... ?? 6XS,VATiZVr DXXZNjt, i;Dl.'ZI:U IGll.-01n Thoursiay night le annual Conservative dinner, in commemoration of the ittic of Waterloo, took place in tihe 11opetoun Rooms. Mr obart Whigbamn of Lochpatrick, was in the chair, supported n the right by Sir lames Campbell of Ardkinglass, Mr Wil- an Aitchison, Sir David Dundas, te.; nod on the left by MIr o'ert Bruce of Kennet, MIr Duincan M''eil, ...

... tbe The Presbytery met yesterday in St. .ary's Cmpelo; but the tis, proceedings were protractest to so lote ili hour, that we sire Nt lib obligedl to d eier osir repolrt ofs them till ox t week, Mr brat eSON lie psostpririted ?? rnotioti oil tire si ?? of Potrossage till cext This seetirig of l'resbytery. Mr GotnDox gaoe noiceeof a motioti test for iext meetiig, that tlie Prosbytery oivite the ...

... THE AIIERDEEN CATTLE SHlOWV. Ott Thursday, a meeting or the Committee of the Highblnd d enid Agricultural society, appointed to make the necessary ar. a an5 rangements for the Cattle Show at Aberdeen. was held in the A 1ge Town Hall-Mr GRANT of Tillyfour, the Conventer of the ti ged County, In the chair. q The CAIJ~RNAN expressedhisi regret at the absence of the Earl ird of Aberdeen, who iwas ...

... MEETING OF T'I- MANAGERS OF TIIE LUNATiC ASYLUNT. The half-yearly meeting of tile Managers of tie Lunatic Asy- tlnm was ?? en ?? nfterool'Tl-PrO t Bloiline il thet Chair. Tie account of Income aed Expeloditure for the last year was reant! Thle ileone amouaoted to £31U29 ls. Ild. The Expenditure to £2629 4S. 3d. Balance, £40a 2s. lid. The Report of the Plivsicians, Dr Macrubin arid Dr Jnmieson, ...

... M1onday, Jutly C. SstDe, ?? Provost, the Treasurer. Ctntvener Topp, Dr E. J3 iergesntio. Mvisrs J. Smiith, Torrie, .1. sioipsoon A. leid, W illialmis, Clynie, Fleming, Selphien, Wisely, 311d ilatthesws. Thle 'taOOrST tociitsoised that, having met with the Cornener of the Committee for arrtiging the proceod egs collmoc.erd with the Ciiitte Show to be hold here itl October, he hsat in I nated to ...

... UNITED sTATES. Liverpool, Sunday Afternoon. The New York packet ship Sheffield arrived at this port last night, after a passage of seventeen days. Thie Louis Philippe, from Havre, had arrived out With French papers to I)ecember 4. London of the Ist, and Liverpool of the 30th Novernher, the latest advices received in the United States from Europe. A New York paper gives the following graphic ...

... FROMI EDINBURGH GAZETTE. SEQ U ESTRATIONS. | ebasr 18 CHA-1RLE5 MANN. merchant in Arbroath -Crelitlrrr nrtet in Seaton's Hloutel there, 26th February a and l8th March, twele o,'cloclO. c February 18. ALEXANDER ftlANN, quarrier and stone merchant at Turin atl Pitricanrlley. residing at Clocks- rig6i itl ?? of Fttrfar-Creditors meet inSeaton'sI Hotel, Arbroath, 28th February and 18th MarcIh, ...

... MERCURY OFFICE, H TALr-PAST S O'CLOCK. HOUSE or Lomrs, Feb. 20.-The Lord Chancel- lor presented her Majesty's answer to the address of congratulation voted by the House. Thre prisons act amendment bill was read a third time, and paesed. The Marquis of Lansdowne presented the answer of Prince Albert to the message of congratulation presented to himn. The Noble Marquis also present- ed the ...

... PRIVATE CORRIESPONDE)NCE. (Froee our Special Corresponden t.) LoNDON, SATURDAY MOnNING. I had barely time to send youa hasty sketch of the interesting discussion in the House of Lords on Thursday evening on the motion for going into Committee on the Church of Scotland bill, but was so fortunate before the departure of the post to send you for your Latest News,, the result-namely, the ...

... DUBLTN. N~ATIONAL. ASSOCIATrIoN-aiUY 13. There wvas a numerous usceting of this body beld L at thle COT Exchiange. Mr JToh -Martin presided. 82 At two o'clock l'ilr O'Connell entered the roorm, and T.) was wvarmly applauded . Amsoigst the correspon- c dence read was the letter of the Ilotriounrbtle Mr French, which elicited the warmi applause of thle II meeting. Mr O'Connell moved, that Mr ...

... INGS. On Thursday a special meeting of the TOWD Council was held-the Lord Provost in the chair. A report of the Lord Provost's Committee was read, stating, that the Presbytery of Edinburgh hall disapproved of the settlement proposed by the Town Council with regard to the annuity tax-that the Faculty of Advocates and the Writers to the Signet had also resolved to oppose the bill, and that as ...

... SPIRIT OF THE, PUTB3LIC PRESS. THE MAIARQUIS OF BREADALIANE & THE CHURCH OF SCOTL AND. (Frorn the Scotti-sh Guar-difin.) In his late pamphlet Dr Chalmers speaks of the Marquis of frcatialhane as a noleman ?? who, I by the intrepid stand he has made in Parliament on the si de of our religious liberties, has earned for himself tile enduring gratitude bot1h of the Church and the people of ...