... OLDIMACHAR PAROCHIAL BOARD. SaturdagSept. 23, t A special meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the f Perochial Board of Old Macbar was held within. the Poor's Office this day-Professor Ferguson presiding. a PRECAUTIONART .MiAS5RES AGAIXNT CnOLIERA. The COATUMAN stated that he had called this meeting with. - out any loss of time after the receipt of official documents, in order that ...

... : 1 'I We have to sketch the history of en English man of business, wbe ' who, like Franklin, sprang from printing, and who is a printer pai 'nStill, anid a leading spirit in that 1fourth estate, which forms of and guides the public opinion of this country. Herbert Ingram As: ris a living proof of what may be accomplished before a man is wa forty years old, by a combination of patient ...

... KINCARDINESHTRE COUNTY MEETING. I to The stated general meeting of the Commissioners of Supply r ,is$ of this County was held at Stornahaven, on Saturday last-Sir t tie- JAMES CAszTsrGom, Bart., Lord-Lieutenant of the County, in t th the chair. r te There were present-Sir J. S. Forbes, Hart. ; Mr Innesi 1 of Raemoir; Mr Boewell of Kingrausie; Mr F. Grant of rce Ecclesgreig; Mr Scott of ...

... 9ING'S COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY, iont seat of learnis dsed O rday. Subjoined t J I.it of tle gentleulletl @ho have been successful in tak-t t It; j thle vafiOnS classes, as also the names of those who c ! the Degree of A.'. :- e r-OTO5F5SON MATHEMATICAL PRIZE-£60v. George M. Slesser, Rathen. ,t-SIMPSo-T rGREEK PRoi-g 80. x George Samuel, Stockton-on-Teese. III.-IEUTTON PRIZE1-Ril. a Angus Geun, ...

... foREIGN INTELLIGENCE. France. . . I ell Eipross left on Monday for St. Cloud, c.1ie1 oei residing), during a portion of the fine season. 'I'lrll not qufite so strong as before, is still im- I, i It is believed that ties Emperor will pay , c nle lr It St. Omer, and there is a vagne rumour of price of all public securities took place on sl pag, sauced partly by the unsatisfactory nature of ...

... vi Tceecday, 3ray 24. of After the r-eading ,of the minutes, Dr Pirie entered his pretest M. against the dundiug and sentence in tEC Fcrry-Port-ocm-raig case, for reasons which he read. t li ANSWER TO HER MIAJESTY'S LETTER AND ADDRESS or coN- 00 -GRATUJLATION. .'lb Principal Lee read the draft of the proposed answer to her ac Majesty's letter, which was approved of. The ansgwer was, as. lb ...

... ah Wa were beginning to see some prospect of a partial al unravelment of the tangled skein of continenital politics. ve Bat, unfortunately, it is again as complicated as ever, and those people who are the least in the world given to nervous apprehensions seem to regard a violent solution ofthepresent difficulties as far more probable is than an amicable one. There is indeed no disputing at the ...

... 'iUE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENUAM. To the nist of wars and rumours of wars the great peace In f t i5i is quietly progressing towards perfection at pir hthing seems to check the progress of the Crystal s qo matter whether it rains a deluge or blows a her- woae lVOrkls Whether out in the gardens or on the tops of tla5oo feet hi go forward with equal celerity. Yet, as ktors been expected from the ...

... (Ffrot the North BritisA Agricid-tristJ Previous to the appearance of the blight in the potato, which may be dated from the year 1846, little difficulty was expe- rienced in keeping potatoes sound and good for future use. Since the blight, however, it has become a very difficult matter tostore them, so as to prevent partial or even total decay. From want of due caution in storing them there ...

... RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, The Directors of the Scottish Central Railway have made ar- rangements to bring on the telegraphic wires to Perth, and the . work has now commenced. t RAILWAY CASE,-An action was raised in .the Small Debt , Court, Glasgow, on Thursday week, at the instance of Mr Joseph Levenston, traveller, Davis Street, Edinburgh, against , the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, to ...

... FOREIGN. INTELLIGENCE. on F~~~~~rance. a PAnIs, Wednesday-At the meeting of the Corps Legislatif Y today,I M. Billault read a message from tho Minister of State, b enlosing a draught of a bill to modify Articles 86 and 87 of the Penal Code, which treat of the infliction of cIpital punishment and other penalties for offences against the members of the Im- perial family. The meseage having been ...

... STATE OF THE FUNDS-SATURDAY. BRITIS1r. BperCent. Red O2% 3 per Cent. Con. Ann. 104 3 per Cent. 1726 ..- New 3 per Cent . 102i New 5 per Cent. Anns - Long Annuities to expire 30 years, 5th Ja.., 18f0 .. 5j India Stock 260 India Bonds . 32 Bank Stoek for Account.. - Consols for Account .. 100j Exchequer Bills ...