15 MARCH 1856, page 9

The Gazette Of Last Night Announces That The Queen Has

conferred the honour of knighthood upon Lieutenant-Colonel Lyon Playfair, Provost .of St. Andrews ; and Mr. William Maearthur, of Camden Park, New South Wales. Mr. Dallas, the......

When M. Demets Of Mettray Visited England Last, He Did

not appear in London • but this time the residents and visitors of the Metropolis will have he opportunity of seeing him. We stated last week that M. Demetz would leave France......

Roth Houses Of Parliament Sat Last Night, And Adjourned For

the Eas- ter Holidays—the Lords until Tuesday the 1st April, the Commons un- til Monday the 31st March. The prominent incident in the House of Commons arose on the mo- tion for......

Mr. Parker, A Lunatic Residing At St. Albans, Is Impressed

with the belief that he is Elijah, and that God intends to confer on him unlimited power and wealth in this country. He has twice written to the Queen stating his appointment,......

Alexander Smart, A Retired Shopkeeper, Attended The...

Paul's Cathedral yesterday morning; he then went up to the whispering-gallery, mounted the hand-rail as the clock struck twelve, laughed hysterically, and before two vergers......

A Deputation, Headed By Lord Robert Groirvenor, And...

'Cobden, waited on Lord Palmerston yesterday, to present a memorial -praying that ia the treaty negotiating at Paris, a clause might be inserted 'binding the contracting powers......

Money Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FIIITIAT Aereaxoos. The settlement of the Consol Account was arranged on Tuesday ; when the speculators for the rise evinced great boldness and paid 7 per cent......