... TIHE PUBLIC HEALTH. On Friday, awmeeting of the Lord Provost and Alagistratcs, for conference with deutations from' the different Parochial Beards, Royal infirmary, Faculty of Physicians and Sur- I. geoons, &C., aa to tile prcien state of the public health, IIas 0 in held inl the Counc l] ial ' The meeli eg, which wa~ls 1nuirtereusly tl~ aittendedci, consisted of d(leputtuins froml CIsc City, ...

... STATE OF THIE CONTINENT. fr:l 2.11,U I1 IJVL ol Lf~l lOIN, 1.. (From the Globe'a Correopondeiice.) Paris, Friday Evening. The Mloney Market has been more steady to-day, but as yet there is nothing to indicate that we may expect mluch improve- ment in the prices. What news we have, however, is rather favourable than otherwise. It is stated in tather a positive luanier, in the diplomatic circle, ...

... FPREE SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR. 11- a l - ?? - - T .. . _ * r n ?? t{*I ...

... wit Steam to Antstralict.-Soutliomtjl)toi, Fri day, Oct. 7. ,, -Thle General Screw Steam-shipping Company's ell, steamer Harbinger, Captain Lane, sailed this morning stmi at 8 o'clock, for Port Philip and Sydney, with 37 pas- seV sengers, jewellery and plate value £9,936, and a full r general cargo. T'his steamer takes out a very light ste mail, consisriu~g of ship letter bags for the ...

... FRll)DAY MORNINT(, OCTOBER 14. The Reveine Returns for the quarter ending on tlic :1 10th instant, are of a inore favourable character than | tewats anticipated. There is anl increase onl the year ofl 'I to £2,311,752, and onl thle quarter of £417,727. The t'c ~Vthu increase is chiefly under those heads which indicate- proe- a prosperous condition of the wvorking classes, at Nt'er' hiome, and ...

... (Froi the Timei Aoncy Article.) (Fromt the Times AMoncy Article.) the Considerable disappointment Was Occasioned in thel city by sigh all article hi a recent number of the Economist throwing a doubt T'ip on the sufficiency of checks stamped under the new act as re- Nea ceipts, without the use of a second receipt stamnp; and this has lyin not been altogether removed by an explanatioln in the ...

... GLASGOW. OCTO!BER 14. Glasgow Waits.-WVe have seen the cards granted ti ' by the Lord Provost, authorizing these interesting, t objects of humallity to play the waits for the years 5 1863-4. Tb e banrd is considlerably augmenited in num- pl e ber and efficiency and while our fellow-citizerls, when lying on their comfortable cotniches, hear-the dulcet an1d gentle cadences proceeding from the ...

... Till ST'ATE OF TillE CONTINENT. 1IZANCV. ~TFroii the 'fTacn Coirresponidence.) P'ari, Oct. 7, 6 cx.M f A pri vate telegraplihic despiatch fromn Marscilles, tiatedt yestel'- day, mjenitionls that thle 'Teicrude s3teamier, which had list Rr- xived, irhiogS the news that theilectalicnt ion Or n'i'l saplill IN iS- mia hadlt heen Signed onl the 2iitl jilt. TflIe despateties th oiemselve ?? ...

... S C 0 T L A N D. The Court at Bola ?? Wednesday cvenigl, a ball was giver, by hler ?? to the doiioestic servants about the castle, the gillies , and several Iothers in the employment oln the estate. T1c even- ing was spent a most agrecable manner. It is under. stood that her Majesty and suite are to leave Ballmoral on Th-ursday, 13th ilst.. by Ballater to Bancoliory, h whence the royal ...

... | FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, I I ?? ?? r r T'W A FORIIIr; t OFIICEr, 8O:T. 30. - - The Queen bns been graciously PICSee to appoint CCOIgC Johnil t ltobert Gordon, Esq., Iwo' Secielo:y to lie Milljesty's Legationi at Stockholm, tol) ?? Mlqjotity's CIanrge (I'Afftidrc and Consul Gene. rtI to the Oriental Itepublic of Ile UG:'igilo1y. r 'PieC QIIODCI hIS olso been grelnclosly pleased to ...

... Southampton, Thursday Evening. By the United States' mail steamship Franklin, James A. Wrotton, commanier, wlhrcic touched off Cowes this evening on her way to Havre, we, have dates from New York to the 24thl ultiino. The Franklin has about 100 passeigers, 19 of whom are for HIavre, and onl freight for France 1700 barrels of flour, and specie valued at $300,000. The Africa arrived out oul the ...

... MOND)AY MORNING, OCTOBER 10. Wec arc enabled ini this m'orililng's paper to repulbi.lt : a short notice of tile r esult of a reuelt voyage ill thIC Arctic seas, which was undertaken for the purpos of co-operating with certain expeditions that were out in scarchl of the missing ships under the commanld of Sir Johln Frantl in. It will be seen that at length tlhe long sou-11t for nortli-west ...