... bwedish Turnip Seed, 3s. 3d. per lb. TirE following list, specially compiled for Mar-wood's Direc- tory and Register, noaw publishing, exhibits the number of ships lost in the Davis' Straits and Greenland Fisheries, from 1813 to 1853 inclrsive:- ' Name. Port. Tons. 181G. Earl Fife, - Banf, Q90 1817. Londoni, - - Hull, 310 Dauntless, - * London, 2ff8 Fortitude, --,, :114 Leviathan, - . ...

... I The second exhibition of this Society for the season was held in the County Rooms, on Wednesday. Notwithstanding the late ungenial weather, the show in all departments wetls not only goad, but greatly better than could have been anticipated. Its distinguishing feature wvas, undoubtedly, the Greenhouse Plants, of which there was a large mluster, embracing many very excel- lent specimens. ...

... TEE B nzv~.-Owing to the great pressure of business at the War Olfice, the Brevet will not appear until Friday even Ing. It will be on a very extensive scale. The Lieuteniant.. Generals down to Sir William Gomnm become Generals; all the IMajor-Generals from Major-General Beatty upwards become Lieutenant-Generals. The Colonels, down to Colonel Hall a the l1t Life Guards, will be made Major ...

... France. It h-as been decided that Admiral Bruat, one of thoe most sowjt mCII of the French navy, is to be placed at the head of a drow which is to enter the Baltic in the spring. AD ill effect has been produced in Paris by the receipt of in. tellinucc that the Austrian Government has furnished arms and sasmunition to the iussian troops. The explanation given by the Austrian Minlister is, that ...

... (n.rom the Tiirnee.) I a While Meinisters are busy with another Reform i13ill, a question 1i e of oven more real importance occupies the atiteniston of practical rj -men. A new arrangement of the constituency may remove o 0scandals and satisfy demands; but nobody expect; with any 'j 9degree of confidence, that it will givo Ils a more efficient Reuse t 3of Commrons; yet a more efficient organ ...

... In In TuE Funeral of this able and much lamented Minister of the it Gospel took place on Friday last, his remains being followed 2s to the old Churchyard of Boharm by a number of attached ir friends and parishioners. About 200 were present-a large num- d beo for a district so thinly peopled. Dr Forbes was, we learn,in his fiusuoal health on the Sabbath forenoon of his death, andbegan, to all y ...

... WEIEALY 0,0i4:p:Iuf V* he On Friday three Russian prizei were' sold 't Llod's. .The first put up was the barque Primus, 326 tons burthen: she fetched £1,550. The second,.tbat of the Russinn brig Zelus, 180tops, was knooeed-down for £1,020. The Russian-brig- l n-tiue ,Jobanpes, of 300 tons, was neXt brought forward, and -of Ieland, it rumoured, runs the risk of losing her Encuam ed oldCourttes ...

... THlE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. - Ji tile OuT of the many expressions of opinion given in to the of t nir, Town-Council. on the suggestions contained fit the Reiort 31d of the Reotor and Teachers's~ in the Grammai' and TowIn's -I age Sabhools, only one has been circulated beyond the Moem. tinl hers of Counc.il,' viz-.-a letter from Professor bray,. p ost The Professors of mathematics and natural ...

... btereen 3souw#alo WEDNESDAY. May S1, 1854. P A RL I ABMEN T. I HOUSE OF LORDS. T ,TIEIR lordships were taking matters very easily last Week. The Common Law Procedure Bill passed through s committee on Tuesday week, with a few verbal amend- Dents; and the House did not meet again till Friday. On S that day Lord Clarendon, in reply to some questions, to stated that the treaty between Austria and ...

... WEEKLY COMPE2NDIUM. I I - . I eir it eIt is stated that the prosecations against the delegates, Aessra l Co., concerned in tbe Presrn strike, hns been with. esdran, nd consequently they will not have to take their trial as, at the:Lierpool nssizes. - i A quantity ofburnt bones, supposed to be those of- martyrs, icijhave been dug-nlp at Smithfield. - n Duing a recent thunderstorm at Paris the ...

... ImTHE SUPPLEMENTAL ESTTMATES. Supplemental estimated were laud before Parliament. on Wed- nesday, for the navy, army, and:,ordyaence. -.' . . The sum required for the navil expenditure of the year which has just commenced,' beyond .thj amount, already votedis no. lees tleal £4,553,731,; the two-Wt&id of theis~mount,' £3,096,700; are for the expense of tr'ansporting troops and horses, an item ...

... I T LATE CAPTAIN BARCLAY OF URY. As 5n50euch regretted ii this part of the country as the ar jb een B cla canotbe Passed over without abrief deflids ilcg'ularly active and useful life. Initle A02TSfrose in riahca Oof Friday Ave dond the following memoranda of his pa $1gl family history, and his career as na. agriculturist. nod in yc arcoot~tn .world, whchvill be read %vith interest by the nu. ...