ELECTIONS. (From our own Correspondent.) • The Irish eleciions have nearly closed, and,' as far as the results were known in Dublin up to this day (Sunday, December 23), the returns are as follow : ARMAGH (County).—Lord Acheson and Colonel Verner— Two Conservatives. ARMAGH (Borou

( The G ci,an and Public Ledger.) Perhaps a very few hours will elapse before we are in possession of the reply of the King of the Netherlands to the demands of Marshal Gerard, and which reply will decide whetherforts and Liefkenshoek are to be peacefully surrendered to the Fren

Mr. Erskine Perry has declined a contest for Chatham. The nomination for the northern division of Hampshire is fixed for Friday. The Marquis of Douro and Mr. Long are sanguine of succe,s. The nomination for the southern division is fixed for Saturday. Mr. Fleming, Lord Palmersto

DEC. 22. After two o'clock yesterday his Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Sister, the Princess Augusta, left the Palace in a carriage and four, with two outriderS, and proceeded to near Shoreham, baCk along the Cliff to Town, and returned to the Palace about four o'clock. The Qu

TWELVE o'CLocx.—The only foreign arrival this morning is a French mail. Transactions in the Funds have been rather more active, and Consols are quoted at 84g1 for the Account, and lower for Money. The cause of this difference arises from operations on the Stock Exchange connecte

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2. In the Paris papers up to yesterday's date, which we received this day, some doubt is expressed of the recall of the Toulon expedition, which was so positively asserted in the papers of the preceding day. The interest of the Belgian question is lost sigh

MUSICAL ANECDOTE.—HuinmeI and Field, the two distinguished pianists, were in Russia some years ago. Hummel made his debut, with great success, at St. Petersburgh, and then went to Moscow, where Field had established h i s tem p o. rary quarters. Neither had ever fallen in with t

(From Gatignani's Messenger.) On Sunday evening the President of the Chamber of Peers, the Brazilian Ambassador, and the Count de Montaliver, had the honour of being received by the King, who transacted business with the Ministers of the Marine, of Commerce, of the Interior, and