The spider weaves her web in the palace of the Caesars, And the Owl stands Sentinel on the watch-towers Afrasiab. Ferdouti. We are told by or some other chronicler of the sayings and doings of the feathered tribes, that once on a time the owl lay a-dying, and that, in the agonie

HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, August 5. Lord Radnor, after ascertaining that Ministers had intention of legislating upon the report of the Secret Committee which had inquired into the practice of opening letters at the Post Office, introduced a bill to amend the present law, more dist

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Cattle Market.—There was a short supply of fat cattle at St James's Market on Wednesday last; which were readily sold at 7s to 6d per Dutch stone. Sales of grass cattle were dull, but all changed hands at nearly former prices. A great number of milch eows were in the Muir—sales

This village has been progressively improving for the last three years. During that period a number of buildings have been erected, and four other houses are now in the course of building. The generosity of Lord Panmure, who has built an elegant News Room, and supplies it most l

shipmaster, Dundee. Diei>, at llawkhill Place, Dundee, on the 28tli ultimo, Mr James Buist, merchant.

the sum pnid to the several ga* companies has exceeded ,£2,000,000 annually. Gualior is one of the strongholds of Upper Hindostan, and for a thousand years has been one of the chief military posts of that country. It lies about 70 miles to the S.E. of Agra, and is situated on hi

NDR-BSHIPPING LIST. April 2.—Winds,.a.m., W.S.W.—p.m., W.S.W. Arrived—Mersey, M'Lean, Glasgow, goods ; Dart, Gowans, and Neptune, Buries, Jieith, goods; Ann and Helens, l)urwaird, and Volunteer, White, Newcastle, coals; Joseph, Reid, Warkworth, coals; Hawk, Will, Dunkirk, goods;

TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 13, 1844. The Overland Mail from India has arrived, bringing letters and papers from Bombay to the Ist January, from which it appears that India remained tranquil, and that Lord Ellenborough's measures were procuring for him universal approbation. Runjeet's su

A meeting of the Joint Committees of the Town Council and Harbour Trustees, to make arrangements for her Majesty'* landing, was held on Friday last, —Provost in the chair. The Provost read an official letter ho had received from Sheriff L'Atny on the subject, wherein it was stat