... reading ^EI!• ^5.— Mr. ttannerman moved the second Canta- p 6 Aberdeen Public Schools Bill. the charge fk™ °^jecled to it, as it was proposed to meet Sir Alexandl ''le new schools out of funds left by bridge of Balw 'D l^e ^ear t0 ^eeP the celebrated pair, and th °wine' erected by King Kobert Bruce, in re- ^en solemn^a^nr!014' '? wh°m l,hey were confided, had of judgment t -'Ured' as 'hey ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Sift,—As your paper is conducted on impartial principles, I presume you will not object to ths following account of a numerous meeting assembled in our p'afish vestiy on Friday last—the Vicar in the chair,—to consider the J)io- priety of granting a church rate. The Dissenters of this town, aided by many liberal and respectable Episcopalians, wishing ...

... ) THE QUANTITY OF GAS OBTAINABLE FROM A GIVEN WEIGHT OF COAL. Mr. Peckston, in his valuable treatise on gas lighting, whilst writing on this branch of the subject, observes that pit coal may be divided into three classes, according to the pro- portions of its component parts. Such coals as are chiefly composed of bitumen are to be considered as belonging to the first class. These coals burn ...

... In another part of our paper will be found the parti- culars of the sanguinary battle outside the walls of St. Sebastian. The British Legion, ill treated, worse paid and badly fed as it has been,still maintained the honour of the land from which it sprung, by its gallant conduct in the field. The conflict was murderous, and numbers of brave fellows have fallen. Officers, as well as men every ...

... THE QUEEN'S DRAWING, ROOM.—Her Majesty's Drawing Room on Thursday, was the last that will be held this season. It was very numerously attended: i the dresses were splendid in the extreme.—The King was attended by the Great Officers of State and the | Officers of the Household. Lord Lilford was fhe Lord in Waiting, and Sir Joseph Whateley the Groom in Waiting.—The Duchess of Kent came in State, ...

... The Quotidienne mentions the discovery at Rome of an infernal machine, which was to be conveyed to France, with a view to making another attempt on Louis Phi- lippe's life. According to the report several of the agents of the French police have been dispatched beyond the Alps to ascertain what truth there may be in the iufor-$ matlOYi communicated by the Roman gov«rnmeul to the Court of the ...

... This most interesting ceremony took place on Saturday last, and nothing could have been more auspicious than the whole proceeding. The day cleared up most beautifully, and at an early hour a lofty banner, with the good old-fashioned motto of Church and King, was seen on the site, floating in the breeze. Mr. Wyatt, the architect, Mr. Strawbridge, the contractor, and Mr. Lewis, the clerk of the ...

... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23.-There was some conversation peering the course to be pursued relative to the rejection by a Committee of the Leith Harbour and Docks Bill. Se- veral petitions were presented among which was an im- portant one from the Mechanics' Institution against the law of patents; and a Sir-A adrew- Ague ir-presentation against drinking on the Sabbath. The Carlow election, and the con- ...

... An old officer on the retired list, living at Saintes, in the Charente Inérrieure a few days ago, fell into a lethargy, and was buried with military honours, under the conviction that life was extinct; but, awakened by the firing of the platoon over his grave, which took place before the coffin was covered with earth, he made himself heard by his cries, was taken out, and walked home arm in ...

... PORT OF NEWPORT.—List of Arrivals and Sailings for week ending the 29th of December. Inwards—The Stadt, Lingin, from Antwerp; Jeune^^ for, Leguillon and Michael Francois, Decormiel, Brest, in ballast; North Ash, Hornibrook, with wine Ann, Sully and New Felicity, Stevens, with iron Blessing. Duddridge; Unanimity, Rollins; and PrU^f Ferying, wit}i flour; Endeavour, Martin, with deals; J0^ Guize ...

... We, the undersigned, having been appointed to esaitiSa* the accounts of the Paving Commissioners, hand ia the ac* companying, as the result of our investigation. Feeling that our province extends no further than tee accounts them-* selves, we refrain from making any observations as nected with their management, further than tfieoecaHeace of one or two items, may appear to justify. We beg, in ...

... BRISTOL. A notice of application to Parliament appears in the Bris- tol Gatette, for an Improvement Act for Bristol. CT.IFTON UNIOS.-At the Weekly Meeting of the Board of Guardians, held on Friday last, Charles Arthur Latcham, Esq., was unanimously elected Superintendent Registrar of this Union. A CASE OK HARDSUIP.-On Monday last, an application, embodying the following facts, was heard before ...