... IMONDAY'S PARLIAMENTARY I PERFORMANCE. of IF the subject were not too serious foL' xi- laughter, the mode in which the House of ed Commons was tricked out of an expression of its opinion on the question of peace or war on ?? evening would be vastly amusing. Is - is questionable whether the sly Peelites, with their well-feigned alarm lest a restoration of as peace should be rendered impossible ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. ab PAntS, MAY 20.-The Mioniteier pislisheB addresses WI~ which have been received by the Emperor from the lord 19 mayor, aldermen, and common counoil of the oity Of I London, and the mayors and aldermen of Cambridge, shb Bmingham, and Bristol, congratulating his MaPsy no his late escape from the tep falsasn a SPAIN. ab MADID MY 1.-heCoreeyeterday voted the ne ...

... R ADMINISTRATIVE REFORDI.-THE GREAT MEBTING IN LONDON. St IFnn a Private hersonef i. I have been to the London Tavern to see how the h meeting about tho right man for the right-place would Cc get on ; and I must say that the mieetn ol aebe i D- more importout one had the business been properly oh ir maae.Fo the universal interest which the subject ishod excited, the originators of the ...

... An adjourned meeting of this beard was hold last evening, in the Commisslouers'-rooms, Hamilton-square, Mr. G. Rae ia the chair, and the other members present were Messrs. Gough, Bailiff, Mills, Willouzhby, Golborno, Bradley, Whittinghal B Curry, and Mind. The object of the meeting was to ?? and confirm the yearly accounts of the township for the year1 ending the 24th of April, 1865. J The ...

... Id ' ' ' WEST DERBY UNIOii - it TO THE EDiTORS 01F THE ;LIVi1POOL scCORtRiitY. . e- Gentlemen,-Major dreig. In his letter to the West Derby I lt Board of Giuardians, refers to the presentment of the jury as. ly an answer to my letter to tha board characterisiig Major E - Groig's report to the board as a tissue of falseboods from .if the chif'constablt would prove.,tbo truth of bis letter to 7 ...

... THE LORD-ADVOCATE'S EDUOATION BILL. TIsE adjourned debate on Mr Cumming Bruce's amend- ment took place on Friday; and although the amendment for the division of the bill into two-one for rural dis- tricts and the other for towns -was defeated, it was by so small a majority as to make the success of the mea- sure somewhat precarious. The majority on the second reading was swelled by the English ...

... IT is singular how-long an excellent eause remains corn- paratively unencouraged-at all- events unenforced- until some strong current of public opinion, taking a I particular direction, sweeps all before it, when that which has been battled for during many years is at once settled f by a strong will and a determined resolution. So it was with the question of intramural interments. No- t thing ...

... REsuiunG BUSrINESS.-A housebreaker in the Midland coun- ties, having completed the term of his imprisonment, applied to the Grimsby magistrates to have his skeleton keys and other professional tools given up to him. A YANREE ALLEGORY.-A New York paper states that a sporting gentleman,' who h has paid great attention to rats, makes a bet to harness a hundred rats and drive them in a light ...

... ?? The %EnRCUitY is published on Mondays and Thursdays. Price v annum, £2, 4s credit; £2 paid in advance. Half-yearand Quarter in proportion. ,6/ + I 11'Itra rp'. - ?? ?? - - EDINBURTIGH, THURSDAY, IMAY 17, 1855. A SUPPLEMENT is otublslsed with the MEIlCURY every Alonday andl Tiursl y Afternoon, containing the Latest News received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and Cattle ...

... (BY OUR USUAL EXPRESS.) LONDON, WVEDNESDA y MORNINIG. THE CRIMEA. I The Times correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs on I the 12th inst. as follows:- 6000 Sardinlans have gone to 7 Sebastopol. Excessively heavy flring takes place every night f between tih French and the Russiansb. The British are wiithin 50 vards of the Russian sentries. They are constructing neivt batteries. The Sultan ...

... LEICFS'I'ERSIIIRE. (From our own Correspondent.) Lascicslwic, Monday. i The Shakesperian celebration last Monday evening passed acco off well. The Ternperance-hall was engaged fr theocca- pr sion, 700 persons were present. and J. F. Holling, Esq., p.e- swer sided. After all expenses were defrayed, the sum of 51. was wte handed over to the Jones Testimonial Fuod. last The annual attack on the ...

... From Me LON-DON GAZETTE. rts TUESDAY, May ]S. ed rATAtXERSHIrS BISSOLVED. ed E B. Baldwin and W. H. Broonfiali, Walsali, Stafrordshire, ics wholesale saddlers-T. W. Osborne and B. Edwards, Birmingham, lee coach builders. BA NKCRUPTS, ti r. FENN, Brecknock-place, Camden-town, linen draper, May 19, 2 June 22, at Basinghiall-street. Sets., Messrs. Lumley anid Lurrley,I to Ludgate-street, City. .n ...