Soon after the House of Lords met on Thursday, Lord MEt.normgE, a pparlitly much agitated and in a filtering tone of voice, announced to their Lordships, that a desperate attack...

received by the overland mail from Bombay. They are of the same tenour as those brought by a vessel from Canton last week ; and represent the Chinese as actively employed in...

for the failure of the last campaign in Mika ; and in re- futing statements in the Opposition journals, that the presence of the Dukes of Oamefxs and Aloof mai was injurious to...

THE great event of this week is a revolting outrage against the per- son of the Queen. On Wednesday afternoon, her Majesty narrowly escaped a violent death, while proceeding in...

prematurely announced, actually occurred on the ith instant, at Berlin. FRE- DERICK WILT:t AN! was in full possession of his faculties to the last ;. and was gratified by the...

garri- son of Morella, the capture of which place we mentioned last week, behaved with extraordinary gallantry. The besiegers threw shells into time fortress, which made great...

the report of an attempt upon the life of the Queen. A greet veriety of rumours, many of them eeetradictory, were immediately circulated inn ceeversation, and in late editions...

assembled yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern. Sonic preli- minary business was despatched. Mr. Clarkson was appointed Presi- dent, and four gentlemen were named Vices...

members were assembled for the despatch of important business ; but, as the Morning Chronicle informs us, " by the unanimous voice of the mem- bers, every thing was postponed....

in the fa- mily of Mr. Price, a imohbiader, 1 v v C w gate Street. Mr. Price let the front part or l re:ni--ca to Mr. Parker, a bookseller, and carried on his 0 \VII Ill the...

tithes are liable to poor-rates. The Reverend Mr. Capel, Vicar of Watford, had obtained a conditional rule Ibr setting aside a rate which included his tithes; and this rule was...

Mr. O'Connell arrived in Da'slin, from London, on Saturday ; and on Monday net the ins tut er.sNationalssm:iation for Justice or Repeal, at the t 'ore Ex Aangt.. I le read a...

The journey to Carlsbad is given up ; and it is probable that his Lordship will be removed to Cowes as soon as he is able to bear the fatigue of travelling. Some alarm has...

berals neglect or relit m reregister their votes for Dublin. Lord Morpeth has appointed Mr. Arthur helps to be his Private Se- cretary, in the place of Mr. Norman Macdonald....

The late rains have been of the greatest benefit to the barley and oats ; but we fear they came too late tbr the crop of hay to be benefited by them to any extent : however, the...

The reports of the crops front Perthshire, Fife, Lanarkshire, the Lothians, Roxburghshire, Galloway, and Ayrshire, are most promising, Wool will be a full average, and lambs...

says- " There is abundant cause to be thankful to Providence for the saving influence of the Mathew principle. had any ol' the populace indulged in the use of intoxicating...

from that port this year amounts to 4,8'70. 'rite average of the six preceding years amounted to 4,934. Distress of the most appalling character is to be met with all over the...

Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant-Colonel John Pennyeitielt, of the Seventeenth Regiment of Foot, Lieutenen:-Colonel Riche t! Carru- thers, of the Second Regiment of Foot, and Mejor...

arms of Napoleon which had been confided to his care. The King was on his throne, surrounded by the chief officers of' state ; when General Bertrand advanced, and spoke the...

1;cipsie Gazette, in- forms us that the King had been much insulted by the poi...dace of that city on clap first day 01' the Rtes is h000me of the anniversary of his mar- riage....

st February, arrived at Li verpo )1 on Saturday ; bringing adviees from Canton to the 19th of February. Later intelligenee has been brought by the ON ''land mail, which left...

May 2d, aid written by a gentlemen en his return to Ctuiellet after only a twelvemonth's ;ilea:tee, toil the ode of the colony's griefs and fears snore reliably than airy...

regiment, the Eleventh Hussars. A correspondent of the alforning Chroniete gives the following version of the affair- " An officer of the Eleventh [kissers, at the mess-table,...

convey- ance of the mails by steam-packets of 300 horse power and upwards from England to North America, will come into operation immediately ; the Britannia steam-ship having...

and Me. Charles Wood entered the House of Commons together on Thursdey ; and that Mr. Robert Steuart (whotn the correspondent calls " Whipper," though we were not aware that Mr....

a reply to a request from the Corporation of Waterford to present a petition against the Irish Municipal Bill- " London, 18ilt May 18,0, "The Duke of Wellington presents his...

The Belli)). Grange estate, near Wetherhy, the property of Lent Wenlock, was sold by Mr. George Robins last week, for sixty thonesed guineas. Mr. Broken, the rich clothier, is...

three other subordinate chiefs, had arrived at Sydney, and had an in- terview with Governor Gipps. They wished to ascertain whether it was intended to dispossess parties to whom...

the probable results of the projected British expedition to China. Letters from St. Petersburg of the Stir ultimo state, that in a few Nveeks a mission was about to be sent by...

and friends or Africa, we recommend the perusal of a paper in the current number of the - Westminster Review, written by as sincere an Abolitionist as any one of them, wino...

