... At Tbe meeting of the Presbytery on Wednesday, the Committee appointeri to consider the constitution for Itew churches, proposed at the former meeting by Dr m~ Chalmers, gave in their report, making II mie alteratione re I Upon i t, but ap proving of the maian featoreooflris sellemee, ?? ,that it should ha competent fur Presbyteries to settle at ministers in churches without a bohnd. Thfis ...

... catbontian A£rmurv EDINBURGH. MONDAY, JANUARY 4. THE PAST YEAR. A POLITICAL RETROSPECT. While the good wishes of health and happi- ness to every one, and the bright anticipations of increasing and enduring prosperity to our coun- try, greet appropriately the advent of a New Year, we feel invited to perform another, less flattering, but probably more useful, duty to the public. We would remind ...

... Mr Campbell of Islay arrived at Drinoon at eleven o'clock on Thursday morning. On land- inig from the steamer, he was received by his Chairman of Committee, Mr Macfie. Three hearty cheers welcomed his arrival, and he pro- cceded to Leitch's Inn accompanied by a nume- rous body of his friends and supporters. At one o'clock he appeared on the hustings, at- tended by Mr Macfie, Mr Campbell of Dun ...

... LEITH DOCX COuMISSION. At a meeting of the Leith Dock and Harbour Corn- I mission, beld at Leitha on New Year's Day, the Lord nei Provost in the chair, nor The minutes baving been read, hut Mr Philip called the attention of theI meeting to a mi bei note of the Special Committee, from which it appeared, wo that Mr Howden attended and entered his dissent against tlic the general measusre of ...

... 1IlID LOTHIAN COURSING CLUB. Pb. A ,; -urat ?? -e Bo-o ag.; .1-, The Springr Mleeting wvas held at Dallreith on tie 23r1 a~nd 24th Februarv, and in conseqleenre of the heavy fail of snow, wans adjourned till the 8th of Mardc, when the following prizes ocre run tsr near the Homan Ca(anh, oa the property of the Mlarqulis of Lothian: . 1.-TII PUP'PY STAKRES, By Dogsunder TIwenty Months. Ist Clrae ...

... CARLOW ELECTION COMIMITTEE. This Committee met to-day at twelve. Mr O'Connel was present, anrl expressed a hope that ?? proceeding of the Comamittee would be allowed to be publie, as he was anxionsr of having a fair and open trial. After a short discusshin it was agreed that it should be an open Committee, but The Chairman said be hoped every body would see tba propriety of not pulylisling the ...

... - a-rairvonian AergM ces, ?? pro- EDINBURGII. 'cla- _ ied MONDA Y, FEB11 UAR Y 15. the ser- There are some feelings implanted in the hu- e is man breast, which, to the honour of our nature, and for the infinite advantage of all our social 5berelations, are not easily eradicable. Of this kind ber, ron, is the indulgent forbearance which inclines us to this regard, almost forgivingly, the ...

... | clevonian AteIclurv# EDINBURGH. MONDAY. JUNE 6. Thle House of Lords did not sit on Wednesday. In the sitting of Thursday the eight millions con- solidated fund bill was brought from the Commons and read a first time. The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from the East India Company, praying that the duties, on East and West India sugar might be equalised' Lord MELBOURNE admitted that ...

... BiRITISH AUXILIAnlY LEGION. Listofnon rionani~soisod officers and ?? haereeved th Cross of Isabel thoe Second, for thei dsinuihe conduct in the action of the 5th of MAay oRITOSrO MSARINE ARtTILLERLY, V1 Sarjeant-Mlark Smith, THIRD RtEGHIENT Olt WETISE OILENADIERli bI Quremse-orentGog Ayogs. so ?? Fogarty, ?? uv~ncheston, John3 ri: Johnson, John Divine, George Hoirlhten.. ,~,,u~nr,,,.~anihrvWi ...

... 'RTINITY IIARBOtX BVLL. (Erom a Private C'ome'sponzdelt.) mal H-OUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY. ohj, The Committee, met tni-day at twelve o'clock, and the COD attendance aruta rather numerous, there being sixteen a Meambers present including thla Chairman, Sir A. LEIT'IFCTi HIAt. The opponers of the bill were rather formidable, as among them we noticed the Attorney-General, the Tb Lord Advocate, ...

... IMPflOVEMIENT OF COTTAGES. k We have been long twitted by our southern neighbours with the wretchedness of the babita. i: tions of our peasantry; and we must admit that the ft censure is still to a great extent just. Yet when I it is considered how lately Nye have escaped from the evils of heritable jurisdictions and the tenure by ward, it is perhaps more wonderful that we have accomplished so ...

... TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. The Lord Provost in the Chair. BItDLAM GROUN DS. 'lbs i Committee Of Plans and W lorlq, to whom Air Grant's proposal in relation to the giving uip D portion of the Charity Workhouse grounds was remitted, reported, That as it is on object of groat public importance, in which the re edit and character of the city are no less concerned than the interests of humanity, to effect ...