... A general meeting of the Highland and Agricultural So- Yciet was held on Wednesday, at two 'clock, in the Museum Hanll, George IV. ~Bridge. The Duke of Bucclcuch presided, and there was a very large attendance of members. A considerable number of gentlemen were balloted for and admitted members of the society.-] ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed the Duke of Atlitle as the ...

... IL A I' E ST ?? ?? W.S. I HERALD OFFiCE, Friday Morninlg. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. The Chinese Government aresaid to have given the strictest orders against the Catholics, and a religious persecution was feared. AMERICA. Southampton, Thursday. The steam-ship Arago, Captain Lines, has arrived at CoweS from New York. On the 14th money matters were improving considerably The ...

... AGRICIILTURAL EDUCATION. . 1. { fl-n Po.> - ntti~ A (From the Economist.) One of the boot means of advaticing agricoltuire in this coon-Il, try, is tn raise thse social statns of the farmelr. Education will tPr! do much to aiccompjlish that olijilt. Ini order to take a farni pi! idvantageously, it lariner ought to bs somewhat mtore onl a uoc level, in point, of' general and bis~icsse ...

... STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON 21 AUGUST, 1858. 1~~ ?? iA i ?? A - -- -l ?? - . . (From the Edinburgh Gazette.) Wheve tio places arementio'eed, the last named is that at which the DeIot of the Regiment ai stationed. Life Gueards. Poot. 1s, Hyde Park. 24th, (lst Batt.) Bengal--Clhtrn. 2d, Aldersbott. (2d Batt.) Bury. Rtoyal Horse Guarde. 25th, Gibr-altar-Pembroke. Regent's Park. 26th, ernmiuda ...

... THE GLASGOW CEI'IC SOCIETY'S GATHERING. The second grand national gathering of the Glasgow Celtic jin Society was held in the Upper College Park yesterday. 'I'le yost meeting last year gave promise of large encouragement for and future gatherings, but the arrangements were then; as might Con be expected on a first occasion, hy no means matured. This jorit year ample time was takeir for ...

... E N G L R N D. SiLEmBR. LEONE.-The Government. have conferred, a pension of £'200 per annum UpoIn Norman William AMacdonald, for selvices as Governor of Sierra Leone. The office of Queen's Advocttte ii that colony is still vacant, the office having boon declined by Thomas O'Brien, Esq., who formerly was Secretary and Su- preme Magistrate inr the West Coast of Afioiaa.-Givil Servicc G'a;.ette. ...

... (From our own Correospondont.) Liverpool,, Monday Evening. Last night the Rioyal mail steamner Canada, Captain Shainon, arrived be ro firou Boston, via Halifax, whenceshe sailed ol the 18th inst., bringing 58 passengers and a considerable quantity ofsl)ecie,d sy 101,704 dollar and£1500 in sovereigns. Thonews fiom the United States is of a Inore cheering character, as is evidenced by the fact ...

... How LORD SHAFTESBURY EMPLOYED HIMSELF LAST SuNDAY. -The Record denies the soft imhpeachment of Sabbath-breaking which has been cast upon the evan- gelical-Earl. We much fear that in the excitement of this political crisis many of the leading politicians were found occupying the last Lord's Day in consulta- tions as to the course of action to be adopted on the morrow. Amongst others we were ...

... . Tkere are 100,000 families in this city, more or less; and - of this number probably 90,000 are compelled to live upon less-than $1000 a year. This fact may possibly ?? to thlir lot some of the excellent persons who have written comn plainingly upon the hardships of being forced to eke out: ex- istenme upon $1500 or $2000 a-year. We are all too, much in the habi of looking to those above us ...

... (From the GreenockAdvertiserof Friday.) C Tan MoomS.-The prospects of grouse shooting in this in neighbourhood are at present exceedingly good. The coveys in are numerous although not large (numbering from six to eight birds) and are perfectly healthy. They will be strong on the wing on the 12th. The severe snow-storm in April t1: proved very destructive to the hares. b2 HEERING FisHsNG.-The ...

... isa (From our own Oorrespondent.) se. ?? Monday. be The Committee on this bill miet -again to-day itt tmi6lv6. As O'clock, and proceeded with the consideration of the clai'ses eir prepared by the promoters on the subject of the mooring'a in Ate Mr. LOCH, for the promotez-s, brought up a clause~ em- ?? bodying the spirit of the resolution come to by the Cominiit! ire tee, but with one ...

... ?? . be LodEgnhs(From the Examiner.) t- in Lr lgi nhsbeen successful inl his mission far ft beyond our expectations. In addition to his own pt skill, and the honest support of his Frenc eo~agug, ir Pn orship is chiefly indebted for his triumph to the Inweakness of the Chinese Government, exceeding all .notions we had formed of it, and the presence of an 0 ?? and French fleet in a Chinese river ...