... 33fr?enTTn?, &c. Tune-our or Woaaxss.-A number of the vvorkmen engagedn r-in various occupations conneoted with bailding have turned out b ve for an advance or wvager. On Saturday evening the joiners gave v. in notice of their rofosal to work unless at an increase of wag~es v us from S3e. to 26a, per week. The masters reibsed the demand, b to and on Monday about 1000 of them were going about ...

... THE LIVERPOOL DOCK BILL IN CObMMITTEE. Yesterday week the Committee re-assembled at twelve. Application having been made to enlarge the time for ithe construction of the landing stage at George*8 pier, Mr. Hillyaid, for the Commissioners of Birkenhead, Bproposed a clause to the effect that instead of one large stagve two smaller ones should be built, one of which should be exclusively devoted ...

... ?Rbtrtfgru BOUTUAL WIMMU9iJSDAY, M~Zarchi 11, 1846. INDIA. - CHINA. The regular monthly mail has arrived with advices from ...

... MONDAY, 3MAreCs 2. SUB-COMM35TTEES, so. 1. The Cornwall Railway.-The Chairman decided that the standing orders on the point before the committee had not been complied with. No. 2. The Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumtbartonshire Junction Railnvd-The hearing of this case was resumed this morning. and occupied the committee through the remainder of the day. Our readers will remember that the ...

... PRIVATE CORRE.SPO.NDEN-CE- (A2t. Our Specical CbrrqnoxtuJ LON-DON, SATZ.uRDnY t.Y ISG The political condition of Spain is again lowvernig. asit por- tentons of another convulsive straggle between duspetis~t a 1 abject slavery. The intrigues of Mas:jria Christina icave sc-U ceeded in overthrow,-ing another Mtinistry, atr it haed served her purpose, without pliturc or concession on their part, ...

... The ordinary monthly meeting of the Preshytery was held ?? Stewart of Liberton, moderator, in the chair. Dr Bennie, convener of the committee appointed to confer with the Town Council in reference to the rebuilding of the Old Greyfriars' Church. read a communication from Mr Sin- clair, assistant clerk, acknowledging receipt of his (Dr B.') letter, with the memorial of the kirk session, which ...

... RAIILWAY TRAFFIC TABLE. Last Corte- dividend Week Gross spond at Q cent. NAXM Or rAILWAY. I Pe- ing anlnum. 1Iceipts. i week d1845. 3 &; £5 rbroath and Forfar ?? I Feb.28. 3 161 6 0 0 Birmingham and Gloucester . - 1,735 4 00 Bristol and Gloucse . 4O1Brsoan lucester ?? ?? ?? j, 2 12 6 Chester and Birkenhead ?? .. 27.. 64'4 Z21 3 14 ?? ?? 26. ; 624' 5a2 9 00 Dublin and Kinigstown ?? Uar. 3. 616: ...

... WORTH INOTTINGHAMSHIRE ELECTION. CLOSE OF TUiE POLL. Lord H. Bentinck. Lord Lincoln. lansfield . 99 15 Nottingham . 5. 149 Nuttall 253 1 1 Hetford 732 43 Majority for Lord Henry Bentinck, 1523. Lady Brougharn is rnow en route for England. from Cannes, -where her ladyship 1as been spending the winter. THEATRE ROYAL, EDINBURGH. ,This Present Evening. MONDAY, March 9, 1S46, Will be performed ...

... quantity of dry and dull arguments for and against the Corn-laws, which it has swallowed or rejected, is certainly enough to have palled the taste and turned the stomach of even a less squeamish assembly. And it is not yet over, though butter has been disposed of by a majority of a hundred and two, and cotton-hose by a majority of eighty-eight. Silk and timber and strong drinks awaited them ...

... the more so as it is creeping into general use under the sanction of another principle very like it, and altogether without its objectionable character. The principle we allude to is what the French call extradition—-the delivering up of suspected or accused persons by one Government to another. Applied to criminal offences, nothing can be less objectionable; and no one could do aught but ...

... which to offer battle to the Free-traders. It not offer a single point in their favour. The protection this trade lias hitherto had, has never of the smallest real benefit to the manufacturers; and their customers have both been injured I D Jit. and the trade will never know steady prosperity * a vestige of the protection remains. What arc the facts ? It is said that since Mr. Ilrsk (in ...

... in the House of Commons 581 members, besides the Speaker. Of these Sir R. Peel saw seated on his own side of the House, and 234 on the other. Of the Conservatives, however, no less than 231 voted against his measure; 116 voting for it. Had the Liberals remained neutral, he would, therefore, have been defeated by a majority of 115 of his own party. Of the 234 members on the opposite side of the ...