... BILLS AND PETITIONS. May 19. Glasgow and Ayr Railway Bill-Petition inr favour of the clause for preventing travelling on the rail- way on the Lord's Day-From Magistrates and Council of the burgh of Newton-upon.Ayr; anl, clergy and el- ders in Paisley; to lie on the table. Glasgowv and Ayr Rail-ray Dill-Order for third read- ing read; motison made, and question proposed, to leave out the ...

... ?? Asuvcurp. EDINBURGH. SA TURDA Y. JAN UA R Y 28. e We have been uoder the necessity of postponing several articles till MNonday, among which are the Pre- miums awarded by the Highland Society; and also, which ne more regret, an interesting report which we had in types of the meeting held on Tuesday last in the Hopetoun Rooms, to consider of the present deplorable state of a great portion of ...

... SIRIT Or TH- 'PULIC PRESS. BErbDGzWATER ELnTicoN.-The hopes w*e yesterday expressed on this subject have been defeated. The name of AMr Sheridan has had no influence in Bridgewater. The gold of the Carlton Club and the skill of Mr Croucher are nore potent than the patriotism of the electors, and ir Broadwood is returned. The second victory within a week which has graced the brows of Mr ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS-Dec. 6. PSBLIC SUBSCRfITiONS IN SUPPORT Or PLECTION rE:T'rTONS. Mr JILEWITT said, that in rising to move the seve- ral resolutitons of ?? lie had given notice, lie felt deeply impressed with the great responsiliiity that de- volved upon him. His attention hid been first called to the subject iry having seen accounts of sotes of money having been sent to Ireland Iby a ...

... Qaleobtian £burrurpi, EDINBURGH. SA TURDA Y, A UGUS T 19. Ireland is continuing nobly to do its duty in the cause of reform. I-Ter elections are now all but completed, and will certainly swell the Ministerial majority idr the House of Commons to FORTY in defiance ofall the predictions of Ultra-Conserva- tives and Conservative-Radicals. The Irish elec- tions are going on as they began, and, ...

... ra[e~ousan gIrruvm, EDINBURGH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28. The state of Lower Canada has already given rise to a long and animated debate in the House of Commons. This was to be anticipated, notwith.. standing the wish of the Ministry to defer discus- sion until the reassembling of Parliament on the 16th of January, when the Members would have had an opportunity of considering the information laid ...

... -NITED STATES. Liverpool, Dec. 25, 1837. By the packet ship Inlependence, which sailed rom New Ybork on the 8th inst. we have papers to St~iadate iechjs~e. They contain~ the President's Message, which eas submitted to Congress on the The Exchange on England had decined 2? per cent. More bills on London vere offered at 112 per cent. premium than could besold. ...

... SPIRIT OF THE F.ELIO PRESS. e GOVERNMENT By HER MA3JESTY'S CONSERVA: TIVE OPPOSITION.-The Whig and Tory. jour. s nals honour us with so much of their notice just y now, that we cannot but pay them some atten-. tion in return. The Times, the Standard, and the Post, have lately vied with each other in reu presenting the Spectator as being convinced of the necessity of a Conservative Government. ...

... E!TTrrn FROM THlE EARL OF DURi3AN1 TO TH T1 EL.ECTORS OF NORTH DTURHAM.I - London, July 8. 1837. Sin -I have the honour to ackcnowledg-ae lie re- ceipt of youkr communuticatioa of the 5th instnint, in ?? you itform inc of the proceedings ofthe elec- tors of the north division of the county of Durham, at thet-oecting held on that day, and express a de- sire to aseceitain my sentiments on the ...

... I Calrbanian OM I EDINIURGIH. SA TURDA Y. APRIL 29. To CoaR.spO- eiDENTs.-` Two of oer R1ailerrs Xrut: pardon us, if we decline to solve their knottv leal ri die. Such duty is not within the limits of oar vauonaD The Lords hare read the Irish Municipal Car porations bill a second time. Our readers 0rillre, collect that in announcing on Thursday the certain ty of this event, we prefaced it by ...

... much pleasure we inform our military friends, that the plan we have so often, and so strenuously re. commended-that of employing frigates for the convey- ance of troops, is about to be acted upon at the Admi. ralty, there being no less than four of that class of ves- sels under alteration at the present moment. This is the first and principal step towaeeds reform in the trans- port department, ...

... Calrbonian trun EDINBURGH. MONDA Y, A UG US T 14. The English elections are now completed, and in the counties it is impossible to deny that the ba- lance is considerably against Ministers. In effect- ing this their opponents do not seek to coneeal the liberal use which has been made of the Carlton stock-purse I but there is another of the means re- sorted to by the Tories, so barefaced, so ...