... LITlRAXy tAD PHILOSOPHICAL sqlt, I _ MR 1. -ST1PHANSON' PROPOSAL. On Tuesday evening a meeting of the members of this society wag held at their rooms, for the purpose of eon' sidering the beat means of meeting the offer of Robert Stephenson, Enq., to liquidate one-half of the society's debt; Jahn Fenwielr, sq., presided; and, in Opening the business of the meeting, referred to the princely ...

... The usual meeting was held on Friday, Mr H. Ingle- dew in the chair, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confarmed. A letter was read from the Poor Law Board, eontain- ing their sanction to the paymentof L6 2a 6d to Thomas Alexander, for having acted as messenger to Mr Thomas Jenkins, relieving officer, A letter was read by the ehairmnan announcing the death of the registrarfor ...

... TIMES-Thu late arrivals from America go for to convict the British press and British statesmen cf egotism. It is quite evident that the good people on the other side of the Atlantic think much lss of us than wor suppose. This may be the result of our over- legs, ing ensular ani but we certainly have to al- iu apprehensions, some grounds which in any other country than the States, where no- ...

... ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF SAIRDIN IN FRANCE. The King of Sardinia arrived at Marseilles yesterday (Thursday) morning week, at nine o'clock. On land- ing his Majesty was received by COl. Edgar Ney, AD.C. to the Emeor th aquis of Conegliano, Lieut.- Cel. De Yalabregue, the General commanding the Ninth Military Division, the Prefect of the Mouths of the RIione, the General commanding the ...

... TYNEMIOUTII COUNCIL. A meeting of the town council of this borough was hold on Wednesday, the MA;.YoR in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ceonfir aued. A letter was read from Mr Greenhow, tendering, his thanks for the resolution passed in his favour by the council. Another letter was read from Mr Aid. Bartle- man, who has removed to a distance, tendering his re- ...

... STORMS ON THE OOAST. The stormy weather of Monday, Tuesday, and Wed. needay last hae not only augmented the floode occasioned by last week's rains, but has resulted in much damage and 10aa of life along the coast, In addition to the reporta which appear under our usual head of Marine Intelligence, tho following reports have reached ua:- SHIELDS, Oct. 30.-During the whole of last night it ...

... THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF IMPOS I - TURE AT WOLVB RHAMPTOY. The career of the accomplished impostor, Alice Grey, alias Alice Christie,alias Anastioia Haggard, alias Mary Ann O'Brien, aliae Jane Turean, appears to hive been a truly extraordiuary one, and would seem to have been run throughout the greater part of the Uuited Kingdom. 8he is by no meanf unknown in London. The lady referred to in ...

... * The quarterly meeting of this body was held on Fri- day, the Mayor in the chair. The MAYon said, he was now happy to ask them to proceed to the election of a mayor. Mr Aid. MEAsE said that, in a borough like this, so constituted, and having so many honourable and inde- pendent gentlemen, there would not be much difficulty !l getting a person to occupy that poeition. He-had now gre.st ...

... NEWCASTLE TOWN COUNOIL. FRIDAi, Nov. 9. The Council met this day, the Mayor (I. L. Bell, Eeq,) presiding. After the minutes of the last meet. in, bad been read, Mr Ald. LAmDIDhT said an interesting event had bap. pened in the fanily of the worthy. Mayor during the year, and he would ask the Council to contribute a piece of plate to Mrs Mayoress. The ?? asked if this was in ordeor The Towx ...

... FEARFUL GALE ON TIE SOUTH-EAST CO&ST. The whole extent of the east coast between larwich and Cromer was, on Saturday, visited by another moat destructive storm, and the havoc among the shipping has been truly enormouc. It is some years sinoe such an amount of destruction was witnessed, aud many crows have perished. The south-wtst gales of the early part of last week having moderat:d about Wed- ...

... NEWCASTLF4 Nyv&nBFR 30. Two of the leading daily papers, both rffecting to speak authoritatively, have boen issuing contradiotory tatementa as to the nature and Ouceese of General Caui- robert's miesion to Swedlen ; Lamtn which the only ?? inference to be drown is, that Lotbing at all certain is known on tbe subject. Iti9 well, perhaps, to be no- qsuainted with the rumouts which atre afloat, ...

... DAILY AND PERIODIOAL PRESS. TIMES.-In the days that preceded the first French Revolution, when opinion on the continent was compa- ratively free, and @erman sovereigns wreee not afraid of uttering liberal oeftihcetw, and feeling, or at least pro fessing, abinehe intereset not merely an ie taspaying and recruiting powerto bute in the progres; welfare, and Ienthghtenroant of their subects, there ...