... I On Wednesday, a meeting of the commlissioners under the Hull and Myton Improvement Act was held in the Town Hlall, Mir. Alderman Coolkmat5, the chairman of the commissioners, presiding. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen Thompson, Atkiinson, and Browni, Councillor Bettison, p. M. Craven, Esq., and M essrs. R. Boyle, and L. SWest. DRAINAGE IN BLACKFRIARG^fg,;C h The following r t, ined by ...

... I ~ I Thfbilt-ap Intelligence. SOTUTH EASTERN RAILWAY -The Share Market has been a good deal agitated with transactions for the adjustment of the account; but prices, upon the whole, have varied less than was expected. The most marked fluctuation is in the shares of the South Eastern Railway, wllicll were last done at 45.-Slandard of Monday. DIRECT NOpTHERN RAILWAY.-The direct- ors of this ...

... EXTRAORDINARY REFUSAL OF TEN PERSONS TO RECEIVE . TEN THOUSAND POUNDS A.YEAR. A - n - - -A l A very singular disclosure was made the other even. Ing in the house of Lords, in .conse, uence of Lord, Broughanm having inquired of the Kresident of the Board of Control, whether the office of Advocate Gene._ ral of Bengal had been filled up. The Brl of Ripon re plied in the affirmative, and stated ...

... HO USE OF LORDS, TVEDNESDA Y, fldy 9. I qpr.vob -rw~r/D SELECT COXIMITTEE, THE BROAD AND NARtlUW GUAOES-OXFORD, WORCESTES., AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY BILL. The committee met at a few minutes past eleven o'clock The Earl of Auckland in the chair. Evidence insupport ofthe preamble of the bill, and show- log the superiority of the broad over the narrow gauge, was resumed, The examiniation of ...

... -EpITOMsEOF oGENERAL NWEWS. 1 The Queen has been pleased to appoint Eliza- bet ,Lucy, Countess of Desart, to be one of the Ladies of the uedchamber in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Cathe. rine, Countess of Dumnove, resigned. The Rev. John Peel, brother of Sir Robert e Dart., canon of Canterbury, it is understood, has at- Opted the Deanery of Canterbury, vacant by the relinquish- c ...

... On Wednesday noon, a general meeting of the shareholders in the company for the formation of a new cemetery in Hull, was held at the Wilberforce Rooms, St. John-street, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee which had been de- puted to ascertain where an eligible site for the purposes of the company could be obtained. Mr. S. S. Thompson was in the chair, and the report was ...

... I I LONDON, THURSDAY MORNINGu . FRANCE.-THE SARDINIAN TREATY A CA3INET QWLSTION.-The Paris papers of Monday and Tuesday are almost devoid of interest on this side the channel. On the former day, in the Chamber of Deputies, A. Guizot, in a speech of great manliness and eloquence, declarcd that he would consider the Sardi- nian ?? a Cabinet qestion. The first amemdment of the opposition, moved ...

... I TIDAL HARBOUR COMMISSION. I This commission was issued on the 5th of April, in this year, directed to Admiral Bowles, Captain Sir Jas. Bremer, R.N., Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Chapman, M.P., Mr. Rice, M.P., Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Captain Bean. fort, Hydrographer of the Admiralty, Professor Airey, the Astronomer Royal, Captain Washington, R N., and Mr. Godson, M.P., the counsel of the Admiralty, ...

... AND ZEASTE-UDING TIMES. .HUL4I, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1845. nt ly A VARIETY of foreign intelligence is given in another part of the paper. There is, however a- later news from AMERICA; and, besides, there f was an arrival from INDiA and CHINA, On Wed. of er nesday. From the West, we learn that the re- g. solution to leave the settlement of the seat of :e. government question to the people in 1847 ...

... ?? . . ?? On Thursday evening a public meeting of seamen, I and others irtereste I in the due collection and just dis- v tribution of this fend, was blid at London, bir Ed- h ,vard Codrington in thc erair. The Clhairman,i r open- ing the proceedings, went at some lenge th through the v several efforts which had beer niade, as well by him- P self its hY others, during the veveral ?? a since 189 ...

... I The treasurer of the York County Hospital has received the names and subscriptions of Mrs. Fulianibe, of London, and Mr. Henry Browvn, of Davy- gate, York, as annual subscribers of £2 2s. each to that charity. On Friday last the loway Indians, accou1- panied by Mr. Catlin, visited York Minster, inspectingV ilt various architectural beauties, wlicl) excited their greatest astonishment and ...

... - IIMPORT OF WINES AT HULL. TO - THIlE ?? OF THIP, HULL PAcIEIT. Sir,' -Below I send you- account of all wines paid duty on at Hull, for the year ending Saturday, the 28th ult. Tlh6 wines are from 25 different ports, and there- fore I have oil; given you the two principal ports, and the wino has been paid daty by 91 merchants. The total amount of wine paid duty is 152,310 gallons, but 2,853 ...