... 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 INEVCASTLE, MAY 7. *nris papers to the Istinst. inclusive have been received- i The and part of the lurw for regulating the press of France, has passed tlt ecianber ot'deruties by 125 to 87 votes. _ It occupied several days'isr delate*; ald particularly one clause, relative to at- loving the trtht' of detfam-ror y articles to be proved in justificauioti, on trials for libel. The article ...

... I NEWCAsTLE AUGUST i8. YfttesJ4ay woulld be commenced ia the house of lords, 1 / that important TRIAL on which not only the eyes of this nation, but of'the greater part of Europe, are fixed. In the absence of her tegal'ddvisers hesr majesty has unfortunately been induced. to OfNix her'signature t5 a paper (see page 2), which is ostensibly addressed'| o: the king, but is in fact a violent ...

... rb: fsoranatioi received from difeih ?? parts of the kingdom, ,L rroarcas olselition, becomes, as it migilt bave been eot- at, of im e acod nnore importance. The *ladicals, rejoicing :j. inyoloaai ainia to their cause by the few foolish whigi ?? 'y hianu atluded, no longer conceasl their detestable pro- bau . a operily, and without disguise, of the Itevolo-I ci s andy tieglna.'' i he ?? ...

... Monday June 2ist, the ProdUce Stakes of' 5ogs. en. h. f. for the pio'uce of mares covered in 115. Two miles. 20 entered ai per P ?? last weck. Same dayv, the Members' Plate of G50. Mr Lambton's b. II. T Boroughmn, 5 v. o. Mr Lambton's cii. c. MIardeville, 4 y. o. Mr WiSLe' b. n. Cottage Girl, 4 y. o. Mr Riddell's b. c. King Corney, I I 4, yo Mir J. Forgusoxi'e b. c. Antonioi, v. o. Mr ?? ...

... Puflic ?? to the Right Bonourable Lord rane Stewart, :.1 at Suwzdcrlcvd. 6. Thurselaythe 3rd inst. theprincipal inhabitants of Sunderland pntertained Lod $~tewart at a public divrieer, at .Thssev's, the Bridgi- Lun. Preparations were also made in the A;ssembly' 11000 for at ball inl the evening. in Compliment to Lady Stewart. At four, thle ri,,hle visitors arrived, and alighted at the ...

... -- - I~ooN1O, JUNE 16, Petersburgh papers of the 27th ult. have been received. They contain the following bulletin from the army on the Danuibe. It must be considered as the first bulletin, for it relates to the operations that preceeded the movements de- scribed in the bulletin dated from Warsaw on the 26th, and published in the Prussian State Gazette of the 50th ult. That ,ulletin mentioned ...

... I DI to' LV- 7 o p On Tuesday, deb, a letter tam Mr 0 Connell, dated Shrewsbliry,,was read; it contained a recommendation that the 4s=oeiatipn should not be dissolved by any act of theirs, before unconditional emancipation vwas granted. Headded, that he did not know the ministerial terms of emancipation, hut any thing which tended to disturb the elective franchise ought to he petitioned ...

... 1MP IIALL PAR1JAMEN7T. .OUSD or LORD8. TuESDAT, MAY 26. The EarZ of Canzaroen, on presenting petitions from Birmingham, on the subject of the present distress of the country, made a va- riety of statements, in order to shew the effect of the im- provement of the currency to increase the fixed charges upon the country. -If the question were to come over again, said the noble lord, with the ...

... ITWCASTLE, AuGuST 17. of' the lat'e Pretnier, r Canning, were to I, ne~interrdY~atoid, in Westminster Abbey, near those i;; of his piedecessor. ir Iitt. Some particulars of his lifeI t llness wil be found ift our 2nd page. How 'his offices the iniistry are to be iupplied 11Rs not yet gtrsspied; but, -judging froml the precedent which wsI gjactedul uon rnbr C.'.own ?? (Mr SRobinson) iu to be ...

... NEWCASTLE, MA{7.' .:1 The'dtiibtz wvyicl existed of the 6uthentlcty q1. the Turkish manit'esto,.hlme n owvajcarrly *.anished; but itis-it- saitted on all hands that it is only ,i rescript addressed tothr Sultan's own subjects. It lia., bowsevsr,excitedl the greatest' apprehensions in the ootinries likely to be tbe seat otfigar. It has not yet bee'lipublished in the Austrian papers; a nd Autria ...

... GRIALLE; IS THE COUNTY Or DU3HAw. The Bachelors' bail took place at the Assembly Rooms, in Derham, on Monday week, and. notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather, there were 216 persons present, comprising all the rank and fashion of the county. The dresses of the ladies were very splendid. The band was fill] and efficient. Dancing commenced at ten o'clock, and the ball was ...