... The vacation is passing. We are now in Sop- g tember, and the days are shortening fast. Very ?? people will bethiuk themselves how they b shall spend the long evenings, and we venture to q suggest that they cannot do better than devote a g few hours in the week to Political Education. It P is a study which has been greatly neglected; it is c, a subject on which all classes in the community d ...

... Union, Otis, for Now York-Imperial, Moran, St. John, N.B.-Juplter, Bahlbridge; Premier, Dunn; and Britannia, Dutton, Qaebec-Clty of Manchester ?? Wylle, Philadelphia-Esther Ann, Horn, Newfoundland-Sir Alexander Walsh, Prince Edward's Island -Free Trader, Campbell, Aden - Highland Chief, M'Millen, Miramichi - Curlew, Wayth, Rotterdam-John M. Wood, Hartley, Boston- Humber, Curry, Halifax. Ronig ...

... 1q Q.-. Rrtonn1QA in ad .rc nt St I- to You English people (says a foreigner) must be very ~fond of shooting. You shoot on your farmns, you shoot on your Moore, you go to Scotland ito shoot, you go to Africa to shoot, you go to the Himalayas to shoot, your Little boye shoot popiguns, yoer postboys e' hoot the hills, your labourers shoot the rubbish, your coal- heavere shoot the coals, ...

... Some of our readers may not be aware that kn down in the far west there is a little fishing vil- coi lage, known as Mevagissey. The Royal Duchy ve: in which this particular parish lies is vulgarly ne called Paganlaud, and the inhabitants of the prv adjoining county, the proud Devonians, are wont be to exalt themselves at the expense of their neigh- lit bours. The province is written on the ...

... FRANCE. n PARIS, SOU0DAY.-Yeaterelay t a troops risturned to the yr., camp from the review. Th,~ emperor, attended by two f,, or three of his suite, walked rhrough the streets anid paid th, a visit to thre hospital of St. Louis. T his mnorning, at te' aeb O'ClOCk, his maijesty, accompanied by a numerous staff, re! rode out on horseback to the camp at H~oivault, where a ft grand military mass ...

... ?? Lin, i.L ?? -t-t-iIJAr' SCOTTISIH CENTItAL.-We understand thataldividend at tihe rate. of 4 per cent. will bs declared at the meeting of shareholders ,f the Scottish Central Railway Company on the 19th ib stant. An increase of revenue, to the extent or upwards ol £X65U0, has taken place duriug the half-year. MEETING OP SHAREIIOLDERS IN THE CALEIDONIAN LiZ e N-On> Friday aftern. n last, a ...

... flLXA jJit1 UUXIl'TTBB- The usual weekly meeting of the members of this com- mittee was held on Tu sday, in the public offices, Cornwalils- street, Mr. Alderman Langedale in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Fleming, Moss, Deckwith, Dover, Johnson, Halhead, Henderson, Godfrey, and Hodeon. Mr. Halhead remarked that during the prevalence of the cholera it was highly desirable ...

... a w, The following pence table, arranged for the transition of the £1 from 950 farthings to 1000 mils (reduced farthingsp, t: shows £ a. d. f. to be identical with the £1 and its mil- ly iesimals (£1.000), by computing l2j pence or 50 mila to ad thc shilling. it i, therefore, optional for any to keep accounts decimaUjy, even after the present farthing be .%declared a coin 1000 to the £1; the ...

... swn -nToQn I i- ..~il Muacuav OpmicB, TUUDsT, SErT. 12, NINE O'CLOCK A.M. [BY XLECTRIO TELEGRAPH.] THE WAR. A rumour that the Emperor of Russia has invited the King of Prussia to an interview is again mentioned. Judgin by the contents of a circular fromn the Prussian government to its envoys at the secondary German courts, the kingappears to continue his endeavours to prevent the minor states ...

... Pt The Decimal Association have just published a report fa of their proceedings, wihh an introduction by Professor ot de Morgan. The followin s the introduction Be 1 The word decimal means of or relating to ten; if re there were a pure English word answering to it, we should have tennish or tenly. 2. The common way of writing numbers is decimal, so tb called because, in proceeding from right ...

... , Her Majesty's ships, conveying the first portion of the soldiers of the Emperor of Russia who were taken at Bemarsund, arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday. The Ter- mant (24) screw steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, made her appearance between nine and ten o'clock, with 199 rank and file of Russian soldiers, one Thomson, and three officers and their wives on board. The officers are ...

... f The weekly meetingof thisboard was held on Wednes- ) day last, at the union workhouse, Mill-lane, Mr. Edwards t in the ohair; and the other members present were i Messrs. Daly, Ledger, Mountfield, Kirkus, James Birch, r Heyes, Alpass, Morris, Pitts, Wentley, Jeffreys, Whitby, Lunt, Abrahams, Shaw, Appleby, and Batten. Cheques Vfor out-door relief were drawn as follow :-Mr. Potts, £88; Mr. ...