... - POOlt LAW RATING IN THE BARONY PARISH. ' PnZ r t Tn -rrr'rr-,c IP7ItIC XZEETINSG. I1 A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Barony Perish, con- t] vened by the LoYd Proves;t in compliance with a requiisition signed a by upwvards of 200 gentlemen, was held on-Monday, in $thsaer- n chants' Hall, Huteheson Street, for the puijoseoftaking int& con- - sideration the system of rating for the ...

... , ?? Ie If 7- 1850-51. n I ' - Wm. Phillips, Esq., Provost. ?? Kirkland, Charles Burgess, John CAmpbell, John Connel, s Esqrs., Baities. Mr. Hugh M'Farlane, jun., Treasurer. oMessrs. Wm. Russell, Wmn. Burns, John Brown, James Stirrat, e Win. BaEhop, John Smith, Peter Jack, Andrew Nairn, e Wm. Mt'Kean, CUoscreor. d . Messrs. Martin & Lodge, Towe Clerks. a Mr. J. Lorisner, Towis Ohuuserlain. - ...

... , To aee Editor of the Glasgow Herald. Sir,-I have been induced for some years past to pay attention , to the Poor Law'question in Scotland, and as it seems undeniable that it-iamost important, in.a social point of view, not only in such I a city as Glasgow, but is of growing importance over all the king- I dora, I am tempted td address you at present.. I *With. such an influx of Highland ...

... PACKET BOATS.-GENERAL POST-OFFiCL- 1T, -: 1 ?? - Mxv~S . Destinatlons Mlalils desnprhed: Las: Parle-t bOY! 7. 1- from Lldolln ! 314 3 17 , 15 SOUTRAMNPTO SrATro. Ij 1 a Lisbon ?? . (By Day Mail) 16 a Spain ?? .. ; , 1Th, t& 27th a ;. 1105 16 i Gibraltar ?? of every moclth. l 14 Gibral 1,rlaln ,Greece, d t> 3 12 f and `hani IslacS dst 20th of every Itcpen, IN g il | Egypt, Ceylon, India [ ...

... GOVAN PAROCHIAL BOARD, On Tuesday at twelte o'clock noon, the half-yearly statutory 'meeting of the Parochial Board of Govan Parish was held in the 'parish church, to revise the roll of paupers, and to transact other t] business. The Rev. Dr. Leishman occupied the chair.: The ad- vertisement calling the meeting having been readby Mr. Kirk- wood, inspector, ai ?? I . Dr. STEWART asked the ...

... at) D 0 N~iD E C E xMBER 28. Surgical Zl0nateers Wanted.-Communications were made on Friday fro'm the City electric telegraph to the medical authorities at Edinburgh and1 Dublin, requesting them to obtain volunteer surgeons to proceed to Jamaica an~dother West India islands to give assistance in'the cholera cases.-Standard. North Britain Command.-Major General Riddell, U.R., commanding the ...

... I d- ?A.^iDTVJ l rwfixuuaian nunZaL.I a An adjourned meeting of the Parochial Board of the Parish of! il Gtlasgow was held on Tuesday, inl their Board-room, Tow Mes- tl ?? MU'Dowall, Esq., in the chair. After the usual formal proceedings, the minates of the Sanitary d Committee were read. On the motion that these be adopted, e, M r. GILxOUlR stated that the committee appointed by the Board re ...

... ?? , FRIAY MOINI) - AUGU'30. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUSVr 30 By the accounts which we publish in another column, it will be seen that her moat gracious Majesty, accompa- ?? I L- __ X - T, Mr ?? ?? Q .- _ - I, - AAi,, AQ nied by his Royal Hig~hnessVrriuce Albbrt, and four of the Royal children, arrived safely at Holyrood Palace yesterday afternoon. Through the entire route north- wards, her Majesty ...

... - COMPliIMENTARY DINNER TO ilR. lfTGREGOR, QUELNIS HOTEL.-- On Tnesday last upwards of fifty. gentlemnen set down to dinner: ud honour- of Mr. M'Girego,-tlhe landlord of the Queen's Hotel, ' an and in celebration of the formnal opening of that magnificent build- F ich lng. *Robert lasmond, Esq:, occupied the chair, supported right a for and left by Bailie'Bogis,- Messrs. -George Baird of ...

... A Cabinet Coancil was held on Friday at the Foreign Office. It was attended bv Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grev, Viscount Palmerston. Earl Grrev, Sir John Hob- house. Lord Campbell. the IRight HonL. H. Labouchere. the Earl of Carlisle. anl the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council sat one hour.-l1o7rainlg Chronicle. The Queen has resohed to purchase ...

... IND IA. a IWe (Times) have received by extraordinary express our usual igfiles of Indian papers and correspondence from Bombay to the 3d of I~December, and froml Calcutta to the date of the 21st of November- The news mark-et in India, says the Beotbey Gazette, iis is dull. This betokens tire prevalence of peace, and is so far gla of tidings.1 Trade at -Bombay was flourishing, and the ...

... LATE-ST N EWS. S H-ERALD OFFICE, Friday Morning. , a BY E LE CTRIC T.ELEGRA R;PH. F LONDON'o THUsDAY, JANUMY 17. --9 LoNDOXe ?? s BAss.--At the bllf-yearly meeting to'dav 3 a dividend of three per cent. was declared,, together with a bones of 7s. 6d. per shafe, free of income tax. e A Cabinet Council Was held this afternoon at one o'clock at the fi Foreign Office; The Globe is informed that ...