15 JANUARY 1848, page 5

S Cotland.

. Messrs. P. and EL Ferguson and Rhind, of Glasgow, have issued their annual statement of the Scotch pig-iron trade for the past year. The production of 1847 is 40,000 tons......

Ireland.

Although the Lord Chancellor is convalescent, it has been found neces- sary, for the present, to place the Great Seal in commission. The Com- missioners, named on Monday, are......

.1fortign Anb Eolonfal.

FRANCE.—A fresh entanglement has arisen on the Swiss question. The efforts of Messrs. Colloredo and Radowitz in Paris have been successful in prevailing on the French Government......