... -, i~ 'I'L 5: P` i O1'VU I LaX fUifI t 1EMA e SAML'.S l'OiULI LLA SIJYRE31-8. S IJM MAAY. PARLIAMIPNTARY. In thle ?? of Coinmmons, on Wednos- 4.ay, Mr3. S. Aytoun asked the Home Secretary wvhether the Mayor of Tynemouth hnd not ?? his authority ill issuing al motieo that all psersons who should attend lectures advertised 10 be given by the notoriou5s MIurphy in North Shiolds, alid should pay ...

... I A. (rouBoll ZDTsI AO M 6) ITALY. FLORENCE, Anm 14, ivano, In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the President announced an interpellation moved by Signor Laporte, respeoting the present state of the Roman question, and the relations of Italy Ivith foreign countries. General Menabre. re- plied that he was ready to accept the interplla-l lion, but that the present moment was inoppor- ...

... The annual meeting of this society was held yes. terday in theaotundo. At twelve o'clock the chair was taken by the Rev. Lord O'NEILL5 The meeting was opened with prayer, The Chairman ?? lord, ladies, and gentlemen, the introduction of the Irish National Education system mm among the earlier concesions to Romanism. which the British nation has been making year after year, at the expense of the ...

... BANQUR@k JR Pi1(fOG1I4A-1LJ.' A grand court banquet was 'Ven last night St T.ishmongers' bnll, Prieo Warden tC aldo62o0 .in. the 'chair. The guess ineluded:-H'SH. ?? his Grace the ArchbIshop of Canterbury, the Barl of Dubile Lord George Gordon Leanox, l.P, Lord ' Altrrdd :Charchdill, Visoouat Stratford do Redcliffe, Viscount' En. field, M,P., Lord Lawrence, the Bishop of Chester, Sir W. Erle,' ...

... SEDGLEY N AILERiS AND THE VICAR. ro 4te EDITOR of ihe DAULY POST. Sir,-A letter, with the above heading, appeared in your Saturday's paper, which letter emanated from the Vicwr of Sedglcy. That epistle was avowedly written on account of a. remark made by me respecting the clergy and not for the purpose of throwing light upon the condition of the iuailers, which subject is carefully passed by. ...

... fI I ILEEDS, APRIM 15, 1869. PATITIORS.-In the House of Commons on Tuesday petitions were presented against the Irish Church Bill by CUl. Duncombe, from Askham, Richard, Rosedale, and Acomb; and against opening Museums on Sundays from ABkham Dichard; and also by Mr. Norwood from Hull to the same effect. BALM SOIrooLa BAZAR.-The bazaar ia the Victoria Hall, on behalf of the schools in ...

... SOCIETY FOR THE PRlEVE'NTION OF' CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the above society, and others favourable to the objects which it promotes, was held yesterday afternoon in the Queen's Hotel. Dean of Guild P'Erven was callez to the chair , and amornst the gentlemle present ?? Ta ylor, riiilie Murray, Councillors Cooper, William Wileen, and lshbertou ; the Rev. Mr ...

... RE UTER'S TELEGRAMS. HOMEWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MISSINA, Afiril 14.-The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer ,Yyria passed Messina at 7.30 this evening en ro.dte for Marseilles. AMERIC A. qu rEENsTOtvN, Aj10il iq.- The Inman Royal Mail steamer Cily of N.ew lo,0 from Newl York, arrived here at 7 AM. to-day, and having landed mails and passengers proceeded immediately for ...

... WBTlMSTAUBSTR HOSPITAL. The onehundred and fifty-sixth anniversary of this hospital was celebrated last night by a dinner at Willie's Rocoms; the LoaD CHANcErLoR in the chair. Toh attendance was unusually large, and the list of sub- scriptions and donations, including a gift of 1l0 guincas from Lord Hatherley, and one of 501. from the Dean of Westminster, reached the handsome sum of 1,7001. In ...

... WHILST the Belgian question is reposing quietly in the arms of a commis- sion, it may be well to state clearly what that question is. A French company makes an agreement with a Belgian one for the purchase of a particular line of railroad that runs through Belgian territory. The agreement is signed, when the Belgian Legislature passes a law which makes any cession of a Belgian line of railway ...

... h EDITON [18a TUIMGPH.]H The Daily Teyraph says it id feared that .£150,000 will Scarcely cover the amount lot by the gas company from Iligge's esnbezz'lenints. An Eidinburgh telegram states that anawers were lodged yeeterdsy by the Caledonian Railway Company to the noto of suspension and interdict raised against them by the North British Railway Company.-Daily Ncws City Article. Ri~rRiEss 1 ...

... . THE IRIS CHURCH BILL. The, following synopsis of Ibis bill will bb found useful in observing its progrss through committee, and of service in expl anlng the nature of clauses which may be often referer to with only the mention of the number that 4istinguiahes them:- After declaring in Clause 1 the short title by whioh, as above, the bill is to be known, it proceeds, in blaubi 2, to enact ...