... to, The following in an extract from a letter received by Mr. ad Joseph Pulleyn, stationer, of this town, from a brother, who its emigrated to Port Natal, In the early part of last year D'Urban, Port Natal, Nov. I550. c- *- I have every reason to speak well of the Colony, it has in every respect exceeded my most sanguine ex- pectations. Previous to my arrival, I was very distrustful, and ...

... HULL OPERATIVE PROTESTANT I I CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY. A public meeting of the members and friends of this association was held in the hall of the Mechanics' In- stitute, on Tuesday evening, S. T. Hassell, Eaq., in the chair, for the purpose of hearing an address from Jamies Lord, Esq., barristerat-law and president of the London Protestant Association, on tile Papal Aggres- sion. Among the ...

... On Monday evening in the Lecture Room of the Literary and Philosophical Society, tile Rev. H. Ward, incumbent of St. Mark's, delivered a lecture on the Early Englinh Church, to a numerous and respectable audience. The Rev. 13. W. Kemp, presided. The rev. lecturer, after expressing his attachment to the Church, of which ho was a member, proceeded to trace the origin of the Chareb of Christ in ...

... AND EaST-RXDzlxa TIMES. HULL, FRIDAY, FERUARY 14, 1851. AG RIC ULTURAL DISTRESS. THE DIVISION. We have but just time to point to the cheer- ing division in the House of Commons this morn- ing on Mr. Disa &ELI'S motion for legislative relief to Agricultural Distress. In a house of 558 members, it will be seen Ministers only secured a majority of 14 votes. This is ominous. ...

... PR-O- - ?? -O - STANLEI- N- IPROSPECT'S OF A STANLEFY MINISTRY1.I We believe that Lord STANLEY'S appoint- ment to the formation of a cabinet will be received with peculiar satisfaction by the country, because he has one quality, in which to the honour of the English character, Englishmen delight, and that is principle. No minister who has not this quality will be long minister in England. ...

... MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S; SISTER. I (From a Clerical Cerrespondent.) WF last week gave the history of the first marriage law vhich made its appearance in the statute-book of England, and shewed that its prohibition of the union of a widower with his deceased wife's sister was intro- duced into it at the command of Henry the Eighth, in order to give a cloak of consistency to his ...

... The annual district dinner of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows was held in the Music Hall, Jarratt- street, on last evening week. 'Ihe hall was filled, and the chair was occupied by A. Bannister, Esq., Sheriff of Hull. The Mayor, T. IV. Palmer, Esq., Joseph Jones, Esq., John Atkinson, Esq., and several others of the most infituntial members of the order, were also present. After a ...

... L- The regular quarterly meeting of the Town Council wa o held in the Town-Hall, yesterday afternoon. T. W. Palmor 'I Esq., mayor, presided, and there were Dresent :-Couacillors' Armstrong, Dixon, Davis, Byron, Newton, Boulter, Smith- ir sort, Jarratt, Squire, Cobb, Jones, Barrick, Swain, Atkinson, d Jalland, Young, Hendry, Bannister, Horner, Stephenson, Wilkinson, Jameson, Tadman, Fountain, ...

... I (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LONDON, THUIISDAY EVENINa. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) Their lordships resumed at 5 o'clock. In answer to a question by Lord Biougham, the CIIANCELLOR of tho Exonaunit said it was the intention of the government to appoint a third vice-chancellor, and also to introduce n com- prehensive measure for the despatch of hbuiness in that court. After a few words from Lord ...

... - Ott Monday evening, the usual fortnighatly lecture, ins con- ?? with the Hall Protestant Operative Conservative Asso- ciation, 'sas delivered by tule Rev. R. Gunnery, MLA. Sir. William Thomas presided ; end the room was filled by a resfrectoble audience. I' he lecture opened with ait allusion to the very able andi y Interesting address ?? had a few weeks previously been delivered to the ...

... In our notice Iast week of the late examination for honors, at Cambridge, we omitted to state that the 3rd wrangler, MIr. Win. Bachelor Coltman, is the son of the late Mr. Justice Coltman, formerly a well known and much esteemed member of the northern district and the Hlull and East-Riding sessions bar, and the owner of extensive estates in this neighlbourhood and in Lincolnshire. SLnsous ...

... IT HE S AI LO RBS ' ST RI KE. SERIOUS DISTURBANCES. We had hoped that those seamen who have taken an Sc- tive part in the proceedings in reference to the presenteirike in this port, would have refrained from disturbing thepeaeeot the inhabitants of the town by resorting to anything like phpy sical force. Our hopes were strengthened when we relneni. bered tbat several of the mariners' committee ...