... on Thursday last, tile own clerk recommended an increase in the salaries paid to his cleiks, Messrs. Driffield, Topping, and Jamieson.' It seems there is a disposition abroad to augment the salaries of persons high in office, leaving those who have really to perform the work of the Corporation to be miserably underpaid. take this opportunity of contrasting the number of hours the clerks at ...

... AMERICA. GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN tub AMERICAN AND MEXICAN FORCES. The Royal Mail Steiuß-ihip Hibernin, Captain Rjrrie, which left Boeton Ist inat. and Halitax on the 3d, arrived m the Meraejr jeoterdajr morning. She brings vetjr important neva. A great battle haa been fought between the American and Mexican armiee, between Saltillo and Monterey. The accounts are not verjr positive aa to the ...

... C.\::Pr S ASKS AT VuHK.—J.M. 14 11., M. II . tn . :up New Yoik.and their diin «li 11:it«m pr day, wo ...

... I U vU LX u LUIG LAJ. - A LOSS OF THE GRANAUILE STEAMER- 1 FURTHER PARTICULARS. In addition to thefacts which appeared in the FREEMAN of yesterday respecting the fate of the above unfortunate vessel, the following particulars have been collected :-Tho number of poor persons who fell victims to either of the two opposite elements-fire and water-cannot be known with any degree of certainty. ...

... BANK DISCOUNTS The following notice was posted on Thurs- day, at the Discount-office of the Bank of England — t he minimum rale of interest on bills discounted at the Bank of Eng- land not having more than 95 days to run, is £5 per ceut. April 8. 1847. NEW ROMAN CATOHLIC CATHEDRAL.-We have heard that the Roman Catholics of Edinbmgh, on Saturday, concluded a bargain for the purchase of large ...

... To the Editor of t:,e Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—With reference to a report of the meeting of this Com pany, held in Bristol on Wednesday the 17th. published in the MERLIN of Saturday, the 20th, ult., the Rev. Robert Knight, of Tythegstone, Glamorganshire, a shareholder and mortgagee in the undertaking, has thought proper to address the following paragraph to the Cardiffalld Guar(iian:- Sin ...

... Impertal Parliamiint I *HOUSE: OF COMM-ONS, Monday, April 12. Mr Bannerman presented a petition from Aberdeen in fa- vour of the Scotch Registration Bill. Admiral Gordon presented petitions from various Presby- teries in the county of Aberdeen against the Scotch Regis- tration Billiand the Scotch AMarriage Bill. Lord G. Bentinch presented petitions to the same effect, from the chairman of the ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTOPN, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1847. -w t w-w w ~ w ?? I The Baines agitation for the repression of popular education has been continued during the past week with wonted zeal and assiduity. There have been numerous meetings in various Independent chapels and Sunday school-rooms throughout the country, of little knots of Dissenters, who have consented to stand sponsors for ...

... BLACKBURN. he TnE FmIN ARTS.-Our Blackburn readoos henext week, have an opportunity of seeing the cek se brated painting, by Herbert, of the Acquittal of the Seven Bishops, which is announced for eah. tion. GOVwRXmENT PLAN Or EbUCATION.-A petitio0 favour of the government scheme of education is in course of signature. Already, a large number ol the names of the most respectable inhabitants of ...

... MR. GRANTLEY BERXELEY, M.P., AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. On Monday, a Mrreeting of the electors *f West Gloucestershire, or rather, of that large portion of the coounty withih the limits of the Forest of Dean, was held at the Speech House, Dean For&.t, for the purpose of heating certain explanatioits proposed to be made by the Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley. The meeting was held in tie oentre of the ...

... wnonsll, THURSD)AY, APRIL 15, 1S47. jpoRTAN-T FROM TIHE UNITED STATES AND AlEXIC0. t . E;LuPOGf, THURISDAV AFTERNOON. Kov ?? steamer Hibernia, Captain , -- ;on, * oe up this morning in gallant styie, mr a c lurl average passage, considering h e tile iorst season for Atlantic *oyages. ill es us*wth important intelligence from ?? Air . General Taylor and Santa ; ii a ,rra met, and(t, after a ...

... AA~~- - , , , _- ?? The usual monthly meeting of the members of this reverend court was held on Tuesday. in the session-house of Dr. King's Church, North Albion Steet at 11 o'clock. There was a more than ordinary attendance of members, and others *who seemed to take otn interest in the proceedings of tise court. The Presby- tery having been constituted. by the appointment of Mr. Blair of ...