POSTSCRIPT SATeliDAY. The Lords assembled yesterday at one o'clock, and the Commons at half-past one, for the purpose of proceeding to Buckingham Palace to present their loyal...

STOCK EXCIrANOK. ritIPAT AFTV.RTooN, So little has been doing in the Money-market, that there is scarcely any scope for remark ; the \V hitenn holydays and fine weather...

gossip re- spectieg Cxfia'd at . ,1 Lis ills mother arrived in town 00 Thursday night from Bielningleara where she had been visiting her friends. She says that her husband,...

THE farewell benefit of Mr. Dow'ros proved, we are glad to learn, as productive as was anticipated: the vast capacity of her alajesty's The- atre wes filled, save a box here and...

eddy:el-eat Gravetiod. tow Inth, Vernon. Dom., front Ileac:II; Hilt, Scotia, ; not NVitals-r. Nesbitt. non' dills; and Caleutia, Ch:thoers. Can I dvinen's ',awl. Ai Deal, Ithlt,...

were in- cesseer, tl:e front the Houses of Peril:intent began to arrive. Th o c . ;0 •,y i t. in front of the Pe n ee, mommting to eeveral thousands, t hank by It strong body...

in every part on Mon.:.!.! notwithstamiing the counter-attraction el . Dan"rox's farewell ; the frequenters or these entertainments not ',big w hinny of the chss or re:4 ular...

the feats of his elephant; a much more pleasing spectacle than his dan- gerous intimacy with lions and tigers.

" EE LATE ATROCIOUS AND TREASONABLE ATTEIN1I"1" AGAINST TuE QUEEN. Tor, attempt to shoot the Queen is naturally the engrossing topie of the day. The instinetive sympathy of...

an address spoken with fervent nalmation by W. 1..tev, in which the company who have ventured on the speculation were likened to the "bundle of sticks," public encouragement...

of the French residents in London, and trusting to the ignorance and curiosity of the English, by playing vaudevilles with a corps of incapahlea, aided by two or three...

Tut: present struggle of the West Indians with the difficulties occasioned by scarcity of labour is full of interest to Colonies in general. End as it mar. it will furnish a...

Is an age so dishonoured and inconvenienced by the pestilent spirit of party, and when especially that brutish instinct of sepia- city, so worthy of the nature of cows and...

Sous of the daily journals give the Philharmonic Directors great credit for their " exertions in the production of novelty " at the concert on Monday. First, they are praised...

ALT1101.:GH rather diffuse upon unimportant particulars, this work is a pleasant and scholarly life of a fortunate scholar. With the drawback mentioned, it narrates in an...

TRAVEr.s, The Lire of Thonms 11 ligosQ, D.D., F.R.S., g:e. Sec. late Lord Bishop of Salisbury. the Joha s, Huron!, Esq., rece.., /al • 9maa ander), 'Travels ill Gelman:: and...

the injurious s■ stem of secondary punishment by Transpertat ion, (for wide!: tee are getully indelte,1 to the able and lucid statements hrd before both I b y si r WILLtA31...

THIS volume narrates a rapid journey as far as Constantinople and Odessa, descending the Danube in going, and traversing the Southern part of Russia, Gallia!, and Silesia,...

Dr. Greene's Anthems.: with an Areoiniutnintent.lbr the Organ or Piano- forte. I3g Elm . Alm Boon'. • While so much trash, miscalled sacred music, is almost daily thrust and...

THIS fiction exhibits rather a falling-off if compared with Miss PICKERING'S Fr/Wit, or perhaps with some of her flintier novels ; displaying the usual mannerism of those who...

THE object of this work is to fill up a middle station between the popular accounts of the curious habits and structure of insects, in such books as Insect Architecture, and the...

BRITISH I Ns l'ITUTIoN. 'rill: exhibition of the works of the Great Masters at this gallery, al- wass the prime gratification of the season, is this year more choice than it...

Vi'. Butoos. We are gratified by any evidence that a clergyman has devoted some attention to an art so scorned, slighted, persecuted, as music habitually is by the Church of...

Fnowmts, Mils. 13rw. 0.r. In this number of his useful and unpretending work, Mr. PLowEas, as we recommended, has confined himself' to such an arrangement of psalm-tunes as is...

.1 (-min iletion of Scottish melodies, forming What used to be called a medley overture. The little skill necessary for such an enterprise 11-. );a\ An has displayed. Other of...

GARDINER, Poet:'; " Universit Prayer" has been several times set to nutsie the best known, and, ; , eel:: the best composition being that of Dr. AnNogo. Mr. GAN!,:a1:IZ. who...

Gi,i ,,/s and Ame.dute. Edited h . ,/ W. CHAPviu.i.. We noticed this interesting and unique work on the appearence of its First Part. Mr. CH:item:Ia. has now brought it to a...

DAVID ROBERTS'S Sketches in the Iloly Land, Syria, and Egypt, have been privately shown at Mr. RAINY'S Gallery in Regent Street ; and will be exhibited, by tickets, at Mr....