... The Tines' Bombay correspondent writes on Ja- nuaty 16:- A second division for service in Persia is accord- ingly being organised in Bombay to the very fullest extent that the not over-strong army of the western Presidency is able to iford. 1 General orders, remodel- ing the staf of the whole force, appeared yesterday in the Government Gazette. Sir Jas. Outram commands, with the rank of ...

... A quarterly meeting of the Council was held in the Couuncil Chamber, fuildhall, on Wednitsday, the Mayor (E. N. Grace, Eeq ) in the chair. The minutes or the previous meeting having been ?esd and confirmee, Mr Aid. HODGSON presented a return of the cest of -resecuticns during the last h.lf-year, amounting to 4 18sa 4d, which he moved should be pss;ed, signed, vind sealed by the Council. Hfe ...

... OPENING OF THE SESSION. H O U S E OF L O R D S.-TUESDAY. The fifth sessbion of the fourth parliament of Queen Victoria wis opened to-day by Royal Commission. The ceremony was, of course, of a purely formal ohs- racter. The presence of the Sovereign, which gives cleat to all public aots of a ceremonial character, wee wanting on this occasion- and the House of Lords pre- sented anything but the ...

... An adjourned meeting ot the Cauneil was held on 'WedSetday, in the Coureil Chamber, Guildhall, the Mayor (E. N. Grace, Eeq ) in the chair. The Minutes of the iormer meeting were read and mon:finred. An application wes read from Alfred Crcmp, for the titualion of inspector of weirbhts and measurer, which vas referred to the Finance Committee. Mdr xainhmur said, be intended to move at the pro. ...

... TO TaB EDITORS OF THEB NBEWCASTLE COURANT. GENTLEMEN,-I beg that 3ou0 will insert in your columns a- bnef reply to the letter of One that's W'istled at the Plough, whi-h appeersi in your last week's paper, in which he says he will endeavour to prove the arguments of Common Sense f illacious. In the 'idt place, after alluding to the present, and predieting the future greatnecs of this ...

... NEWCASTLE, FEBRIuAnY 20. A fortnight ago the royal speech on the open- ing of parliament was published, it being re- imarked at the time that it was unusually barren of topics, even for such a document; and that if nothing more were to be done by the le- 0slature than was suggested byl her [MaSesty's inaugural address, it would be very little indeed. Both houses have, however, gone to work ...

... DESTRUCTION OF THE FOREIGN FACTORIES AT CANTON. (From the OClina Haii extra, -December 16.) The factories have been burnt down by the Chinese, and the only particulars we have ascertained are, that at balf-past ten or eleven o'clock on Sunday night the beating of tem-tome sounded the alarm, and instantly he flames burst out in every direction. Vigorous efforts were made by the seamen and ...

... - -NORTH BFHELD5. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18.-Wind S.S.W. The arrivals in the Tyne for some days back have been limited. More than two hundred sail of vessels have proceeded sines our last. A large number of vessels are now loading in this harbour for foreign pores. The Equator, Smith, for Carthagena, has got in 56 keels of coke and 16 keels of coals. The Jane and Elizabeth, for Aden, has got her ...

... ,| HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY Lord C ?? gave notice that on Tuesday next he Should move for a Seleot Committee, to consider whether the privilege now enjoyed in reporting the proceedings of Courts of Justice, might be safely ex- tended to reports of the proceedings of the two houses of parliament, and other assemblies and public meetings; and if so, under what circumstances and restrictions, The ...

... | The Bombay correspondent of the Yinces gives the following full description of this affair:- 4 Boldn&Y, Jan. 2.-On Chris mas-eve arrived the steam frigate Stiatramis, with deapttohesannouncing the capture of Bushire, and the occupation of the island of Karrack. When I closed my last letter, a slow nativa craft had just brought us letters from the Aemiral and the head-quarters division of ...

... TO SIE XDITORS OP THR NEWCASTLE COURANT. Gentlt ?? important subject disoussed by the Council at the meeting held yesterday, demands the attention and the mature consideration of every owner and occupier of properly within the limits of the bo- rough. In order that so vital a question may be per- feotly understood, and may te brought under the nofibe of every inhabitant in a concise and ...

... NEWCASTLE FAT OATTLB MARKET. TO TM NDITIRB OF THE NEWCASTLE COURANT. GEzTLBmBN,-Four separate letters have appeared in the columns of your paper, signed Humanitas, Common Sense, A Grazier, and a-Farmer, pointing out the utility of changing the day for the sale of live stock. Trusting that you will allow me a space in your columns to call the attention of the Town Counoil and the ...