... (Fromn Correspodewt of Aort British Maili) I Downpatrick, August 97. The effort made to-day to relieve the Great Britain from is: the position she has occupied in Dundrum Bay since the 20th of September last, now more than eleven months, has been IS! successful]. On reaching Tvrella this morning, at shortly before ten, I IS' found that every necessary preparation had been made for the mighty ...

... COM.MISSION OF ASSEMBLY. The stated mneeting of the Commnission of the General As-| semtbly wvas held yesterday, when the attendtance of membersI wfas very numuerous. The 11ev. Dr 1'anll, Moderator of the General Assembly, presided. Aofter the disposal of eonue unimportant business, the Comz- maission proceeded to consider a reference from the Presby- tery of Edinlburfgh on the subject of THE ...

... LATEST NEWS (TFroi our Special Correspondent) LoNDoN, SArTRDAY E-s-aamG. The political aspect of affairs in Italy present no new fea- ?? since my last communication. The enthusiasm of the people has in some few instances led them in to excesses, similar to that of which his Holiness had to eomplainl and the result has been, that at Regglo seven were arrested by the authori- ties, and that at ...

... TO TEL EDITOR OF THE CALEDONLA MlERCURY. Sin-There can be no doubt that your Peebles-shire cc. respondent is quite right-that the question as to the ?? tious liferent votes affects not that county alone, but the te.a jority of the Scottish counties. The manufacture of ztlee votes was at one time very extensive, but their legality h,, never been tested, whilst their unconstitutionality is ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, FEE. 8. On the motion cf the Earl of Clarendon, the Buck wheat, &c., Importation Bill passer] through committee, and the Chelsea Pern- sioners Bill was read a secoond time. The M arquis of Lar edowne presented reports from the Inspec. tors of Factories for the last half-Tear. Earl FITZWILL!A M said he'was desirous of bringing before the House the state of the advances ...

... fROUStE OF COMMONS, MONDAY. MA-nCfl 29. Te l~ntfic 17n;-n ?? rsnn--w l;ll .. -e --4~ , ?? 515)L2Sh 01' COMMONS. MONDAY. ThAacni 29. The Scottish Union Insurance Company Bill ?? read a third time ansi passed. EMtityaunote AND PE:,RTU OtVLW~kl' Mr T. DUONCG4\BE presented a pecitition from an indivti- dual, proying the postponement of the secondreading of tlmo Edin- burgh andZ Perth Railway ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS, ONDAY, JtTNE 7. The Lord Chancellor took his sear upon the woolsack at aE 5o'clock. R AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. C ) The Earl of ELLENBORIOU0GH wished to aek the Noble re ,Marquis whether there was cay truth in the statement which tsp- poared in the French papers to-day, that despatches bad be-en e sent out to the Prince do Joins-l~e, directing him to proceed with w' his -squadron to ...

... OF PLACES IN HER MAJESTY'S ROUTE. (From Forsyth's Beauties of Scotfand - 1808) BEN NEVIS. It woul1d be in vain to attempt to give a par~ticular description he It ctotitg Scnry to be met with in this great county (Inverness) ; ha as the whole surface of it does, of lofty mountaisf5 ?? towards the west, are piled above eah oteri liv niagnt'tincef~5 and between al fwhith ar0epglnO a ...

... AA~~- - , , , _- ?? The usual monthly meeting of the members of this reverend court was held on Tuesday. in the session-house of Dr. King's Church, North Albion Steet at 11 o'clock. There was a more than ordinary attendance of members, and others *who seemed to take otn interest in the proceedings of tise court. The Presby- tery having been constituted. by the appointment of Mr. Blair of ...

... Cf,1la J ?F x tb FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16. I 1 , h 1 'aster rE ces.;t_ AA place in Committee of Supply regarding the expediency of 7 increasing the retiring allowances to certain classes of rc medical officers, surgeons, and paymasters of regiments. 7 Sir De Lacv Evans moved an address to her Majesty, pr praying for inquiry into numerous matters connected with I the barrack acconmmodations, ...

... S - 0 TLN SC OT LA ND . Bauttles at Rcsehizaghi.-Sir Jarnes J. R. MUackenZiel Bart., anda party of friends, including Sir Evan Mac- kenzie, Hart; M fr. C. Bruce, M.P. Seafortb h Mr. White of Monar ; Horatio Ross, Esq., &c., had some excellent covert shooting t at Rosehaugh lately. The game was afterwards dist. -ibuted, chiefly amongst Sir Jamesi's tenants, and made into soup for the poor. ...

... AfELAN-CHI'OLY SHIPVRI`CK. DIXADUL h~lflZNS 01 IR CREW. The following accounitof the loss of the ?? is copieda from the journal of one of tire survivors. The letter corninuni- catino tire intelligence is dated W~ick, 10th February -I - Mh rgAirwood, C. Balbirnie, muster, sailed fromfBonny, Livepoo. Hvin caledat Fernando Po, arid the Iln fj Princess for food, touched at Granidoeetro to land ...