... ENDI N BU R G H. TIuE MUSNCIAL BILL.-Aniong the private Bills read a second time in the House of Commons on Monday evening, which are enumerated in another part of our impression to-day, will be found the Edinburgh Municipality. PRorFssoR Mszzrss.-It will be seen, from our report of the Town Council proceedings yesterday, that tle learned Professor of Conveyancing has been compelled, through ...

... AMERICA. LIvnnrooL, Monday, 110 lr.. - The Royal mail steamer America has arrived. She brings no specie. She left on the 80th ult. No Speaker to the House of Representatives had been elected, and rumours were rife that Mr Banks, who hitherto has had a larger number of votes than any of his op- ponents, would withdraw from the contest. The Central American question had been under debate in the ...

... (The following appeared tn our Second Edition of yesterday.) I Marshal Pelissier does not leave the Crimea. Gen. Martinique will hold his place in Paris. There had been a thaw in Sebastopol. The Russians had in- creased their fortifications over Inkermann, and have unmasked new batteries on the left of the Tchernaya. No ship of war was lost in the late storm. Omar Pacha had arrived at Batoam. ...

... aff mf£ £ fJ Ilt 2 TIIE SCOTTISH MOVEMENT. TO THE EDITOR o0 TIlM 0ALEDONIAN IMERCURY. Sit,- In our last letter we stated that shortly the national party would be called upon to make an im- portant move. No period since the commencement of the agitation has been so propitious. Oar movement has indirectly influenced almost every section of the country. The ,Scotsmana newspaper has, on its bended ...

... '9 'idl Df Q't - vress. LORD DALHOUSIE'S INDIAN CAREER. (Times.) If any one wisbes for a striking example of those higher laws which govern human affairs, it will be found in the extension of the British empire in India, The Marquis of Dalbousie, when he quitted these shores some eight years since, took his leave amid congratulations on the peacefulness of the regions he was about to govern. ...

... I ff D -( c i q it ?R lit t I I I 0 t lit C. THE EAST. Ili! The following details have been brought by the ret Danube, which arrived at Marseilles on Saturday:- Ri The Presse ?? affirms that the Hatti-Hurmay- he oun relative to the Christians is not inserted in the sp treaty of peace. The Pleipotentiaries. guys that journal, confine themselves to mentioning the import- eit ance of that act. It ...

... IL r s a I ft cf. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCIES I1 LEITH. TO TUE EDITOR OF TUE CALEDONIAN MERtCURY. Sin,-I am a constant reader of your paper, and have rend all the communications respecting the late forgeries here, but am surprised none of your corre- spondents have alluded to the discreditable bankrupt- cies that took place last winter, which have done more injury to the commercial character and ...

... ?? 'llittIliplut. FRANCE. TROOPS FSO ALGERIA. MARSEILLES, Friday.-In consequence of a Mlinis- terial order from Paris, from 6000 to 7000 troops are to be immediately embarked for Algeria. The Jac- ques Arago is to carry out 1300; the Europe, 1300; the France, 1200; and the Empress, 400. The rest are to be embarked in smaller vessels. THE POPE AND TIHE IMPERIAL INFANT. The telegraphic despatch ...

... Want of labour is now the chief complaint, and almost the only impediment to the progress of the agriculturist. The destruction of a large portion of the hay crops.was due to a consequence of the impos- sibility of obtaining a sufficient supply of labour at the right time, and a similar misfortune would inevi- tably have overtaken the crops of wheat had not the weather proved fortunately ...

... Le Nord denounces the annexation of Oude as an abominable spoliation attempted to be justified by lying pretexts. COUNT ORLOFF was the first who arrived to felici- tate the Emperor of the French upon the birth of a Prince. He was at the Tuileries a few seconds, after the firing of the guns had commenced. The Count is said to pay assiduous court to the Emperor, asking in every debate in the ...

... TsiF1 PARIS AGnICULT'RAL EXHIUBTION.-Sir Wm. Gibson- Craig and Sir M. S. Stewart were present on Tuesday at the awarding of prizes to the successful competitors at the Paris Agricultural Show. DemNER TO )it M'Cniu,.-Last night, a number of the members of the Free Church General Assembly entertained the Moderator, Dr MICrie, to dinner in the Royal Hotel. Very general satisfaction has been ...

... - 'F Te 1.itetlligtmtL, i .j EINGLAND. t TiHE Post-office authorities announced on Thurs- day that the Simla is appointed to takeout the next s Australian mail. Tens END OF THE LONG VAcATIoN.-Tlie long vacation, which commenced on the W0lh of August, terminates to-day (Friday), and to-morrow the com- e ion law offices wvill resume their wonted activity. As the 2d of November falls on a Sunday ...