... MOXXLAND RAILWAYS COMPANY. e On Wednedayl1 tel,, secon d generli ?? ?? of the, shre- h holders of this Cmaywshelin hiopn' ofice l- ochanan Street-Alex. S. Finlay', Esq- chairman of the directors, occupied the chair. Mr. KNIGHT, the Secretary, readl the advertisement calling the -meeting. a-ad then read the hait'-yearly report of the directors to the shareholders, from which we make the ...

... pleted arrangements for the appearance in of the followiug distinguished Artistes, at a GRAND MORNING CONCERT, On WEDNESDAY the 14th curt S »prano, MADLLE. VERA (Prima Donna from her Maj. sty’s Theatre.) Contralto, MISS BASSANO. Baritone, SIGNOR NICOLLA LABLACHE (His First Apvearance.) And on this occasion the celebrated Basso, SIGNOR LABLACIIE (From her Theatre.) Pianiste, M. THALBERG. ...

... The following extract of a letter from an English merchant, dated Coquimbo, November 25, adds a further confirmation to the accounts from Culifornia received by the America on Monday :— “ At Valparaiso the California affair has driven the people half mad, and some houses are losing all their clerks. Seve- ral idle seamps who went there some months ago have sent up D.300,000 in gold. Huth, ...

... MAI-vul'ac'munEs, ca=.,N7-,nt:E, am. DunDra - During the past wveek, the demand for th raw material on the stnt has heen languid, but prices have been sustained. By last accounts, the supply of flax at Riga continued very limited, owing to thesledqe-roads having en- tirely disappeared. At St. Peterslhurgh1 purchases of flax at former rates continued to be made as sellers appeared. The demand ...

... London and Provincial Grain Mtarkets. LONDON CORN MARKET, Wednesday, February 21. At this day's market. English wheat as last noted; a few country buyers for foreign, at Monday's decline- floating cargoes in moderate request for Ireland and the West of England. Holders of Indian corn refuse to take less money for floating, and the quantity offering very much reduced. .Barley selected for ...

... THE AR Tue or THE Norraern Distaicr.—It is reported in informed circles, that Lieutenant-tteneral the Earl of Cath- cart. K.C.B. now Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief at Ca- nada, is to succeed the late Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Ar- burthnot, K.C.B. as Commander in-Chiet of the northern and midland district. Shouid such an arrangement be carried inte effect, it is not at all improbable ...

... LIVERPOOL FOREIGN ANI) COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKETS Foit Wrur %Vegw FlInOvr; FRtiMAY. FErRRaoRY 9. Sugar: There has been a good odemtand, but we cannot notice any material alteration iii prices; tite sales consist of5 7ll hlis British pIan. tation 4C0l blig. Kh rr at 3 s to 3ls, alid 2Ou bags Madrilas. at 2s f,,r low brown to l3s fd percwt. frr low white: the inquiry frr forigo still contrintes ...

... SHIPPING INTELLIJENCEL AuttivTiD AT A5S~tE~r;t.-Feb. 20. Fairy, Thorn, Leith; William Hogarth. Parrot, Lerwick; Cheviot, Ettershank, Peterhesd* Queen, Campbell, Leith; Hero, Cowie, Spey; Clio, Mackay, Burghead; City of Aberdeen, Anderson, London.- 22. Origen, Cnmphell, Dundee; Betsy Philips, Bell put back; Agnes, Souter, do. ; Duke of Sutherland. Cools, Portmahomack; Bonnie Dundee, Crane, ...

... THE HIGH CONSTABLES OF EDINBURGH On Friday night the annual dinner of that ancient, respect- able, and most useful society, the High Constables of Edin- burgh, took place in Tait’s Royal Hotel. Upwards of a hun- dred gentlemen were present, and the dinner was of the most sumptuous description. The chair was occupied by James Brydone, Esq. the moderator of the High Constables, who was supported ...

... I \MAGNATULEES, COxM=ROG, -Sc. FOREIGN Cow[MgRCE.-The business letters from Paris on Molendshow consilerable disquietude, and it is stated on good authority that several large remittances have again bee nmadet this country by variops individuals as a matter of precaution. From Hlavre accounts have arrived, stating that the cotton market exhibited symptoms of weakness. The last letters from ...

... earrent (THIS DAY), at Two for the pur- pose of hearing a Report from the Treasurer, and other busi- ness relative to the Kitchens. The LORD PROVOST in the Chair. ROBERT CLARK, Convener. 31, Hanover Srreet, —_—____ Feb. 3, 1849, — THE GAME LAWS. PUBLIC MEETING. HE COMMITTEE of the NATIONAL ANTI-GAME LAW ASSOCIATION requests a PUBLIC MERT- ING, in Queen Street Hart, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the ...

... MID LOTHIAN COURSING MEETING The Mid Lothian Coursing Club held their spring meeting on Tuesday the 20th inst. on the estate of Whitehill, through the kind permission of that keen and indefatigable courser, Mr Wardlaw Ramsay, to whom the club are under deep obliga- tions fur his having voluntarily performed the duties of secre- kett as treasurer. tary and treasurer, previous to the appointment ...