... CONVERSAZIONE OF THE LITERARY i 1 AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. _ _ _ One of these re-unions, which are always looked forward to with much interest, took place on Wednes- day evening last, at the society's rooms, and was at- tended by a brilliant assemblage of ladies and gen. tlemen. The library room, together with the museum and the Fine Arts Soeiety Room were the arena for the display of ...

... THIE ARCTIC EX\PEDITIONS. ,s tllsi - , I I - ?? Th'fb followinlg doospatelies have boon ?? by tilt 11CI7 Aajesty's Ship Plover, Granitloy Ilarliour,. Port Clarence, Se'pt. 30 18'i.. Sir-I have the bollom to r'lepot to v'on, for thc inI- fsralation of my13 Lords Comm ilissitiner.5ottlc't Admiralty, thle ?? of hetr Mal retyly' ohip midst DIV C0111l 111aii( osiet i lit oloppartille Ilf Captoilin ...

... DURHAM BLECTION COMMITTEE. The select committee appointed to inquire into the allega- tions of the petition against the late return of Lord Adolphus Vane for the city of Durham, met ?? for the first time. The members of the committeewere Mr Bramston (cbairman), the Marl of March, Mr Crossley, Mr George, and Mr Rich. Counsel for the petitioners were Sergeant Kinglake, Q.C., Mr. E. James, Q.C., ...

... On Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, a fire broke out at the piano-forte manufaotory of Messrs Kirkmau, Goldon-square, London, and burnt with such fury, notwithstanding all the efforts of tho firemen, that damage estimated at 10,000 vwas done, ton other build- engs being more or lees injured. Store than seventy workmen have loot their tools, and are thrown out of emuploy, A private ...

... C OCRRES PO ND EN CE. TO TUE ElDITORS OF 'tilE NYWlVCA5TLE CO'IA.NT. Gentlemcnl,---IJ a report of a muetilg of the 2ledial! r'ro- fession pliblished in the Ncarustle Jeoesenl, of the 1st iISt., my 1namelc is included in the list of gentlemen prsment. The Editor of that Journal, refusing to insert a denial of this, I will be obliged to you t) givc a place to this letter in your ncat. I was ...

... - THE NEW-POOR LAW (SETTLEMENT) BILL. To abolish in England and Waes the conpulsory Remo- val of the Poor on the ground of Settlement; and to make provision for the more equitable distribution of the charge of relief in Unions. Whereas it is expedient that the power to remove poor persons on the ground of settlement should be annulled; be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by ...

... QUA~RUTERLY MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2. The AMAYOiz presented the report of the Finance Com- muittee.-Adopted. Mir Aid. TOSHACIr presented the report of the Town Improvement Committee. They recommended that the maximum rate for the passage of certain coals and mer. chandise across Messrs Swinburne and Co's. viaduct be a farthing per ten. The committee had also engaged Mr Lackland to survey ...

... REPEAL OF THE .ADVERTISEMENTI DY Y - . - I II C Government haoing abolisshed the duty 02n advertisements, the public twill have greater f-J cilities than heretofore for nia7,il9 Sher an- nouncemnents in 'newspapers. I'le shortest advertisements, consisting of two or three lines-those, for exanveh, wehc1, relate to situa- tiows and sermanfe ?,S.aterd, 1s1Ually placed in the first eolmnn of the ...

... LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERlT'Y FROM STORMIS. The ortuioctial gales set in on Sunday morning with much violenrce, and continuel en Monday. On our own coast not much draimage was dcre ; but further to the south, and ill the Irish channel there was grcrt mischief sustained by shipping. In Lancashire and Cheshire, too, there was some destruetion of property on laud. The Newcastle steamer, for this ...

... NORTH SAINT ANDREWRS WARD LECTION. Yesterday an election of a coancillor for St. Andrew's North Ward, to fill the place of Mr Ralph Dodds, who has been elected an alderman, took place. A contest was kept up throughout the day with great spirit, and finally terminated in the return of Mr PoUard. At the close of the poll the numbers were, for Mr PolUard, 161; Mr Hamond, 139; and Mr Armstrong, ...

... GATESHEAD BOARD OF OUARDIANS. At the usual fortnightly meeting, on Tuesday, there were prreenit the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, and Messrs Clark , 'alakepeace, Anderson, Cook, Smnitb, and Brinton. Air CooK read the minutes of the previous meeting. Also, a note from Mr Wardle, the architect, stating, as to the faulty wall at the Union Workhouse, that Mr Pearson had rebuilt n portion of it, ...

... (.From tie Portsronuth Guardian.) In our last we gave details of th. powerful fleets which have been designated for service in the Black Sea and the Baltic.- We dO not suppose it likely that they wvill prove in any degree inadequate for the hot wolk they will have to encounter; but, even suppose they (1o, we have ample material in our home ports to supply their places. From our ships in ...