... n . _ - A select Committee of the[ House of Commons, ar- pointed to inquire into the policy of the late acts re- specting combinations, has published on this subject 5 a voluminous mass of most laborious details, in which I is contained, no doubt, information that is inte- resting and important. IVe cannot help thinking, however, that a great deal of time and labour is use- Icssly wasted in ...

... Ris Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, in present- ing a petition against these claims from the Dean and Chapter of St George, Windsor, expressed his senti-r menots on the subject as follows:- I atn sure that any representation froth so learned and respectable a body will be received with the attention which it deserves, and therefore I should not have troubled your Lordshlips with any ...

... clirr - WI', -. fir etty ? 4 C.,alebaiiiall, D, I he : a SATURSY--4P'STU ia d- Our replytonaic %hl re burgh Times, from a nco rrcode ' ppeared h. red on Thursday, for want of roa ail -nii, It n. to defer it till Monday, for te san! II n. a O- In the Italian papers these is an anie of Naples, April 1, which contamS a long aecs D' K- fe ?? making by the Pacha of Egypt fat iii 2r the campaign. He ...

... N41E7rSPAPE2S. The following statement respecting the present heavy duties on newspapers has been submitted to the consideratiola of the Parliamentary Cornm missioners, by the proprietors of the Caledonian Mercury.] A reduction of the present heavy duties on news- paplers would greatly promote the interests of the pe- riodical press, now an important branch of business; while a diminution of ...

... .1111#. TE CORRESPONDENCE. - Loncon, iNov. 25. -lpast 7, F. o .o A ig inprovement occured to-day in the northern fo- ;A s nlaoges; that with Paris remains the same as last ce poSt' THE FUNDS. sil Ip, the mnoney market all the securities remain in a state to region from which there is no immediate prospect of PC of It lbeen increased to-day by the failure of a very ha ,iet Il;,-tlanish house. ...

... T 'n Leipsic, March 2. The-Persians. who were here at the Easter fair, were here again at ihe close of the last fair, and gave us some hopes for the approaching Easter fair. They tre extreme- ly well versed'in trade and business, and are now visiting f the manafectories in Germany and Alsace, in order to see what goods may be suitable for their own country, and I which, acc6rdingeto the ...

... LATEI IIEVOLT IX SPAIN. w (Froet the C6ntrikr 1iT-ncnise. JW .adrid. Aug. 25. General Espigna, appointe.i General in C hief of the i ?? ?? at Alcalo, slid amounting together t to .t5oO mien of all arms, hts divided his forces into m two flying coluimfins, at the head of which he has Ft placed Dun Carl-os Sexti and Don Vicanti Osorio, these ir troops having ithe route towards ArragoD, after the ...

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... NAVAL I .. - N I - Portsmouth, Jan. 99. ] On Thursday evening the -Thetis,' 46, Sir John Philli.4 . more, returnejlto Spithead, -with-the experimental sloops of twar, Champion, Oiestes-asid Fylades, and the Jasper brig,; ; thaving been absenfit .51nonth,-Crtiing prinbipally about 50 ileagues to the westivwrd ?? for the purpose of ascer- taining the sailing qualities of the- respective- ships. ...

... On Thursday the foundation of this new seminaiy was laid amid crowds of applauding spectators. The scene was highly interesting, in every view in which it can be re- garded, whether we look to it as connected with the rapid J3 improvement of the city, the interests of science, or the happiness and welfare of the rising generation, or whe- .tier we consider the mere pageantry of the spec- tacle ...

... TILE LATE WIILLIAM PROBlEAT. The whole of Sunday the conduct of the wretched Pro- bert, and his unfortunate companions, was extremely out- rageous; the young man Smith seemed to-be the most sen- sible of the justice of the sentence he was doomed to, and paid the greatest attention to the discourse of the Rev. Mr Cotton and Mr Baker, but the others treated it with indif ference, and indulged in ...

... GENERAL POST OFFICE, Feb. 18. 1825. Mails mad LastPacket Next Patckets Destinations. up, in Lo- sailed. due. don. I Lisbon - Gibral. Mal-I ta,& Corfu. Madeira and Brazil J Buenos Ayres.. America - Jamaica I Leew. Isl.& Demerara I Leew, Ist &z Tuesdays. 1 ?? each month ?? each month 8d Tuesday ditto- 1st Wed. dittoW Ditto_ 8d Wed. I MD. Magnet, Feb. 11. nues. Cygnet, Feb. 6. namKingfisher, Feb. ...