... ROYAL SCO-ISH SOCIETY OF ARTS. The society met in the hall 91, Prince's Street, on Mondavy 22d November 1847-George Buchanan, Esq. civil engineer, F.ThS.E. President, in the chair. The President on taking the chair addressed the meeting es follows:- Before proceeding to the business of the evening, I beg to return my sincere thanks for the honour you have done roe in electing toe as president ...

... HLLYMAEXET THEATRE. The long dramas produced of late have not been successful, andwvhile the number brought out has been far greater than at previous epochs, the oftener has occurred to us the painful dtcy of recording failures more or less respectable. The course of failures seems at last happily interrupted, and we may declare the fate of Mr Lovell's new play to be a legiti- mate success. ...

... THE BERMONDSEY MURDER ed SOUTHWARK POLICE OFFICE—Ott. 5. — FINAL EXAMINATION, AND COMMITTAL OF MANNING AND nS WIFE FOR THE MURDER OF PATRICK O'CONNOR. This afternoon, at two o'clock, having been fixed upon by the Magistrate, Mr Secker. for the final examination of Man- ning and his wife, the court and neighbourhood were as dense- ly thronged as upon former occasions. Eve' n the platform upon ...

... MAY 31. The Assembly met to-day at 12 o'clock. Dr Robertson gave in reasons of dissent fro ofthe Assembly the previous erenin m the judgment Sustaining the of the question of relevancy by the Presb: ytery of Paisley in the libel served by them upon the Rev. Mr Wood of Kenfrew, On the motion of Dr Bryce a com Mittee was 8ppointed to consider the regulations for the inducti the overtures on the ...

... The society met in the hall, 91, Prince's Street, on Monday, e 28th Feb.-George Buchanan, Esq. F.R.S.E. president, in the ti chair. mn The following communications were made:- ci l. At the request of the council, an Exposition on the P' Strength of Materials, particularly Cast Iron and Malleable PI Iron, and their application in the construction of Railway V Bridges (Part 1.) was given. By ...

... GRAND HORTICTTITMAL EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION AT THE ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Saturday last closed the month of July with one of those ocular demonstrations of Nature's bounties, in which she per- mits art so delightfully to assist her. At these gardens, in respond to invitation announced by advertisement in the pub- lic prints, thu horticultural community came out in first rate style; and ...

... ADvxrNTtaRES OF AX AIDE-DE-CAMP; or a Campaign in Xi Calabria. BvJamesGranit,Esq. Svols. London: Smith, Elder, & Co. wI The author of ; The Romance of War, a work in deserved favour with the public, has again essayed to gratify the gene- cl; ral taste for sketches ofstirring adventore in the tented field or beleaguered fortress, and the brief but brilliant campaign foi in the Calabria%, ...

... TaE THEATRE. On Tuesaiar evening Miss Kermbla closed her engagement, as Mariann a in the Wife of acantua, and Juliann in that livel- play tle lhoneymxnoon. The house ws densely filled in every part, and a very hrilliant circle occupied thee boses. Alto ?? the reception of this great tragedienne, and ot'herwise exquisitely refine actress was entlcusiascic. bet not more than, she richly ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE— May 28. At this morning’s market there was a very scanty show of wheat. The trifling nature of the supply induced factors to ask more money, and in partial instances last cur- rency was exceeded by 1s. per qr. Foreign wheat was freely offered ai former rates, without leading to extensive sales. English barley was scarce, and supported its former value. Really corn was ...

... I jjj? VEIFIRAN Sc)?!)JEII. I ?? the vrbetrolt soldier. otl. Ili fare No ieerv mso rivitlol ttoitol 'mitd tlti dlin ore t^ttlla' et'itr. Ot' lttito ttaitrtteereimnvt lle isol treel forrioa-t. ever it ie p-t Not ?? to 1td1 ...

... PROPOSALS FOR A GYNXCOCRACY. ADORfESSED TO A LATE RAO2iCAL MiEETING. (From the Ti'mes) ^uf r- : Qoas i pa decgsi slqas Camilla ier- -; Delit, 4cacjsqllebonas belliqoe ojinietras.- irgi/. ng - s Wilig Reform bhaijeitXarir; ; lhe And notie f us are )et canneilt. E a Sepanse, my friendS by way of change, We try a Fenaale Perlriament; n i And since, of iate, with he 3ii. P.s me We've fared sb ...

... ig When Mr. Trait, at the commencement of the r- yearyproposed to reduce the price of his Magazine is fro m half-a-crown to a silliing, without making as' any corresponding reduction either in the quantity at or quality of his materials, and trusting for in- I demnification solely to a largeprospective increase h, of circulation, we confess we exclaimed The' ?- man is moon-struck; the thing ...