• 6o . IlivE STOCK OF GOLD. WE d g i s ejOiCe to have defined the mode in which the stock of gold is to be taken as a measure of national prosperity. Upon ndrcititeinubject do politicians blow hot and cold more frequently than on the bullion test. We are occasionally told that th

We subjoin the resolution : "That, with a view to the correction of public sentiment on this subject in slaveholding communities, it is of the first importance that those who are earnest in condemnation of slavery should observe consistency; and therefore it is their duty to enc

On the motion of Mr. G. Burr, the Elections Bill was read a second time. Mr. CRAUFURD, on moving the second reading of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill, explained the nature and functions of the offices of Sheriff-substitute and Sheriff_depute, and the reforms contempl

variable; only ti May 1 Wheat, per ton, Irish red,. £lO 10 oto Ell 0 0 Do. white, 10 0 oto 11 0 0 t Dantzie, 11 10 oto 11 15 0 American white, 11 10 oto 11 15 0 Do. mixed and red, 11 0 () to 11 10 0 Ghirka, 9 10 0 to 9 15 0 Polish Odessa red, 9 0 0 to 9100 Do. white, 0 0 0 to 0

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE LORDS. THURSDAY, MAY 12 Lord Sr. LEONARD'S laid on the table the Report of the Select Committee on the Bankruptcy Bill. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition praying for a revision of the Poor Laws, and complaining of the unequal distribution Of t

PROUD as Ireland is of old roundtowers; bards, whose writings are lost; and chieftains, whose achievements are fabulous; it has more cause to be proud of its railways, which are visible; its Exhibition, which any visitor may see; and the unknighted constructor of both. It is a p

The last lecture of Professor Faraday's course this season at the Royal Institution was delivered on Saturday. In the previous lecture he explained the phenomena of the Leyden jar, the induction of electricity on its surfaces, and the nature of discharge; and, on this occasion,

The market closed tamely and firmly, and, compared with the rates of Friday, all kinds were the same, although the choice of solid Americans, about 6id., is not so good as last week. The sales amount to 7,000 bales, and comprise 6,000 American (700 for export and 500 on speculat

The Right Hon. Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, Chairman. L. C. Hertslet, Esq. (firm A. Moberly and Co), Union court, Old Broad street, Deputy Chairman. W. B. Anderson, Esq., 21, Billiter-street, City, Mer- chant. G. Angell, Esq., 45, Friday-str