... THEI HALF-HOLIDAY MOVEMNT. THEs movement for a half-holiday seems to have been gene- rally successful. OnSaturdayafternoons,imost places of bust-w ness are now abut at an early hour. The onlyoceopations in which we hear of any serious differences having taken place, Fur are the grocers, and flashers; and it w IlIbe readily understood a di that in these there are difficulties in the way, which ...

... ¶41, TWar Dcpertment, Jan. 27. c 14thFqot-Brevet-Colonel Peter Farctibarson, from lalf-pay unat- taclhed, to be' Leutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Barlow, who exchanes: . Major Ralph Budd to be Lieutenant-Colonel,, by pur- chase,:vlce Faruiiharson, who retiree. Brevet-Major Williamn Coemo mo Trevor 't be Major, by purchase, vice Budd. Lieutenant H. H, A'Court Inglefleld to be.'aptain, by ...

... - :Ltt] ori t t8bmor xie etr °l ~~ ' F' NAPLE . 0 ?? polrials~lc laew; .r epolitil from. Paris is destitute of interest. ?? p BXTTLE O TE[E1 L VlA-DEYET OF ?? Irl;[;9SePIANS.-eW I e repfiomrtead, thatso tbeeann'ecivedsa 'ofthe bfiretth'tfh-ic8in p-haeal (March 16); the Emperouia i &' bastow'on the Prne omi t m and deceiatl s o aonoother , in hon pour of thei bus aggage.t PARIeS, 11ridlay.A ...

... M. MR LE AT WOODSIDE. au AFTER the Meeting at the Old Towni Mr Leith proceeded to sir ., Woodside, where, a meeting was held in the Schoolroom. St 'ir Dr Gilshrist was, on the motion of Mr Stewart, comb- w manufacturer, called to the chair, and introduced frc . Mr LEITH, who went over the various points of his, poli Fr at, tical belief. On the subject of taxation, he expressed the Cl, opinion ...

... RNTUZN OF COLON3L SYKl.F THiE Polling commenced this morning at Eight o'clock. Both sides were early and actively at work, and the result was that an unprecedentedly large number polled within the first two or three hours. Immediately after the polling F commenlced, the Sheriff and the Procurator-Fiscal of thle County visited the dlifferent Polling placec, and found the i whole arrangements ...

... - i- ?? 0 s, THE THEA SHING MACHINE AND THE STEAM Ld ENGINE. Tess Scotch Thrashing Machine remains, at this day, in al- : most precisely the same state in which it was left by its in- ie venter, Mr Andrew Meikie, in the year 1786. This is a re- snerkable fact. It certainly shows either that the mnachine ',must have come from the hands of its inventor in a etate of Itwonderfual perfection, and ...

... Morliyn, February 23. The Fraserburgh Harbour Bill was ordered to ho brought in by St, Lord Hladdo and Mr Thompson. ar1 The Bauff, Madcduff, anld Turriff-Estension Railway dBill, and of the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill, were reed a second ja tune land conmnitted. m The Keith cud Duifilown Railway Blll-1for making at Railway anl from Keith to Duiftown -woo road a first time. The Lard ...

... FRANCE. A long list of Eli1lish mimes appears ill thoe lfoitiistt, whose mosiioiu-lo sorvicos tiiriig tho lato war havo beon recooniso(l by the Emperor Napoleon, iind for which his Impelial Majesty baa boosi pleased to confer the orrdie of tboe Legioi of rloani., th litest sitting of t ie cosferenes i itt Paris, ltrtolositiois for tile scttleieit of tlse Neinlfeiatcloso ?? wore siteessftilly ...

... -N - us ot FRANCE. roglin jt is stated, en the authority of a high functionary, that thle li tre -rctsocetieus, in the departments had sent up their ?? tot pitt-I to attendl Brangor's funeral, and to take advantage of ano disturbance that might break out, with a view to ovortbro,4 trest th; Gevermniett, and n-establish the Republic. Several arrests there1 have takeci placte withi h ls ewas ...

... ARMY AND XAVY. The Royal COMmissio tispi into Purchase ina the ,Army (composed of the Duke of Somerset, the cbairman; Lor Stanley, M.P.; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.; the igh Hon Edard Ellice, MY.;. General~ Six Do Lacy EvnM.Gnrl Sir Harry Jonies, Geea ynyard, GeeI sr en entiruck, and Mr G. Canr Glyn) have Gonerlde thir Hebnrs ajrnedSrF. Love, who has succeeded General I ~ ~Cambel, GC. ...

... COU2NTY OF SUTPIMMRLAND. On Thursday the 2d inst., the election of a knight of the shire for this county took place on the huatings erected A in front of the County Buildings, Dornoch. C Sheriff Lumsden having read Her Majesty's writ, called upon any elector who had a candidate to propose to do so, E when E w r JOHN HAtm,, Seiberscross, proposed that the Marquis G of Stafford be re-4lected to ...

... THE SPEAKERSHIp. of ROW thati we have our new H~ouse of Common,,tee oe again the ?? is to be the new Speaktere ?? Eve question is already ansered, as far as it' can be at, prelesnt, sliaby the selection ?? Denison for the Minigttsria1 ecandidate. -The result of a centest ought to be net only Or- successful, but triumphant ; and therefore it is an object to 'ay start a candidate who will ...