... - POOlt LAW RATING IN THE BARONY PARISH. ' PnZ r t Tn -rrr'rr-,c IP7ItIC XZEETINSG. I1 A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Barony Perish, con- t] vened by the LoYd Proves;t in compliance with a requiisition signed a by upwvards of 200 gentlemen, was held on-Monday, in $thsaer- n chants' Hall, Huteheson Street, for the puijoseoftaking int& con- - sideration the system of rating for the ...

... , ?? Ie If 7- 1850-51. n I ' - Wm. Phillips, Esq., Provost. ?? Kirkland, Charles Burgess, John CAmpbell, John Connel, s Esqrs., Baities. Mr. Hugh M'Farlane, jun., Treasurer. oMessrs. Wm. Russell, Wmn. Burns, John Brown, James Stirrat, e Win. BaEhop, John Smith, Peter Jack, Andrew Nairn, e Wm. Mt'Kean, CUoscreor. d . Messrs. Martin & Lodge, Towe Clerks. a Mr. J. Lorisner, Towis Ohuuserlain. - ...

... CALEDONIAN & DUMBART'I'ONSHIRIE JUNCTION RAILWAY. C . Thec half-yearly ordnary~l grenweral rneeting of the shareholderse of this colipity was htch in thc Quoet's Hotel, George Square, I (11 M Weinesday-Peter Blackburn, Esq., in the absence of the b Chailmal (Jamies Baird, Esiq.), in the chair. After tlhe reading ofthe advertisement ctalling the meeting, TI'h4 ClAImml\; begged to apologise for ...

... A Cabinet Council was held on Tubsday afternoon at the Foreign Office. The ?? of Lansdowite arrived in town previous to the meeting from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, and was present at the Council. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morn- ing from his seat, Broadlands, Hats, and attended the Council. Tho other Alinisters present were Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George ...

... T II E FUND S. .1 xi O a x U ~- ' ?? lvecrizd(t5 veoning. A An improvoment in tlho French funds Caused the English ,,arket a to open this mnorninig with a slight IncreasO of firmness, bet thore lan was little buisli Ps trausatd throaghut tho day, an oad th 06k to 1, and loft off at 964 to R. For tho 12th of F'ebruar'y thle laot A price was 06k4. Bank Stock closed 214 to 215; iteduced, 971 to 0 ...

... , To aee Editor of the Glasgow Herald. Sir,-I have been induced for some years past to pay attention , to the Poor Law'question in Scotland, and as it seems undeniable that it-iamost important, in.a social point of view, not only in such I a city as Glasgow, but is of growing importance over all the king- I dora, I am tempted td address you at present.. I *With. such an influx of Highland ...

... (MIIl\(,WV ?? ?? PolICE BOARH). e \n d~i nov; ieUt. fhilldtit l hi:lndw ?? AIl. Sir d'0l LeS Anlderson, Lord Proevst, ill the chilir. ($ I ?? pa..ll llhowe -t 1o1 (. ifol tile , sifipllinig ! gill Ii) the0 lE.tultliShlliiit, 3 oil.':iiit1 .II !;:I~teu tha~t tille int.IeL~i .U o' I~lamps fronts 20)tl Dfeconihcr, 18'19, to !(I ?? Deo'omber, 18 tS5, had boeeji-il tile Ceiit''l Distriet 2&9 ; 1t ...

... PACKET BOATS.-GENERAL POST-OFFiCL- 1T, -: 1 ?? - Mxv~S . Destinatlons Mlalils desnprhed: Las: Parle-t bOY! 7. 1- from Lldolln ! 314 3 17 , 15 SOUTRAMNPTO SrATro. Ij 1 a Lisbon ?? . (By Day Mail) 16 a Spain ?? .. ; , 1Th, t& 27th a ;. 1105 16 i Gibraltar ?? of every moclth. l 14 Gibral 1,rlaln ,Greece, d t> 3 12 f and `hani IslacS dst 20th of every Itcpen, IN g il | Egypt, Ceylon, India [ ...

... GOVAN PAROCHIAL BOARD, On Tuesday at twelte o'clock noon, the half-yearly statutory 'meeting of the Parochial Board of Govan Parish was held in the 'parish church, to revise the roll of paupers, and to transact other t] business. The Rev. Dr. Leishman occupied the chair.: The ad- vertisement calling the meeting having been readby Mr. Kirk- wood, inspector, ai ?? I . Dr. STEWART asked the ...

... at) D 0 N~iD E C E xMBER 28. Surgical Zl0nateers Wanted.-Communications were made on Friday fro'm the City electric telegraph to the medical authorities at Edinburgh and1 Dublin, requesting them to obtain volunteer surgeons to proceed to Jamaica an~dother West India islands to give assistance in'the cholera cases.-Standard. North Britain Command.-Major General Riddell, U.R., commanding the ...

... PLEA~SURE TRIP TO D UMFRIES. We wvere oil Satuiday gratified by being enabled] to Joinl an a very numerous pleasure partl rtetlno n Soulth- vIL WI ?? t iufre-ei Queen of' thcSoth- e forl ing one. of' Wrtein ost extonsive railway excursions which so has ever left Wlasgow. Th'le train' also Carried passenger-s to ftim M1anelinille, in thleC vicinlity, of whlm II is the(, beautif'ul and seta- oti ...

... I d- ?A.^iDTVJ l rwfixuuaian nunZaL.I a An adjourned meeting of the Parochial Board of the Parish of! il Gtlasgow was held on Tuesday, inl their Board-room, Tow Mes- tl ?? MU'Dowall, Esq., in the chair. After the usual formal proceedings, the minates of the Sanitary d Committee were read. On the motion that these be adopted, e, M r. GILxOUlR stated that the committee appointed by the Board re ...