... . h FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL. The polling for the burghs of this district took place on S Friday at the various towns, all hope of accommodation be- etween the rival candidates (which had been at one time en- etertained) being at an end. From an early hour great inte- srest, but not much excitement, prevailed in the different burghs, and the usual electioneering machinery was in active ...

... (Tronr our Special Correspondeit.) Loqnots, SATURDAY EVEssea. It will require the utmost -vigilance and judicious manage. ment of the board of superintendance- to suppress the oppo- sition now developing itself in the north against the new poor law, and rendering it as unpopular as that in force in England, You wilM perceive that it required all the skill and tact of the learned Lord Advocate ...

... RATILWAY MEETINGS. EBtsT or Fn'a RAILWAY.-A meeting of the share and. scrip holders of this company was heldlin Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, on Thursday. Charles Craigie Halkett of Lawhill, Esq. in the chair. After hearing the report read, W. H. Brown of Asbley moved. that the bill be approved of, which was seconded by Eagle Henderson, Esq. Mr Green, one of a deputation from Glasgow, moved ...

... EDJINBURGJ GAZETT. SEQUESTRATIONS. May 16. ADAM PREENTICrE, spirit dealer and flesber in Airdrie -Creditors meet in Drummond's Royal. Hotel there, 27th May and 7th June, twelve o'clock. Jllav 19. WILIAM M'QuAxs, hatter, Glasgow-Creditors meet in the writing-chambers of Messrs Marshall, Hill, and Hill, WVest George Street there, .28th May and 17th June, two o'clock. EXAMINATIONS. lt. JAxES ...

... H ouse of Lords, May 22. SCOTT (COUPER) V. LE2T1AX. This appeal frora the Scotchl Courts wss in part heard last Friday, and the circumstances of the case were then reported, and it ivas also stated that the questions in the appeal were put, whether the Sheriffs' Court (a small debts' court) in Edinburgh had power to grant a warrant in execution of civil process to break doors and enter the ...

... GAS WORK CLMNEY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONtAX MERCURY. Edinburgh, 20th May 1846. SIB-I observe there is a very large chimney now in pro- gress at the, Gas Works, and as I understand it will be built of brick, it will ;entirely destroy the appearance of the town, and of the Calton ?? and the buildings on it in particular. On the other band, if it were built of good stone, and of as ...

... A most respectable meeting %was held on Saturday, at the Astmai Company's Rooms, 30, Great Winchester Street, of the committee aupointed at an aijourneul general mceting. The followving gentlemen of the rommittec were present EIon. F. Srott.M'. (chairmai)-Jaoscoh Hume, Esq. 2M.P. -Cens~tu Stokes, R.E-MIark Bovd, Esq.-Sarntel Brown- ing, ?? W. Sutherland, I.sq.-llnrry Wise, Esq.- IT. T. Prinscp ...

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... IMPERIAM PALIAMENT. HOUSE1 OF LORDS-Maq 19. COBSR LAS. The Duke of WE;LINGTON moved the first reading of the corn law repeal bill. The Duke of RICHMOND said that it was not his inten- tion to object to the first reading of the bill; but be could not allow tfe first readring to pass without enteing his protest against it, and making some observations on the subject. He could not help expressing ...

... RAILWAY COMMITTEES-May 13. Group 4.-Aberdeen, Baniff, and Elgin-Mr Sergeant Murphy, on behalf of the promoters, addressed the committee, and concluded by saying that he had had a consultation with his clients that morning, and they had thought it advisable to ivithdraw their ?? at the same time they utterly dis- claimed ail the imputations of fraud thrown out against them. The chairman said, ...

... This bill, brought in by the Lord Advocate and Sir James bt Graham, has just been printed, and is intituled a biin to alter bc and amend the law and practice in Scotland as to the service 5t of heirs. It contains 21 clauses, of which the following is an hl enumeration.- 1. Brieves from Chancery to be abolished, at a period to be specified in the act. 2. Services to proceed by petition to Pr ...

... HOIUSE OF LORDS-Mqa 11. The Bishop of EXETER proceeded with the motion of which. he had given notice, respecting the Religious Opinions Relief bill, and in a speech of considerable length deprecated the dangerous experiment of repealing those portions of the acts of Elizabeth which asserted the supremacy of the Sove- reign in opposition to that of the Pope. The right rev. pro- late also drew ...