... solid beneficial results, of that vast ana important series of legislative measures for Ireland, which we were fortunate enough to be the first to announce to the public in the Daily News. The manner in which that announcement has been received by the press, not only in every Irish city, but in those cities of England and Scotland most interested in the prosperity and redemption of Ireland, ...

... LANCASHIRE. Sanitory Act. —After the first of January the smoke from all the furnaces, s , eam-engiues, bakeries, and factories in Liverpool, must be consumed, or heavy penalties be paid by their proprietors. Notices to this effect have been sent out by the town-clerk to all the owners or occupiers whose premises or steam-vessels will come under the operation of the act. The act, on this head, ...

... By the arrival of the Royal Mail Packet Company 1 steamer Tay, we have accounts from Mexico and the West India Islands to the following dates: —Tampico, Oct. 25th; Vera Cruz, Nov. Ist.; Havannah, 11th: Nassau, 13th; Bermuda. 21st; Honduras, Oct 20th; Demerara, Nov. 4th; Tobago, sth; Trinidad, sth; Laguayra, 7th; Grenada, 10th ; St. Vincent, 10th; St. Lucia, 10th; Martinique, 11th; Dominique, ...

... NEW ZEALAND. [The Charter and instructions under the sign manual, of which an abstract here subjoined, were officially published in the Gazette last night. They are now, therefore, virtue of the act for the government New Zealand, the constitutional laws of that colony, although they will not come into operation until they have been proclaimed there.] The Chauteh consists twenty-five clauses ...

... LISBON, Dec. 20. I wrote few hasty lines by the Scourge, warsteamer, which came in suddenly from Oporto, on Thursday afternoon, and which left as suddenly at 10 o'clock the same night. All the intelligence I was able to give merely amounted to a date, up to which time nothing of importance had transpired at Cartaxo or Santarem. Saldanha is preparing to shift his head-quarters to Alcoentre ...

... Roman reforms, but there is unmistakeaole evidence of renewed activity in every department. The grand blow, as far the capital is concerned, was struck at the beginning of this week, when the old governor, Marini, got notice to quit. His successor is not yet appointed. This riddance is of paramount magnitude. Every amelioration found in Marrai an implacable foe. He was for putting down ...

... THE ROYAL VISIT TO ARUNDEL CASTLE. Arundel, Friday.—The Queen has expressed herself highly pleased by the visit to Petworth House yesterday, and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort was equally gratified in viewing the rare assemblage of works of art brought together in that splendid seat. Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham received the illustrious party. Her Majesty ana the Royal Prince were conducted ...

... Oxford, Dec. 4.—Pembroke.—Mr. C. T. Coote, 8.A., of Queen's 001., was this morning elected to the new Medical Fellowship this college, founded by Mrs. Sheppard. Ven. Archdeacon Clerke, Sunday morning, at Christ Church; Rev. J. L. Spencer, Worcester CoL, Sunday afternoon, at St. Mary's. Di blin.—The subjects for the Vicc-Cbanoellor's prixes at the spring commencements, 1847, are: Greek, Latin, ...

... BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.—There is little of general interest in our Canadian files. The judicious resume our Montreal correspondent enables us to dispense with extracts. Nova Scotia. —More Colonial Copper Ore.— The Halifax Morning Pott contains the following paragraph. The Putt does not from what port the shipment took place ; most probably from a Canadian one :— The ship West Indian, Capt. ...

... THE ROYAL VISIT TO ARUNDEL CASTLE. Arundel, Thursday.—The Duke of Norfolk acted cictrone yesterday to her Majesty. The ancient keep of the old castle was first visited by the illustrious circle, and Mcupied the Queen nearly half an hour in inspecting the Mtoins of that famous erection, which for so many ages wuthe rendezvous of the warlike retainers of the Montgomeries, the Alhinis, the ...

... Uproarious Meeting for Relief of the Highlanders We regret much to state that an uproarious meeting took place Edinburgh on the 18th inst., although the occasion of it (that of affording relief for the destitute Scottish Highlanders) might have led to the anticipation that a pacific conference would hare been the result. The cause of war we believe to have been somewhat as follows. At the ...

... A meeting of this company was held yesterday at its offices* Villien-street, Strand, to take into consideration the announcement the London Gazette of 4th ultimo, of intended application to parliament for power to erect a free bridge across the Thames, from or near Whitehall-place to the opposite shore of the Thames. _ W. Hawes, Esq., deputy-chairman of the company, presided. He said that the ...