... The annual general meeting of this Club was held, as usual, in the Hopetoun Rooms, on Friday, when there was a large attendance of members, Among others, we observed Wm. Buchanan, Esq., advocate ; A. Currie, Esq., Sheriff of Banff- shire; Patrick Arkley, Esq. of Dunninald; William Ford, Esq. ; Professor Miller ; George Robertson, Esq. of Cookston ; George Ramsay Ogilvy, Esq. of Westhall; James ...

... (From the Times.) The Board of Trade tables for the month ending February 5, were issued this moruing, and fally exemplify the activity that has recently prevailed in all branches of business, while at the same time they account for the increasing demand for labour and the unabated consumption of most descriptions of raw material. As compared with the corresponding month of last year, which in ...

... UT PPEALS. House of Lords, Friday. (Before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and other Peers.) —— Apamson v. Barnovr. Mr Rolt and Mr Anderson appeared for the appellant— and the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-General for the re- spondent. The question in the present case was this. man born in Scotland, but who had never acquired a residental settlement was transported, leaving children ...

... Honora- ty President, a meeting was held last night in one of the large class-rooms, for the purpose of nominating a candidate to the office. The meeting was nomerously attended. Af- ter the ratification of the minutes, which contained a narra- tive of the proceedings of the Council of the Associated So- cicties, Mr Skelten of the Diagnostic proposed Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer as President. In ...

... House of Lords, March 3. LIABILITY OF INSURANCE COMPANIES—JUDGMENT, Tue Marine Insurance Company or v. TuRNER AND OTHERs, This was an appeal from the Second Division of the Court of Session in Scotland. The appellants were the Scottish Marine Insurance Company of Glasgow, and the respondents were James ‘Turner, formerly writer in Greenock, and now Parliamentary solicitor in London, for himself ...

... WIGTON B 2GHS ELECTION. On Wednesday this Committee—consisting of Mr Miles (Chairman), Hon. C. G. Howard, Mr Melville Portal, and Mr E. Ball—met for the first time, to inquire into the allegations of bribery and corruption contained in the petition against the retura of Sir John M*Taggart. Mr James, in opening the case, said the object of the peti tioners was to aveid and invalidate the return ...

... of Scottish life, and from the pen of the author of * Passages in the Life of Mrs Margaret Maitland,’ is to say more than sufficient to commend it ta the eager curiosity of our readers. The talented painter of deep and true feeling, as it entwines itself round the beloved objects of the domestic cirele, bas, in the present tale, made further proof of ber skill in portraying tke sanctifying of ...

... the Mechanics Magazine.) On Thursday evening last, Dr Edward Cullen explained to a large auditory, at Wyld’s “ Globe,” Leicester Square, the geographical, engineering, and other d-tails of the great pro- ject now at length being carried into effect, for a con- tinuous water communication between the Carribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, by cutting a ship canal, of about twenty-iive miles in ...

... in the Waterloo on Thursday last. Dr W. Murray Dobie, Senior President, occupied the chair, and D. M. Shaw, Esq., Pres. Ano., officiated as croupier. Ia addi- tion to a very large attendance of ordinary members, there were present the Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians and Sargeons, séveral of the Medical Professors of the Uni- versity, and other distinguished members of the ...

... pub- lished a correspondence which has passed between the Mar- quis of Lansdowne and Mr Christopher, in which a very severe and proper rebuke was administered by the noble marquis to the right hon, gentleman for introducing into a specch at a public meeting matters which related solely to private circum- stances, and for stating that which was incorrect, In the same speech, as will be recoll ...

... LATEST NEWS BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Saturday. —The Antelope for Australia was detained till Monday the 7th. Passengers must be ou board at noon of that day. Letters posted up to six p.M. on Tuesday the 8th, will be in time if marked via Queenstown. LONDON EXCHANGE—March 5. FUNDS CLosEp, Consols for Accoun Do. Mone oo 994 99 Cents . Do. Stock 4 Exc r Bills (Large) .. - 2278 12 18 Mexicans 12 ...

... _— Lospox, Wrepyespar FRANCE. Parts, Thursday Evening —The French fleet under the orders of Vice-Admiral De La Susse was to have Toulon this morning for Salamis. ’ It was composed of eight sailing vessels of war and four steamers. It will be joined by the four steamers stationed in the Archipelago, commanded by Rear-Admiral Romain Des Fosses. The English squadron consists of five ships cf the ...