... EDINB GH GAZETTE. SEQUESTRATIONS. farmer, cattle dealer, and grain dealer Auch indinny Mains, in the parish of Lasswade and county o Edin! —Creditors meet in Dowell’s Rooms, George S§ treet Edinburgh, 13th August and 5th September, two o'clock. merchant in Dundee, now deceased—Creditors meet in the Royal Hotel ber, twelve there, 14th August and 4th Septem- EXAMINATION, &c. James Arrcnisox, ...

... DON GAZ FORBIGN AUG. (. The Queen has been pleased Faucher as Consul at Port Louis, in the M, Jules fr the) BANKRUPTS, W. Parfitt, Gravesend, victualler D. N. Fisher, L Regis. Norfolk, musicseller B. Leach, W. ‘tford, rd, Hertfordshire, 8. Clabbon, leford, newspaper proprietor C. Ni. |» picture J. in, Hunter House, near Blanchland, Durh-m, banker J 1y, Sheffield, steel melter ackson, Talwrn ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS ENDING AUG. Miles opened. Number of passengers, 21,075—receipts for 2 5 Goods, minerals, and 2848 12 10 Total . L.6691 15 3 Weerx Avo. 11. anp @iaseow Number of passengers, 22,246—receipts for gers, horses and carriages, L.3909 18 § cattle, &c. 4046 13 1 Corresponding week in 184 8 . — asp Ratiway. Number of passengers, passenzers, horses, and carriages L.1782 12 1 ...

... NWabal Passing Day at THE Navat Tuesday a court of examivation of officers was held at the above establishment. when 12 out of 15 candidates received their “ ssed” certifi- cates. The successful officers were—Acting Lieutenants—Hugo Beaumont Burnaby, who passed in seamanship on the 10th of February 1848—and William Burdon, who passed in seaman- ship on the 22d of March 1848. Mates—Thomas B. ...

... MM AL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Star of July 2.) Calcutta, July 2. Since the date of our last we have been placed in the receipt of no further intelligence from home. The Bombay express with London dates up to the 7th of May came in during the night ofthe 10th ult. The commercial advices received by the above opportunity were of a more cheerful and encourag- ing complexion than those we ...

... EITH Soppen Deata.—Mr William Robertson, principal of the old and respectable firm ot David Robertson and Son, herring curers, died suddenly on Friday morning, from, it is believed, an affection of the heart. Mr was out as usual be- fore breakfast in perfect health, shortly after the morning meal he fell down and expired. Not much past middle life, Mr Robertson has died universally lamented ; ...

... EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY SS An adjourned meeting of the of this company was held at Glasgow on Monday, for the purpose of receiving the report of the scrutineers appointed at t he meeting held hich was given on Tuesday last. The following is the at Glasgew a Result of Votes at Special General Meeting held stion :— on 21st August 1849, on the Sunday Se Votes. L. Against Sunday Trains— 5836 ...

... NDIA—THE OVERLAND MAIL. (From the Times.) We have received, by extraordinary express, in anticipation and Calcutta to the 13th. of the overland mail, advices from Bombay to the 25th June, India continued to enjoy the most perfect tranquillity, and the monsoon was almost the only topic on which the Indian newspapers could descant. This year the rains have been later than usual in their arrival, ...

... LATEST NEWS BY ELECTRIC TELEG RAPH. GOODWOOD RACEs. Saturday, August 4. Woolwich won the Chester Cu good third—Collingwood fourth p by a length—Midia was a —The Flea fifth, Glenalvon PLATE. Fire-Eater MARCH STAKES. Besborough Nautch Girl Won by a neck. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET— We had only a short supply of wheat this mornin —August 4. country and coastwise. Fine fresh English brought the rates ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE—Aug. 13. At this morning’s market there was only a limited quantity of wheat brought forward, yet the demand was not » and fine parcels only were taken off at last Monday’s currency. Fo- reign wheat was taken in limited quantities ; the best at nearly the quotations of this day week; but secondary sorts were about ls. cheaper. The supply of new English barley was li- mited ...

... IMPRO EMENTS COMMISSI On Friday a meeting of the Improvement Commission was held in the office, Victoria Terrace—the Lord Provost in the chair. The Lord Provost said, he was glad to have it in his power to state, that the balance of assessment laid on at the recent special meeting was the last that could be levied upon the inhabitants. With the amount that would be received from the assessment ...

... Esq. of Eastwood, in the chair. The report was read by G. Kinnear, Esq. the manager, and gave a satisfactory account of the progress of the company. A dividend of six per cent., free of income tax, was declared, and L.7000 added to the “reserved fund.” Elias Gibb, Esq. moved the adoption of the report, which, having been seconded by James Leechman, Esq. was unani- mously approved of. John ...