THE battle of Free Trade is at length fairly carried from the House of Commons to the House of Lords ; where the Protec- tionists have taken their stand. They have done so with...

Tars CORN BU.L. In the House of Lords, on Monday, the Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first reading of the Corn Importation Bill, without remark. The Duke of RICHMOND immediately...

movement towards freedom in Italy, favoured by King Charles Albert of Sardinia. It was regarded as the echo of rumours long ago current respecting the same Monarch, even while...

pacification of the Punjaub proceeded according to the arrangement, without let or hinderance. There was still some mystery about the pro- ceedings of Gholab Singh ; who was...

THE Queen held a Privy Council on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Bucclench, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, the Marquis of...

The Morning Post states, that on Saturday a meeting of Protectionisk Peers, to the number of forty-nine, was held at the Clarendon. The Duke of Richmond was in the chair; and...

Captain Somerset having announced his intention of standing for the county of Monmouth iu opposition to Lord Granville Somerset, a member of her Majesty's Government and a...

INDIA.—Despatches in anticipation of the overland mail reached London on Wednesday. The dates are, Calcutta the 7th April, and Bombay the 15th. The news is satisfactory,...

Lord Ifeytesbiny has received an official summons requesting his Ex- cellency's presence in London, so as to be enabled to take his seat in the Lords when the Ministerial...

General Pasley inspected the whole line of the North Itritish Railway, which is nearly completed from Berwick to Edinburgh, yesterday week. A. portion is expected to be opened...

The messengers of the Home Office are said to be in attendance day and night, to be in readiness to convey communications 6n the subject of the Queen's health to the Cabinet...

SATURDAY NIGHT. The House of Commons had great work in hand last night: first, air attempt to rescue Mr. Smith O'Brien from his prison,—which proved un- successful; second, the...

show the general feeling that a change in the management of the Library is necessary. But as we have yet more to say on the subject, and our weekly columns are limited and...

for a return of the murders and attempts at murder in Ireland since the commence- ment of the present year, attacked Ministers for their " tardy and dew- ' dling" procedure in...

with the following postcript to a letter from New York, dated two o'clock on the 7th, that is, one hour before the Great Western sailed. " Very important in- formation has just...

[To be moved on reesday the 26th May.] 1st. That the improvement of the agricultural resources of the British West India Colonies Is an object of great national importance,...

STOCK EXCHANGE, rarear Arrkatfoorr. The English Funds have been in a drooping state, and the general tendency of the market downwards. The business transacted has not been...

and Bucephalus, Bell, from Calcutta; Chaucer, Elder, from Ceylon ; Johanna, Davidson, from Mauritius ; and Ann, Softly, from the Cape ; 19th, libido°, Beard, from Sydney ; 20th,...

THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. THE Corn Bill is before the House of Lords ; and the fact that it lies with that body to determine whether or not Parliament shall be dissolved on...

the French Plays continues unabated; and the lady has established herself in the favour of the English public by that naiveté which is her best characteristic.

afford amusement to those who can enjoy coarse caricature, and are not fastidi- ous on the score of delicacy. Mr. Peter Piper, a punctual City merchan t of sixty, by visiting a...

disturbance that showed anything but good taste and temper on the part of the aristocratic rioters. Cerito being unable to appear, Catarina was substituted for ()addle; a notice...

A FIVE - ACT play, apparently 'written to display Mr. Macready and his peculiar talents, was brought out at the Princess's on Wednesday, by the A FIVE - ACT play, apparently...

THE case of the corn-growers being settled, or as good as settled, the case of the sugar-growers is next on the roll. It can no longer be staved off. The most advantageous...

Du. BARTLETT, editor of the New York Album., has responded to our call for " More Information about the Peace-Pudding," with a liberality worthy of his philanthropy : he...

time when a surgeon was thought to do less than half his duty if he only fomented a sprain : he was expected to mutter a prayer or spell over the wounded limb at the same time....

As a correct printed list of a great library is indispensable for its use, we shall notice the Catalogue of the Printed Books in the British Museum, now in progress, before we...

HISTORY, History of the Punjaub, and of the Mrs, Progress, and Present Condition Of the Sikhs. In two volumes Allen and CO. MEDICINE, &rondo; its Nature, its Causes, its...

THE subject of scrofula has inspired an interest less for its own effects, 'though they are bad enough in ruined health, diseased glands, and yet more painful affections, than...

THE current number of Mr. Murray's Library contains three tales de- signed to illustrate life in the German provinces on the shores of the Baltic which Russia extorted from...

THE early letters in this volume were originally published in the Daily News; the remainder appear for the first time. The subject is a jour- ney from Paris to Marseilles, a...

yirrn PHILHARMONIC CONCERT—MONDAT, MAY 18. Sinfonia In C Minor, (No. 1) " Crudele, ah no into bone" Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Reclt. Aria, i " Non ml dir," Mademoiselle Rammeil,...

From Nay 15th to May 21st. Boosts. History of the Purina; and of the Rise, Progress, and Present Condition of the Sect and Nation of the Sikhs. In two volumes. Pictures from...

Swirl and Piatti assisted in Quartets of Mozart and Beethoven, and a Quintet of Onslow, which formed the morning's music at Willis's Rooms on Tuesday. Piatti drew fine tones...

On the 9th May, at CoRingweod, Hawkharst, the Lady of Sir John Herschel, Bart., of a daughter. On the 15th, at King's Newton Hall, Derbyshire, the Lady of George Vandeleur,...

WAS-OrrICE, May 12.-4th Drag. Getards-Lleut. G. T. Jacob to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Archer, who retires ; Cornet E. H. Lana to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Jacob ; A. M....

Twalny, May 19. TAIIITIIEKSUIPS DISSOLVED. Thirkill and Leech, Huddersfield, plumbers-A. and H. Wyatt, Catherington, Hamp- shire-W. and J. B. Musehensp, Stutderland,...

BRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.1 Seened. Koraday. Tuesday. Iroi.s. 96i 969 961 967 96961 e 8 * 961 961 969 969 931 931 951 531 95 9 979 1 971 97/ 571 961 57 10 — 1. 10 101...