... SOUTH SHIELDS COUNCIL.-Fm. 1. The quarterly meeting of the council of this borough was hold in the council-chartber, Towa-hall, thia day, J. Robin- son, Esq,, mayor, in the chair, The report of the Watch Committee was brought up by Air Aid. Potts, from which it appeared there were G0 juvenile offeders under the oge of' fouerteen, wroose prosecutions had coat 3517s l d, and thereo was a ...

... NIEWCAS'1LE, JUNt 16. Fan the seat of war the iaselligence received this week bus not been of much iritcrest. The tussians seem to have reckoned the capture of Silietria an easier task than has been found, for by the latest accounts they bavo suffered vely incia in fruitless attaclst on the fertrese, and eeem to have given up all idea of taking f-it ose. The Turks day bn day prove themselves ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-TaunsrAy, JAN. 25. Lord LYStinuasT gave notice of a motion relative to the conduct of the war, vhereupon the Earl of ELLEN- Borouou postponed his from Monday next till a future day, which he did not state. 'the Duke of NEWCASTLa acquainted the house that Lord John Rusoell had resigned, and as the Earl of Aberdeen had not returned from Windsor, he moved that the house adjourn ...

... LONDON, IEBRUAIi 1. No telegraphic Recounts Irom the seat of war have been published, but the Times contains a journal from its special correspondent at the camp before Sebastopol. On the 10th, llth, and 12th there was nothing of im- portance, The desertion by English and French soldiers was more frequent than might be expected. Shot, shell, and provisions were being brought up. The condition ...

... ahe Times of Wednreday publislhed the following from its special correspondent.:- Before Sebastopel, Jan. 22.-A mild, still day and oloudy, dull sky. On such a day as this our army could make great efforts, and lay up abundance of stores in the Commisseariat tents, but we are met again by our enemy the mud, and the quagmires into which it has convert- ed not only the roads but all the tracks ...

... NEWCASTLE DEOEMBER 15, Her Maj esty opened parliament inperson onTuesday, at two o'clock, by a speech of scarcely the usual length, but remaziable for fimness and its decided tone as to the prosecution of the Russian war with the utmost vigour. The reference to Austria having become a party to the treaty with England and Francs against Russia, abolishes all doubt on that subject, and presents ...

... NEWC-ASTLE NOVEMu1{r 24. ?? _. v ?? - ;nsl Lord Ragglan's despatclter. giving the principal rieteils I of the great btdlet foreo Sctiasltopol, on the 5th inst., ishieh have reached t]is cotilitry, show that the conflict raB even moro sangrislnS' and the victory mere glori- sn *han tire oriinal aitneencemetitS represented. 'Ihe 'uO thban tile rnd Wouln(led of the Allies amounted to ietveen ...

... I I ?? .. -ads . I -- -- - _ - ?? ?? P Archdeacon Robt. Wilberforce has resigned his pre- ferments in the church, partly in consequence of the steps which have been taken in reference to his pub- lished opinions on the subject of the Eucharist, and partly in consequence of increasing doubts on tho qucs- tion of the royal aupremacy. Hie has addressed the fol- lowving letter to the Archbishop ...

... L | This body held an ordinary meeting on Wedneoday last, the Mayor presiding. Minutes of previous meet- ings having been read, Aid. Dunn reported that of the five applications for Sir Thomas White's charity which had been referred to the Finanoo Committee, three wore deemed eligible, viz. that of Ralph Brown Elliott, bricklayer, Andrew Wilson, painter, and - Stobbs, slater. He therefore ...

... (From the London Gazeite Exitraordinary, Thursday, February 13, 1814e. India Bjard, Feb. 13, 1840. A despatch has been this day received at the East India House, addressed by the Governor.General of India to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of which the following is a copy:- 6 Camp at Bhur:pore, Dec. 12,1839. I do myself the honour to forward copies of, the des; atches noted in ...

... .GOVERNMENT PLAN OF j.DUCA |. S i i . .;TION.. - Thire is' every appedrance; from i hn o lowing'eor- responderce between LordtJohill:Russbil and'the Bishop of Exeter, oF- the perplbxinglgubject'ofr Public 'Edueea tionf,'being adjsited in a:very short time;- i *: * Exeter, October 10,1839. - MYTLbi~D, ?? ?? i*.: Oii my teturn to' Exeter, I; -hate the honoar of, re- ceivifig ybur Lordsliip'it ...

... L r .T COU N T NEWAVS. jon.DE.-An interestarn statement of. 3 w i'r~t ii tilni (upto tJ onel, 1 C1Ju,) Itailvvay l~gazine and Comnivrcial . ,ilorLing are extracts :-In Grist Br: ji, ftrn;,ces ia blast, 14 out or blasi, 3 l io ',oniemplated. The annual prodUCO of I, n tons. Trhe weekly produte 19S390 ?? n(ii) Ito is of bar ironi. ?? prodoce ?? (idi) tons Of coal are ?? the Ito p,Toni. The ?? ...