... IRE LAND. DEATE OF 31S REXCELLENCY THER LORD LIEUTENrANT. 1 I aon! Saunders' News Letter of Monday.) This melancholy event, now expected for some days, is con- I sumrnated. Ei.s e cellneocy breathefi his las at eleven o'clock ont Sunday nig$*ith&e 16Lh{d1nStcs~eacefo~lly, and wfirhobis ] struggle. Abiit haliran hour prekfionsly, $Es extellency rook; a last and afictiouate farewell of the ...

... A meeting of the subscribers and friends of the Lay Asso- Sociation in support of the five schemes of the Church of Scotland, was held on Friday night in the Assembly's Hell, Castlebill. There was a large assemblage, including many distinguished clergymen and elders of the Church, and a Dum- ber of ladies. Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bart. was called to the chair; and the meeting having been ...

... ROYAL CALEDO)NIAN TWORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. We bave already noticed, in a general way, the late splendid show of plants, which tookl place in the society's garden at In- verleith, on Thurday thl 14thl inst. and we shiall now give a list of the prizes awarded on that occasion, and specify sotea of the more striking productions. For fine shrubby esotics in flower, separate prizes were of- fered to ...

... On Thursday forenoon his GracetleeLord Hig h Comijoen Lord BeTha-en, held a levee itn the throne room at letrrb Palace , wthich2 was attended bv upwards of soo noblleen and gentlemen, amongst whore we Observed the Most ?? the Marquis of Bute-the Earl of Kintore-Sir 3. H. Ma rhe1 of Spring}ell, Bart.-Sir Adan isa- of Hjavstoun, Bn Sir James Miles Riddell, Bart--Sir Robert Barclay, g the ...

... FREE CHUIRCE ASSEMBLY. k On Thursday the sixth meeting of the General Assembly of the Free Secession Church took place in the Hall at Canon- ) mills. The centre of the hall, opposite the moderator's chair, was set apart for the accommodation of ministers and elders, being members of court, the attendance of whom might be said to be more than usuallv numerous. The seats allotted to the public ...

... SPIOUCAL GEIqZSL ltN5l. On Monday a special general meeting of the shareholders of the above-named company was held in the Board Boom at the station, C-lasgowvforthe purposeof considering thefolowing bills :-l. A bill to amend the Airdrie and Batbgate Junctina Railway act, 1846, and to authouise a deviation of such raii- way. 2. A bill to enable the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monk- lands Junction ...

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... THE SCOTrIS' RAILWAYS. We have more than once set forth the expediency of our leading Scottish lines formingastrict defensive and independent alliance, and shrinking from the advances of the southern com- panies. The advantage of this step would be that our rail- ways could be worked with greater economy, while it wonld produce a harmony in the system, and all which would be be- neficial to ...

... (From our Specizl Correspondent) LONDON. TUESDAY MORNING. The demnise of Mr O'Connell, though not altogether unexpected, is not generally credited, for there are many disposed to believe that the letter written in the name of Dr Duff is a hoax, played off for some stupid or unde- fined purpose. The account having reached town from Nice instead of Genoa, and not from any of the indivi- duals ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIMNT. HOUSE OF LORDS-MAY 17. On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH the parochial schoolmasters (Scotland) bill was recommitted. The Earl of WINCHELSEA then proceeded to bring under the consideration of their lordships the expediency of esta- blishing public granaries, which ought to be under the control of the Government to be opened to the public only when the price of grain ...

... 're have great satisfaction in stating that our railway sys- tern is now springing into life, and beginning to realise those advantages to which we have so long and anxiously looked forward. On Monday last, as previosily announced, the above accessions were made, being a second and third limb to the central station. In a former paper we alluded to the vast accommodation that the extension of ...

... DESTITUTION RELIEF BOARD-EDINBERGH SECTION. A meeting of the Edinburgh section was held on Thursday, at which Mr Sheriff Speirs presided. Mr Gordon, W.S. stated that he had received a letter from a gentleman in Calcutta, dated 20th Marcb, intimating that L.4000 had been collected in that city for behoof of the desti- tution in Scotland and Ireland, and that he expected L.10,000 would be ...