... IRS OF THE UNITED STATES. (FROM OUR SrECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) NEVW YORK, FED. 3, 3 O'CLOCK P.M5. During the last few days five ?? free- oil senators have been elected from five states to the United states Senate-Mr. Trumbull, from Illinois, i jtheplace of General Shields; Mr. Wilson, from t ,slassachusetts in the place of Mr. Everett, late nister to England; Mr. Harlan, from Iowa; Mr. parklee ...

... THE SOUTRAMPTON DOCK COMPANY. Y Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company i wae held at their offices, 1ishopagate-withia; Colonel I B~LUOW in the chair. ?? report for the last half-year showed that .The accounts to the 31st of December last, and the statements now t submitted to theproprietors, exhibit an iscrease amounting to l,3601s.t over the earnings of the corresponding six ...

... UNIVERSITY INVTELLIGENICE. OXSFORD, FEB. 28. ELECTION OF PrOCTOIRS. The societies of New College and All Souls' College this y elected the proctors for the ensuing year; the former ccted the Rev. John Murray Holland, M.A., Sulb-Warden c Fellow of New College, senior proctor, and tbe latter the ev. Arthur F. Stopford, M.A., Fellow of All Souls College oior proctor. These gentlemen will enter ...

... (From last night's Supplement to the Gazette.) By the Queen.-A Proclamation for a Day of ?? Fast, lumiliation, and Prayer. Victoria R.-We, taking into our most serious consi- deration the just and necessary-war in which we are en- gaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that He will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy ...

... A letter from Bucharest, of the 5th, in the Pays, says: A curious affair has occurred here, and bas created some sensation Four persons wearing masks, but whose appear ance indicated that they belonged to the higher classes, waited two days ag6 on Mr. Coiquhoun, the English con- sul. On being introduced to his office they carefully closed the door. He at first thought they were carnival ...

... CITY COMMISSION OF SEWBRS, Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public business. Mr. Deputy Peacoo c occupied the chair. PARIS UMIVBEAL EXHIBITION. Mr. DAW. the chief clerk, read the following communica- tioa:- Marlborough House, Lineon, Feb. 20,1855. Sir-I am directed bythe Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to state that my lords have ascer- tained that the French ...

... THE MORNING CHRONICLE, LONDON: TBURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1855. In the HOUSE of CoMmONS, yesterday, Mr. WILSON gave notice of his intention to move this day that the House resolve itself into com- mittee on the Customs duties, when he would pro- pose a resolution to arrest the fall of the daties on tea. The Marquis of BLANDFORD moved the second reading of the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Bill, a ...

... CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. ; Yesterday the first ordinary general meeting of the . shareholders of this company was held tat their offices, at the i South Sea House. T. ALuX. MITCHSELL, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report, an abstract of which appeared in the City Article of the Daily Newes of yesterday, was taken as read. The CHkzIssAN, in moving its adoDtion, together ...

... GREAT NORTHERN RAILWIAY. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the Albion Hotel, Alderagate-street ; Mr. B. DENiSON, M.P., in the chair. The report, having been circulated several days before the meeting, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said, in moving the adoption of the re- port, he had to call attention to the statement of accounts, which btd been circulated some ...

... LATEST The Agoilelr of yesterday contains the following despatch; CONSTANTINOPLE, FED. 19. 41General Niel leaves this place to-morrow, on his retur to the Crimea. The Asmodee, Aigle, Ulloa, and several mer- ciant steamers, arrived yesterday and the day before witb troops on board, from Africa or France. The Prince Jerome, having the Hercule in tow, has been sighted off the heights of ...

... LCOND SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON} IF GAZETTE of TUESDAY, FEB. 27. 'I I I. I Co Z t the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of bruary, 1855, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty Counlcil.s lds day the Right Honourabla Sir George Cornewall . is, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command sworn of her ] eity's most honourable Privy Council, and took his place the board accordingly. er Majesty ...

... PARIS, MorNDAr. At the sitting of the court today, when thet laughter occasioned by the precipitate retreat of the coun terfeit advocates had subsided- A man named Riffaut, a maker of medical and surgical apparatus to a maison de santd in the Rue de Londres, who had not appeared when called on Saturday, came forward c and deposed to having examined the little Marsdens to as- t certain if they ...