... THE DIOEST OF LAW COMMISSIoN. The first report of the Digest of Law Comrcj. Lion has been laid before Her Majesty. It is divided under two heads. In the first the Commissioners state what ha to be done, as they conceive, in fulfilment of the coma.s Lion entrusted to them by the Qaeen, and secondly hoe they propose to do it. They say: - It may be proper here to advert to what has recestly been ...

... FOREIGN AND COLONIJA1 ITALY. FTd ORhdy o c, ?? 1 Shortly after noon on Thursday nearly the entire allotted to the general public in the Palace of the 2ee Hundred was occupied, and towards one o'clock e nominal hour for the commeucement of business -the single square foot of standing groundcouldbeobtsiOtA The galleries belonging to the diplomatic body and toe other house of parliament were ...

... I I ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. Lrvwvoor,, Monde The Royal mail steamship Persia, Captain Lott, Vjc6 sailed from New York on the 15th instant, reach d 11 Mersey this morning, bringing, with her 221 pesserga and 1,343,608 dols. in specie. A telegram dated Mobile, May 14, saye:_..'itA number of negroes met to-night, at the corner of at0 ment and Royial-streets to hear udge Kelley oa Teri.. vania, on ...

... ~- * 39R. GLADSTONE AND RF UN NATIONAL RE FORM UNION. SPEECHES OF MlR. GLADSTOiE AND MR. BRIGHT. A numerous deputation, appointed at a con- io e of ?? Reform Union at MInmchester, wavted on Saturday upon the Right. Hon. W. B. Glad- stone, at his reidencet Cerlton-gardens, for the purpose of presenting 'various addresses, and assuring him of their continued confidence in bunm inregard to the ...

... THB WtLLIAM BEOKETT. LIFEBUAT. The arrival of a lifeboat created as much exoite- ment yesterday in Leads as does the launch of a first-claus ship at a seaport town. Large numbers of persona assembled in the vicinity of the Great Northern station to welcome its approach, its passage alongour principal streets was acconipanied with manifestations qf rejobiing, and when placed in its temporary ...

... pERM~PARLIA ENT. (By TclcgrasphJ CoTSE OF COMONS, YzsTfBnAy. srralt took th c lair at four o'clock. ~l-~ SUNAE RADING BILL. HuGHES xcovd thel second reading of the Sunday Er. illfl'sexpaind that the bill carried out the inittees, and was generally. ~ttiof tO seect Cor ommnirty in the metropolls erre. toins,. d° bill proposed that Sunday 0fte ~ e pchsstpexcept in the case Of necas- shg S ...

... GREAT METING IN LONDON. SPEECH OF MR. BRIGHT, '(SpEcI. T=Ean= iu oerur LoNDON 11hfPOnRTH.) Loonox, Monday Evening. This evening a great reform meeting was held In the St. Jamees' Hall under the auspices of the National Reform Union. The announcement of the attendance of Mr. Bright and a large body of Members of Parliament Was sufficient to fill the hail an hour and a half before the time at ...

... a TO THE EDITORS. OF THE LE EDS ME RCURY. GEvTLBRIEN,-The very generous and hearty reception which was given last year to our volunteers by ?? Family and nation, of Belgium, and which made such a profound impression in England, as well as on the I continent of Europe, led us to hope and expect that when I our turn came to reciprocate such fraternal feelings, every one amongst us would be found ...

... LATEST NEWSs ?? T=GimuaX. I P'RANCE. t PAins, May 20. d The Committee on the reorganination of the army r have agreed to the demand of the Government that the b effective force of the army be- fixed at 800,000 men. tl The Government have consented to the proposal that the annual military contingent shall he voted by the Legislative Body. The Minister of War, by order of the Emperor, has issued ...

... ?? B tRENCH ARMAMENTS. 'TI3 -a *14 ~ +h Phneg Favs: THE tof- he Times says p doubt Wll'itever of a strotig dissension exist- Oafs ?? subject between the Governmaet and a very gr9V' Th cuuse of this dissension, or i ll i he.rm Bill, which, it is uI is i t of the Chamber has absolutely rtedA the C ecl5 that there were three points on which Xted. It ary4d the Chamber, or, more strictly 0. Qorvaf ...

... RALWAY TRAFFIC RETIRN13. 21sT EAMWAYS. Bristol and Exeter.. ?? Oambrian ?? Cockerm'tb,E.,d&Pe Cork1Bandon,&Kin- Deesade ?? Dublin&BelfastJnf. Dubin & Dregheda. Dnmb, &IflagstiL&W. Furneee ?? Great Eastern ?? Gla.t0w&SWestern Gt. orthof Sootiand G.r7a. Nor ?? Great Western, ?? Highland ?? Irish North Western Laneashire &Yorks. London &1laokwall London & Blighton.. Lon Chat., & Dover Do., ilet ...

... A qnartfxwy ana speewa me~eting, of the Counoil wee held yebterdlY, tho MA-YOU inl the chair. TILE CooUN0L AND THE WEST RIDING MfAO15IB TES. 2kfr. Aid. Lucco moved that the Council should concur in the offer made by the Juieies of the West Riding, yroviding that the b cag inepetof prisoners in the toroirghb*aol awaiigt la ieaszsbe made out in accordance with te ricleaopedin the 6 and 6 Vie., ...