... INCUMBERED ESTATES BILL FOR I v IRELAND. The Incumbered Estates Bill for Ireland, as it n came from the Lords, was a piece of worthless M legislation. As altered, since it reached the Com- V t mons, it promises to secure the object for which it was intended-to render land in Ireland a sale- a able commodity. Generally speaking, landed pro- f perty in that country is not at present marketable. ...

... MEETING OF THE RATE-PAYERS OF THE d MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WEST bXRBY lie Last night a very numerous meeting of the rate pavers of the municipal district was held at the Publia office ,L Harper street, Low hill, to express their Eentimn.,t respecting the very serious and alarming increase of the enrates, especially the paving and general rate. The met. ing was called by the honorary overseers, ...

... u-m.n, nn, hm W fWICMS, 8t Triest(, 39far let 3Intelliltlrenc Os SKRIL, Tias HFeii Sasetirr.-On Thursd ianyraing It it tasied that Sir Thai. G. Heekethb B. t b t Was er rcounty of Lancaster, intended to L - bgb e ff for the P50through the towne rout to Liverpool, to moeet the jiudge for the ensu ng ten o'clock, the inhabitants, (hundred of vho About ,muster of the leading gentry (of the tqI' a ...

... ILetteLd. neCHioLLrRA. GE ve' To the EDITORS of the Li rERPOOL MERCURY. Rope rly Gi.NTLEMZN,-1n your paper ot Tuesday las', appeared tied ta-a~letter trunk George Stuart Hawthorne, At-D. The layin writer assumes it id a reply to rem irki oft mine triat pro. treati t ceded it iii your journal. Trio style ho hasl chosen to for h adopt, I dhuulu regret to imit ite; vulgarities cannot iierve ire ...

... At the distribution of prizes, on Thursday evening intelle last, Mr. M'Il1veen, the head master of the Lower offspri School, delivered an excellent address, to which we a1 soul were only enabled briefly to allude in our paper of stand iFriday. We have now great pleasure in laying to thet it before our readers in exteeeso. Mr. M'Ilveen poany said:- cantar For the last eight years, on all ...

... Tl The only business transacted in the Lords on r.t; Thursday and Friday, beyond the mere reception of' 010 petitions, was the second reading of a bill to remove fhe, certain doubts as to the duties of overseers in cities nany ar~d boroughs.-n Monday as the arae eahi dearth of occupation, only one bill, namely that to lnT secure the inspection of such pauper asylums as that lianr of Tooting, ...

... NORWICH UNION FIRE INSU- RANCE OFFICE. ; On Tuesdav, the 9.h instant, the annual general F meeting of the proprietors of this institution was held at Vi the society's office, in Surrey-street, agreeably to public notice in each of the Norwich newsaapers, and ii the Pr! i London Gazelle. At twelve o'clock, between forty and tl fifty gentlemen had assembled in the board-room, and ol ; the ...

... ALLEGED ADUL'rERATION OF LiRD. s, To ?? EDITORS of the LikEXRPOOL HRRC7R. - 2, GENTLEaMEN,-Will yon oblige rme by inserting in your columns, to morrow, the enclosed paragrpaph, which e appeared in the Liverpool Courier of Wednesday last; t113 Ctpy of'niyletterand iheditor'sreplyi.oweieclosed. pr e -I am, sir, yours reopecefully, sa 3c PETER BANCROFT. r, IVappilg, Fetruary let, 1849. 20 0. ...

... I TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDING.8 I I ;: .: z, n At w A1Di~4,Jna, 7. poiinla The usual monthly loeeg was held this day. Ths sattend. Th ncofmmesweotuweu.Incadditica tolihe routine, O the preceedtogs,' the Wre serm vem rawl be tions. flOtica of which hud eQhOwes been given. : b O F10ANCE COMMITTED. uien so to The irssdnaO ll~nutelnandrmnuai ns t the t5appoint Mrfe J1. H. falaly t6 the aituation of ...

... We W q II I 0 @b r) titad FRANCE. A serious riot broke out on the 25th ult., at Abbe- ville, in consequence of the people rising to prevent I the embarkation of' a cargo of' potatoes intended for I England. The troops and National Guards were called out, and succeeded in putting down the riot without bloodshed. The Mloniteur of WednesdaY publishes a decree of the National Assembly, authorizing ...

... JOHN OF TUAM AND -THE GODLESS 4il COLLEGES. WC The Froegeanm's Journal has published a letter from fro tbe Momt 15ev. Dr. Al'Hale, dated 1Rome. Feast of ur St. calIxtus, 18411, addressed to the clergy and all faithful of the diocese of Tuam, announcing the condemnation of the proposed colleges, and also a YE copy of the Papal reicript, with a translation In his'address, Dr. M 1-tale thus ...

... The weather has been delightfully fine since our last, ant Yesterday morning we had several most refreshing and Ld seasonable showers, which extended over the whole island, A lo and will, we feel assured, do much good to all the growing Che crops, which are represented as standing in need of des be moisture. J During the past week our market has been moderately me In supplied with fine fresh ...