... The House of Commons met yesterday at twelve o'clock, but uutil two o'clock a succession of desultory conversations occupied the attention of the House. At two o'clock the order of the day for the second reading of the Factories Bill was put from the chair. Mr. Hi'ME then rose, and having remarked upon the importance of the subject, and the consequent impropriety of discussing it in thin house ...

... London, Friday Morning, April 17. The half-monthly settlement in shares chiefly occupied the attention of dealers yesterday. Shares were not so well supported in price generally; but there was little doing either in them or scrip. At Liverpool the share-market was very flat, and prices rather lower, except for Eastern Counties, which were still on demand. The same dull feeling prevailed at ...

... Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company'* Offices, 51, St. Mary-axe, April 7. The committee appointed by the minutes of the board the 31st of March, 1846, to investigate the circumstances connected with the loss of the Great Liverpool steam-ship, on the morning of the 24th February, at 4 o'clock, about ten miles from Cape Finisterre, report :— That having read the letter of the late ...

... the bill relative to the Bordeaux and Cette Kailway. The subsidy proposed by the government amounted to 18 millions of francs, 6 millions of which were called for by the branch to Castres, which was rejected in the previous sitting. M. Mortimer Ternaux was of opinion that the subsidy should be reduced to 12 millions. The committee could not agree to this, and subsidy of 15 millions was voted ...

... done the exigency of accessary, and notliing more. Trade from hand to mouth ; in some eases it is to till short even of that limited progress. The N of interchange already checks production, nmn have begun to put their people upon at-. This is the first step in the career of prill intimates to the operatives that they way for becoming joint-stock starvation *-• The loss to the country is ...

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... and Prince Albert. ?ral Mr. P. Buchanan and Major Fagan had interviews yesterday with Mr. Secretary Gladstone at the Colonialled. office. no Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonialron office from the Governors of Hong Kong and Ceylon. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India ela colonies. A deputation respecting New ...

... A numerous meeting of British subjects took place on Wednesday, in the great room of Lawson's Bedford Hotel, in the Uue St. Honore, to vote a congratulatory address to King Louis Philippe, on his late providential escape from assassination. Amongst the gentlemen present were, —the Duk-j Montrose, the Earl of Gilford, Lord Gray of Gray, Lord Decies, Lord Cantalupc, Viscount Dillon, General Sir ...

... confidence find their confidence respected. NEITHER CAN WE UNDERTAKE RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 25,1846. In the House of Lords, last evening, after the presentation of various petitions, Lord Campbell moved the second reading of the Deodands Abolition and the Death Accidents Compensation Bills, observing that he had been told that the railway interest in the House ...

... Customs Bills Lord Brougham has threatened to take them • within a fortnight « The Votes give no their progress. 0l We have not yet forgotten the consternation dismay struck into the ranks of the League, when an early period of their career, Lord volunteered to undertake the management tk«, case. A formal offer of his sen-ices was made by of his numerous emissaries. The League were all in ...

... chome to address us confidence will find their confidence respected. NEITHER CAN UNDERTAKE TO RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. We shall (clad to hear from A Law Reformer. ...

... choose to address us in confldcnce will find their confidence respected. NEITHER CAN UNDERTAKE RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. ...