... i ‘The stated quarterly mecting of the Commission took place yesterday —Rev. Dr Barr, Moderator of the General Assembly, presi bng Ii was reported by Dr Barr that, in comformity with the instractions of the Assembly, he had, along with Dr Macleod of Morven, consulted with the Presbytery of Skye at Portree, ia duly last, some provision for administration of rel rivus ordinauces to the ...

... Caledonian stlerenrp. EDINBURGH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7. A SECOND EDITION of the MERCURY is published every Mon- day 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 — Ovr sweet-savoured and ...

... (Liverpool Standard.) In our last number we gave a brief outline of the complaints made by our Scottish fellow-subjects, stating also that the grounds of these they allege to exist in an undue exercise of its power by the Imperial Legislature ; in which consideration of Seottish rights is, they say, overborne by the weight of English influence. The case was very fully and very ably dis- cussed ...

... Titerature. Frencu by Alfred Havet. London: Dulau & C* 1853. Tuat many good French grammars have been published in this country is undeniable. That many bad ones have also been published, and gained popularity for themselves, and plenty of cash for their authors is a fact that nobody will take upon him to gainsay. That in like manner good “ readers” | and bad, good phrase-books and bad, good ...

... WAR-OFPICE, Nov. 4. 34 Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Henry Free- man George Coleman, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hill, who exchanges, Nov. 4. Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Wm Hickes Slade, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Penton, who exchanges, Nov. 4. 10th Light Dragoons—Licutenant Frederick Thomas Ong- ley Hopson, from half-pay 3d Light ...

... ALL HALLOW FAIR. ) ‘Tvespay, Nov. 15. This annual market was held in two parks at the south side of Edinburgh, on the farm of Liberton Mains, occupied by Mr Monteith. The day being good, and the stock being in fair condition, had a good appearance. The nambers were, in the market to-day, 9231, being nearly 3000 above that of last year. The stock was composed of short-horns, High- landers, ...

... EDINBURGH GAZETTR AMINATIONS. John Bowie, writer to the signet, kelp agent, and underwriter and insurance broker in Edinburgh—to be examined in the Sheriff's Of- fice, Edinburgh, 10th November, eleven o'clock. Peter Clark, slater and contractor in Kilmarnock —to be examined Sheriff's Office, Kilmarnock, November, eleven o'clock. a Cowpar, spirit dealer, West Nile Street, Sheriff's Office, G ...

... Delta) was \aid on ‘Tuesday, on the site at the end of Bridge Street in that town. Lonp Broveuam’s Baxxrurtcy understand that Mr John Gilmour, the London Barrister, who has been meeting with parties interested in Law in most of the important towns of Scotland, met on Thursday by ap- poiatment a Committee of the C amber of Commerce—con- sisting of the chairman, Mr J. F. M‘Farlan, Mr A. Thomson, ...

... LUNDUN GAZETT DOWNING STREET, Nov. 15. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Thomas Champ, Esq., to be Colonial Secret ary for the culony of Van Diemen’s Land. Hee Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Thomas Bir- ley, to be First Writer in the Ovtice of the Colonial Se- the Settlements in the Gambia. Her jesty has also been tu appoint Rear-Admiral Hoastou C.B., to be @ Member of ...

... to be appointed Judge in room of the late Lord Anderson. Mr Craufurd, Sheriff of Perthshire, will succeed Mr Handyside as Solicitor-General. Tue Aztec remarkable creatures, certainly the most wonderful specimens of humanity in ex- istence, are being exhibited in the Waterloo Rooms. There is nothing dwarfish or repulsive in their appearance ; on the contrary, the head and other parts of the ...

... held at the office of the Association, 4 St Andrew Square, yesterday. Mr James Grant, well known in the literary world as the author of the “ Romance of War,” “ Memorials of Edinburgh Castle,” and other popular works, was appointed, with Mr Carter, joint secretary to the Asso- ciation. Moperator or THE Free Caurcn Assempty.—The Rev. James Grierson of Errol is to be recommended as Moderator of ...

... becanse Scotland has no money voted to it for the purpose of harbours of re fuge ; and this, notwithstanding | the fact whieh T have already mentioned, that L.2,300,000 is in the course of bemg expended on English harbours, while the sam devoted to Scotland is nothing but L.2200, which is given to Portpatrick. Now, let us look at the subject in re- lu Scotland, we all gard to the matter of the ...