... Viteruture or Untversar Iistory. For the Use of Schools. Edited by Heury White, M.A. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd. Mr Wutre is well known to the British public as the author ofa volume of undoubted merit, “ The Elements of Universal History,” as the translator of D'Aubigne’s History of the Re- formation, and other literary labours. We have perused his * Ovtlines of Universal History” with very ...

... A meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday—the Lord Provost presiding. THE MAGISTRATES OF PORTSBURGH. The various committees having been arranged, and Messrs Disher, Wood, and Menelaws appointed resident Magistrates aud Treasurer of Canongate, Baron-Bailie Ritchie reported the cireamstances connected with the election of resident Ma- gistrates of Portsburgh. The Council have the right of ...

... held ye»»t r.lay evening in Q *en Street Hall furtherance of the effort puhlin!i million of Copies of the New Te*tam nt in Chinese. the platform we observed—Bailie Brown ho was «all«* ...

... FAIRS DUNSE Fair was held on Thursday last ; there was a large show of cattle, numbering 750, the greater part of which were sold at pri a shade lower than Hallow Fair. Prices may be quoted as follows : Stirks from L.5 to L.9 — two-year-olds, to L.14—three-year- olds, L.14 to 1.,18—1milk cows, L.7 to L.12. 10s There were 846 sheep in the market. Fat sheep were selling from 888 to 43s— half ...

... few words to you on the above subject. Various s ctions of the population have already adopted the moustache, or are doing +o, and medical of the highest eminence axticipate very beneticial cifects as the sult of the change. there is no profession, the members of which would experience more good from a movcment ot this sort, than that of che- mi-ts and dragyists. I have myself spent a good ...

... LLICLION OF A REPRESENTATIVE J *t In obedicnee to the Koval proclamation lately issued, the Peers of Scotland assembled yesterday, in the Picture Gallery of Holyrood Palace, for the purpose of electing one of their bumber to supply the vacancy occasioned among the repre- sentative Peers by the death of Lord Saltoun. The gallery was filled by a brilliant assemblage of Indies and g ntlemen, to ...

... 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 ...

... (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 ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... TUE CZAR AND THE SULTAN PERSONAL DETAILS. Vizetelly has published a translation of a French work by Adrian Gilson, professing to give an account of the private lives and public actions of Nicholas and Abdul Medjid. A young artist who resided some time in Russia, thus speaks of the personal appearance of the Czar :— NICHOLAS. “ The Emperor is of great height, and is very proud of it ; too proud ...

... SCUTTISH NATIONALITY AND ITS OPPONENTS. “We would once for all of citizens of Scotland is it trae that yoa have the inicrests of your ‘country fess at heart than [rishmen have those of Ire- land ? Lo sa, sit down quictly under the stigma, and leave it t> to the battle of your country If at not ‘ . how by petitions and memorials, and, ahove all uw var representatives in Parliament, that vou do ...