... A public meeting was hold on Monday, in the great room of tile London 'l evern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the council of the National Reform Association. The room was crowded long before the chairman of the day, Sir Joshua Walmhley, M.P., the president of the association, took his seat on the platform. Among those present were B. ?? Willcox, Esq., M.P.. Arthur Anderson, Esq., ...

... PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGE, NCE. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TnURSDsAY, Jhine 20. Mr. II. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol against the mercantile marine bill. Mr. Moony presented seven petitions from places in Somerset against the Jews bill. Shortly before five o'clock,at which time the liouss was densely crowded, Lord Palmerston entered the house, accompanied by Sir George Grey and the ...

... i? 1? i - In military circles it is stated the 4^h dtagcon guatds are to be added to the 16th lancers, and 7th dragoon guards to the 17th lascers. The 2d or queen's move from Dublin to Newry, the first week of April. BaRAcos.-Tho new barracks now being erected at Sheffield, and capable of accommodating 37 officers arid 910 msren, will not be ready for nccupatinn until the year 1852. KILKFN.ra ...

... aiateonian ?? EDINBUREGH THURSDAY, JUNT 20. It is our painful duty to record one of those desolating catastrophes in the wreck of the Orion steamer, on her passage from Liverpool to Glasgow, which, in the destruc- tion of human life, we believe has had no parallel in this end of the island since the loss of the Comet in 1825. We refer our readers to the latest particulars of this ap- l palling ...

... MHEETING OF TEE FIRST WARD. A second meeting of the electors of the First M;/unicipal so District, 'convened in consequence of the numerous candi- dates for theWard, was held on Thursday night in the Council an. Chamber. Mir J. HI. Stoct was called to the chair.t Before the bosiness wans psoceeded wvith, Mr W~ylie asked eel Mr Sinclair, the cleik, wvhethler he had a letter from Council- ph I ...

... TOWN-COUN?L PROCEEDINGS. The Council met on; Tnesdav,-the Lord Provost in the chair. AmE ANNorner IAx. A letter was read from Mr R. WV. Grey, the secretary l of Lord John Russell, acknowledging the receipt of the Town- Council's memrorial respectintg the Annuity-tax, anid intimuat- ing that it wouold receive his Lordship's best attention. A letter to the same effect weas received from MIr ...

... |The follow ing is froms a letter which appeared in the Aforrning Herald of Monday; it wvill at once be seen it refers to the re- cent conversion of Lord Feulding to the Church of Romne. TO TH1E RtGttT REV. BE GILatS, ROMfANz CATHTOLIC BSHfOP | ~IN EDINBUR~GH. Th RGET REV. Sm2.-Rscent events, some of which have ob- tained but zoo painful notoriety, compel mhe to address you through the public ...

... ;si_ hgtrtct *d FRANCE. I The Moafgiteur announces that the President of the Republic, I th on the report of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to give a Is proof of the satisfaction of the Government at the manner in n which VT. Gros acquitted himself of the mediation confided to re him with respect to the differences between Great Britain and :e Greece, has raised him to the rank of commander ...

... TO THE EDIT0O. OF THE DiERBYi M'ERCURYV. is Sir-The time has arrived when the Lay-Members, who Icomprise the chief portion of the Church, should unite and ex- ir press their gratitude to the Queen for the late! decision of the n Stae against thle Popish doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration, which teaching would seem to signify that man of himselfecan IIregenerate luan, and thus render voied ...

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... RETURN OF THE NORTH STAR FROM THE ! ARCTIC REGIONS. I !r The subjoined official information was forwarded on Satur- y day from the Admiralty to tle newgspapers:- n The North Star arrived it Portsmouth yesterday morning from tile Polar Seas. No intelligence of Sir John Franilin. C , Captain Austin was in Lancaster Sound. Captain Forsyth, a iln the Prince Albert, ?? Bay on tbe.30th of Augnist, ...

... TANMVOITH.-Sir Ilobeet Peel has accepted the invitation a f the electors to stand for the representation of this borough, in the room of his lamented father. The election is to take ~ lce on Friday, but it is understood that the hion. baronet ?? not appear at the huIstings. There is no probability of D'1 n ~opposition. 1 e SOc'cHAasTurT .-The election is fixed for this day (Wed- tof nesday). ...