... I A meeting of the general committee of subscribers to the equestrian statue to be erected in honour of her Majesty's visit to Glasgow was held on Monday, wshen the following (abridged) succinct report from a sub-committee, drawn up by M r. Forbes, Towvn Clerk, was read and adopted. Sir James Anderson oc- eupied thle chlair. Ferom the report it wvill beoobserved that the 3 inauguration is to ...

... Thw Loss of the City of Glasgqow-A Portion of the r-eeck Dheisorcl.-Cdtptain Taylor of the British barquc Britain's Pride, which arrived at Boston on the I7th August, reports-' August 12, in lat. 41 deg., 5C mim., long ;G dog.- 50 nin., passed a chest painted green, and lettered ?? B., City of Glasgow,' in a gilt ornameental wreath, and in a few minutes afterwairds passed at headboard abont ...

... REPORTED LOSS OF NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED I ?? (From tffe Morning Chronicle.) The recent overland mail has brought intelligence which fins led to a general belief that two very appalling shipwrecka have taken place in the Indian seas, both of which, it is feared, were attended by a dreadful sacrifice of life. One of the un- fortunate vessels is known to have been a large-sized brig called the ...

... CANADIAN NEWS -ARRIVAL OF THER ARABIA. (From oer own Correspondent.) The British and North American Mail steam-ship Niagara sailed this afternoon for Boston vid Halifax, carrying out the usual mails and a large number of passengers. She will be succeeded by the U. S. Mail steamer Atlantic, which takes her departure for New York direct on Wednesday morning next. The Rloyal Mail steam-ship ...

... (From the Times.) rec Asuccession of fine days hasbrouglit us imperceptibly cc to the end of August, and we have almost forgotten that at this time of the year it would be no very unusual th( thingto havestormsand wind,an ungenial temperature, and incessant showers. The crops, sometimes nipped, sometimes blighted, sometimes drowned, sometimes for shrivelled by drought, sometimes laid by ...

... FflOX TIHE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. TIHE CAPTURE OF IOMARSUND. FtjltTlllEOt OFFICIAL PESlATCILES. ADMIRlAL.rT, Auu. 28. McopRistehs, of whilch the followiig nro copies or extracts, have been receilved from Viec-Adinlnral Sir Charles Napicr, ?? Commander- ?? of her Majesty's ships and vc.sels il the Baltic:- No. 3S. Iuilldog, off Btomarsund, Aug. 19, IS. Siir-f beg to ilclose a letter froni ...

... CALEDONIAN & DUMB13AIRTOXSHILE JUNCTION RAIWAVAY COMPANY. The half-yrarly ordinary geiieral meeting of the t>aledonian anld 3hI )llbartonslihire Julictioi lailiway Comnipany was beld in thc Queens Hotel, oil Wednesday-J. 0. Ewnhg, Esq., in thle clair. The report of the directors was held as read. ibe fol- olvirg is its substance :- 'IThc directors are happy to report a steady and progressive ...

... AM E It I C A. ie Liverpool, Sunday. The Royal mail steamer Cainada arrived this morning with advices from New York to the 15th, and Boston the 16th inst. She also brought $321,588 and £G00 on freight. The Canada passed the steamer America, hence for Boston; St, on the 17th e tho Asia for Nd w York, on the 28th; the ship Montezuma, bound eastward, on the 22d; and the Favourite, kt., also bound ...

... GAMDLERS :ON THE ERAILWVAY.--QUEER OLD I SCOTCH ACT OF PARLIAMENT. . I r r s .1 t ?? have observed a paragraph going the round of the papers during the last two or three days, to the effect that a gentleman had been robbed of the sumi of £12, while eg travelling on the railway. The real facts of the case are, we s believe, that a London solicitor was travelling the other day . between ...

... FOREIGN INTELLiGENCE. . TlHE CRIMEA EXPEDITION. Vienna, Friday. The ofilcial Lloyd states that Marshal St. Arnaud was to leave Constantinople oln the 2d instant, to take the command of the allied expedition, which by that time would have arrived at its destination. TIlE PRINCIPALITIES. Bucharest, August 24. The Turkish army is moving hence, in order to operate upon i Galatz and Ibrail.- ate ...

... d FRANCE. If (From the Morning Chronicle's Correspondence.) Paris, Wednesday Evening. is The rumour prevailed that the expedition was to set out to- LC wards the end of the week. Nearly 600 transport vessels are co ellected at Varna and Baltschik, lalen, or lading for the expe- dition. The embarkation of the materici was nearly terim- nated, and it would been entirely so, had not a strong wind ...

... (Fromn the Tnimes.) lie 'Tho successful voyageoof the Lady Franklin promises to ,d, introduce a new era in the history of our Davis Straits, whallea ad fishery,. Captain Penny hafs shown how tile whalas of tiae b ho0 Arctic regions may be followed uip, and the treasures of the a 3s. frozen ocean turned to good account. And this discovery is no. so- lass opportuisa than it is Important. 'rise ...