... THE DOMESTIC MEDICAL AND SUR- GICAL GUIDB.* This is a book of a class which has been long needed and long called for, and a book excellently adapted to the purpose which it is designed to serve. There is more common sense, sound advice, and plain practical suggestion and instruction in Mr. Hogg's book, than in half the technical and pretentious tomes since Galen. Not that Mr. Hogg entertains ...

... _-O Some little time since we directed the attention of our readers to the noble church erecting in Margaret-street, as a specimen of the highest art applied to the service of the Church of England. The building to which we now request them to accompany us is scarcely less remarkable in its way. Intended as a school for the sons of farmers and tradesmen, and a college for the education of ...

... PROGRESS OFIMPRO VErMEZVT IN TiE WEST OF IRELAND. The following observations, tending to show the benefits conferred upon Ireland by the Encumbered Estates Com- mission, are extracted from a letter of Mr, J. Locke to the Earl of Lucan The occasion seems opportune in all its eircuinmstancei and I shall select, in illustration, the Western EHighlands, and especially the union of Newpolt-a ...

... (A telegraphic summary of the following appeared in our Second. Edition of yesterday .-1 The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Cap. tain Comstock, arrived at Liverpool yesterday morn. ing, from New York, with 190 passengers, and specie to the amount of about $4,000. [FROM oeR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 2. We were astounded yesterday morning by an announcement in the Tribune ...

... At the last meeting of this society, Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P., vice-president, in the chair, The first paper read was On the Caloric Engine, by Mr. C. Manby, Mi. Inst. C.E. (secretary). At meetings of the Soci&t6 ?? pour ?? Nationale on the 26th January, 1852, and of the Acaderie des Sciences, on the 2d February of the same year, M. Galy-Cazalat entered upon an examination of the principles ...

... LINNMEAN SOCIETY. At the amniversary ineeting of this aeciety, Mr. Robert Brown, president, in the choar, Mr. William Clarke was ad- mitted as a Fellow. Mr. Newman, ?? exhibited specimens of two species of ferns found in Scotland, *md not hitherto noticed as belonging to the British Flora; one of which, the Polypo- diic rlhetictua of the Flore Franiraisc, but not of Limnnus, he believes to be ...

... h1OUSE, OF CONINONS.-WEDMM3IAY. Tbte Speaker took tlie chaxir at twtdie o'celock. Thu East Augliata Railway Bill (Nio.2) toves read the second time. Petitions were presented by )!r. Johnstone from a place in Cisabmannan its favour of thle Urileersity Tests Abolition Bill by r.Blair, in Isvotur of the 1'nblic-boutse (Sixitlond) Bill by Nr V. Evans, from Detrby, fur thle abolitionr of church ...

... I MORNING CHROXJCLE OFFICE, Friday, 11 aan. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. [FaOU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.1 PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. One of the first acts of the Provisional Govern- ment, which came into office on the 24th of Febru. ary, 1848, was to abolish the punishment of death for political offences. On the 26th of February it was announced that the Provisional Go. vernment, having remarked with ...

... RAIL WA YS. NORTH DEVON. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this undertaking was held at the bondon Tavern yesterday; Mr. John Sharland in the chair. Mr. G. H. HARRIS (the secretary) read the report of the directors, which stated That, notwithstanding the late heavy rains, which have neces- sarily much interfered with the operations of the contractor, the works continued to ...

... RA IL WA Y3. WARRINGTON AND ALTRINCHAM. LIVElPoOL, TUESDAY.-The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Warrington and Altrincham Railway Company was held to-day On the ClArendon Rooms. Is the absence of Mr. Gilbert Greenill, M.P., chairman of the board, Mr. Charles Holland, one of the directors, presided. The report, which was read by the Secretary, stated that the line would be ...

... 711E VAR-ROCKET FACTORY AT OWTBERIII TNE. Yesterday tile proceedings in this case were resumsed be- fore Mr. Leury, at the Bow-street police court, which was Crowded to excess on the occasion. Mr. B3odkin, with Mr. Creenwood (the solicitor to the Troasuiy). attor.ded as before onl behalf of the Crown, ard Mr. Clarknon weas counsel for tile defendants. The charge against William and Robert Hale ...

... THE INCO4E TAX. To ?? EDITOR OF Tile MORNINO CHRONICLE. SIR-I was not aware, until I saw your paper on b Saturday morning, that Mr. Hubbard had honoured t by his notice the two pamphlets which I have pub- h lished on the above-mentioned subject. I shall not; I trust, offer an indelicate compliment if I say t that, fortified by the perusal of your comments, I l have sustained Mr. Hubbard's ...