... llis (From the Times.) OM Thu borough was in a more tranquil state during Tuesday Oa, tds night and yesterday than it has been since Friday, bnt some b fears Wvere entertained on Tuesday night that the houses of b Ir, Peneo, at Haigh, and of Mr. Gilroy (manager of the Orrell N a Colliery, belonging to , II. Brancker & Co.) would be per attacked daring the night. These are outside the borough; ...

... MERCHANTS' IHOUSE. The House met on Tucsday last at It o'clock, in terms of he acts of Parliament thereanent of 1768, to elect commis- ion ers on the harbours of Port Glasgow and Greenock-Dean A of Guild 11annan in thc chair. li The advertisement calling the inceting having been read, y it vas moved by the DI)tx of GumI.), and unanimously b agreed to, that Alessrs. Allan Gilmour of Pollok, ...

... [ NATIONAL ASSOCFLON FORsTTE VINDICGATION | ~~~OF SCOTTtI'.rll RIGHT'lS. On ylednesday nighta ptbio meeting iii favour of the oljeets wit of ?? Nationa~l Association for thu Vindication of Sel.otitol has Iligilts' was hold in thle Mimoic II ill, Edlinburgh, which was sta, cro`wded to OSCOss, mnany hundireds htaving busids foiled to oh- ho1- tain admoission. Thle auditory COmpqrised at ...

... . qi e; TYe Senattts Acadeneicus ancl1 Professor M'Dou.qall. a, to -We understand that, at a meeting of the Senatus so r- Academicus of tilh University of Edinburgh, held on ti er Tuesday, it was agreed to adinit Professor M'Dougall ta in ais a 'member of the Senatuls. The Professor was . unable to he present, but he intimated lhis readiness (I bI to take the declaration cmbodied in tile ...

... 7'o the Editor of the Glasgow Hferald. Dear Sir,-The importaice of the subject will, .1 trust, be admitted as sufficient apology for soliciting a portion of your valuable space, for al account of an iitercsting experiment I had the pleasure of witnessing, a few days ago, in the office of John Baird, Esq., architect, illustrative of the mnodes ojieran(li of the rapidly cxtending system ot ...

... (An additioi.al list of municipal cleetiohe will be found in our Supplement.] - n PORT-GLASGOW. It The following gentlemen were the candidates:- AMr. Anstruther. Mr. A. M'Callnni Ic Mr. A. Nesmith. Air. James Anderson. n Dr. Reid. MIr. John Niehol. Mili Anstruther withdrew his namie from the list of canidi- datos before the poll, and the following is the result:- . P Dr. Reid . .. ?? 95 P Mir. ...

... , OUR AD)MIRAL IN CHINA. ST /l H .1 . -1 - 1 -. ts5 IAanrA Theic late nisil 6mi this station brought thc particllars of a ,r most savalgc mnassacre of the passenigers and crew of a Straits 3, vessel (tihe Arratooen A pear), whichleft Hlong lnng harbour on e lier voyage to time south (Singolisie), tle particulars of which u ale, iioilbtltssly, fresh inl the~ rcmsnihrail of our rendores. The ...

... The ordinary monthly meeting of this reverenil court was held on Wednesday-the Rev. 'ar. Burnet of Chryston (who was elected Moderator for the current half-year) in the chair. The Court was eugaged some time in hearing the trial dis- courses of students, of whomt Mr. Macallulm was licensed to preach the Gospel. EllUCATION FUSI). Mr. ARNOT was glad to report that, wheyreas thc deficiency a of ...

... ST 'TTiONS OF TIlE fIU3TISII ARAM Q A zt. IV N,3 1_11 Ili nIII )xI11 . ''II ?? Where Itiopalee (are ?? last iiaalied is that atI which ?? e Depdt of the Regiment is stationed. L ife CO'arNst. Foot lot, WjNoiher. 59qth, Corkl. II 2d, Ilcinttsl's¢rk. 410th, Australia; Waterford, !1 Itog'al 110.S. t, iGurs. 41st, MitBM; Jiilligitirg. ]t ode Park. 42d, Gdoiipiiit. fla oo(,ii -uads. ci~d, IS ...

... n1 Lectiu'e by llfi'. Smnithe of Jor'donliill.-On Monday prioc enighit, Mr. Sinith of Jordianhill delivered the second olI' a'of a course of fourteen lectures in connection Nvith the cra Glasgow Young Mlen's Christian Association. Thle deml is lecture was delivered in the City I-all, which wats well c o tilled by at most respectable audience, prsde over trod, abyW. P. Paton, Esq. The subject ...

... ESTABLISHED F~iESBYT~rLY GLASGO-W LSTABLISIIED PRESBYTERY OP GLASGOW. This Presbytery held their triual monthly meeting on Wed- nesday. The Rev. Mr. Brown of Ruthergleit was appointed moderator for the next half-year. Several members referred to the great logs sustained by the lamented death of Mr. Johnston, of tiarylill, and arrange. ments were made for supplying the chnrch in the meantime. ...

... - (pr-oli the Moalring Clirildo's Coarespelideicie.) FRZANXCE. Piaris, Snunday Evening. ODl The t(leg aplie despatell received yrsterday, announcinig tile c rde lrh gi veil ltl the susplisioli of sii nis between HI asia and the I'orte, isi coldrniel by the telegraphlic despatcll pliblished by thle Jl~ojtenl' of this uorilig, wi il this ?? xec 'ption, that di, while the hist des1,atch gave the ...