... In the main, matters are still improving, but yesterday there was a depression on 'Change owing the rumour of important failures in Scotland. Money, however, is stili easier. The provincial hanks have beaten the Bank Kngland. In different districts, and upon undoubted paper of course, they have been working below the u minimum of eight per cent., which, it appears, has operated so ...

... MONEY MARKET CITY INTELLIGENCE. (From the Timet J Monday Evening.—The Bank of England intimated this morning to parties applying for discount*, that the rate would now 7, instead of 8, per cent., and, owing to this, the English funds have experienced a considerable rise. Consols opened 84$ j, and, under the influence of some large sales, receded to 84. At that point the market continued dull, ...

... Accident®.—On Friday last the morning expram train from Edinburgh London, ran off the rails place called Newaham-bog, about ten miles north of the Ledsbuiy station, near Berwick, ...

... tneCourt-house, and stated that a woman, named Elzabeth Hemingway, the mother of five children, and an out-patient of the Dispensary, had shown him a piece of bread made from flour purchased from a person named Vickers, who has three shops in the town, which, upon analyz ng, he found to contain substance which appeared to beplastet of Paris. He further stated, that there had been several ...

... We understand that the scale for distributing the treasury grant to the officers and men employed last winter in the harassing service of relieving the famishing Irish is now completed, and will shortly be acted upon-. United Service Gazette. An additional strength will be made to the Royal Artillery of two companies to each battalion, but we understand that the arrangements for that purpose ...

... l a,. - ?? -.L ?? ,&5fl.-. The greatest attentiou is bestowed by the Joiurinls on the nocurreaces in Switzerland. Advices from Berne from the 25th state that the Diet's gittineg continued secret, at least 0' pro formia. M. Dufour. of Geneva.- had finally nccepted co~ the chief command of the Radical army. after much beal. fo. tattoo. There was, indeed, quite enough in the Diet's ili terms to ...

... -- - - a. WAR.OFFICE, Nov. 26, 1847. 3rd Dragoon Guards - Lieutenant-General Charles Murray Earl Cathuart, ?? from the I 1th Light Dragoons, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Francis Newbery, deceased; 19th Nov. 11th Light Dragoons-Lieuteant-General Henry Wyndham, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant.General Earl. Cathcart, appointed to crd Dragoons; 19thNov. 12thLightDragoons-Lieutenant John ...

... DEPUTATION OP IRISH REPRESENTATMS I TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. I On Thursday afternoon, pursuant to previous arrangement, a nu- merous deputation of Irish representatives waited on the Premier, at his offcial residence in Downing-street, for the purpose of bringing under the consideration of her Majesty's Government the series of resolutions adopted at the sittings of the National Council,' In ...

... I SIIOCItING DEATH raoX THE BURSTING OF A CANNON. -On Saturday last, Mr. Rutter held an inquest at the Farm Yard, Barnes Green, Blackley, about half-way be- tween Manchester and Middleton, on the body of John Murphy, aged 19 years, blacksmith, whose death was caused under the following ?? appears by the evidence, the deceased was an apprentice in the employment of Mr. Lord, of the White Smithy ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1847 b ?? ?? ?? ?? The public business of the session of the 'new parliament commenced on Tuesday last, with the official address which it is customary to call the Queen's speech. That document was as vague and indefinite as usual, scarcely even shadowing forth the main topics of present public interest, much less indicating the course of policy ...

... SCOTTISH JUNCTION RAILWAY. AMENDMENT AND BRANCH TO LAURENCEKIRK. the intention to present a Petition for leave to fc KMftrof FOIiFA t„ '!'„L A I Z in compliance with the standing orders of j,oth Houses of Parliament, there were duly inserted, in the month of November last, in the Edinburgh Gazette, and also Newspapers published in the Counties of Forfar, Perth, and Aberdeen, Notices of the ...

... To the Debtors and Creditors of Mr ALEX. M'LAREN. Manager ot the denary Royal Distillery, near Stonehaven, deceased. ARTIES who were indebted to Mr M'Laren, at the time of his death, are requested to immediate payment of the sums due by them, to Messrs Kinnear & MonbO, Writers, Stonehaven, Agents for his Representatives; and parties holding Claims against Mr MT.aken will please lodge notes of ...