... On Wednesday, at one o'clock, a public meeting wIV held at the Town Hall of Southwark, for the purpose of petitioning parliament to grant vote by ballot, an exten' sion of the suffrage, and triennial parliaments; and to place the name of Mr D. W. Harvey, one of the Inean bers for this borough, on the pension list commenittd The High Bailiff (John Holmes, Esq.) took the chatr, and various ...

... POSTSC RIPT. 'I LONDON, Saturday Morning, February 17, 1838. There was little interest in the proceedings of either House last night, if we except some remarks which fell from Lord Brougham in the Upper House. On pre.. senting several petitions in favour of the ballot, his Lordship observed, with respect to the division of Thursday night in the Commons, that Though, knowing their lordships ...

... PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 16. [PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] In a recent letter I gave you a full account of the extite- ment at Washington, arising out of a discussion of the Plave question and Mr. Calhoun's resolutions, copies of which I also Inserted. That excitement still continues. end the de. bate on the subject is not yet finally closed. Mr. Clay has also brought forward a series of resolutions ...

... TIHE MORNING ChJRONI CLL, LONDON: FRIDA Y, FE BRUA RY ?? 1,43'. In the HousE of LORDS ?? Ltrd Blaw presented a petition from Mr. J. A. lxom;i:c I, ai arena for the House of Asscnmbly of Lowver Ca(iAd i o be heard at the bar of their Lorddhiip' Ilouse Ig::i! bill for the temporary government of Canafla. Als, r short discussion the further consideration of le pni en was postponed unfil this day. ...

... I IMPERIAL PAIRLIAMENT1' HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. Thle Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour. Lord DENMAN presented two petitions from Coventry, praying ?? A gesral system of' national education, and that no pretercnce should be given to any particular sect. Lord GLENEIA3 laid on the table certain papers. Tihe Earl of RI PON begged to know Whether it was in the contemplation of her ...

... MR. C'HARLES IEAY. Since Mr. Charles Kean's re.-ppearanlce on the metro- politain hoards he hue, only enacted tire two ('Ii('ir'sp- at' I1(ifilet arid lHjc/o( 1I I. Darbig t he coritinirredt run of' these plays, aed while awaitingI thle occasion just priom~ise for testing his powers in a part very difflireut Irom either (Sir Giles Ovr'rceoe/r), we shall take thle opprortusnity fir a monre ...

... IR1ELAND. IT, no ~ lN PtiND.Sr 0 liir olipt'iftiol to Mlr. :II f-t i' 'Iil That ii 'y Ia order aftromIliriA to rltiS' thle qiti f oil of 'itt L' pih'- thigi- biltv' ?? fitsis obtsiii d, Et c ir V id , 1tiflti's ?? ?? AfteC'iti iiiftit' 11iiv m1ouli hle ; iliiil Impliedl to) a pritelpli s dem.illy set tled. 'ru iotiti~ tt ook plaice on tttot'liid . M'lr. Lpl.; Will Piropitosd Inv I .ttleii el ...

... THE owBOR G HLGk: i. L |W- IT h 'lt gsb , somucb.about liberty whilemt of .psaces-.at4.Uoe turnsi with diugust -hfrediitheiplafiO if tbefr tyray'n4hat they are j,:I and itiss impossble t forget that, while thd y- 00i0t01e ,p'opesp backs, they professed anything liberal; and that, w-osoon as they were. firly, ,fied-they saocrifced the .peee. Q bu0edtheir trpt, apd .orfoeiti.fior ever th6e. go ...

... LATEST FOINIfNTLLXINT El Ii CANADA.- By the arrivalof the New York pecketebipSefeldaat Liverpool, we hate -received. New- ork papers to the 24th ult., iolusive.eing four. days. later I tn s tho intelligence il iia aziodtor part of tAhs .paper. Extracts fromi them, confirmiing tleintelligence ofthe evacuation of Navy Island by the instugents on thee gight of the 144th,'will be;und' below. We ...

... An express from Portsmouth has brought New York papers to the 20th, received by the Gladiator, which sailed upon that day. They announce the evacuation of Navy Island by the patriots on the 14th, without a show of resistance. This explains sufficiently the clia- racter of the rebellion. The moment the American Executive manifested a determination and proceeded to enforce a strict neutrality ...

... I i HOUSE OF LORDS, Monday, Jan. 29. Lord GLENELG laid papers relative to Canada upon the table. Lord BROUGHAm, in presenting a petition from Leeds against negro slavery, gave notice that on an early day he should make a motion upon the subject, which he hoped would enable their lordships to meet the views of the petitioners. The noble and learned lord then entered into a long statement of ...

... TIHIE CANADAS. I UPPER CANADA. The St James New York packetwiharvd t Portsmouth on Wednesday evening, bruhtc Nried Yor e v e ni7)g s~~~g brought Newv York papers to tile 7th of January, and in them news of con-. siderable interest and im portance. The first is the capture Of Navy Island by the Bri- tish. We begin the account by cautioning the rcader against the statements of the New 1Kr/ ...