... AND EAST-RIDING TIMEs. HULL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1850. -- - - -- 4o PORT CHARGES, TniB Directors of the Dock Company at this port have issued the following very important notice:- 'titerations in Scoeduleeof R2ates anad Clarges upon Tnaloel., Dye and Furniture Woods, and Wood Goods generally, pay- able to the said Company. 11 NOTICr.-The Directors of the Dock Company nt Kingston. upon Hull, ...

... eorrc~pol~enbn I KINGSTON COTTON MILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THEl HULL PACKET. 8sIR-Having seen in your paper a few weeks [go an adverisement in which an offer was made of exchanging, to the number of ?? shares, of one hundred pounds each, in the Kingston mill, for ?? of the eaams amount in the old company; and hbaving also learnt, upon inquiring in the proper quarter, that NqO OVE ?? availed ...

... . 1 -av . ?? .-f- . ?? . . YLLk.. AU .u et The question of cotton supply is one which wI .or becomes more peremptory in its importance by the de [a- lapse of time ; and we are, therefore, glad to learn of id that a private gentleman has, by his public spirit th n. and intelligence, been accomplishing far more w] ay practical good than could have been effected by WI to the tedious and costly ...

... RAILWAY INTELLTGENCE. br- Tilm ST. HELENWS CANAL AND RAILWAY.-The half he yearly meeting of this company was held on Tucstla, at 31it St. EHelens, Gilbert Greenall, Esq. in thle chair. Yr'om to the report, which was read by the secretary, it appeared lie that the traffic was steadily improving, as coulpared Iviti ilt. the corresponding period of 1849, the increase in tue 11t gross receipts ...

... -, -:o 1 17. - ?? M . ., ?? ?c I 7 1 - I , W-R, ?? 7- ? 1 j : I : ! .. - 1. f. ?? L-ENIAND ?? ?? fnlly certiinithat' PfinoeeAlbert ?? 1tewmed; frosii the Sc-otch! Fn~jlie'Gtls -s to -t'tColdktreai. ; The Ih)ike cf.'Caiibridge' frbm t'tle 17th ;Laziders ?? Fesilier Guards. Major IGeneral Bourehier toibo' t7th1 ; 'aneerL ' .Mijor -G~enerai I ihtfiit1to' the' '74th'; .rjo Sir .A1fl. C amerionk .. ...

... 0 bv qeoft df: 1 k.t ?? ~ - b eA,' ?? &ug'iist 7 A1850. ' V. PARLIAMEN . I .,f, | d IfBz House of Lords had little business bofbre therm Ist' 'week. They have too often, to wait for the lowerhoiusetl c~t oat w.ork for them. Of this,- homwever,.-,there is. Yittle reason Itocomplain, at this ate period oP . tl aession. , ! : ?? ' j, 8 On Moaday'and Taesday, the only th'ings 'noticeable' o 'were ...

... PRLVA1DE?4JORR?SPONDENCE. : ?? fifteen--ye srs~ag. to, : ;Aneysiup t'in ballio 'in oider'tc'senid .tr ttiyfipiiniir~ e deniouuaed slhe 1; ciru'eltl'iu.filuit 1itfgt~bi > he..poor tamnial -the iter~iex Shef th - ?? 'foly,,.reeetly} taken anotier shape, aiod : 'hojrsq;4 auE del t ?? a e thus t tastIth' -Ptb r're1lii ?? 3lt.;d.lfl~dxbn iidi~ous selllimnuate thataii ru -forf the piibvietu_ 1 ...

... The South Devon Railway Company, in the view of therdirectors being in a sufficiently prosperous condition to allow of their paying the dividend on tihe preference shares, the an- noucentent was made accordingly of their intention topay it forthwith; hut Mr.Charles Stephens, a holder of £70,000 in the original stock, having applied to the Vice-Chanoellor for an injunction to restrain such ...

... GREAT WEISTItN AND BILS AXD EXETER. UtP THAIN4S. Grea, ?? Raiao y. B' istol& E xeter Railway. iL ~ ~ c 0 ...

... FRANCE. Tie Aes~enibi is rapidly winding tip the business of at most aciv essOO) ; and piblilc attention is more tlirected to thle ,aps meanlts of the t'rc~ident and of thle Leg-itimisis, than to ?? iii routine of the legislature. Till President is preparing SI) ?? a serie's Of ailis to the easterli provinces of' France, qnl tor tile ?? puirpose of ascerloiliig the feelings of tile VI People ...

... A ?? 1?. led link V momsL Ly. nd GRAVESEND, Aug. I1. DA ?? most destructive fire that has ever occurred at Graves' of end took place this morning. The particulars, as far as they nt, could be ascertained, are as follows :.-At about 5 minutes rn past 2 o'clock a man, who stated his name to be Parker, called at the station-house, and told Sergeant Penman, who was then he in charge of the place, ...

... OEAHAM' EALLOON ASCENT. ,wai - . . . . . - .z - l. 3713i 5117 eveililg hundreds of the sigilt-loving ( 1.11o tlea tile Flora Tea G lrciens, Baysvwater, the :scertt of tlhat intrepid femrlale aeronaut, being the fifty- four th tilin that tbis ?? '0lrfelP\'t'1 tirO tgels tile rellins of space. The nvi all entirelynew one, aned bore the namie of tile Albert, in honollur of our most gracious ?? ...