THE GREAT WESTERN AND THE BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAIL- WAYS. Since we have taken up the case of the share- holders of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway, we are inundated with letters on the subject. We have selected one written by the most experienced and best informed man on rail

HOUSE OF LORDS-THUrtsDAY. Her Majesty, shortly before two o'clock, left Buckingham Palace in state, and preceeded by the usual route through St. James's-park, by the Horse buards, and Parliament-street, to the Rtoyal entrance to the ususe of Lords, where her Majesty was received

I STOCKE EXCHANGE, SATURDAY AXTERNOON. Share. Paid. Prices. Aberdeen ?? ?? 50 .. 5 .. 414 pin Birmingham, and Gloucester . . ?? 100 00 .. 128 3U Birmingham and Gloucester, newt, 25 .. 17 ., 3 (issued at 7 dis.). . Birmingham and oxford Junction * 20 .. 2 .. 114 yra Bristol and E

Morjiiy MARKET AWD- CITY INTELLICENcFI CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. Tle rtl m(titg of the Proprietors of Bank Stock, which toonk 1 til w was, after all, but a mlilk and water affair. Oa at l. ?? liad been raised that in consequence of tie efornietdhts 0Rlls t of Deposits held by tite Ba

(e7 trust itha Umraf Zling. or Hfntsupn, will fhv.r sq with ahab appoimiuuets throphou thebsemonj we lalil be most happy also to recsive amcounts oFtersport.) HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 5'TAG-1IOUNDS. tier Maiestos'amonday. Ascot Heath5, at eleven;. Wednesday, Cook- ham Bridge; Frida

"BOROUGH POLITICS," AT THE HAYMARKET. The author of the new piece at " the little theatre" has not been fairly treated by the critics. From the opinions of the diurnal dilettanti, we dreaded a dreary, ientimental infliction. We were, however (despite of the said dilettanti, we c

I ANTICIPATIONS OF LIVERPOOL -BY "VATES.:2- "'To print, or, not to print-that is the question: Whether 'tis better in a trunk to bury The quirks and crotchets of outrageous fancy, Or eiend a well-wrotejcopy to the press, And,. by disclosing, end asthem."'-.JAQO. It may probably b

| A ROMANCE OF COMMON LIFE. By ALTIHIT SMITH, EsQ., Author of " The Adventures of Mr. Ledbury," "' The Mar- chioness of Brinvilliers," &-c. &e. Setting forth the Career of Mr. Jasper Higgs; his .4spiraeions and Disappointmenfs; his Love of High Society, and Adventures in the Spor

FOREIGN AFFAIR FRANCE AND SPAIN. The intelligence frons Paris and Madridsine Our last of the slightest importance to the English r a cussion has taken place in the French Chamier Ar len ' the Treaty of Commerce between ?? and o Ieput; - although it is strongly opposed, there is l

AN ELECTRIC GIRRL.-A curious natural phenomena was brought before the Paris Academy of Science at its sitting on Monday last-it is that of a girl, of but thirteen years of age, who possesses the peculiar property of electrically shocking everything she touches or approaches, Mdl