... I IRISH SOUIH EASTCERN RAILWAY. The half yearly meeting of tho shareholders in tbis corn- pany was hold yestrrday, at their office, 20, Molesworth- street. Mr. J. L. IRND. oNY, the chairuran of tbe company, pr3sided. Tho S cretary, Mr. Bughies, having read tho notice of meeting, and the report (if the b rard of directors, which has already appeared in the Fer:viic.N, The Chairman said the ...

... AGENTS FORL THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. Aberdeen .-A. , R . Milne, Glasgow -W. Love, St Athen.um Enoch Square. Do. -,L. & J. Smith. Greenock ..-Mrs Owen. Do. W . Panton. Haddington..J. Millen. Do. -.D. Wyllie & Son. Do. -G. Smiles. Aberlady .-Ir F. Mitchel, liawick ?? Black. Alloa --J. Lothian. Do. --J. Dalgleish. Arbroath ..-James Smith. Inveresk-_J. Gordon. Do. -.G. Sutherland. Inverkeithg.. ...

... WE have more than once pointed out th( immense advantage which would result to the Britisi Government and to the righteous cause which it i defending in India, from the opening of the great natural water-ways furnished by the Ganges, the Indus, and the other gigantic rivers of India, to armed steamers. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that we see from the telegraphic message last received ...

... - 4 _ , We have received our letters and papers from Bombay in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The period covered by these Rdvices extends from August 15th to September lst. The reports from Delhi are to the morning of the 13th August- eighteen days later than those by the last Overland Mail, and four days later than those which the incoming Calcutta mail will bring. The Bombay advices ...

... H ISTOR? OF CHIRLOTTE PUGSLEY. [PROMr THES DRIDGWATER NERCURY.1 The deceased, Charlotte Puggley, was a tativo of West Somerset. Her mother wivas bound an apprestice to Mr. Mullings, yeoman, of Loaglandsin the parish of Bishbpe Lydeard. Before she was out of her time she formed an illicit connection with, it is elid, one Joseph Eond, who re- fused to marry her, alleging thut she had pr ved ...

... FIFTEENTH DAY. Tnu proceedings before the Court of Inquiry yes. terday were singularly dreary, if we except the spirited indecency of the last half-hour, with which Mr. John Rea came to the rescue, apparently in- tending to conclude this tedious drama of thc last three weeks with something of tho stago effect which rampanst andacity, vehbflcnin and coarse personalities, and an excited audience ...

... COMMISSION OF 1NQUIRlY.-StcoosD DAY. (sROtc OUl SPECI'IAL Ut Pi7BTSU5.) GALWAY, WEDTESDIAY EvzNsc4G.-Tlhe inquiry into the existence of corrupt praciices at the last and pr~viosu elec- tions for the borongb of Gallyny.ai reh~mod at eleven o'clock this day, before the Coanrnissiauors, Mresrs. Bellt Leaby, and Whide. The court was denhcly crowded whble the proceedings iastcd. Dar. Berr ard ...

... 9 ?) c ?Cfbojf ?? (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1178.) BELFAST: THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 1857. ANGI O-INDIA. WE have nothing further to say in relation to the news brought by the Indian mail, save that we think good sense should induce us to give up our hopes of the reconquest of Bengal until the Englisli reinforcements shall have fully arrived. If bravery, such as has no counterpart in the stories of the ...

... , - - ?? 1 - -C ?? 1, The affaire of Colonel Waugb, of Brankmea Castle,whosefrilure has bankrupted the London and Eastern Bank, of whioh he waS a direotor, are now before the London Court of Bankraptoy. On Saturday a proof was tendered by Mr. Lipblater on behalf of Miss Jane Clark, of 170, Regent-street, for £1,854, the balance of a millinery account. To render this olcim folly intelligible ...

... Br' (FROMO OUtR OWVN COiR:SILOONDENT,)a] 11 Its follow6ing appeared in our Evening Edition of Pat Yes.terday] : AITEMYFr'-~- L., 'rho Emperolr left Stuttgart at 9 o'clock this P~i morning, and was expected at 3 at Metz, where lie am -will sleep. Ile. will leave 'Metz at noon to-mlorrow Nva' and Is, expected at the Chalons camp at t5 in the tER evening. I raccly quote the sentiments of the ...

... RECONSTRUCTION OF TH]E BENGAL ARMY. (From Ike Examire,- of Saturday.) The army of Bengal, which has turned out to be nothing better than a huge band of dexterous traitors and disciplined assassins, has virtually ceased to exist, for of the eighty-four regiments of regular infantry and cavalry of which It was composed, there are but five that have not openly mutinied, and of these five there is ...

... 'SECOND ANNUAL SOIREE OF THE LEEDS WEST-END PEOPLE'S INSTIT UTE. On Tuesday evening, the second soiree of the West-end People's Institute was held in a tent 136 feet long by 46 feet broad, erected specially for the purpose, o0 the works of the Mayor (J. Botterill, Esq.) The tea, which was very excellent, was provided by the coruneittee of the Institute, and was partaken of by about S00 persons ...