... I - . . . .At a recent meeting-of the .-oyal Society of Edinburgh, amoqgst ;her interesting paperw read was one b. ;aidime, Esq., on 'earth- quakes felt in 66cotlan4 during.the Wmer and winter of 1839.,, .For thesuzbjbi)ed.asmmary of this document we .are, in'debted tq .i Scottish Standard. Mr. Mime s;tethat the sho-ks wvere flrst Perceikedon tbe nd of Octioberand had continuedwith haid'a ...

... '' i.. TO THE CHARTlS ~,,,0. , .5: ,, ':.. J.Q Suor. 1aas, ;J'i' a.he, thlipc stmarwbjch; rulea, the, MestjOiesf the dseibeiit factiofiiapbe*r ao'be apprbaghoga the icen'thedird 'th t'oer, teo whiegI0:r1he' gdirlted e ertioa mbelevated then, spite of tha :opposit~opo a,,: ,qrrupt ,c,,urt ap4,.api~ve~wterat yAristoe avTesiesthye,in tjh:elangizaoi itiy' tIhe !aifg i *ear~' fproflligacir '-'ed ...

... * -MISOELLANFOUS NEWS .' Roanrnv .VTV-iTEAYnIa tAGO.-IC 1il be~ ,ineh,, remembrance ofyour3..readers..that;- nep~~ tu t yer~ go, ;Davidl Smith, Still- re~siding~in ,Caric lpjt~i~ept,. Qyr,; tbe~n, carrier- tbetween Ayr and 4Strasper1, 4oat .that timi cariidi the note:s bf he P Waisiej'it a 'to Stra'ir'ae'rt was to &nifB aitf thle -ro zbox- tbnialning ; lbee estbankt bils.f IThe robbery ...

... I .1PRUINE AL ERT.,&NDiB19tTlIRT : [, . ., THOUSAND POU:NDS.'- TO THE EDITOR OF THSXORTHlERN ERATOR. ; Sin', This is 'a perio'd t'emng with the most imiphty 'events -Wesee oui pat~roti'Country- man, Frost, and ;iihei, about to be sacrificed or bamlshedo to glut tbe-tyraMile rna* of our sel- fshelefilato; nd onpon ftt6 i Nuden about to bie r t ab'n'egarly. ertigh who has been' roving through ...

... ROYAL 'NUPTIAL ILLUMINATIONS IN LONDON. X WE are sorry to see that general iliuminattions have fallen under the censure and liberal cant of thi day. To us there is nothing more de- lightfal and imposing; and as to the niggardly J whine about throwving away money, creat- ting dirt, 'better give the money to some cha- ritable purpose, and such like, we hold in nn- *utterable ibhorrence, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS WHICH NOW STAND IN THE ORDER-BOOK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMOnS F POR THE NEXT SESSION. 1. Mr. Baines-address, representing to Her Majesty, the importance of ascertaining how far the annual produce of grain in this country is equal to the supply of the people with food; and to assure Her Majesty that this house will pro- vide for the expense of any Inquiry that ...

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... EDUCATION-FINE ARTS.-LETTER M. TO THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM, j PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH OF ENGLAND SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE FINE ARTS, NEWCASTLE MY LoaD,-In addressing these letters to your lordship, I am actuated by a sense of public, as well as profcssional duty, I hove no purpose to seive separable from that geneeral gavel to which I desire to contribute the result of ...

... THE WVHIG ('AT[ECISM- I 'rtAT 1S rO SAY, AN INSTRUCTION To be learned by every Wlbig before lie can have the Privilege ofivjing his Vote at the next Election. (ORDERED TO BE READ IN ALL BOROUGHS.) Question-What is your naume ? Answer.-Hunmbug. Q-Who gave you that name? A.-John and William Muddlebrains, our liberal members for the borough. Q.-What did your Wihig members then for you ? A.-They ...

... We find the following in the Toromto Patriot, a high Tory paper. It is not at all remarkable that when the organ of a government exhibita sauch a spirit as this, the people rebel- - -This has boen altogether a fortunate outbreak, as it will lead ao a thorough scouring of the prouince, a gathering together ofall therottensbeep of the flock. and their stbjer- lion to one common doom; after which ...