... TOWN COUNCIL PROCE EDINGS. or z3osday, Jl,3. The usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held 'e this day-the Lord Provost presiding. kt PRESENT:-BailliesSim,LediughamnWitson, and Smith; it th Dea of uild theCity Trea'surer; Mesers Laing, Webster, Henderson, Gibb, Berry, Bothawell, Duncan, Gordon, Jamieson, and Leslie. Mr William Cruickshank, Bookseller, was admitted a Bar- ~.gess of ...

... .RDUC.ATIONAL EX!IIBT TION OF T2IBI SOCIETY OF, ARTS. Iy a~ te CONVERSAZIOTNE AT ST. MAILTIN'~.HALL. ?? educational exhibition which hats been for ho,, Sonia time in preparation under the superintendence of the ?? council of the Society of Arts was opened yesterday even- ica ing with a consveeszactione, which was honoured by tfie pre- tnt sence of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and was at- ...

... PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1855-CO-OPERATION OF ULSTER. As Dr. Lyon Playfair has arrived in Belfast, being a Commissioner from her Majesty's Government to bring the importance of a proper display of Irish pro- ducts at the French Exhibition of next year practi- cally before our community-and, as it is intended to hold a meeting on the subject, at one o'clock to-day, we believe, in this ?? deem the ...

... - ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION OF A yOUNG LADY. CLONMsEL, SUND& EvasNsG.-An attempt at abdue tion, which .Iam happy to inform. you failed in its ob- ject was made, at half-past two o'clock this afternoon by Mr. John Carden, of Barnane, in this county, wic is a large landed proprietor, assisted by six or seva ruffians, supposed to be some of his tecantry. It Weued appear that the Hon. Mrs. Gough, ...

... ,,CALLED TO THE BAR. - -r as- 11 - A^Bet The readers of the Mercury may remember, that in the | course of my first communication,* I mentioned the interest- a ing fact that it was my intention to be Called to the Bar, t this present Easter term, together with divers official chums 1 -rely fellow pilgrims in the murky regions of the law; and P that I likewise therein hinted at the ...

... I I Inches. Barometer mean reading (reduced) - - 29677 f Highest reading--- --- 50027 Lowest ditto 29-278 e Amount of rain - 1--------I--164 Average for June * - - ----- 2 a8 cIing nearly I inch above the quantity vwhich fell during the pre- sent Month. ;, Highest reading of the maximum thermometer e placed in the shade - - - * --77 degs. e Mean of maximum thermometer - - - 6so50 Lowest ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JuNE 27. In reply to a question from Earl FITZWVIIA.RAM, The Earl of CLARXENDON said that the Government had received a copy of the treaty lately negociated by Lord Elgin with the United States of America, on the subject of the colonial fisheries; but there had, as yet, been no time to give it proper consideration, but he was able to state that no new facilitide were ...

... S COTLANI. We understand the probability' is, that John Hili Esq., advocate, will be appointed SecretarY toths ''et Board of Prisonsfor Scotland, in the room of the late Liuvie Colquhoun, Esq. advocate.-Caneiuncian fesrcsrti PnoduxAxTo0s FISCAL.-A return has been laid befdre`tie .e House of Commons of the names end plaeds of residen, i:61 the Procurators-Fiscal in Scotland, stating tCie smout ...

... STIIATEDON, July 3.-Scarcely does any one in the Strath remember a period so falvourable to the crops as the past moth. By the following abstracts from Meteorological Tables kept at Newe House, Strathdon-(north let. 67 deg. 11 min. 44 sec.; west long 2 dog. 2 min. 43 sec.; 698 feet above the level of the sea; ard 35 miles direct inland from the same)-will be seen the highest, lowest, and mean ...

... 'I L ORD ON, WEDNESDAY , JUL Y5 a~ ~ _ I IN the HOUSE of LORDS yesterday, the motion for the second reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill - led to some discussion relative to the clause prohibit- ing the employment of dogs in drawing carts. The bill was then read a second time. a The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was read a second btime, on the motion of Lord BROUoHAm. ) Notice of an amendment ...

... IFROML THgELONDON GAZETrE-Taosday, July 4.1 THlV MI LITIA. The following c-,mrnlsioiis ha've been signed: Er sign Edwerd I'cnningto ?? to be lieutenant in the Royal Backs King's Own Militia. Ensign Lawrence Hail1 to ba lieutenan:t in Llitto. John Rtichard Mlolueeug. E'q, to be lieutenaunt in the 2nd Regi. ment of the Royal Surrey Militia. -Ensign Davis to be lieutenant, vice Deveraish, ...

... The following letter has been addressed by Lord Palmerston Yr to the Secretary of the Crystal Palace Company: at it Whitehall, June 20 d Gentlemen-It is with much satisfaction I inform you that I b. have received the Queen's commands to convey to you the high al approbation of her Majesty and of his Royal Highness Prince Albert tl of the admirable manner in wvhich everything was arranged and E ...