... SELECT COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS (RAILWAYS). SUB-COMMITTEE No. I. The committee met at twelve o'clock. Present, Mr. Strutt, chairman, Messrs. Wrightson and Brotherton. The following bills have been added to the list for this committee. Mold Junction. London and York. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Wakefield Extension). Ulverstone, Kurness, and Lancaster. Staines and Henley. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—Friday, FEB. 6. Their Lordships sat at five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL moved for a copy of the last report of the criminal law commissioners.—Ordered. Lord LITTLETON moved for humble address to the Crown, on the subjcct of convict prisoners.—Agreed to. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented petitions from Suffolk, favour of agricultural protection. Lord BEAUMONT, seeing the noble earl ...

... (From Last Night's Gazette.) As Account, pursuant to the Act th and Victoria, cap. ■ «> Week ending on Saturday, the 31st day of January, IMI'K DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 2G,587,353 Government Debt 'J-JHC | Other Securities . -.**• Gold Coin and 11, ! Silver Bullion JE2G,587,335 BANKINO DEPARTMENT. Proprietors* Capital 14,535,000 ' Government Securities Rest 3.451,151 | (includiiy . Public ...

... SELKIRKSHIRE ELECTION. Selkirk, Friday.—The nomination of candidates for the county of Selkirk took place here to-day. Two candidate* were in the field ; Mi. Murray, jun., of Philiphaugh, in the Liberal interest, and Mr. Elliot Lockhart, of Borthwickbrae, who may be reckoned as moderate Protectionist. Mr. Murray was enthusiastically received. Among those present the hustings, in addition to ...

... London, Monday Morning, Feb. 9. As is usually the case, little was done in the share market on Saturday, but the tone of reviving confidence continued unabated. In Liverpool, it was remarked on Saturday that money certainly was easier than a week ago. Some of the more cautious speculators, however, anticipate that a degree of tightness may continue to be felt for some days, or even weeks. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.— Monday, FEB. 9. Their lordships met at five o'clock. ____ PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE. Lord STANLEY presented a petition, signed by 12,339 owners and occupiers of land, manufacturers, tradesmen, and other inhabitants of the Northern division of Lancashire, in favour of protection. examined the signatures, and he was perfectly satisfied that among them were tho most respectable ...

... HOVSG OF LORDS.—'Tuesday, FBB. 10. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack, at five o'clock. The Earl BESBOROUOH (in the absence of another - noble Lord) moved for returns of the number of murders and attempts at murder, committed in Ireland, since January 1842 ; also, the number and amount of rewards offered by her Majesty's government for such information as should lead to the ...

... » —- CHAMBER OF PEERS—Sitting of Fkb. 9. After few preliminaries, the order of the day called for the debate on the livret workmen. M. lc ieonite Di'Boutleof. opposed the project of law. gave the history of the laws upon that question in former rears, anil added that for henceforth the livret which only W ( isht or ten centimes (Id.), might paid 50 centimes ), A tax of five millions would thus ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. —Wednesday, Feb. 11. The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes after twelve o'clock. NEW WRIT. The O'CONNOR DON moved for a new writ for the county of Mayo, in the room of Mr. Mark Blake, who had accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltcrn Hundreds. SELECT RAILWAYS. The Committee reported, with reference to the following railways, that the standing orders had been complied ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. —Thursday, Feb. 12. Their lordships sat at the-usual hour. The MARQUIS of ELf took the oaths and his seat. The Earl of CHARLEMONT presented petitions, praying for the employment of the Irish poor. Lord lIATHERTON presented two petitions favour ° The laid the table certain, resolutions which had been come to by the Board with regard to the arrangements which they thought ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—Friday, Fhb. 13. Their Lordship* met at the usual hour. PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE. Lord SOMERS presented two petitions from the county Hereford, signed number of landowners and occupiers land, in favour of protection, and took occasion to observe, that he was sorry that he felt it his bounden duty to withdraw his vote, with regard the intended reduction and abolition of ...

... Hoi Commons, Feb. 13. OF TIME. Report from the Committee om Standing Orders that the time for presenting petitions be enlarged in the case of the following bill :— South-Eastern Railway (Chislet to Margate)—referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. BILLS ORDERED TO BE BROrOHT IN. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (Amendment and Branches—No. I).' Report [12th ...