... PRESBYTERY OF KIRXALDY. At the meeting of the Preshytery here on the 4th current, Mr ChristieofI Dorie propasel, that an overture shirould be transmitted to the General Assembly, to de- prive the Rev. Mr Carlyle. one of the Commissioners of the Board of National Education in Ireland, of his li- eince as a minister of the Church of Scotland, or to call upon him to renounce his ...

... DUCROWV'S ARENA, This place of amusement has becoune m I tractive, as is testified by the crowded s~tfali, who nightly frequent it. Tbe entertaine raba of the most varied order, combining ?? ate and skill with other exhibitions of e1; 5ains cifal, and classical nature. The most co it, Fall tase predominates over the whole, eve ?? congruous is avoided, and hence w e verthint I most perfect ...

... SYNOD OF PFRTH AND STIRLING. The Synod of Perth ?? Stirling met at Perth on Tuesday la-t. The first subject taken up was an over- ture sahich was moved fisr their adoption by the Rev. Dr Thomson, and seconded by the Rc&. Mtir Liston, Red- gorton, Which ?? a recommendation to Ghe mem- Oers to put up a general thanksgiving to the Almiglity for his goodness in blessing the country with a ...

... THE ANNUITY TAX-PUB3LIC MEETING. A public meeting was held on Thursday night, at sc- ven o'clock, in the Secession Chapel, Rose Street, to consider the propriety of establishing a Society for the abolition of the annuity tax. A numerous audience as- Genmbled to witness the proceedings, and Mr W. D. Gillon, M.P. hasing been called to the chair, proceeded to say, the evil of the annuity tax bad ...

... ,vorrion Entelliffmce. -FRANCE. Paris, Oct. 14. A letter from Toulon, of the 9th, says_ Trie Diligente corvette (Aviso) Captain Brindgone Treglede, has jastreceived orders to put to sea to- morrow, on a mission which will not suffer any de- lay. It is reported that this vessel is to take or- ders to the division of Admiral Lalande to return immediately to the port of Toulonn to await orders ...

... PRIVAT E CORRESVOWDEVICE. (From our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. You will observe that Mr O'CON ELL has ad- dressed another letter to Lord CLONCURRY, ap- proving of his plan of holding the meeting in Dub- lin preparatory to coming to London, and from what is already stated the attendance will be numerousbe- yond the most sanguine expectation. Letters have been received ...

... PRIVATE CORRESPONDESCO I (From, our Special Correspondenzt.) LONDON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. The absurd report circulated several weekc ago by the Standard, of the expressed determination of Lord MELBOURNE to resign shortly after the meet- ing of Parliament, having gone the round of the Tory press, has come up to town again, and is quoted by the Times from an Oxford paper, taking rare, however, to ...

... 1.ra I - '44 'Val 111teltionicti I Portsmouth, September 30. The Wellesley, 74, Captsin T. Maitland, sailed on Thursday, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland, ?? as Conmander in Chief on the East India station. She went tbrough the Needles, and will celi at Plymouth to see if she can pick up about twenty men, of which number she is abort of complement. The American frigate ...

... TOWN COtUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. WrDNXVSsA'Z OCTOBER IF. The LORD PROvosT in the chair. It was intimated that Mr Irvine, clerk to the Trustees for the Creditors, eras in attendance in another rnom to enter a protest against the decision equme to by the Coun- cil last week in favour of reducing the entry money for burgesses. The Lnrd Provost said, that he had not expected last week that the Trustees ...

... PU13LIC DWNNER TO JAlItq DUFF, E.SQ. I I _. ?? AT BANFF. I 'lbre Liberal ?? of the lower district of .1triffshirre gave a phublic dinner, on2 Tuesday last, to Mr Duff, the respected Maember for the County. The large hall of the Town-. ouse was handsomely fitted up for the occa- sion ; and, under the able directio X of the stewvards-J. Duff M1lackay, Esq.-E. Mortimer, Eqq.-A. Gardiner, Esq. ...

... TfIE- QUEE'S V'SIT TO BRf.GHTON. Her Majesty, baving left Windsor on MWedlneqday Morning, passed through Kingston-on.Traotes at twnlr'e o'clock, on her route to Brightoan. The Queen was ac- ebomp lied bg her Royal Mother tlre Duchess of Kent, knd other nermbers of bhe goite. 'The to~sl cortege consisted of thres carringds marl four, with outriders. The itsihabitantS of this town'deternined to ...

... ealeboutan PArmargo I ?? EDINBURGH. Tl URSDAY, OCTOBER 12. f The letter from near Alelrose has been laid be- fore the Secretary of the General Post Office here, who, we are sure, jill inquire into the cause of the irregularity complained of, in the delivery of our subscriber's news- paper, and have it remedied. The experience of every day tends most decidedly to establish the Tory claim to ...