... Saturday, numerous meeting of the shareholders of the Great North and South Wales and Worcester Railway- Company was held at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Greshamstrcct, for the purpos-c of agreeing not to nay an additional deposit of 1/. per share, which had been called for by the directors to enable them to go to parliament. Mr. Josiah Jl.vtes, tff the shareholders, was called to the chair. ...

... and perturbations. are sorry to declare our belief that there is no such cloud of dense and dark ignorance in any part of the civilised world, as in some parts of Ireland. To inquire with whom the responsibility of this lies, is to open the complicated question of Irish misgovcrnment. But of one thing arc certain : tho main guilt of the Irish peasant does not lie at the cabin-door. The ...

... his' with n id -Immediately afterwards removed arrc.'r', «•'«—. ...

... Tuesday Evening was altogether a remarkable day on the Stock Exchange. The downward tendency in the valm- public securities, which for weeks past had continued almost without intermission, has been succeeded an unexpected and rather extraordinary reactior Consois closed yesterday at 93J 4i for money, and acco V nt next mouth), with the prospect of further depression fi-om the predominant ...

... Academib Sciences, Paris. —M. Matthicu has been appointed president of the Academic des Sciences, Paris, for the year 1846, in succession to M. de Beaumont ; and M. Adolphc Brongniart has been elected vicepresident of the Academic, in the room of M. Mathieu, M. being the unsuccessful candidate for the office. Medical Appointments.—Dr. Leeson has been appointed physician to St. Thomas's ...

... W« cannot insert, or notice in any way, any communication that is sent to anonvmously; hut those who choose address us in confidence will find their confidence respected. NEITHER CAN UNDERTAKE TO RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. ...

... GENERAL ROSAS, PRESIDENT The news of this action was brought to Rio de Janeiro by an Ayrw The Cyclops, English man-of-war steam-frigate was immediately despatched to England with the intelligence the French ambassador being conveyed to this country in'the ship. The Cyclops reached Plymouth at daylight on Tuesday morning, after a quick passage of thirty-one days from Rio combined forces ...

... the anticipated statement of Sir Robert Peel Tuesday night, developing his measures for the abandonment of the protective system. As early one o'clock, strangers who had obtained orders of admission to the gallery of the House of Commons, began to assemble at the doors ; and, by two o'clock, there were four times many applicants, holding members' orders, could accommodated in the house. ...

... Bristol, Friday Evening.—The tide, yesterday, rose our channel to a higher point than has ever before been case within the memory the oldest inhabitant. The all points, and covered considerable tracts adjacent to its banks. Fields were inundated, flooded, houses tilled with water, and considerable at several points was done to the public towing paths. X nTt ' r the dockgates Cumberland and ...

... The Queen held a Couit and Privy Council at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the Court, Count' de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, and Baron Hugcl, the Wurtembcrgh Minister, had audiences of the Queen on their return from the Continent. Their Excellencies were introduced by the Earl of Aberdeen, K. T., her Majesty's ...

... in the year of his age. lie was born at BibcraeU, poor parentage, and having given early proofs his talent was placed by the Government under the tuition of Everhard and afterwards sent to Rome to complete his education. His best works in oil arc the altar-piece in the Catholic Church of Stuttgart,—the resurrection Christ, —and the patriarch Abraham, the public picture-gnllery; he had also ...

... London, Saturday Morning, Jan. 24. The Share Market was heavy yesterday. Little will be dons till Government and the Legislature have declared what course they intend to pursue in regard to the railway business of the session. A similar disposition to pause until information head is obtained, characterises the provincial mar, kcts. At Manchester, yesterday, a very moderate extent of business ...