... OPEIVING OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-tainuary29. This being the day to which Parlianent was prorogued, th Scesion was opened by Commission. At ten minutes past two o'clock the Lord Chancellor entered the lHouse, artd took his seat on the bench usually occupied by the Lords Co-mmissioners. The other Lords Commissioners were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord ...

... THE APOCRYPVA CONTEMURSY ; L.ETTERG OF ANCGICANUS; CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTOR. So long aS the controversy which is at present raging be- as' tween the adherents of the Bdritish and Foreign Bible Soci- 1 aI ety 0il the one han~d, and the great champion of the Etlin-h burgh Bible Society onl the other, was confined within those a] limits of decency and moderation which gentlemen, not to n say ...

... IROJIM THE LONDON GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JAN. 29. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Grest Seal of the United 'Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for granting to the Right llo- nourable William Carr, Viscount Beresford, G. C. 1B. the of- fice of Master-General of his Majesty's Ordnance of the said United Kingdom. WHITEHALL, JAN. 29. The King has been ...

... MtETTING OF PARLIAMENT. The session of Parliament was opened by commission on Tuesday last ; and public attention will of course be rivetted to the Speech read to both Houses on this occasion. It is indeedof unusual importance. After stating that his Majesty continues to receive from all foreign princes and states assu- rances of their desire to maintain relations of amity with this country, ...

... - The gallery was opened at half-past one o'clock, and in a few mir htesievery seat was occupied. The Speaker en- tered the House precisely at two o'clock, and took his place t at the table. At this period- there were about forty members I present, amongst whom were Air Dawson and Mr Peel's t brother ; and they were soon afterwards joined by Sir T. . Lethbridge, who smilingly took his seat on ...

... BALL AND suprER. An elegant ball and supper were last week given at the hopetoun Rooms by Lieutenant-General and Miss Hay. Shortly after ten o'clock, the company began to arrive, and were ushered into these elegant rooms, ornamentaulv chalk- edl, and tastefully done up for the occasion. At eleven pre- cisely, the ball was opened in quadrilles by Mon. A. Cathcart, Wmn. J. Stewart of Loch-na-gar ...

... PRr ?? E CORRESPOND-ENCE. Londlon, Jainttrv 20. There still exists miuch languor anti want of j nmiv Li t!ve r. about the money transactions of the citv. T11 u Li v e Spelh adtepcedns in P'arliament conneciuri withi ithve been received with a degree of aptywih is far t friim being common on such occasions, aind which makes it et, difficult to collect thle opinions entertained on the chago bu ...

... A4GRICULTURAt. BrPORTS EWEST LOTHIAN REPORTS FOR JANUARY. 1.-AGRTCULTURv. This month, which commenced with cold, rough, rainy weather, has closed in all the mildness of ivay- Yoong %wthcai and grasses at pyecent look beautiful; the plants 'ICe strong and ?? I Ik, ihilt of anly thing too frwarwi. December sown wheaf (of which there are a few fields ill this county) sitc s a ihalihev thick ...

... PRIVA TE CORRESPONDEACE. London, Februarv ?. hA The marliet for funded prlpertY was better suppliea with ar stock tlis mornijg thsn for two oi'tbree days preceding, and te Ihe prices cosequentlydraooped ill a slight degree. C(onsols 32ft o)l at S5it to , for the account. : Ile arrival of the MIiicarvpacket threw the foreign stock exchange into great agiiatiG, as thc contents of the private bt ...

... LEITIl HARBOUR. A great portion of' the public has been long disgusted with wh the extreme violence and persoitalitv which have charficter- wi ised the udiscussions of' the Cormmissio'n for the improvement to Of' Lei th harbour It at that ?? of' mannter is no~w hals,- thy plity at an end-sn d ats tlhe decenctics and ctiurteqijes wh cii in Ought ever to mark the deliberations of' those to ...

... S se. AIr . FRIDAY-FEBRUARY 1. We believe that nothing is yet positively settled with respect to the Commandership in Chief, beyond . the certainty of the resignation of the Duke of pel-h lington. It is doubted now whether it will be put 3 in Commission ; but we maybe able to speak more n positively to-morrow.-Courier. h The Marquis of Graham and Lord Ashley, it is tj understood, will be the ...

... SIl WVILLIIAMI HAfIlLTON AN) THE PHB:E- NOLOGISTS. I. LE'TTEfl FR(th! SI R WI LIA 1` 1-I A',ILTON. TO 'IttE 01(11011ot OF00ll CAIhLr)ONIAN AtflOCURVlY 'SI [i-IaIII ?? to Fln that in Mhint I)r Spirehimfiii iq p leaised lo cal I 'an anewer'' to my e lio , l'f~rt 1;:df ait izste is ('it hr passedI over attogeither, or studiou!ti,15y ci'Siol'i. Quo ti nc Il, R;eZes nlon. varera qittraqv, I h i ...