... ‘The inanguration of the Manchester statue t the late Sir Robert Peel took place on Wednesday afterncon. The pro- ceedings were marked by much ceremony and excited great public interest,—an interest which was enhanced by the pre- sence there of the lamented Statesman’s friend and colleague when he last held office, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., the Chancellor of Her Majesty’s Exchequer ...

... THE NEW CRYSTAL PALAC The work proceeds rapidly in spite of all impediments Phe vast central transept is nearly filled with scaffolding; ib after rib of the huge vault is fixed in its place, and by Year's Day, we are told, the whole fabric will be de- Lvered to the painters and decorators. The British public is so well ace uted with the parent in Hyde Park, that it may be s ut to mention afew ...

... THE POSITION OF THE EASTERN QUESTION. There seems (From the Morning } to be little doubt that the Russian answer to | the joint note « of the Western Powers in reply to Count Nes- selrode’s h tone of arrogant ¢ of the 7th of September, maintains that been familiar, lefiance with which all Europe has recently The same Potentate who declared in the sum- mer that the in vasion of the sioned by ...

... In the present number of the Edinburgh Review, there is an able article on the “ Revision and Purification of the Franchise.” The writer, while deprecating any mere lowering of the qualification such as that proposed in Lord J. bill of 1851, asa transference of the representation to a less trustworthy class of voters than the present, proposes instead, to admit the educated classes and the ...

... Monday, Oct. 24.—37m. past 6 Morning - 4m. past 7 Evening Tuesday, — 25.—36m. past 7 Morning - 16m 8 Evening Wednes., — 26.—59m. past 8 Morning - 47m. past 9 Evening ...

... Perts, & Week ending Oct. 16. - Passengers, 13 ‘ Goods, &e., ee S51 o £593 19 0 Corresponding week last y ear. Yo 0 8 & Week ending Oct. 16. Goods, Passengers, 9 197 1 £516 10 10 Corresponding week last rear. 2b uv 4 Pertn, & Dexpre Week ending Oct. 16. Passengers, 21,505—Receipts, ne + 10 6 Corresponding week year, 2572 ‘ » Scorrisn & Scorrisn Miptaxp Ramways- Week ending Oct. 16. Passengers, ...

... The Rady —o--—— APPOINTMENTS. Woolwich, Oct. 11. Surgeon Robert W. Clark (1844), to the Winchester, 50, flagship on the East Indies station. Assistant Engineers.—Charles Freeburn, to the Horatio screw steam guardship, at Sheerness; William Brown and James Hughes, to the Blenheim screw steam guardship, at Portsmouth ; Thomas Bertram and Frederick Bush, to the Hogue screw steam guardship, at ...

... Susan, 785 times ; Long Tom Coffin, in “ The Pilot,” 562; in the Monster, 365; Roderick Dhu, 250; Aubre, in “The of Mon is,” 250; The Flying Dutchman, 165; The Red Rover, 120; Poor Jack, 140; Luke the Labourer, 181; My Poll and My Joe, 269. So that, taking rehearsals and performances, in the Jast quar- ter of a century, he has passed a whole year in the company of the “ Monster ;” vear and a ...

... English funds to open with much firmness, but a considerable rise which occurred was subsequently checked by a multitude of Consols, which left off yesterday at 914, opened at 91§ to and steadily advanced wo 92. Upon the appear. ance of the second edition of the daily papers, showing the agitation prevalent on the Continent with regard to the immediate possibility of some untoward movement, a ...

... - GRAIN & SEED MARKETS, &e. LONDON CORN MARKET—Sept. 30. An unusually small supply of English wheat was on offer in to- | day's market, coastwise and by land carriage, and the yeneral quality | of ‘the samples was by no means first-rate The attendance of buyers was tolerably good, and a steady was doing in all kinds of | wheat of home produce, at an advance in the quotations of from Is to 2s ...

... demand for cotton this week has been more ge- neral, and prices continue steady. Kirk remains without alteration in price; the sales making are unimportant, being in small lots for present consumption. Prices may be quoted—PDC, 42s—DC, 41s—RT, 34s Gd—nine heads, 40s to 41s—six heads, 36s to 38s—Slanitz from 34s to 40s, according to quality. Foreign markets are unchanged, save at Riga, where an ...

... T ki SEQUESTRATION. Donald M‘Intyre, slater and slate merchant, 11 Oswald Street, Glasgow, presently prisoner in the North Prison there—Creditors meet in the George Hotel, George Square, Glasgow, 18th October, two EXAMINATIONS. John M‘Kinnon, shipowner and shipmaster, presently residing in Glasgow —to be examined in the Sheriff's Office, Glasgow, 11th Oc- tober, twelve o'clock. Thomas Young, ...