... PABL1A5MENTARY DINNER1 TO SIR ROBERT PEEL. I . .. A . . e ; Ois Saturday seennight, a grand dinner was given by the Conwervative Member's of the House of Commons to Sii' Robert Pe'el, asia tribute of their admiration of his talents, thergi tatitude for his public services, and their ,inshalsen conifidence in his leadership. The festive oc- casion was celebrated inl the splendid Hall of the ...

... catebaonian lrrutij. EDINBURGH. MfONDAY, MAY 21. We beg again, and at this most opportune season, to renew the question which we have repeatedly and explicitly asked, and hitherto always in vain- WHY WAS DR M'LEOD SELECTED TO REPRE- SENT TIHE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND IN A CONFER- ENCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT? And this ques- tion is rendered necessary, because no answer has ever been returned to the ...

... Exstract of a letter from Estell.i vi the 18th in- stant ?? The Pretender is stupilied, and his warmest partizans are alarmed. The Carlists of Guipuscoa have proclaimed the independence or the Basque provinces ; have seized a convoy with money sent from Tolosa to Andonin for the pay of the troops, and have beaten the force which es. corted it. These new enemies of Don Carlos treat him as the ...

... SYNOD) 01F 1O1AY. ?? i e..; , T -U ?? Isflv . The .Synol ,f M'(ts ,lriet ot Elzin (i, t litidnly 2 tth Ilt. I-he friner 31otlert'atr. jlr 11roser of Kirithill, preaehed all ?? serni-on fo l it1 til Xi.2. After 1hich1 the Plisblterybejnl i r lmtisttvid, the ie Mr' I BtaMl litander D)iflts otit orinoulrl I oroil Niolervatnr for ?? erisoling yar. Alfter rou tine bbsineys, .Nlr (Clovr, ltmrettnls ...

... - - - - - -- ?? T T I L z, g i3 E F at T Y c P '7 Z.' 2 r R ;z B Z, Wtvhlouat itfe liceootioatasess. (PIrss, f/il, I Trt./tiitlan. it Afost I ?? ia vi' tl it vv10 ,1 typ eoajlsires level Iid biV [)r Olalnitrs agninst tite Ilstls Onl1imlll ot the tiltit. elibittal ?? of, thle day3. Pultic OpIttioti, ;Ih toay' itstartiting Fr'om the alitotltti's of' It bemleu itiig tindilreititiie It U) the ...

... En NAWESTY'S GRAND BALL lat her Majesty gave ber first hall since her ac- It oethrone ;it IS also the first grand party gepotl ?? New Palaoe. About six hundred c wop:IV erec isqued, and the preparations which have ji~iooti'g fur the last few days were on a scale of u.n- ,,,orand magniis ie 'ly te half-past nine the whole suite of apart- rizr0 .illueninated. The band of the Horse Guards eilhJ ...

... (;TE.4k ACCOMMODkT~c~N IN LEltIl. Yesterday a meeting of owners and agents of Tu steam packets, and other vessels of large tonliege, was held in the Waterloo _lotel called for the er purpose of considering the steps necessary either to el enforce the providing of suitable accommodationi for ra such 'vessels in Leith, or to facilitate the construc- bI tion of docks and other conveniencesin ...

... COUNTY OF r1lNhBVRCif. O il MIondav the aanneal April meeting a ;. old ini tie Hll of the County Buildinga, S r Jelinilope of Craig- hall. Bart. in the chair. The report of the visiting Justices of Bridewehl rval unusually brief. It stated that the prison continued to be satisfactorily managed, and that the aggregate num- ber of prisoners 'vere-males 144, and females 66.-The report was ...

... I G6L ASGOW WATER: WORKS. (Fromn a London cL;irespondent.) This bill strongly interests the Committee fromn the importance of the measure and the city wvhich struggles against any limitation of the constant sup- ply of water. Certain resolutions were come to ont Friday last Cas already announced in the Caledenair Afercury); and the Committee was adjourned till Monday to enable the promoters to ...

... - - T1'he Chamnber' of Peers ?? Paissed thei bill tort ?? fitnids. for the hitrael ati o i, ctii fpd Iii ?? of the~ artn't. l1ar1shal Suillt %-,':IrtI-tly muppirt II til te oeastire, colnjeriihit, with1 much force, that t lie ditttlletY Int partkitlati' Ireuircttel tile ceuitemlit ?? iii- ctease'nn ( wh ic-h , a fter :111, we II ntII) place thatl II''I ai Ii Oil tilt equality wvithl that ci ...

... 'LvouU., m FRIDAY, MAY 18. STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bankc Stock l 204' IndiaStock- 2701 di Threeper cnc Rtd. 93 IndiaBonds 77 7§ d Three pertent.COnsots 94 AnnuitIes (Jan. 1580) ihA Ditto ?? __ 94j 4 Do. ?? (ditto) a 0lf ThreeandHalfperCents. I013 Do. (Oct. 1859) 15 fc Do. Reduced- - 101a Do (Jan. 18.0) =. 7 Al - Do. do. N~ew ?? ljDo:.(Oct. 1590) - FourperCents. _- - F.xchequer Bills ...

... PnIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. (Fromn our Speciea Correspondent.) I LONDON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Nothing can equal the chagrin which the faction has betrayed on their recent signal defeat, for though small the majority, the defeat is not the less to be estimated and cherished, from the pre- parations made, and the banding, brigading, and whipping-in, which they indulged in to the last moment before the ...