... THE SHARE MARKET (from Mr Allan's Vonth!y Circular.) Atthe Caledonian meeting on 27th ult. the deputy-chairman stated, that “ the contract they had entered into with the Scot- tish Central was a binding one, and therefore they (the Cale- would act upon it.” meeting of the Central Company on 12th inst. the chairman announced that “a mo- dification of this agreement, involving, it might be, an ...

... TE FfNV -ARtg. L A. - , 1, - . A . - _ .- - A . I j I We lidve 'o dan tteali ?? attention of oir readers te a larger W l numnber- of first-ratta works of art titan usual. It is cot very w frequenl tihat we have to speak, in one' paper of two pietures 7 E6 by Lnndseer-o. e 1t4 Mr. Fa.3stlue, andt one by Coant Dtrsav. to Is Such, howerer, is our good fortune tiis mowrning. 'ETie two first ...

... THE BERMONDSEY MURDER ed SOUTHWARK POLICE OFFICE—Ott. 5. — FINAL EXAMINATION, AND COMMITTAL OF MANNING AND nS WIFE FOR THE MURDER OF PATRICK O'CONNOR. This afternoon, at two o'clock, having been fixed upon by the Magistrate, Mr Secker. for the final examination of Man- ning and his wife, the court and neighbourhood were as dense- ly thronged as upon former occasions. Eve' n the platform upon ...

... MAY 31. The Assembly met to-day at 12 o'clock. Dr Robertson gave in reasons of dissent fro ofthe Assembly the previous erenin m the judgment Sustaining the of the question of relevancy by the Presb: ytery of Paisley in the libel served by them upon the Rev. Mr Wood of Kenfrew, On the motion of Dr Bryce a com Mittee was 8ppointed to consider the regulations for the inducti the overtures on the ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE— May 28. At this morning’s market there was a very scanty show of wheat. The trifling nature of the supply induced factors to ask more money, and in partial instances last cur- rency was exceeded by 1s. per qr. Foreign wheat was freely offered ai former rates, without leading to extensive sales. English barley was scarce, and supported its former value. Really corn was ...

... ?? A - _ _ I L _ . . As wse do not intend that every individual work of art in the ronms should pass under review, we will i1 whatremarks we have to make, be guided by no rule either nuinerical nor alpha- beticatl in the selecntion. barrather, like casual louingers, passfrom one side of the exhibition to another, accordinig as fancyorcaprice may suggest. The tirst eotice, therefore, %will be ...

... LOCIKERBY LAMB FAIR. id(17rorn the Secondl Edition of tlie Durmfries Courier.r *lldin 4ti Y ts, lS49.-I .eft for the mo st tititarian hili in An- Iin nanidale at 8 A .M. Qrl Tuesday, and reached the scene of action by 10 o'clock. In ascending mnet a lot of lambs descending the steep, 20 imagined that it was the first that liad changed hands, and made r nan particular inquiry as to 10 scores of ...

... . .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEAVES. No. 7.-TUE ASH. A tie, whilst home has power to charm, Will bind both old and young to me- Beside the lowly Cot or Farm Is ever found the old Ash Tree. My hoars trunk seems like a friend, Well known from childhood'S sunny hours; Mv leaf-clad arm did all defend, From ...

... THE TALE OF THE-TURRET; A CANDLEMAS CAROL; Respectfulli dedicated to the Provost of Saint Andrews. [This Excellent New Song shows how a Lighthovse in minia- ture was built upon one of the Turrets of the Abbey Wall and what the inhabitants of the Turret said of the Light- hotese, and of him that built it.] In an Abbey Tower sat a Bat one night Too heavy at heart to fly, And he told his grief to ...

... I. IITERATURE. Popish Tactics andrPopish Frauds: or howt to defame Pro- lestantministers,anddcomnlhtelydemaolish the Protestants; being a familiar Iefter to Protestants and Roman Catho- licS. By the Rev. tOBErT BRPtMNNR, Minipter of Bstnff, author of Travels in Russia, Travels in Denmark, T5t'rwaySweden, &a. Elicited by an Appendix,ano- zymoasly published in Glasgow, byl some great ...

... I H Y M N. The folloviag Hymn by Lord Brougham is oectraeted from Guy's Learner's Pootic Task Book, a littlo volume re- cently published. There is a God, all Nature ories: A thousand tongues proclaim His arm almighty, mind all wise And bid each voice in chorus rise To magnify his name. Thy name, great Naturoes Sire divine, Assiduous we adore; Rejecting godheads, at whose shrine Benighted ...

... mum.,l musical entertainment and memorial of General !• «1 was given on Tuesday evening, in the Music Hall, under the direction and patronage of Professor Donaldson and the Sciiatas. The performers engaged were Signor Lablache Sgnor N. Lablache, Madlle. Vera, Miss Bassano, Signor Vera] and M. Thai berg, and the programme was chosen principally from the best works of the Italian masters. All ...