her Majesty's Go- vernment had made many promises they had never fulfilled, and that-ths Parliament of England was ...