... 9?,t Qjmftou of itt P i1g. TEIE CANKER AT TIE CORE. (Globe.) If a moralist needed, alas, al illustration of the canker that lies in the heart of man and his works, if he wanted proof that care and sorrow, guilt and dan. ger, are often concealed under the mask of prosperity. where could he find a better than in the condition of the United States? Abmitdantly gifted by nature, with an ...

... 15, allit ]lIttillpurt. IeC ENGLAND. e Timncr, is a rumour that Sir Benjamin Hall will r be raised to the Peerage. is Tii¢ Princess Margaerite of Saxony has been be- - trothed to the Archduke Charles Louis, Governor of s' the Tyrol and the Voralberg, and second brother of Is the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. x- A LiNr of screw steamers is announced direct from - London to Montreal. The ...

... ?? ?J, atelligeurf. DEAN or GUILD COURT, GLASGOW. -William Brown, Esq., was on Thursday inducted into office as Dean of Guild, and W. West Watson, Esq., was appointed Sub-Dean. DRuNKEN SPRKE.-OnThursday a drunken seaman and four carters forcibly entered a house in the Salt- market, Glasgow, and attacked the inmates in such a manner that, to escape, two of them. father and son, leapt out of the ...

... ADMAIINISTRATIVE REFORM. on Saturday, Mr Roebuck, M.P., the newly-Rp- 0 pointted chairman of the Administrative Reform As- s=ation, made his first public appearance in that a capseity, by presiding over a public meeting of the ,seamhers of the Association, held at the London Arnougst the gentlemen on the platform were ob- served. Mr Tite, Ml.P., Mr Michell, M.P., Mr Mur- . yougb, .M.P, and ...

... ART MANUFACTURE ASSO-IATION. She exhibition of the Art Manufacture Associa- tion, in the National Galleries, was thrown open to subscribers and other privileged individuals on Saturday night for what is technically called a pri- vate view-; but, in point of fact, the company was as public as could well be, and the idea of getting a view of the articles exhibited was quite out of the ...

... -fj Dreip ziliffliplut. SARDINIA. A letter from Turin says-lach attention has been excited here by the precipitate journey to this city of the Marquis de Villamarina, Sardinian Minister to the court of Paris. It appears that his object was to have precise instructions, in case a coolness between the Western Powers should make any change in the rela. tions which bind the Sardinian Coart to ...

... ? 'Raval 40 Vilitarg ?Ttfflliyllm I (From the London Gazette of Friday.) WAn DEPAaTMENT, Aug. 29. ad Regiment of Dragoon Guards-George Romney Rawlinson to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Blenhinsop, promoted. 6th Dragoons Guards-The second Christian name of Cornet Glasson, is St Clair, and not St Cair, as stated in the Gazette of the 22d inst. 7th Light Dragoons-Charles Lee Wore to be Cor- net, ...

... (The foljowjing appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday.) DnESDNX, 22d.-There is a talk of an approaching visit of the Grand Duke Constantine to Paris, on his return from Nice, from which place he is to conduct his wife on a visit to the Empress Mother. PRUSSIA. PLAISs, Tuesday.-Prussia has requested a passage for its troops on the 15th of February. PERSIA. MARssItLEs, 23d.-Rather ...

... TnE CRIMEAN BANQUET.-The committee bave awarded to Mr James Sinclair a beautiful medal benring an appropriate inscription, in token of the very able manuer in which he discharged the duties of Master of Ceremonies on occasion of tbe recent banquet. AIIrIANOGEENTS FOR FORtWSARDING MAII. TO CAxADA.-Letters for Canada, unless specially ad- dressed to be sent by any particular route, or by any ...

... dmirt Ato j astiolr. WINDSOR, Feb. 7.-The Queen walked and drove in the Home Park this morning. Prince Albert and the -Princess Royal accompanied her Majesty. The Duchess of Sutherland and the Right Hon. Sir B. Hall left the Castle in the foresiion. Her Majesty held a Privy Council at half-past twelve o'clock to-day. Pre. sent: Prince Albert, Earl Granville, Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, ...

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... -P]aV1LEGES. FOR THE MRESS. (FROM THE rCONOMIST.) 1A behalf ofthe press, the functions of; which we estimate as bighityas any of our C'ontemporari£5 vc -muast say afew. wr 'on s G'oe O imiiis lately put forth f-r an enlargemieni of its privileges. ?? A-cise-Qf con- diermbl~interegi 'was j it Crrt of .Q i's~endb.. 'e a, meeting of the, WXes; Hartle- pool Improvement Commissioners there was an ...