... EFROM PUNCH*] Early in the present week, this body-newly constituted in imitation of the Labourer's Friend Society-held its first meeting; though, strangely enough, no report of the pro- ceedings has as yet appeared in the papers. The chair (a three-legged stool) was taken by JACOB THATCH, a gaunt, sallow-fated labourer, looking sixty, though in reality but thirty-two. Ile briefly stated the ...

... LE, NOVEMBER 20 [FROM OUR CORSRESPONDENT.] The spirit of reaction which animates the heads of the present government, and of which we have already so often tell spoken, is again beginning to show itself in the provinces. Of all the agents of the present system, the most active, as well as the quickest at divining the wishes of his superiors, is Abdullah Pachs, of Trebizond. It was he who last ...

... -4- The remains ot her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda will be interred in the family vault in St. George', Chapel, at W~indsor, on ftse ovening( of Tuesdayy, the lOb ins~tanlt; nanl, in comp~iarce with the wisbes of her ha'e R'bal lgligne.s, the eremonrny of lying in siate will lie d'pensed with, ood the funeral wdI be conducted with at muchl priacy as a consietent with the ...

... - 1 - ------------ !TYlE D)UKh' oFu IVILIN(,7f.V (N AI'ND ;eL- LIGIOUS LIBE1RTY IV 7'fiE AR1r y' [FROM THE WATCHMAN.] An inaceurata paragraph having apcoarv d in some t newspapere with reference to the subjtet of the followiL 6 rorrerpondenes, we have been favourod by tbe Ih'v. JL4, Smith with cop:63 of the original dccumentH, whi, vc t, much pleasure in publishing, as viry important in t. , ...

... IMREC CZ OP H HERO. Tbe 6ubjolned is a copy of a letter from the commander of the Scout reveuue cutter, giving the particulars of the 10as of thesHero, near Harwibh -- 0 Scout revenue cruieer, Harwicb, Dec. 11 1844. T Sir-I beg leave to inform you of the Melancholy b OFP of tha schonurt Hero of London, with a general cargo, N frein London for Amsterdam, under the following eireum- A stauces, ...

... sits ~~DUBILIN, DEtHVE118BR 16. Into [PPOsr (UR REP'ORTER.] REPEAL ASSOCIATION, THIS JDAY, y Of The we ekly meeting of thes Repeal Assoaiatlon was held ree- at the Corrcfiitfonalk-ifl to0-day. TPhe meeting was, as an usal, ery ulnerously attended MrO-l O'CONNELL arrived at one o'clock, anid was received M0' with loud and eotbusiastic cheering. On the motion of the ,In hionourabiectnd learnied ...

... MADRID, DEC. 19. (PROM OUR CORRBEPoNDENT-l The first and prinoipal article of the bill legallsing the converslon of government debts into three per cent. stock, wae voted In the Con grass, to-eisy, by 132 agalnst 9. The article states, The conversion into bonds of the Three per cent.Consolldated Debt, of the credits proceeding from contrnots, antloipatioss of funds, Treasury bills, ...

... Ftrom the Athena (lifnerve) one of the leading journals of Athene, October 28, 1844, 0. S.:- Major-General Grivas is appointed Inspector-General of the Army, both regular and Irregular, Liourenant-G oneral Church having ceased to exercise the du ties of that office. Prom the Atkeear of the 4th November, 0. 8.:- We hear that General Church has sent In his resigna. tion, and withdrawn from ...

... His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir R. Bowater and Lord C. Wellesley, honoured Capt. Siborne on Saturday with an inspection of bis new model repre- senting an earlier period of the battle of Waterloo, and which is now exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Plccadilly. Hisl Royal Higbuess remained a considerable time examin- ing the details of tbis ingenious work, and wae pleased to ...

... FOUR LIVES L OST, (P'ROM THEO SCOThSMAN OF S&tURDA.X.] Yesterday morning, between clx and seven, a lamentable accident took place in the drift-way, or guide mrine, of the tunnel at present forr tDg under the New Town, in connec tion with the Edinburgh, Leith, Lnd Grauton Railway, which proved fatal to no fewer than tour of the workmen. The tunnel is about two-thirde of a mile in length, and ...

... I as LONDON: Ion ely SATURDAY, DECEMBBR 21, 1844. Ian nal In the mode in which itis proposed to deal with the ur- case of MK.WARD some very important principles are all involved, which are, or ought to be, matter of con- re- cern far beyond the limits of the University of tte e Oxford. It is announced that the decision of the tr. Convocation, which is to meet in February, will be lIg taken ...

... METROPOLITAN AYSSOCIATIONfor Il- PROVING the DWELLINGS of the INDUS- TRIOUS CLAS.SES. 8 A public meeting was held yesterday at Exeter-hall for i the purpose of passing certain resolutions connected with g the sanitary condition of the dwellings of the industrious f poor. The meeting was, considering the inclement t state of the weather, numerously attended. Upon the platform we observed Lord ...