... TIHE COTTON MANUFACTURE AND THE WAR. I. IT,- 11.A. -Pt Or~ l ai 1-- - ?? . 1 ?? ¢ IA W'c have had of late abindance of lamentations over declining profits and dininished -trade throughout the cotton mainiao- tuting districts. In some places short-timie working has had to bo resorted to; in others redection of wages hns been pro- posed, and in Stockport 11,000 people were recently idling ...

... I' rll I.. ?? t..- zo.- : .- . , - . r_ ?? it, Tho. following correqponilotuce has boon Shut nse, for 11ublica- ~dtion:,- IAy31854. I Of 0 ir, To petrsimice of the(, accompanying resolntion, I have the I ad Itonour to transmIit, for the Inolrmaction ofhis IRoyal Highness Prince Albert a ho' 'of he onecribers, with *tio unioetnit of suborn ptioes.I a oopo o ytloond t h oeo public, who have so ...

... I. 0 N D O N, M AY 13. A deputation on National Education, consisting of Bailie M'Dovwall (Glasgow), tile Rev. ])r. Struthers, Rev. N. M. )d'Gill (Glasgow), Mr. William DIuncan (Secretary of National Education Association of Scot- land), and Mr. Robert Johnston, W. S., had ain inter- view vith the Earl of Aberdeen ou Friday at his ofli- cial residence in Downing Street. The deputation was ...

... es le 1I- to i xt isl by Ss at lt v1- iyt ys Fi- ill ly It .11. ,it ill 'I lie ad lie lie Iin Til VP Iit for fo'r nry ty's lisn 'ghi ted rd list da uld elm- !tUl. hat mmd, mud min loll hie ioh Ile- id y's cm-il ;ho lie ire 'ty ng lhe uhy :s.) Ilo ishi so- lnt .ll ye lys fly ay I. FRANCE. (From the Tines' Correspondmeice.) Paris, IWednesday, May 3. A despatch from Vicnna meitions tfat on the ...

... FRIDAY MORNIN'G, MAY 26. In the Housc of Lords on Aloniay, a discitssion took plrce regarding the position of the Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, wybich is. well worthy of attention, although it led to no definite result. Lord Aberdeen, indeed, announcen the intention of Govern- ment immedliately to introduce a bill making tempo- rary provision for the schoolmasters, and keeping up their ...

... I The SfTAIexn took this chair at foor o'clock. Mr. MoSTxy took the oaths and Seat for Flintshire. A short ilisctssioti took place oel the motion of Air. Sotheron, that t alr. Mloore be one of t[e committee iii Mrl. Stonors caose, which thougl I objected to by tbe lion. Mlember, resulted in hi consenting to serve t onl the comietittee. In replyc to Colonol IIHencnItrrC Mr. BlAINES soill thele ...

... Ml IS C E L L A N E 0 U S. Opening of Japan-The visit of Commodore Perry iu July last has, no doubt, bastened the event, which his return would probably have accomplished ; but tile actual achievement is due to the Russians, not to the Americans. While Commodore Perry deemed it the wisest course, after delivering tle letter of the President of the United States in due form, at Uraga, to allow ...

... S C UTI' A N 1) A, IHoniour to ,i's Country.--By way of contrast to ?? is statted ill tile paragraph regarding: Nicholas 11aird, now going the ?? of thle newspapers, we think it not out ot place to state tilat our fellow-towns- mlan, Mr. James Johnston (second surviving son of tile late Air. ITlhomias Johnston, bookseller, Falkirk), who had held thle important office of' principalengineer at ...

... MONDAY AMOtRNING, MAY 22. We are informed upon apparently good authority, | that the bombardment of Odessa has been followed er up by that of Sebastopol. The object of the latter x must either be the dismantling the outet fortifications as a preparation for a future attack, or as a trial of ef the power of our guns of long range against a hostile battery. It is said that the Russian guns, so r ...

... FREE CIHIUICII ASSEMBLY. 1n . _ 1 ..a FRIDsAY, MAY 19. The Assembly met to-day at one o'clock. BtErPltT ON COLLECTIONS. Thoe Rpv. Mr. GnAy of Perth read the report as to collec- tions for the schemes of the Churchi, salowing that 621 sanctioned charges hoid inade all tho collections, leaving 116 deficienit in non Or more of thenm, antd that, while 44122 collections ought to have been made, ...

... e FRANCE. s Paris, Wednesday. d Prince Napolcon had arrived at Constantinople. The rise in English Consois, and expectation that the Bank ot' France would lower its rate of discou nt, caused a rise at tho Bourse on Wednesday. Funds closed G5f. 95e. and 92f. 90e. t e The T'imes' Paris correspondent says:- It is stated in official quarters that not onily the bdockade but the occulpation e of ...

... (From the Times.) Portsmoutllh, Wednesday. This morning, at 9 o'clock, the screw revenueu ernisor Mermiaid, Lieutenant Stokes, RN., comnnonding, towed into tbis harbonr a rc-I markably fimc ?? hrneq s et a prize, lhichl she bearded end caiptired at 6 P.M. yesterday off the cast end of theo Isl ef Wighlt. She is the Vesta, of Wass, 472 tons, 2 gens, 11 men, Niel Petersen, niaster, friom lliers, ...