... MERCURY OFFICE, FIVE. o'CLOCE. (From oer Special Correspondent.) LoNDoN, TrIIuSDAY EVEsINrS. The attendance of' Members on the Speaker's taking the chair indicated nothing beyond the ordi- nary state of events; but as the private business proceeded, they sapidly increased in number, so that when the order of the day comes to be movel, the House is expected to be crowded. A few days ago I ...

... [EXTRACTS FIIOM TIHE MISSING LETTER.] LONDON, SATURDAY NIORNING. There is a considerable portion of business in arrear, in the absence of Cabinet Councils, which will be brought up speedily when Lord JolN attends. The Under-Secretaryship of Ire- land is the object of the ambition of many men of eminent ability, from the fame acquired in it by the late Mr Dntuinzmo'o ; but even here no- thing ...

... MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS-ROYAL BURSHS. The following are the heads and substance of the bill prepared and brought in by the Lord Advocate and SIr Fnx Maule, to provide for the better regu- lation of Municipal Corporations in Royal Burghs of Scotland. Clauses 1, 2, and 3 include the repeal of so much of the Scotch Municipal act as excluded certain burghs from the operation thereof-an ex- ...

... IWITalrbonian Itictrilt,61, EDINBURGHI. SATUlrDAlY 121% 23. Lord STANLEY'S famous bill has reach.1 Committee by a majority of 2E1 t i leaving the Government in a miltoritv of,. w do not disguise, that so far the I orv pant ram claim a victory, but we doubt it is onecsjite. they will not have the power to inlpmve determined opposition awaits thle bill in mittee ; clause by clause will be ...

... THE POSTAtr STAMPS. A Supplement to the Losdaon Gazette was pub- lished on Saturday, containing a ' Treasury War- rant, which, after reciting the powers of all Act for the further regulation of the duties on postage until the 4th day of October IS40, the warrant of the Lords Commissioners of her 'Majesty's Treasury, bearing date the 27th December 1839 (together with an abstract of its ...

... | Onl Saturday, the 23d current, at one PM tle' Bessledi steamer, Barker master, on her passage fronm Dundee to Grantons pier, MI in with the wreck of' the .Sylvanius off the Carr Rock, ls'stoni up cards, with tile igging, spars, sasil~, &c. fluating around her in every direction. ~Mr Barker instantly bore-down nLV on the wreck, and lowered and manned his steri the boat. Part of' the boat's ...

... PRIESByXTERY OF EDINBURGH. The P'i'sbiyt cry met on r'ucstiay, elliefly for the purpose of heoarting thue discourses and proceeding wvith the examinations of students, but also for the orditiarybuie. ~N~iTICINAf EDUCATrION. ])r Muml gave in the, ful~owin ' Reasons of Dis- sent Ifrom thle decision of thle presbytery of Edlli- lburgh, April 29th, 1 S40, relative to the Government plan 6f School ...

... A statiltory meeting of the Conimissioners for tire Sto- perintetiditni airil Altaagmenret of the fltbiim'r and Do(.ls iif Leith iras held on Tiuesdaiy, Sir .laies Spittal in tile eh mrr. After the rtinltes hal heen read and approved of, a letter front thle Lordis nf tire Tr'oansurv as read, densiring art OXlriatatton anid ma11re tietalet irfrrinatiion rpeathirtie li s ?? inotaineti in ...

... TU)ESDAY, MISAY 12. Tue Lons PoovosT iI tile Chair. c The Council resolved to fill up the vacancy creat- ed by the retirement of Mr Lindsay on Tuesday next. POOR R.ATE RitL. A report by the Lord Provost's Committee was resd regarding the expenses of the poor rate bill of 1836, and proposing to provide for these in tbe bill C now pending. Dr WATSON opposed the report. To agree to ly provide for ...

... Bayonne, May 3, Three P.sr. On the 27th, the 5th Carlist battalion of Valen- cia was completely beaten by General Ayeibe, at vlaella. On the 28th, General Leon took possession of Mora del Ebro, from whence Cabrera on the eve had fled. The last news from the Basque provinces is very satisfactory. Bayonne, May 4. I have the best news from the provinces. Seve- ral Carlist bands have been ...

... FROMN' EDINBURGH GAZETTE. I SEQO ESIITRATIONS. May 22. DAVID IIuNTEiL, buililer in Edinburgh- Creditors meet in the Ship Tavern, East Register Street there, ]st and 26th June, one i'elock. Mlay 23. THoMAS RoIIa'rTsON, tenant, Brroomlee, sheep and cattle dealer, and comomission agent, Edlin- ?? meet in the Royal ExeennRe Coffee- hoese, Edinburgh, let and 22d Jene, one o'clock. Mav 26. DONAI.D ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-May 4. The Earl of RIPON presented a petition from a body of the Society of Friends at Liverpool, depre- eating hostilities with China on account of the opiunm trade. The Noble Earl said, he himself entertained a strong opinion on this subject, but he felt that that was not the proper opportunity for stating it. The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from a place in Scotland ...