... I Railway Fassengers' Assurance Company. On Wednesday the Half-yearly General Meeting of Proprietors in this Institution was held at the Company's offices in Cornhill, Mr. J. Clay, M.P., in the chair. The following are the principal paragraphs of the Report, which was read by Mr. W. J. Vian, the Secretary:- The statement of accounts which has been circulated among the Proprietors shows that ...

... - ?? Thle HOS F LORDS.-Xoflday. H~OSO was whelly Occupied with the various Titles to Land Bills which have been introduced by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelatafard. Lord Cranwotrtb, and Lord St Lcouard'e. Sir J.RD.. H~tx..thA reenlye oaths and his Seat. r nt elected Member for Wakefield, took the Sir GifoNGE Dowill, gave notice of his intention to move, on Tueday next, for leave to sring in a ...

... Grand Lodge Property. MR. EDITOR.-Sir and Brothers-Under the above heading a letter appeared ill Your publication a few weeks since, to which no reply baa been made, and of which, to my surpriqe, no notice has been taken. I should have thought that a subject of so muchr importane temperately treated and ably discuseed, would have evoked expressions of opinion from several of your ...

... OUR DIVORCE AND xATRIMORlIAL Courts. Unfortunately Sir CB1sewuLL CEBseWBLL and the branch of judicature over which he presides has become an institution of the country within the last three or four years. Unfortunately, we say, because it has brought to light, and floated on the surface of society, an amount of domestic fester and moral iniquity we had given ourselves credit for believing ...

... TRIW COTTON .QUgSTION, AND WHERE , We Shall Obtain It. A very important question just now in this country is the'supply of that raw material known as Cotton, an article that eighty years ago hardly found a place among the list of this country's imports, bat now the source of occupation, food, comfort, and industry to millions, the prosperity of thousands, and one of the chief causes of ...

... (WRITrHN ExPREsssLY eO THE ERA.) By A MEM:BERf. When I wrote to you from the House late on Friday night last I little thought that my words would turn out to be something akin to prophecy. You will recollect that I told you that Sir ROBERT PEEL had, in the coarse of the evening, used the phrase maunikin traitor, and, as he did so, looked straight across at The O'Dozto- GRUB, the ...

... BDITION FOR EARLY MORNING TRBAIN8 ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1862. The news from America is the most important topic of the week. For the first time, since the beginning of the war, the Unionists have gained a great and important victory. The two forts on which the Confederates relied to stop the Northerns in Tennessee, have fallen, the one, Fort Henry, under a simple bombardment, the other ...

... I ST. PATRICK'WS DAY. Dear to the heart of every.Irishman, in whatever country he may be located, or in whatever circumstances he may be placed, is the 17th day of March, the anniversary of the death of Erin's tutelar Saint, Patrick.. It is only in the Emerald Isle, however, that the glories of the Festival can be fully seen and appreciated. Some of the boisterousness which marked its advent ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-Monday. Lord SxRATRniamA~ drewv attention to the blockade of the porte of the Confederated States of America. and moved for any correspoodeace on the matter subeequenthto the Papers already presented to the House. Lord ADINSrosossbserved that, although he did not approve Of any attempt .baing neade to raise the lloehade. he thooght tirt is the iliereste of humanity ber Maljst ...

... p E R I A L P A R IA MEN T. ]YQUSE OF LORDS.-MondflY' LEONAR~s brought in two bills, one for improysing lbs law of ~~1Pypty, end the ethzer giving purchasers of propert-y a legal title 5rerl tenct hiae cnin lier ljs ips bhen adjourned. ELOUsI2 OF COMMiONS.-Monday. Th belches wacre crowded at a few minutes aftor four o'clock by an ,,d wmtieenl Of membhers. who had boon drawn together at tbat ...

... SECoND E3DITIO17. SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1862. : - r The return of PRINCE ALFRED, under the painful cir- cumstances that must have attended his meeting with his surviving parent, is an incident which will receive a notice not usually attracted by the travels of the younger branches of the Royal Family. The QusNE is still at Osborne, but preparations are being busily made for receiving her at Windsor ...

... ?? SECOND EDITION. SPUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1862. The week has not been marked by any very important large event, but there has been a large number of sm11 but not uninteresting topics before us. We think it WA, Archbishop LAUD who, being told teat, if he had coW mitted no single act amounting to high treason, had done so many small treasons that they mlight well constitute the offence, replied ...