21 MARCH 1840, page 6

At The Statistical Society On Monday Evening, A...

Mr. Rowland Hill on the subject of the new postage was read. It con- sisted of a series of estimates based upon the returns which have just been laid on the table of the House......

Irti5tellaneous.

Mr. Ralph Abercromby, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Germanic Confederation, has been appointed Envoy-E.II.ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sardinia ; and......

Letters From New York Announce That Miss Shirred And Mr.

Wilson are to play at the Park Theatre for a fortnight in March ; and, after a short engagement at Philadelphia, they will most probably return to England in June. A gentleman......

In Reference To The Perthshire Election, The Following...

the Aberdeen Herald of the 14th instant deserve attention, as coming from a very intelligent and stanch Anti-Tory- " Three - fourths, nay, we believe, nine - tenths, of the......

Lord Granville Is Stated To Have Had, Of Late, Very

frequent inter- course with M. Tillers. fin Monday, his Lordship remained a long time in conference with him. Rumour stated that the long-talked-of commercial treaty was the......

Scotland.

The sudden death of Mr. F. W. Grant, :M.P. for Inverness-shire, was mentioned in our Postscript last week. A Tory paper of the county alludes to his probable successor- " The......

Postscript.

SATURDAY. In the House of Lords last night, some petitions were presented in support of the Corn-laws; and Lord ROSEBERRY presented one from Stirling for the total and immediate......

We Have Received Several Communications On Privilcgc•,...

preseut temperer the noose or Commons it is really useless to insert them. the goutlentan who receives the Spectator badly fettled, will favour its with the address of the......