... FOREIG - FRANCE, The Patis papers are to WednesdaY Theazi. day announces the appointment of Ge'nersi S M&t~ Of0 TUam. at War ins the room of MVarshla Soa, Ib t. Yo as as President of the Counil. Theu Gnera s Peer of France. ahsbeen' created a The Duchess ?? was safely deli eereo a o l'hese journals allay all apprehension rince o closing the ports against the eaportatiors ft 'bte secesstli ., ...

... I - _ _ _ . _ _ , = I T 33 n- ;E R A. rLATEST EDITION.] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1845. Our readers will remember that, prior to the Financial Statement of Sir Robert Peel making its appearance, we expressed our conviction that the Property Tax would be retained, and, moreover, that it would be the height of impolicy not to retain it for a limited period. We also expressed our opinion that the ...

... A. considerable pension has reverted to the Crown, in conse- A of the demise of John Backhouse, Esq., Under Secre- ?? State for the Foreign Department during the adminis- ?? of the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Canning, the present Earl traipon, and Earl Grey. Mr. Backhouse died at his residence, n ,,n,,.pliace, on Thursday week, after a lengthened indispo' iti. -The premises of Messrs. Cuthbert and ...

... PROPOSED NEw NAME FOR THE UNITED STATES.-The New York papers contain a report read from the committee of the Historical Society of that city, advocating the expediency of .uniting upon a new name for the United States. The following are extracts from that report, giving portions of the resolutions with which it concluded:- That it is expedient that efforts should now be made to unite upon a ...

... We invite the especial attention of the Trade to the following report of an information at Queen-square, laid by a man oftbe name of C. A. Davis against Mr. Charles Morton, of the George, Belgrave-road. It savors throughout of the *s blood- moneey, and we consider that the conduct of the two men, Davis and Pattison, should be subjected to a strict scrutiny by the Commissioners of Excise. Ne ...

... I MODERN MIRACLES. The fountains at length of Trafalgar have played, And the bridge from the Hungerford-market is made; The faults of them both 'twould be easy to smother, Did the public pass over the one or the other. DELICATE INVESTIGATION. Hath Page any brains? hath he any eyes? Sure they sleep; he hath no use of them.--Merry Wives of Windsor. Once upon a time it happened that Mr. Dann ...

... : If I might give a short hint to an impartial writer, it wosud be to tell him his fate. I fhe relves to venture uson the dangerous precipice of tell- imS tmebiased truth, let himts prrmlaim war with ?? to give nor to take quarter. If he tells the crimes of great uses. they falI spon him with the icon hand; of the law; if he teis them of their virtues, when thev have any, then the mob attacks ...

... LETTIE IL TO SIR ROBERT PEEL. .I Sir,-I am now about to state the condition of the agrs- cultural labourer in the parish to which I belong, and in those parishes which surround me. I do recollect when the labourer had his garden, his pig, his geese on the common, and even more; but those times have passed away. The negro has been emancipated in the tropics, and has thrown his chains to the ...

... (From the Times.) Although several important changes in the present Administration have, for some time past, been much discussed and confidently anticipated, the appointments which are at this time understood to be determined on, and still more the secession from the Government of one of its most active and intelligent members, are for the most part unexpected by the public. Of these ...

... ST IMARY-LE-BONE BANK FOR SAVINGS.-The fifteenth annual general meeting of this institution was held on Thursday. Itlappeared from the several reports read to the meeting, that the progress of this bank continues to be of a very favourable description ; no less than 2,684 new deposits having been made in the last year. Fifteen thousand one hundred and twenty-four deposit accounts remained open ...

... THE POLITICAL EXAMINER-1 If I might give ashorthint to an impartial writer, It would be to tell him his fte. f ?? to venture upon the dangerous rrecipice of tell- ?? t ruthllet- him prolaim wa~r withmankind-neither to giv no totak qartr. f h telsthecries f gutmen, they fall upon him with the i~rton hands *f thhe la ?? he te them of their virtues, when they have any, then the mob attack, him ...

... I I THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Oh. Monday, the lst inst., the first session of the twenty ninth Congress commenced at Washington. The Hon. J. W. Davis, of Indiana, was appointed Speaker. On Tues- day, the 2nd, President Polk delivered the annual Message. It is the first which President Polk has had the lot to deli- ver; and, owing to the unsettled state of the Oregon ques- tion, has been looked ...