... EDI URGH, MONDAY, MARCH ae Caledonian A SECOND EDITION of the MERCURY is published every Monday Afternoon, containing Reports of the London Corn and Cattle Markets of that day, the state of the Funds and all other intelligence received by Telegraph. The Second Edition can be forwarded, in most instances, to any part of the Country by the Mails of that Evening. Ir was wont to be @ favourite ...

... ALEDONIAN OMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held | on Tuesday, at one o'clock, in the Merchants’ Hall, Hatche- son Street, Glasgow— Wm. Baird, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, presiding. Mr Ginsoy, the Secretary, having read the advertisement convening the meeting, the seal of the company was affixed to the register of shareholders, and the report (which has ...

... ‘ FOREIGN OFFICE, March 11. Tho Queen has been graciously to a int Robert Banch, Esq., now British Viee-Consul at New York, to be Her Majesty's Consul at Philadelphia. FOREIGN OFFICE, March 15. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr John Lan- deli as Consulin Australia, to reside at Sydney, for his Majesty the Emperor of DOWNING STREET, March 15. The has been to appoint William Charles nt ...

... PUBLIC MEETING IN GALASHIELS. The recent postal arrangements have already roused the Border spirit, and an agitation has commenced in Galashiels and Hawick, which promises rapidly to extend over the whole district. A deputation from Hawick arrived in Edinburgh on Thursday evening, with the view of bringing the Post-Office and railway authorities to some kind of agreement for the transmisssion ...

... LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1353. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. Bank -— India Bondsunder £1000 59 — Ditto for Account. South Sea Stock oe _ Three per Cent.Red.An — Do. Old Annuities Three per Cent.Con An.100: Do. New Annuities.. 99; New 5 per Cent. Ann. — Consols for Ac.. 100} New 3} per Cent. — India Stock for Ac. New 5 per Cents. — Canada Guaranteed Debs ...

... SCOUTS APPEAL House of Lords, Thursday, March 10. The House sat this morning to hear appeals. The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord St and Lord Wrottesly. MILLAR UV. SMALL. The Solicitor-General and Mr J. Anderson appeared for the appellant, and Mr Kolt, with Mr Hamilton Pyper, represented the respondent. The part heard arguments in this case were resumed. This ...

... on the Manchester and Bolton line, on evening week, was resumed on Monday, when the evidence of the Government inspector was taken. He said :—When this line was originally laid down, it was never contemplated that the traffic would be so great or Jocomotives be so heavy. In consequence of this being the second line of rails the timbers carry, ia taking off one and putting down another set of ...

... Monpary.—The English funds opened with dulness this morning, at the lower prices of Saturday, but, after experien- cing a slight further decline, they recovered, and assuined an appearance of great firmness, consequent upon some large spe- culative purchases. Consols for money opened at 994 3 and for a short time there were sellers at 99}. Later in the afternoon, transactions were again ...

... ATISTICS OF DRUNKENNESS—EDINBURG AND GLASGOW. Mr Smart, Superintendent of the Glasgow Polico, has pub- lished the following letter, explanatory of his former statement, that in 1851 the Glasgow Police apprehended upwards of 26,000 who wire the worse of liquor :— “ Sin,—My attention has been called to the Edioburgh Courant and Scotsman of this day, in which reference is made to a private letter ...

... Dewver & RaItwar. Week ending March 13. aw - » 66i8—Receipts. £450 8 5 Corresponding™ eekin 1852,. 19 7 Duspes, Pertu, & Rattwayr Week ending March Seek, © © Goods, ene cesses - 42012 8 £718 13 2 Corresponding week in 612 9 10 & Week ending March 13, Passengers, 17,266— By £2541 15 11 week im 1852, 2245 14 1 Norra Bartisn Rartway. Week ending March 13. Passengers, 15,463--- Receipts, ...

... rushes from the Irish shores with a still broader Wave at the retura of opting ; while, coupled with the stereoty Exodus,” wo begin to find that of « ped heading of “ The most every number of all the Irish Searcity of Labour” in al- Provincial papers. All the country papers spesk of it asa subject whi h mast effect eome early and materia! change. A Stoor.—A zinc sloop, the first vessel of that ...

... WAR OFFICE, Mancn 25. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—William Brace Aftm- st to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Flyter, deceased, M 25. 12th t Dragoons—Cornet H Richmond, from the 11th Light to vice Glyn, ap- pointed to the Ist Dragoons, March Scots Fusilier Guards — Brevet- Colonel and Major Henry Colville to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Colonel William Thomas Knollys, who retires as a Lieutenant ...