... COUNTY PRISONS BOAD TuB usual quatterly meeting oft tis Boned wap held in theI ,e Conrt-House'or'Wednesday-Mr Thoimson of Rant~horyprS.J 'COMMrNICATIONeS FROMG!NR1oAD :rAfter the reading ofthe minutes, which.iwere' approvged ~of, *rvarious communications, which' had beenil'weceived fro :the d General Board, requiring rbttrns~ and giving instrteetiumm re- Is spectinz the prison regulations, ...

... MIUNICIpAL, SLE&,(IONS. MAGISTRATES AND TOWN Ot;NCIL', OF P'AISLEY. Hugh M'Farlane, junk, Esq., ?? Bailics. John Connell, Esq. ki James ' Shrle), .Esq. John Brown, Esq. - Peter Jack, Esq. Robert Walker,%)Esq., Treasurer. Coouncillors. Messrs. John Campbell, I Messrs. Peter Jack, WIn. R1ssell, l David Ritchie, 2 Win. Wotiorspoon, Win. M1'Kean, Jioeph Smith,} Goo. A. Clark. Peter Blrough Messrs. ...

... INFLUENCE OF NVATER ITON CHOLERA. LNJliUIx,1fi ur VI lV Ilitil *l-vn u UlvhSlijl. (From the Times,) If any faith is to be platced in the returns, the present np- pealrantes of the cholera are scarcely less formuitlec than when it carried oil its thousatids a-wLeek. It appears to be regularly icclitnated. It is no longer a mer epidemic-no longer a foreign plague, that invadles and dostroys-but ...

... M I S CELL AN E 0 US. The Gm-ate versus The Butler.-It is related that whell Sir ?? , of Bath, was engaging a butler, seven ty-five guilneas per annum Nwas thesalary required. AVI x, was the gentleman's remark, 'that is the curate. 'fli butler calmly replied, ''It is so SrR and I am sorry for the gentlemen but I really cannot do my)self an injustice on their account. -Railwoy IReadinq. ...

... 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 ...

... svFOREIGN INTLLGENCE. 'Goen erals evening, at seven a elO-kOI) his.o way -tord'b ~otthlise He SB accoma. med b Ll~utehafit.Colonis Die~teid;en, o oOits, assistd- ,,,,S:. ie t fro'm Mad thEmpress continue to -eside tat St. Clwnod. on theS5tnowuf:w eether nthe Qntheir Majestles tboli proeed tn ron I), Ilueblean-' . ron w T C Napol as Vret to Pras f m his visit to :;W b0T3qetino 'o uvnbtwe ...

... - SOUTHAMPTON STATION. D,,tinat ,ons. Mails des- Lest Packet Ne t. Destinations.: patched from Sailed. N I, > : ' st '. London.. S Lisbon Spain, and Gib- Ahl 17h Noa 7. xaltar .. .. ofevery N v 7 xaltar . . ~~m o nth. Gibialt., Malta, Greee, . ' Ionian. Is: Egypt, I. 2tth of every Ceylon, India, &o.,.. ! month. f ov. 4- 1 la; 4th of every Australa. alter, month.i o. 4. Brit. ...

... E N G , A N D. P,'(i)OiC~ 155t~itotttd t Prine Albert.-A meceting C, was told ~~on MOtt(y itt the( Mansion I-louso, for tito tht papteof'ct M dritititti'' 11 ?? Of' getting, up kol m1emnorial of, the Gieat Exhibit ion, ?? it testi- si, nittlior adill rtim)tt and esteeml to hlis Roval HIrugh- rii'q5 pi'mc AlIbetr t fr t I a prom lin cnt part'ttakenl by i Ilis R ova I ''iglnces in forwarding ...

... T'IlE 6TATE OF THlE CONTINENT. FRANCE. (From tile Times' Corresponlence.) Paris, Nov. 16, 6 P.m. It was stated this day that an action had been fought at Biucharest, ans] won by the Turies; and that the town itself, after having suffeeld a great deal fromn bombard ment, was entered by the victorious Turhish army. I amn unable to stay whether tlhe report is Correct, but it is said to be founded ...

... .Ar. J. R. Ho07 Scott, Q.C.-Mr. J. R. Hope Scott of Abbotsford, Q.C., delivered the ?? lecture to the Galashiels Mechallics' Institute, on the 8th inst. Court of Session.-On Friday, Mr. Handyside pre- sented to the Court, assembled in the First Division, the royal commission appointing him to the vacancy on the bench caused by the lamented death of Lord Anderson-Mr. Crauf'urd at the same time ...

... LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1853. PRICES OF CKS THIS DAY. Bank Stock India Bonds under — Ditte for Account South Sea Stock__ 1124 3 per Cent. Red. Anns. ot Ditto old Annuities 3 per Cent. Con. Anns 95} Ditto New Annuities. 3 per Cent. Ann. 3 per Cent. Anns. 1751200 New 3} per Cent. Ann 96 Consols for Account. 95 New 5 per Cent. Ann. India Stock for Account. Long Annnities to expire— ...

... THE WwW We are glad to be able to state that no new cases have been reported to the Parochial authorities in Edinburgh since our last; of the persons previously attacked, however. one died on Wednesday. Several cases have in Leith, and the inspector of the poor in Duddingston has reported the outbreak of malignant cholera in the landward part of that parish. One ease (a lad of seven years of ...