... A meeting, convened by the promoters'of this Association, was held last evening, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, Leicester-square, for the purpose of explaining the principles and objects of this society, and making them more generally known than they are ait present, jfr. Walesby, one of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex, the President of the Association, was in the chair ...

... of an early election for the southern division of this county. Within the last few days rumours which had previously been in circulation, an intention the part of government to create several additional peers, have acquired greater probability and consistency. It is now pretty generally believed that after the bill for altering the corn-law has passed the House of Commons, several individuals, ...

... INCREASE OF THE INDIAN ARMY. (From the Calcutta Star, Feb. 7.) It was stated in the last overland that six regiments of irregular cavalry were to be raised immediately the Bengal presidency. The European officering of the new lcvy has been completed, and the names of Captains Mayne and Fisher will, with pleasure, be observed on the list of commandants. A second regiment of Scindc horse has ...

... TO-DAY. Durham and Sunderland, meeting, Sunderland 12. Leeds and Thirsk, call 21. 10s., Glyn's. Great North of England, 30/. shares, call 61., Drewctt and Fowler. Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct, deposit of If. returned at Wigan. TO-MORROW. Sheffield and Manchester meeting, Sheffield. ; Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool ana Manchester direct, deposit of 1/. ...

... Monday Evening. Consols opened this morning with a slight advance on the last prices of Saturday, and dealers showed their confidence by purchasing up to 96* for Money. That quotation was not long, however, maintained, sellers made their appearance who seemed disposed to act rather freely. After some inconsiderable fluctuations therefore the prices settled at the close at 96y to for Money, and ...

... entered the army as ensign in whol» ,n - year IS°O. a served during the 4 'il i» 'Ith?1 th ...

... with our private correspondence, are wholly destitute of interest. The sitting of Saturday, in the Chamber of Deputies, was principally occupied by the hearing of petitions. Three new bills were also presented by the Minister of the Interior. The first, concerning foreigners, refugees in France ; the second, grant of 200,(XX)f. (8,000/.), for the celebration of the days of July; and the third, ...

... Diplomas granted to Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons.—From the returns just presented to the House of Commons of the number of candidates examined, and diplomas and licenses granted by, the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons in the United Kingdom, in three years, ending December 31, 1844, it appears that, in 1842, the Royal College of Physicians of England examined for diplomas or licenses ...

... particulars already 0t seemed so stunned by the facts «* ven * «, return to power of Narvacz—a power sudden made absolute—and the virwh! of all freedom of the press that -m to require some time to recover it would set' t jj n , anwhile councils are fro 1 j there arc reports of many forthcoming tUil.v particularly specified is that of measures. Finance, who is said to be unremittho Mmurtcr , ...

... of any interest. The Heraldo alluding to the suspension of the Tiempo by the Government, declares that it had brought the punishment on itself exceeding the bounds of moderate and legitimate opposition. The same journal contradicts the report of the conclusion of a contract for the loan of 200 millions of reals for the construction of roads. It state that the Government has received offers ...

... London, Monday Morning, April 6. Shares remained on Saturday without alteration, but without business. Scrip was altogether out of the question for regular dealing, and the few bargains which passed were entirely forced. At Liverpool, though the quotations for some stocks were a shade better, the general tone of the market did not improve, and the business was extremely limited. The Manchester ...

... had been drinking freely, lost his footing, he was standing the frame of his window, which was open, driving in a nail, and falling in the street was killed on the spot. Tiif. Colliery Disturbances in the South of France. —The following is an account of the riots at St. Etienne. We borrow it from Le Rhone : — On Saturday, the miners of Gagne-Petit, to whom an augmentation of salary, 25 ...