... I On~tuda ekENGLAND. On Saturday week, a very enteresting entertainment was given at St. James's Theatre, for the amusement of the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the youthful mem- bers of the royal family. The performances were got up by desire of her Majesty, wvho expressed a wish to afibrd some theatrical amusement to her children. The theatre was thronged to excess by the nobility ...

... MIS C EL LANED US, THE Hop PLANT IN FRANCE.-Letters from the north of P France announce, that the hop plant in that district has d been totally destroyed by the fly. pi RAILWAY TouRIcSTS.-The Mhanechester- Guardian states el that, during Whiteun-wvieek, 15eeee persons left that town at by railway; and during the correspondent week of last year C 9IGNS OF PROSPEIRITr.-'5 On one side of our town ...

... I ROST-OFFICB'PACKET IAST! :, - tio fromn 1Ldon. Sailed. Due, ,OTAP = N 5TT - ; LIadeira, ;i---L-b 7th, 17th, and Jn *tWonto ufe 8 Greec ioanIslds. - gottof evey Indun - ito, Egypt, Ceylon, 1-Mi uota. May 2D. June . dia,. and China.J i-it.Colonies ine-t duras, sau, qud. 2daodl7tljif 'Medway, Ditto, Ber A Foreign everyoth June 18. June 2IL dies, and Venezuela J 5Iexico, Hayaonn~ 2~ ...

... tenant bill was brought up by Lord Port- man, who expressed the inexpediency of proceeding any further with the measure. Consequently this bill, which had consumed so much time in the other house, is aban- doned for the present. The Irish leasehold tenure bill was read a third time and passed, after a brief discussion, and a close division of 38 to 35. A majority of only three in favour of ...

... MONDAY, JUNE 4. MR MACBETH'S CASE. The Assembly met to-day at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to take up the case of Mr Macbeth with closed doors. In the course of the disenssion, which lasted from twelve o'clock till after seven, the following three motions were sub- mitted, viz. :— Mr Danlop moved—Dismiss the dissent and complaint against the judgment of the Synod, findi ng the third charge in ...

... NVESTVMENTS 1 NBURGH SHARE LIST June 13, 1349. — — Div Payable. Description of Stock. i Paid Price. —_ — Per Cer Danks. £ £ ai April & Oct’ Rank af 100 100 16s June § Dec) British Linen - 100 |100 | 22 lo 38 Dull Oa oes 10 0 i Feb. & Aug City of Glasgow Bank 10 + 21s Jan. & Rank 500 100 97 May & Nov, .. & 10 5) 512 Feb. & Aug ‘nburgh & Glasgow. 7 Ww Jan. & July National Rank of ...

... HOUS1E OF CO11.NS-MONnr I, JUNE 1. i The SP EA K SR t'ol I lle IOU,-. C Sir D. DUNDAs and VisCout tUEpIt'SE:Y t Iok 1he oaths and t their sethts for SurA-erbond and South %V rwiel&,hire renpFctivel. t ,e The Xieport of the Renfrewshire Justice ot Peace Courts (re- t h. committed) Bill was taken into culesideration i - Pet~iieas were presealted by F. Miaule, from the. General Is. 0 beren ...

... GENERAL ASSEIBLY-S ENDOWMENT SCHENIE. T blt..- - . _, . . . .. .. . ?? Is, Last night at? 7O'clotk, a meeting, in accordance with a recent hoe deliverance Of thle Asemeebly, was hold on this subject, in cite lie N~~e FllGeorge. Street, Edinbuirgh. The meeting was a or numerous anti irtlunential one, a nit contained a large proportion of eY Li~lies. (In the mnotion oif Mr Pr-ingle of Whytbank, ...

... LONDJON. JUNE 27. The Qneen.-It is now pretty well understood, in circles Iiieli to he well informed, that her Majesty will proceed to Ireland about the 4th of August next, going from Bristol to Cork, and thence by Killarney to Dublin, where, it is expected, her .Majesty intends holding a levee and a drawing room. The Royal party will subsequently re-visit Prince Albert's shooting ijuarters in ...

... 1iOCSE OF LORDS-TrhLISDYAY, JUxE 14. N-3, T -1i - - - I I., - i Toir Teordslilps olet at tite usllal liour, 1it ()n the motion of Earl GRANY A VTL . tnb rrport of theambnd_ I mens on the Account of Turnpike Tr Tsls (sron oanrl) Bill w7as recenal : ad nd, on tile mntion of lord RBDE SDALE, theTurn- t pis y rrii-tq Union Bill was read a third tie niri passed. P ,jlord C.MPEmIE then' laid on the ...

... Wtrbeen mournal, AmDNADAVy Juue 20, 1849. PARLIAM1ENT. THE IRISH ENCUMtBERED ESTATES BILL.-The second i reading of this measure in the House of Lords took place on Monday; and the bill was thereafter referred to a Select Committee. It was warmly opposed by Lord Brougham and the Earl of Glengal-by the former, on the ground of several alleged practical objections to its working-the probability ...

... A Meeting of this Society took place in their hall on Friday, when a communication from the Earl of Aberdeen was read, announcing that his Roval Highness Prince Al- bert had'consented to become Patron of the Society-an in- timation which, as might have'been expected, was most en- thusiastically received by the members. It was unanimous. ly resolved that, in consequence ofthis royal patronlage, ...