WE are now at the commencement of a new year, and perhaps we cannot begin our political career more consistently to ourselves and to our readers, than by briefly entering into a retrospect of the events produced within the last twelve months. In entering upon this retrospect, we

Two newMpiscopal Chapels, in a superior style of architecture, have lately been built in Edinburgh; one of them is copied from the beautiful Church of St. Mary's, Beverly, omitting only the square centre tower. A few days since, a building erecting at the north end of the Earthe

Saturdly a Quarterly Meeting of the Queen's Council took place, to nceive the Report of the Physicians in at tendancc on his Majesty, respecting his state, agreeably to the directions of the Regency Act. _ „ The Council was held at twelve o'clock, at Windsor; it was attended by

The Rev. Dr. STYLES complimented preceding speakers, and the Royal Chairman, for the part they had taken on this occasion. He shewed how greatly the circulation of the Bible had been fficiiitated by the art of printing, which he regarded as a beam from the eternal mind. The art

protectors for those who other“, ise Wouhl have uo protectors—( hear, (war.) . , Lord Stanley opposed the tuotian. • . Lord Laserlles conceiyed that .the principle the Bill was to determine, that that flouse,should ft:tithe hours of Jahour. for Caverj , trade in the kingdom—(hea

June 4. R. Penistan and 3'. Penistan, of Horneastte, Lincoln, brick-makers at at the Red Lion Inn, Horncastle—June 6. J. 'Whitehead, M. Howard, and J. Haddock, of Catcaton-street, London, bankers, at twelve, at Guildhall—may 30. T. Sowerhy. of New Bond-stteet, St. George, Hanove

EVENING DRESS.—A frock composed of British net, and worn over a white satin slip; the body, which is somewhat in the Spanish style, is called the Corsage a t Infante; it is composed of an intermixture of white satin and British net, and ornamented with pearls. A row of points, c

Extract from a private letter, dated Dublin, Jane 4, ISB. Although on-the evening of a General Election, we have little of bustle, and I do not conceive there will be six seriously contested Elections in Ireland. Is this despair, apathy, or acquiesence hi the measure of Minister

The ruins of an ancient habitation have been recentlf discovered at Perigneux, in France. They. are very and consist chiefly of cement, _bricks of various , forms, pavements, marbles, and other monuments of the ' same kind. The most remarkable pavement presents a surface of twen

COURT OF CO:H.3IOIN COUNC l L. — Thursday there Court of Common Council, which was very numerously attended. Mr. Dixoa said, he had a question of the greatest impottance to the community to put to the Lord Mayor. He wished to know whether the public had benctitted by the change