... 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 ...

... (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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... The election for the boroughs of Swansea, Aberf.von, and Kenfig, to fill the vacancy caused by the demise of J. H. Vivian, Esq., took place in the Gaildhall, Swansea, on Tuesday, the mayor presiding. A large num- ber of the Swansea electors were in attendance, together with several of those residimg in the contributory boroughs. The prescribed formalities having been observed, and the Mayor ...

... (FROM 0ul?. own CORRESPONDENT.) The following appeared in a portion of our im- pression yesterday: TIISTE, WEDNESDAY. The steamer Calcutta arrived yesterday at half. past six o'loclk, a.m., in 128 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, FEn. 21. The India and China mails leave Alexandria this day, with intelligence from Calcutta, Jan. 22; Bom- bay, 31; Shanghai, I; Canton, 13; Hong-K~ong, 15; ...

... Yeaterday, purusuant to invitation, the County Hall I at Aylesbury was densely filled with the electors of the co borough and hundred, to hear from Mr. Layard an account at of his parliamentary conduct since his election, and his CO of opinion on the state of affairs in the East. On the platform tb were aeveral of the more influential liberals of the borough, s and the chair was taken by Mr. ...

... LONDON, THIURSDAY, MAR. 1. AT the mid-day sitting of the HousE of COMMONS yesterday Mr. WILSON gave notice that he should this day lay a motion before the house designed to arrest the reduction of the duty on tea The second reading of the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Bill was moved by the Marquis of BIAND- F ORD, who explained that the object of his measure was to promote the efficiency of ...