... IThle Alonritenr of Monday contains a paragraph of apparently the most ordinary kind, but whiche, A our, Paris letter states, iq deemed of very sing~ulr mori import-namiely, that thle IKing has caused to be purchased for his several private lib raries, copies of carf the Marquis dea Custine's celebrated work I'Ruasia the in 1839.' When the displeasure, am ounting to ton rage, with which the ...

... I r II a F I I r n 1, 0 r, 10 r, A It le r. ;o re I, f r, I . T, A It- e, 11, .1I M n- 1). A, Y. Its !tl I r, II. ier n- in ??T t S, :F, Lor.D IeMo'S Fox lHouhDs. - These hounds met on Monday week at Rilffirgton, alhere were cear embled a numierous field of sportsnee from both t sides of the lorder, Trying t down the Tweed bankkse E ice to tie Newbigtyen cover, a fine old dog fox Was there ...

... INFERNAL MACHINERY AT TlHE SIEGE OF BARCELONA. Madrid, Dec. 6. The Espeetador of this morning publishes the following remarkable letter from an officer sta*. tioned at Barcelona, respecting the scientific mode in which thefitmanzciar of that capital car- ried ml the war lately. The principal is said to have been a Belgian engincer officer, who con- ducted the defence during tile siege. ?? ...

... CHARITY WORIRI]OLTs, A special meeting of the General roo 't WVorkbouse was held on Friday, to ta I t lb, derition-Ist, The minoute of C'nonai ?? rra; to confer with the Town Caoullrij u 0aPPIootd . posed poor's bill for liquidati,,n or tinpon i o 51 thil e fl o 1 1 Institution ; anld 2d, The clsion Of t Ih In Water Company for water to theo Q PlinlOirOOII which had been referred to Mlr flack ...

... EAST INDIA HOUSE, A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors was held yesterday at the East India House, Mr John Cotton in the chair. The minutes of the last Court having been read, ?? CHiAIRMAN informed the Court, that the di- vidend warrants for the half year would be ready for delivery on the 6th January. He also stated. that in compliance with a resolution passed at the last Court, the ...

... CLERICAL INTLLLIIGP'NCE NEW GnEyranAtIS.-On So nl. , Robertgon was introduced to tilis chutel, aIT mt c by the Rev. ?? Bennie. It, tile afteoracon 1lr '0 ci1 bertson preached a moot impressive tl-calure to a o most crowelt congregation. The Rev. )r George Burts, falaef T P hag been'unanimoudly elected mtitister of tier Catarch of Cortorphine. tle l pee 1 ST PAUr'S Cteurcta, G-Aascow.-Tlh ...

... PRESBYTERY OF DUNFERMLINB. This Reverend Body met at Oratell on the 6tb inst. CASE OF MR WATTr. After the Clerk had read the minutes, a report was made to the Presbytery by Messrs Tannoch and Ferries, to the effect that they bad waited on Mr Watt agreeably to appointment, who told them that be had made up his mind to abide by the determi- ration which he bad intimated in hit letter to the ...

... ea i r. 7,,?,ottiau factrurv. EDINBURGH. MONDAY, DECEMBER IS. Another great meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League has been held at Manchester, at which the most flattering accounts were given of the state of the contributions to the League fund of 1843. Last year L.5o,000 was raised, and this 0 year the leaders have fixed the sum at L.100,000, ti( which has been adjudged necessary to meet the ...

... MELANCHOLY AFFRAY AT AVAIRAU. I The New 7,ealand Colonist of the 30th of June contains the following melancholy details of the late affray at Wairau:- We have been furnished with the following statement of the late disastrous conflict at Wai- rau, which embodies, we believe, all the testi- rnony given by the survivors, and all the infor mation which could be collected on the spot - On the ...

... HEALTH OF TIHE INIIABiTANTS-TylIt R AMSAY'S REPORT. Of late years on efficient sanitary code, especislly the in reference to large cities, has become a question of bet an xious consideration with the Legislature. Iow- ever desirous local authorities may be to make the off, existing police system, as far as possible, subservient sus to the cleanliness and health of the community, it is It found ...

... LATEST NEWVS MERCURY OFFIcE, FOUR A.M. Our London correspondent writes as follows: Simultaneous with the return of Mr O'Connell to the country, an order has been issued for detach- ing strong military parties along the coast of Kerry to Dingle, and even to Mr O'Connell's own village of Caherciveen, within a mile of Derrynane, where it is doubtful if the military were ever befire sta- tioned ...

... FERMENTATION OF BR EAD. The following is the substance of a very able and instructive paper, read by Dr It. D. Thonm- son of Glasgow, before the Philosophical Society of that city, on the Fermentation of Bread, and on the Nutritive Values of the Bread and Flour of different countries. When noticing the paper in general terms, as the concluding one of the Society's transactions, 1842-3, we ...