... FRENCH PLA YS. Mdlle. ArxhDnsN LUTHHR, who last night appeared for the first time before an English public, possesses a remark- ably slight, graceful, and girlish figure-a clear ringing voice- and the rounded smiling face, fresh complexion, and abus- dance of fairhair of an English girl. She seems to be quite young, and yet her acting is perfectly finished. The style is characterised by a ...

... [A portion of the following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday ?? LFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Noniteur announces the creation of three new senators, namely, General Aupick, ambassador at Madrid ; M. Lebrun, member of the Institute; and Baron Thieullen, deputy. A telegraphic despatoh from Marseilles, dated yesterday, announces the arrival of the Osiris ...

... [FROM OUR OWY CORIBSPONDENT. I QUEBEC, MARCH 10. The most important measure which. has been before the house during the week has been Mr. Brown's bilI to abolish the usury laws. It is based on the principle of allowing capitalists to lend at whatever rate of interest they can get, but limit- ing the interest which a court of justice can award to 6 per cent., the hitherto legal rate. I have ...

... RAIL WA YS. 'LEEDS NORTHERN. The directors of the Leads Northern Railway Company have issued a report in anticipation of the special meeting of shareholders to be held next Friday. The directors recapitulate what has been done with respect to the pro- posed amalgamation of this comnanuy with the York, New- castle, and Berwick, and the York and North Midland Rnailvay Companies, and also what ...

... The half-yearly general court of the governor and com- pany of the Baak of England was held at the Benk yester- day, to consider of a dividend; Mr. T. Hankey, governor of the court of directors, in the chair. The minutes of the last general court having been read and confirmed, The GovERNoit said: I have to acquaint the Court that this is one of the quarterly general courts appointed to be ...

... A crowded meeting of this society was held on Monday last, at the Theatre of the Royal Institution, Albemarle- Atreet. The president, Sir Roderick I. Murchison, in the chair. Among those present were the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Marquis of Camden, Lord Gifford, Sir B. H. Inglis, M.P., Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., Mdr. R.Mosackton Milnes, M.P., Sir Thomas D. Aclaud, Bart., M.P., Mr. W. B. Hamilton, ...

... UNI VERSITY JNTBLLIGBNOE. I OXFORD, MARCH 4. BntASExOsE CoLLmOE.-The election of a fellow of this Col- loge, on the foundation of William Clyfton, terminatezi this afternoon, when the Rev. Frederic Lea, B.A., of Wadham College, curate of Alvastoke, near Oosport, was elected. The two vacant scholarships-one open to natives of tile counties of Lancaster, Chester, or Hereford-the other open to ...

... THE AD VERTJSEMENT TAX. On Saturday morning a deputation of gentlemen connected with the London and provincial press, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official re. sidence, Downihg-street, on the subject of the Adver- tisement Tax. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Ewart, M.P., who read the following objections to the advertisement tax on newspapers:- 1. ...

... ELECTION COMMITTEES CHATHAM. On Saturday this committee met at ten o'clock, with the view, it was expected, of giving their decisionl; Mir. Bramstoa in the chair; Mir. Newvdegate, Mr. Aldermian Thompson, Mr. HIeywood, and Mr. Apaley Pelatt but after remaining in deliberation for an hour, on the re-admission of the public, The Hon. Chairman said The committee feel that, al. though they have had ...

... PARLIAMENTAR Y BUSINESS. HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. ClalncartY-To call the attention of the house to the tion f the national system of education in Ireland, on ?? fr a copy of the returns farnished by the Commissionera Djj a'ona Educatioll in Ireland to his Excellency the Earl of when Lord-Liouteniaut, of the number of children Srending each of the mationei schools in Ireland, and of the reli- r ...

... MAARcH 19.-Lecture on the Languages of the Transgan. getie Peninsula. By R. 0. Latham, M.D. * After pointing out the particular area which was more strictly Trausgangetic, and expatiating upon the monosyl- labic character of the languages there spoken, the lecturer stated that his present notice went beyond the simple wording of his text, and that he dealt not only with the proper ...

... _ The Council of the Society of Arts for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce, have just presented the following memorial to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury on this subject ?? That your mnemorialists hear with great satisfaction that her Majesty's Government have under their consideratior, the question of introducing into this country a system of decimal ...