... RESULTS Or IE RIOT'S- [IOSPITAL SCIHOOLS. O HEl 1lulTTURt O'st' !jiS qT2st'lSttlC ' j 'ro Tim Cot~on or TtI dinbsl-ghg D 2ec. 22 1285,4. | S[Ra,-W.Vilon lateW itt London, 1 received a letter, iln refer. CL c j tO edtoeatinnal matters, front a gentietnant of censiclsrablc inflitenco. wvhiieh induced rme to ecpapiu to him the riLnage- I ?? and results of the free schools int this city, crectued ...

... v I I ?n 1. T. ?? (I ?? I , 11, I ft ?? , i, C It I ill, ?? - t, -C .11 T I EDINBURGIT,TTHURSDAY, DECEAM]ER 21, 1854. A SUPPLMENIT is Publislhed wvith the MERICURY erly Mvnds, and 'TLPhrsdxy Aftorncon, contalningkdli Latest News r received by Telograpil. The RIeports of the Lo-oLon CornuI acl Cattle Ma rkets, with the State of the Fuds is rgiven in the Sepplemert wvith Monday's publicationi. ...

... THE VES7TIGjS O TO Tfa MDlITOP OF 3T CrA.DOZIA ?? Srsis-MV attention has bekn dii c to a 7etter whirl peared in the Merciry of blenbv, r l i he to iiI au; r l of the Vestiges of Creation,` and -itnsed -Jolt Mashall Queenf ilotat Edinrzh lvo this etvnrarn resilen, and snore zealous thal ti-erect CliftlnTtion tf he Mlessrs Chambelrs may be, I mni at a ioss to diseover falliess it be :hc ...

... TOM'N COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. 'IUtY2, UtVUi\INIl biiUtlLUlPUO. The Town Council of Glasgow met yesterday-the ion. the Lord Provost in the chair . The Crrstic read a letter from Principal Mfaefarlan intimating that two bursaries fur divinity students bnd become vacant. The letter was remitted to the Magistrates with powers to fill ups the vacancies. THE ED)INBURGHIf AND GLASOOW RAILWAY COMIPANY'S ...

... The 8,llowiog are the receipts of railwaya for thie past week;- J3iles opened. 1 8b64, 1233 720 72A 373 37 i 32 32 26.3 26), 1 3 13 1033 S.11 13.03 10.3 20 20' 63 6113 25 25 31 31 67A 873 417 417 813 813 142 142 78 78 t,931 ISMt 232 2()2 283 283 1SS IS 742 320.3 210 - 101 10, o0 90 '26:1 2G0 65333 333 174 17:10 267 251 2S. - 30 813 (;3 g11 171' 1677 2S 2S 4I38 1.9S.3 128; 126,; 702 . 6. 146A ...

... I LETTER FROM A SERJEANT IN THE NINETY- I | THIRD, TO HIS IELLA'rlONS IN ULAEGJW.| Balalkiliva, before Sebnstopol, t2th Nov., 1854. DIear FrieLnds,-I, wit lithe help of God, ebitbaue this as the lust opportulity grantedti me to write these ow ?? to let you k now I ami ill the enjoyment of good libcltl, thantk God, and I hGPeC tbis will find you all enjoying the some aWessing. I Iamve no doubt ...

... The followin etract from a letter of an officer of the 77th ~ Regliment, is dated Camp before Sebastopol, 27th of Nov. :- 1I have bean quito a lion over since thle engagement, owing to my having boon made pi-one by two iRussians, and having escaped bly kfilling one of miy captoms, and nicking the other prkontier tii his turO, bringing hin itito camip. 11It is rather a long 8tory, but, as it ...

... T 11 E 'i '1'I (Y X r 1 i it C A M P A I G N. 01 i NIN A IIINT'IN 1111 CRI)IIIA. (A ti-tilgud fil.m WadlC1lI5,PIs i Mentan 11or Decemaber.) [f`1oLi 1ll foovihg, en tracts fi10111 the firivilte lutteir of outi' COr-. rep nduf, dillud ~C~oinji befnor &cleistopol , Ocetober ?? will ex plaini the ?? mlurde which ?? he Story of' thio ca lriplilgi, ''lOS 1011 Im.,lle wiltei ;--weiho ic ?? our ...

... A AR I 0 LA TRY. rA.1 -- ?? (rroim the Times.) The Pope has apparently been reading a second time Mr. Macaulay's celebrated article on Ranke'8 History of the Popes, K- and, now that his delight with this celebrated performance, so LY gratifying to every good Catholie, has a little subsided, he has s become aware that there are some things in it which he cannot wholly approve. No doubt it is ...

... THIE BRITISH EXPE.DITION. e jil I' X D 1aD XL AA . . - _ A v ?? .I * (From the Tiimes' Correspondence.) e Camp before Sebastopol, Nov. 25. Although it may be dangerous to communicate facts likely to I be of service to the Russians, it is certainly hazardous to con- ceal the truth from the English people. They must know, r sooner or later, that the siege has been for many days practically i ...

... ?? Ifferatq. EDINBURGH, MONTDAY, DECEIMBER 18, 1845. A SUPPLEMENT-is Published with the MERCURY every Monday and Thursday Afternoon, containing the Latest News received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and Cattle Markets, with the state of the Funds, is given in the Supplement with Monday's publieation, and can be forwarded, in most instances, to any part of the Country by the ...

... V-tAIL-,IAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. AISERDEEN RAI.WAY. Week ending Dec. 9. Passengers, -Receipts,- £74Q0 0 0 Goods, o. 1120 0 0 - - £ 1320 0 0 Correspondiag weeklast yesr.r. 1823. 0 0 GLASGOW & SoUTHis WESTERN RAILAWAr. Week ending Dec. 16. Passengers, ?? 45114 0 0 Corresponding-week last yearL . 4S17 0 0 NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. Week ending Dec. 17. Passengers, --Receipts,_ £1378 5 9 Gosds, &c. 3148 5 ...