... faeeting of the Td QuRsounil. A meeting of the Council, pursuant to adjournment, took place at the Mansion-liouse, on Wednesday last, George Cookman, Esq., Mayor, in the chair. There were forty- five members present. The ToWN-CLEaU read a letter from certain inhabitants of Grimsby-lane, containing an address to the Mayor, thanking him for causing a gas light to be placed there, and wishing im ...

... local Intelligm(r. I HULL GENERAL INFIRMARY-WEEKLY REPORT. IN.FATIENTS. OUT PATIENTS. Discharg&cIed, Cured;, &c di d . .. 4 Admitted .. 6 A .. 6 Admitted 5 a, Physician. Dr. Cbalmers.-Surgeon, Dr. Fieldin,. iouse Visitor, Samulel Lightfoot, Esq.-Chapilaiii, Rev.J. King. Vaccinated by the Hlouse rcon 51. The SecretarY has received the sum of £13 Vs1, ...

... SMLTVU in PARVo. Ur. A now Catholic Chapel was opened at Leed, on WednesidWy IUI- so'nnight. Thc light RoY. Dr. BrIgg ofdchiated, yes Placards were ast weekposted up ?? Towes. 'a liffl, for pettyrifficers assal-oidsseaom'' nts eir navy, on bolrd of vesselsfhrom 10 to 121111 gusag.i dlt The reports of the Duke of Bunucleugei viavt to the Cnnilrsef thc being occasioned by pecuniary ...

... Our readers must have perceived that of late va- rious steps have been taken towards the establish- mrent of a Zoological Garden in Edinburgh. The promoters of this scheme would require to be on the alert, else they will be anticipated by our en- terprising friend Batty, who, in addition to his many beautiful specimens of that noble anicnal, the horse, already comprises in his arena, the ...

... | -~ENGLSH. IUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Livefpool-Twelve Reformeis and five Tories have beeji returnrd. The, former 'have a majority of 3 to in the whole council. A Cheste'r-Nine Reformers and one Tory. Leeds-Five Reformers; eleven Tories. The latter have gained seven by this election. Lincoln.-our Reformers; Tories, none. Sudburq-Three Reformers; one Tory. Thisgives to the Liberals a preponderance ...

... STUPENDOUS STEAM SHIP. — Messrs Curling and Young, of Limehouse, who built tiie British Queen, have a steain vessel now upou the stocks of 2000 tons bnrden, being JOI) more than that of the noble ship just named. The model has been materially varied; for, though not so long, she will be much wider. SURVEYORS OF STEAM-VESSELS.—At the meeting held at Sunderland last week a memorial was adopted, ...

... THE PRESIDENCY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. Manj erroneous statements have lately appeared, i respecting the expense and state attending the proper and dignified discharge of the office of its president. The society meets, with a short vaca- tion at Easter and another at Christmas, every ...

... WORKINO T I Jfi~ngs ton DeivilI, W~arminst'tr, wilts, October 27, 1838. Sirt,-Greatly admiring the noble stand you have made in 'behalf of the labotiritig populittioln of this kingdout by ex4 116ing, as occasions have arisen, the mischievous and cruel ?? of the . polW mnmn acti I- venture lo iid yod ?? cc~opanyitg c-ofr~slsoideuice, afid a'equest !you tomake use of it in any way younmay ...

... THEI ARMY. WAR-OFFICE, NOv. 2. 1 6th Dragonn Guards-Licut. T. Taylor to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ponsonby, retires; Cornet E. L. Pryse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Taylor; E. Warriner to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Pryse. I Ith Light Dragoons- Lieut. J. H. Forrest, from half-pay, to be Lientenut, -vice 1H. G. P Tatskett exchanges receiving difference; Cornet J.. W. Rcynelds fo'l4 ...

... pOSTSCRIPT. ?? FJl/DAl'S LONDOIN GAZETTE, DOX :lrN 1NoaErX, Nov. 1, 1838. T rs~liE Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieut.- WMilliam 11eid C.B., to be Governor _ .md Ce.mlalleler-ir.Cil~if of the Bermudas or Iomers Islanis. CttlOmVe'.0'F'C, Nov. 2. MfE, itn relulr-nd to sere inl this present PAItLIA- _,sN.Borosejom of (jhipping 11,/coynbc. --Gcorge ?? Smith, of Sclsdon.park in the County of ...

... -I THE' REGIS'TRATION OF 1838. (CONTINUED.] In Fraser's list of boroughs, upon which the Tories claim a gain, there are five places men- tioned, and numbers stated, apparently for proof, but really for deception. Portsmouth, South. ampton, Truro, Stroud, and Northallerton are alleged to have given the Tories a triumph of 22, 37, 8, 27, and 5 respectively, and the number of objections sustained ...

... On Wednesday mTrurit lsts, intelligence was brought into Whitehaven that a tremendous explosion of carburetted hydrogen gas had taken place in one of the coal-pits be- longing to H. Curwen. Esq., of Workiligton Hall. situate at Lowca, between three and four miles from this town. 1The pit at which this awful catastrophe occurred is called f John Pitt. Around tthe mouth of this pit on ...