... TUESDAY MARCH 1.—After the presentation of several petitions of no public interest, Mr. P. Thomson moved that the house take into consideration the report of the select com- mittee on railways, and said that he should propose a series of resolutions, embodying the recommendation of the com- mittee. These recommendations had reference to the com- position of the committees to which railway ...

... 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 ...

... 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- ...

... Jh* union cemented, is a refreshing Jsu d'Esprit, and u.e thank our Bristvl friend politically as well as socially peaking, we think it will at length prove a happy mar- rtage for John Bull snd Hibernia. he shipping list to which a merchant alllldes) shall he pub- lishtd regularly i clever and Ingenious friend at Tintern, is hasty in his Conclusion the Laurels of Scrutator do not belong to ...

... Monday ihf from the L' ^ARCH —^ord H°lland presented a petition ■l^ndon n • May°r« Aldermen, and Common Council of to be made*?1* for the revision or repeal of the declaration Georg«IV a °testant Dissenters contained in the 9th saw many t the time of the passing of that act he fore- opposed the' Cv''s s'nce complained of, and would have thorised bv l^001*011'rf the declaration, but he was au ...

... nml PBSPA-Y* MARCH 17.—Mr. Wallace rose immediately, though there were nof mem- 1 *1 l? n.^ance on the previous evening when the speaker ook the chair, and the house was counted, several were in e committee-rooms and avenues, who would have come in bad any intimation been given, and through that means the public business would have been advanced. He thought that some measure might be divised ...

... tjTIHE SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 183«v THE Duke of Cumberland, the Marquess of London- derry, and Lord Wytiford, ttade their defence in the House of Lords on Monday night last-a defence cer- tainly called for, from the nature and the magnitude of the charges brought against the heads of the late Orange Confederacy. The Royal Duke was silent too long, but t'fen at the eleventh hour the country must ...

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... MISCELLANY. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth, at the age of seventeen, was recently discovered in an ancient mansion, in Yorkshire, which was erected in the early part of I.or reign. It is a highly finished and tnost characteristic likeness of that cele- brated woman, and exhibits her under far more favourable jjMrewnstances of feature and expression than any likeness of her that is known to ...

... DEFEAT OF THE CARLISTS.—A letter r> J dated the 15th instant, confirms the tel* u nouncenient of the battle which took nlar# iIC 30 between General Espartero and the Carlist o°h e p 9tl'r at Ofduiin, late the head quarters of Don Car)6 ti: battle, it appears, was warmly contested Tl °r i- e had upwards of 600 killed and wounded' and6| 3 prisoners. Two companies of the regiment nf r l ,0 ...

... MOVDAV FEB. 29,-After the presentation of several pe* titions, of no general interest, Lord Duncannon laid on the table the report of the Commissioners appointed to select the best plans, &c. for erecting the new houses of Parliament.- Adjourned. ...

... NEWPORT. List of Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending the 3d of March. Inwards.—Thaumaturge, Couillen, from Rouen, in ballast. The Tredent, George, with iron. Taunton, Thomas Perse- verance, Richards; Saint Piere, Herbert; with grain. Ant Tadd, with iron ore. Friends, Gimlet; Unanimity, Rollins I Newport Trader, Jackson with flour. Samuel and Mary, Dempsey, with pigs. Sisters, Bray, with ...