... | THOMAS'S SHILLIGQ CONCERTS. This Inimitable band of 60, united with 1 ?? performers, continue to give undiminished delight to all who have bad the pleasure of hearing them. The se ection duringflast week was from the choicest compositions of the beet masters, and the performance was most masterly as regards both the coficerted and solo performaoces, such as has never been equalled by any ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS (THIS DAY) The Earl of ELLENDOIOUGR put some questionsto the Government in relation to the war. The first was ,- t the expense of the transport service. A sa to £3,096,000 had been voted oln this account, Wveith he considered too large for the conveyance of 27,000 mu and 5,000 horses to Turkey. The saum paid this Year for this service was 21,000,000 more than the aniulult iY ...

... cb WuXl Varictt I AND EAST RIDING TIXES. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1854. THE PERILS OF THE BALTIC.-I SVEABORG AND CRONSTADT. I THE bombardment of Odessa, the sailing of the allied fleets to Sebastopol, and the landing of the allied troops at Gallipoli and Constantinople, important events though they are, fail in arousing a degree of interest at all comparable to that with which every significant ...

... WAR BUDGET, NO. 2. THE supplemental war lbudget may be described very briefly. Already 3,000,0001. beyond the ordinary expenditure have been voted for war purposes, and have been provided for by a doubled income-tax for the current half-year. Besides this sum the CHANCELLOR of the ExcHEQuEri requires 6,850,0001. for the prosecution of the war. This amount he pro- Iposes to raise by doubling ...

... At the fourth quarterly meeting yesterday 39 members were preHent, bhe mayor (Dr. Cooper) in the chair. Several freemen were sworn. WATCH RATE. A watch rate of 4d. in the pound was ordered to be levied. Mr. DRANT said he believed a surplus remained from the collection of a former rate, in consequence of the increased value of property. The TOWN CLERK said the overseers might, if they could, ...

... The ollwin isthetex ?? of Alliance betwee her Majesty, ?? of Austria, and the Emperor of the French, signed at Vienna, Dee. 2, 185' (presented to both losioes of Parliament by conmmanr& of her Majesty), and laid on the tables of both houses om Friday night: (Translation.) 4 Her Majesty the Queen of tile United Kingdom of Grea, t lhritain and Ireland, his Majesty thle Emperor of Austria, andr~ ...

... I: - I d r The Court is expected to come to London for the season on Monday, Feb. 13. The construction of the Windsor Castle, her Majesty's new yacht, has been commenced at Pembroke e royal dockyard, and will be pushed forward with all t. possible despatch. She will be built of solid mahogany ii upon the diagonal planking system. Y Honourable mention has been made in the Portu- e guese Cortes ...

... PUBLIC MEETING AND SUBSCRIPTION I IFOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. On Monday last a public meeting of the inhabitants of this town, convened by the Mayor, byan exceedingly brief notice, in compliance with a numerously signed requisition, was held in the Town-Hall, and was attended by maany of the leading persons of the place, including bankers, merchants, clergy, dissenting ministers, professional ...

... ?1 orve?pvn?ni.?. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HULL PACKET. StR,-Permit me to say to the kindly disposed Now lt the time, before another day passes, for you to extend ah() to the suffering poor.' I do not mean to the professional street t beggar, who parades his mendacious ssecessiiies nor the 0 sturdy trollop, with her helpless infants borrowed for tce occasion. On the contrary, I would remind ...

... _ _ ?? 'Yesterday, the Mayor (Dr. Cooper) presided at the 18 adourned second quarterly meeting, hinch was ?? fuly attended. i A few freemen were sworn.15 The auditors reported that they bad examined the Apr accounts of the Corporation, of the Waterworks Corn- mnittee, and the Baths ?? Committee, for the half-year ending March 29, and bad found them correct. A return of the election of ...

... mat BEVERLEY. Valn ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.-The -following persons rem have been elected guardians for the parishes and town- and ships within this borough for the ensuing year, viz :- forE St. Mary's : Messrs. John Nutchy and James Watson; St. Martin's: Messrs. Daniel Boyes and George Ireland; St. Nicholas: Mr. George Porter. Storkhill, Mr. Geo. Green; Tiekton, Mr. William Bonfrey; Thearne, Mr. ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE. BOAOBARMzNrT OF SEBASTOPOL, TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. The Electric and International Telegraph Companies. -1-Hull Station, 53, Lowgate, Oct. 12.-The following despatch has been transmitted by the company's intelli- gence department, London:- ViENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING.-Varna accounts of the ith in the Times state that, on October 2nd, SEnA.- TOPOL was COMPLE.TELY INVESTED on ...