... ff On the 22nd, the birthday of Washington, the American Ae ssociation in London celebrated the anniversary by a dinner a at Willis's Rooms. Only members and associates were of the ,r party. General Campbell, the American Consul in London, e President of the Association, was to have presided on Y the occasion; but a severe attack of illness unexpectedly prevented him from attending. In his ...

... _. M w as n at __ ?? __ - nVA1JUVJUVXAJ 0UVVA . The annual general meeting of the members of this society was held yesterday (Tuesday) at the Royal Piblic Rooms; T. C. Sanders, Esq., one of the vice-presi- dents, in the chair. The report, read by Mr. Gray, the bon. secretary, etated tbat the society had now been in existence for a period of thirty years; that through the kindness of its ...

... 0D - ?? ?? ?? - IA S A._ The Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the. best means of manning the navy have made their report, and it has been presented to Parliament. The report is signed Hardwicke, Chandos, Edward Cardwell, W. Fanshavve Martin, J. D. Elphinstone, John Shepherd, Richard Green.' It is a long document, but its subjects are very neatly arranged under separate heads, and ...

... TEIGNMOUTH. HARBOUR COMMISSIONERs.-A meeting of this body took place on Tbursday last; Mr. J. H. Whiteway in the chair. Mr. J. H. Tozer, the clerk, reported that the amount in the treasurer's bands was £120 2s. 2d., out of which it was resolved that X1O0 should be paid towards the liquidation of the mortgage debt; and that £9 6ia. 8d. be paid towards the expense of putting the shipway at the ...

... .'WEDNESDAY, MARalk 2,1859. THE well-kept secret has at length been divulged. On Monday evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer a, laid before the House of Commons the Government measure of Parliamentary Reform, and certainly it is _ a large, bold, and, we, are inclined 'to believe, a just measure. Mr. DiSnAEu showed, moreover,that.it isa measure which may emanate without inconsistency from a ...

... I~~~ . LONDON-WEDNESDAY. THE REFORM BILL. The Morning Herald, in a leader respecting the withdrawal of Walpole and Henley from the Ministry, says, so far from being divided, the Conservative party are animated by the. best spirit. The meeting at Lord Derby's passed off in a most satisfactory manner. Unanimity prevailed, and a strong determination was shown to support the Government in its ...

... 'o HOUSE OF LORDS,-THURSDAY. CnnrrlN PaosscurroNs.-Lord Brougham introduced a bill to extend to defendants in criminal, the privilege now enjoyed d by those in civil cases, of being examined if they chose. -Lord Campbell and the Lord ChancclUor seriously objected to d the principle of the measure. If a defendant refnsed to be 3f examined the jury would presume that he was guilty. le FRIDAY. ...

... EXETER GUILlDHAIL,-SATU1EDAY. flefore the Matyor, anti BDastard, It Hooper, sod J.Tombs,Esqrs ALLc:ED ASSAULT.-WILLIAM FLUDDEn, a lad, about eighteen years of age, was summoned by George Lee for an assault. Mr. Floud appeared for the complainant. It appeared that on the 19th ultimo the defendant, with a number of others, was drinking at the Ship Inn, Martin's- lane, when the complainant, in ...

... SOUTH DEVON. The balf-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday last week, at Plymouth; Mr. T. Woolcombe in the chair. The Secretary having read the report, The CHAIiRMAN, in a long speech, noticed the chief points treated of in the directors' report, and concluded by calling attention to his own retirement from the directorsbip by rotation. He said the period had now arrived when he ...

... BARNSTAPLE. The Commissioners of Improvement inet on Tuesday; but the business was of a routine character. It is true political animosity ha.slieen much abbre- viated in Barnstaple during the last year or two. Some of our public men who were once soundly rated,.and were.even chased unsparingly tp their hearths,, for daring to exercise an opinion of their own-and at whose heads were hurled the ...

... IMPERIAL, PARLIAMENT. (CONTINUExD ' FROM aeV it S r1 IXT E a.) THE NEW REFORM BILL. The House of Commons on Monday presented a scene such as can hardly oaonr more than once in a generation. Long before the usual hour for taking the chair the benches on both sides were thronged with members ansious to secure their seats. The strangers' gallery was filled as soon as opened by visitors, who had ...

... BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE, At the Court of Exchequer on Saturday, before Mr. Baron Bramwell, an ?? v. Hqff-for an alleged breach of promise of marriage, was tried. The defendant pleaded, first, that he did not make the promise as alleged; secondly, that before the breach the plaintiff discharged and exonerated him from his promise; and thirdly, that the plaintilt was not ready and willing ...