... 1 o7 R~0 CONTEIMPO1L A ilE & , FRlND 0F It-(Ties.)-It is no im- . alert of Lord John Russell's discretion to ob- 00lthat he has selected the most arduous post in s world' .a that be is the man in whose case its tields, assun e the most formidable character. A;John Russell has long been the friend of rti other statesmen have taken up particular It lY. ?? and exposed the iniquities of this Or ...

... We extract the following from the .Foihid of China, Feb. 27:- Affairs in China are in the process of development, and though we have little of an extraordinary nature now to tell of, next mail, it is probable, will carry home news of important events, That the braves are mustering in large numbers around Canton, de- termined on an attempt to retake the city, is a fact of which some of our ...

... I ~ TOWN AND COUNTRY TALK, In consequence of the retirement of Lord Monek as a candidate for the borough of Portsmouth in the event .of a general election, it is the intention of Rear.admiral Keppel to offer himself in the liberal interest. Amannamed Malone, employed in Portsmouth dock.- yard saw.mills, wasatworkatthecireularsaps, and by some inattention his hand proceeded too far, and the ...

... TO CORREBPONDENTS. We eanuOt, MEA AYR 0ROH STM5ONS. takB ?? outselre the responsibility of rafuwiv a88. HENRY HALronD.-We canot uvdertoke to insert unMP- ported statements, affecting the arater even of in- formera. C. ALDaELO -The advertisement ehall certainly disappear. JAMEs MASTE5s.-We think a county court judge would look upon it a3 a quarterly tenancy. ItADXoA-Oertainiy not. A. B. C. ...

... The journeymen coopers of Wolverhampton are in their 14th week of strike, through their masters wish- ing to reduce their wages. On Mondayafternoon an elderly female of respeetable appearance threw herself Into the Thames a short distance below the Brunswick wharf, and was drowned. A Dutch corvette passed through Spithead on Mon- day evening, and saluted thegarrison with twenty- one guns, ...

... I -No TEYOR ARIES. sE ByGoNxs.-(Times. )-Englaud ?? now for two entire months the rejection s5l 'trt1ial reform bill. So let us forget and like bands and be friends. With a little _ieltle worst scandals may be blown over. It d (id odd things when we were young, bit :edifferent Men. Lord Derby has grown , rIfoernir, and Lord Malmesbury has pro : li' lessons in diplomacy. That is the minis- Wd e ...

... ENGLIS SND THaU.m GOVVENIM. The following despatch has been published ia the columns of a Contemporary, and since furnished matter for discussion in Parliament, to our reports of which we refer our readers:- Foreign-office, 22nd June, 1859. My Lorde,-Her Majesty's government sees with great concern an indication manifesting itself in Ger. niany to take part in the war which has broken out ...

... oUR coNTA &~ O giiN TJKS BA'?R OF I.-(Zlae.)-7 T A; pleasure in stating that a' communication Dage much ?? from the Hon. C. A. Murray, her W b re ister at Teheran, to the effect that the OAPD S grgia and the Sade Azm 'had declared their Bs hT Pto contribute to the' fund for the relief of nerstulo by the Indian mutiny. When it is con- 'dered that less than a year Fince ve were at war \ ieret e ...

... SHRFrrzD, Friday AfteraoGO.-A few minutes after twelve o'clock thsmriga rm ndosc- ploion greatly alarmed the inhabitants of Scotland- street and the neighbourhood. The explosion occur- red in a room connected with the queen public- house, Scotland.street, and eccupied by Mr. Geo. Fre- derick Bywater, firework.zmsker, who lived in Malin- da-terrace, The room -in which the fireworks were made ...

... PUBLSED ON SATURDAY MORNQG, IN TIWE FOR POST. POSTSCRIPT. LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OFFICE, SATURDAY MORNING. THE WAR IN ITALY. THE ALLEGED INVASION. A telegram from Turin, received yesterday, states that up to the previous evening the Ticino had not been crossed by the Austrians. The only foundation for the story appears to be that a few pickets did cross in order to survey the ground, and ...

... FRANCE.-We are still without any fresh reliable news respecting the congress. According to the latest intelligence, Austria still insists on the disarming of Piedmont, as a condition precedent. Unless she gives way upon this'point, it is said that the other powers will meet without her, bat in that case a peaceable solution to the difficulty would be all but hopeless. The Isipendsncre gives ...

... ITALIAI( GRATITUDE. TO THE ITALIANS RESIDING IN GREAT Birn.m FellowCountrymsn,-Surely there is none amongst us who will not feel grateful for the demonstrations made by the British people and the subscription open ill behalf of the Neapolitan exiles ! All this shows unmistakeable how the great nation sympathises with free institutions and their noble victims, to whatever country they may ...