... The signs of immense political and social changes! multiply on all hands. They are visible equally in the new and kindly interest evinced by the aristo. cracy in question, affecting the rights and interests of the masses, and in the more enlightened,indepen. dent and determined progress of the working classes the mselves. Those who devoted themselves some years ago to the advocacy of the ...

... a In the latter period of last week, a young man r named John Bourne, respectably attired, took up his n i- residence at Mr John Cox's, the Ord Arms Inn. r . Scotswood-road, Newcastle, for the ostensible pur. t , pose of being trained by Ifenry Clasper to row a s skiff match at Manchester, and Mr Cox, in order to ] r nake him comfortable, gave up his own sleeping u o apartment, in which was a ...

... ?.Tljc Oottrt. lIER MAJESTY'S SrATE BALL.-(Continued from I the Court Circular of Saturday.)-Her Majesty and Prince 2 Albert, accompanied by their RR.HH. the Duchess of I Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, vnd Prince George, and f.S.11. the Prince of Leiningen, returned to t the ball-rooms after supper, and dancing was resumed. l1cr Majesty's piper, performed seieral pieces. Her blejestv ...

... RAIL WAY NEITS. The share market was rather more firm yesterday, but without much activity of business. Therc Nvas not much business dens yesterday at Liverpool, but prices were steady. There was a better feeling in the Manchester market, and a fair 1)usiness was done at slightly bettsr prices than have prevailed for several days. Manchester and Birminglsham A Q arters were done at dl.5 pem. G ...

... SCO TLANkD. EDINBURGH, M&Y 13. The weather still continues unfavourable for vege- tation. The wind is indeed westerly, bat rain comes so often as to prevent that steady heat that is now essential to protzress. Nevertheless, the trees and fields have a healthy and fresh appearance. Road reform will likely become a movement ques- tion in Scotland. An influential meeting has been held in Ayr for ...

... 443tief (fCronicler of tfe gimes. - _ _- _ : , -. - - l Miss Martineau has arrived at Jerusalem, from Egypt. The Ten Hours Bill 'will come under the consideration of the House of Lords on Monday next, the 17th instant. The Parsee merchant, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebioy, has contributed £500 to the Bombay subscription for the Irish. The parliamentary reporters have contributed nearly one hundred ...

... The Mlancliester journalists have no capacity for fine vritiag. They seeni-to think that they have no other use for words thlan to express their thoughts. They call a spade a spade. The Guardian, having occasion to use tin word twice may, to avoid repetition of the same term, call it, on tio second occurrence, a horticultural instru- ment, and theG Courier, in naminig it, may occasionally give ...

... IDISTRICT , INTELLIGBN CE. ASHTON-UNDE&LYNE. r SALTEsRSnoos TURNPIKE TRUST. -At the special c sessions, at the Ashton Tbwn Halloxn 1Wedilekday, before r J. Jowett, J. Lord, and J. Grimsha'w, Esq4r's.;, Mr. Robert Worthington, clerk to the 'tousteestf the Saltersbrook t Turnpike Trust, applied for aa'rder dn the surveyors of the Old Town division f Ash'p for she sum of £280, I that being the ...

... 0 FBIDAY EVENING. TRZ WEsT IrDcA MATL.-The accounts received by the West India sterltrer are undoubtedly the Most favourable we aave rereived-for na long time past. Great progress had been made in ta7;ing of the crops, and generlaly they are abundant aud of good quality.-Glolic. :LOBD-I1PUTENANT OF IB7EVAND.-It will be seen that her majestY yesterday declared Lord Clarendon Lord-Lieutelnltt ...

... The qDroit states that eleven persons have been arrested near one of the barriers of Paris, ona charge of beltig;J engaged in the mamfactu1e of incendiary projectiles. Very serious disturbances have taken place both in the north of France and in Belgium, in consequence of the high l price of bread. At Lille a mob, uttering seditious cries, attacked the bakers shops, breaking tile doors and ...

... THE TOWN IMPROVE MENT BILL. IT is notorious that too many cooks spoil the broth ; and equally notorious is it that too many public bodies spoil a city. Bristol is an instance of this. She is over- run with corporations and companies, and is alternately cramped and coddled by these officious nurses of the public interests. These public bodies seldom, by any chance, agree. They are always ...

... UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. We are indebted to the Times for the fdllowing intel- ligence: CAPURnE OF VERA CRuZ AND ST. JUAN D'ULTOA.-We have received a copy of the Newc Yorks Joumral of Coeisrnrce of the 16th instant, which was furnished to our correspondent at Plymouth by a pilot, who obtained it from an American packet bound for Havre. The following extracts leave no doubt as to the capture ...