... THlE TURKISH QUESTION. _Nothing absolutely new, with respect to Russo- Turkish matters has transpired during the past week -that is, not anything coming with authority. The advance of four (not six) ships of war to -he Golden Ihorn is still sajd to be a precautionary measure to protect the English and French subjects, and not for military purposes. But, says the Times:- Although it may not ...

... QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIBMIINGA AM. The annual meeting and distribution of prizes prior to the opening of the l inter session of the Queen's College, at Birmingham, took place yesterday; Lord LYT. TELTON. the Principal, in the chair. His Lonccsuire, in opening the proceedings, delivered a brief address, congratulating the friends of the college on the fact that the medical college, the leading ...

... . A general and special meeting of the council was held e on Saturday. The mayor presided. I The notice paper mentioned the minutes of several com-t mittees requiring confirmation; but on the plea of the in- convenience of lengthening the proceedings on such a day as Saturday, the reading of these was deferred to another meeting. The only exception made was with reference to t the finance ...

... *JUSISDICTION IN CASE OF FOREIGN VrESSEL:lS. TO THIE EDITOR OF'iRE ITELFAST DNEWS-LETTER. Stu- i have observed a lettel, ill your paper of 30th Septemober, signed 1' Janies Md'Lean, wherein that gsistleailai attemlpts to justify the proeecdings of the ?? in ; cause lately tried between one of the crew of the American bark, Pail Boggs, and the miaster of said vessel; and also commenting on a ...

... THE'l Tl'ENANT' CoNWERHENCI. Tin,e conferenceiof Lu ris, ul. ri olls',ntat.e and ofilett:, Ki'11sncgd, Ntll . prolli ai xi tlico, Ms ?? ith I clau'-ii wit, ca. ), I -ia, olv. \V. (;,av TNuifi ?? E llda ll, t 1w ?? ?? itrotl ?? th Mi'. (,Y h , t jI1;I ?? : I hI ini'. j' hat ,tililli',ly I compisedoboty lixti ug pc','out,'l by ino,'s cwhoi bs who Inll ?? .Ii~ Pttlilt MY'voo.,i Dr ?? Dr i' 0 lra ...

... THE ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF A SCOTCH- LADY IN TUSCANY. - | I~ ___ The circumstances of Miss CunlninghaLM'S arrest arc these: - Along- with her mother aod'aister she had been regidinu; for souls a time at tire bathe of Lucca, On the very day of her arrest,. the I. party were making preparations for leaving Tuscany, and coil- rtinuing their journey towatrds Rome and Naples. Mrs and the belder ...

... A General Meeting of the Commissioners of Supply of the 8County of Aberdeen was held in the Court-House yesterday. r The attendance was conseidetable. On0 the motion of Mr GRA.NT, Convener of the County, Ad-n miral GoRDoN, M.P., was by acoltimationi, called to pr-eside. M PRISONS ASSESSMENT. t The usual circular was read front the General Prisons Board, intimating the yearly assessment for ...

... THEII RENEWED LEAGUE AGITATION.- THE NORTIHI AND THE SOUTH. *VJ have already referred to the rupture between the Northern and Southern aliquots of the Irish Agrarian League. We wrote then, however, only from inferential data, relying rather upon sytuptOIns, and surmises, and probabilities, than upon positive and formal statements. We saw that the Northerns were adopting one course of action ...

... 9IL'1.OPOLI[N yCOMMISSION OF SEL WE S. A. spceial meeting of the Mietropolitan Commis-e. uci-soe 01 &w ers was held yesterday at the Court-house co (Jeceh-s;rcet, Sho . Richard JEnt, £Esq., the Chairman of be the Cntllliss oners, occupied the chair. The other members IN the commission present-were Sir J. Burgoyne, Sir W. fo Cuboist, elnd Miesses. T. Gibson, G. S. Smith, and -Hawk- ?? co Mr. i ...

... ard LAMENTAHWE DEATiiv.-Three young English ladies were ler- found dead ii few days since in Paris; they were lying on to rnattressps, withtihe remains of apan of charcoatlnear tlem: to ?? two oif them were daughters and the other the nliece or a so: ies- wyidow of an English officer, and are represented to have been sa tiol, inl needy cit-cuanistances. Other accounts assign ceason of lo g ...

... THsz FLEET AT Covz.-Of Thursday evening the ship- had their steam up, and were momentarily expected to start. The contemplated review did not take place. A civic bans quet to the Lords of the Admiralty and officers of the feet took place on Tuesday evening, and was attended by the leading personages in the city and county of Cork. Ona the health of Sir James Graham and the other Lord of the ...

... Y SCIENCE AND i D THE mere acquisitionof knowledge-especially of know. I ledge regarding the objects of nature with which we are c immediately connected, and on which our very existence depends-is a source of the highest gratification to every 1 intelligent mind. The pleasure thence derived is of it- self a sufficient stimulus to most men to lead tkem to t study, to a greater or less extent, ...