... (Written for the Caledonian Mercury.) Tue past month bas been characterised by tempestuous and rainy weather such as never befure occurred in any living me- mory. The rainfall the month amounts to the extraor- diaary quantity of 9-75 inches, and we shall search in vaio for similar amount within the same period of time in this latitade. The level parts of the country have presented the ...

... —EE _ —The English fund opened to-day with con- Paris, they subsequently experienced an advance of an eighth and, in consequence of higher prices from Coneols for were first quoted to 4, aad they left off at 100 hto §; Bank Stock closed at 2234 to ; Reduced, 99 tod; Cents., 1004 to 4; Long O58. nnuities, 64 ; Iodia Stock, 273 to 275 78s. premium. In the ; Bills, 75s. to foreign sock market to ...

... the 26th enrrent, the wife of Wm. Bell, , of a daughter. Esq , S.S.C., ie 7 Union Place, on the 26th current, Mrs Sutherland, of a 26 Charlotte Square, on the 24th current, the wife of Charles Hutchins, Esq., of a son At 3 Blacket Place, on the 25th current, Mrs Woodrow, of a son At 5 Greenside Place, on the 26th current, Mrs David Borthwick, of 4 son. Grainger, of a son. At the British Linen ...

... We are indebted to the Courier and Inverness vertiser, both of which papers published extras on Satur- day, for the following account of this important mar- ket :-— Our annual market commenced, as usual, on Thursday Last —the second Thursday of July. Its importance to the whole northern counties is well known, for it includes the disposal of our staple products—sheep and wool; and sales of the ...

... Shipping Intelligence, ->—-- The Janet and Mary, Boldchild, arrived at Alicante on the 28th ult., all well. SOUND LIST. May 2.—Adah, Stormont, Arbroath, Riga—Barossa, Thom- son, Leith, Petersburg—Stirlingshirg, Sinclair, do., Cronstadt —Telegraph, Flotwedel, Stettin, Leith—Seahorse, Urquhart, Aberdeen, Riga. — 3. Rival, Gowans, Montrose, Pernau— Choice, Whitton, Dundee, Riga—Laurel, Rogen, do ...

... (From the Times.) How long this ran of high prices is to last is a question | which concerns every trader, from the smallest dairy farme r to the greatest mercantile house. By the analogy of former eras of the kind it ought to have come to an end many months analogies, like similes, do not run on all-fours, for the simple reason that there never is an exact correspon- dence between different ...

... PERTH St John’s Market was held on Frida last. There were between seventy and eighty carts of butter an cheese present—a number considerably less than usual. Prices were high. Butter sold at from 20s to 225 per stone, and cheese at from 6s 3d to 6s 9d per stone of 42 Ib., the latter being Is higher than at any market during the last tweive months. The whole was cleared off by the afternoon, In ...

... The yearly meetings of the Supreme Court of the United Presbyterian Church commenced on Monday night in the Sy-sh nod Slail, Queen Street. The Rev. Mr Meikle of Beitb, the Cl old Moderator, preached a discourse from Revelations chap. xxi., verse 9. The Synod afterwards proceeded to the elec- ta tion of a Moderator, when the Rev. Messrs Pringle of Auch-th terarder, Angus of Aberdeen, Robertson ...

... . &Ijpplnlg futgitn. Berwick, May 4.-The Betsey Millar, Wood, of and for Arbroath, from Seaham, struck on Sillycarrs Rocks last night, fell over on her beam ends, sank, and has since gone to pieces crew saved. SOUND LIST. April 29. Highlander, Spence, Memel, Dundee-Dwina, Wallace, do. Arbroatz-Ocean. Salmond, do. db,-James, Pert, Montrose, Memel - 30. Frankfort Packet, Allen, Bo'ness, Stettin ...

... f SATURI)DY, APRIL 27. 1850. it- IPRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. *h, L n r S oc k ?? 206 LdiaBonds er1o v2pm ial Ditto for Acorunt ?? - South Sea Stock ?? re Threb perCcnlt.Red ln An, Nl Do. Old knnuities. 11 flierce per Cent Con. An. 9i5l Io. Nav. Ariruitie. NTee 5 per Cent. Ann -'Console tbr Ac ?? 9g-5 be ~New 3 per Cent ?? ' Ij ndia Stock f or Ac.. ni- Slev 5 per0 ents. ?? - Caned: ...

... Aal Wetei. as ly ' LONDON CORN EXCRANGE-July 26. ed Durinag the present week a full average quantity of English er wvheat-2150 quarters-has come to hand for our market coast- sir wise. By land carriage and sample, the receipts have slightly o increased. The supply on offer to-day-and which was partly n- composed of that exshibited bn Mornday-was by tio means large. Vs Owing to the changeable ...

... ?? .#b ipp fittrIfigmer. SOUND LIST. May 5. Concordia, Coppen, Alloa, Cronstadt-Activ, Schebfier, Montrose, Libau-6. Ranger, Flett, Grangemouth, Dantzic-Eduard, Doot, Memel, Gran&emouth-Stirlingshire, Sincia:r, Leith, Cronstadt-7. Maria, Bain, Kirkcaldy, Copen- ?? Alberta, Saatman, do. Stralsund-Vr; ilhelm9 Brubn, Stettin, Leith-Louise. Rickeles, Dundee, Baltic- Mathilde, Moje, Aberdour, ...