... OPFAING OF TILE UNMITFlSITY. Yesterday aftcenoon the University was formally opened for the ?? session by P'rincipal Lee. The studeuts mnstered in great force, and nt two o'clock, the hour of meeting, the Clhemistri Class-roomD wns crowded in every part. Shortly after that hour the Senatus Academicus entered the hall, hearded by thc Principal, and were received wi tl much appl]ause. 'IThe new ...

... to Dr O r IT b 0 I c e. ELECTRIC TELEMRAUmIING. TO TRlE EIIOIt OF TIlL CALEDONItAN tERtCURtY. Sin,-In ail last I gave you an hlsight into the manner in which Yankees manager these matters. Not content, however, with making fools of themselves and damaging a good cause, they are so very 'cute that they must try to make others pay for their whistlo. It seems they insured the rope in this country ...

... EDTINBURGH. ESTABLISTI5ID PtESBYTERY-A meeting of this reverend body was held yesterday, to proceed with thee translation of the Rcv. David Brown, from St Bernards, Edinburgh, to the parish of Scoonie, and to hear any objections which the congregation of St Bernards might make to the said translation. No one having appearcd, the Presbytery agreed to proceed with the translation in due form. ...

... , ., t 1? I I)- 1) I (, ? i 'I I-!, ? ] f, , , , . ? ? , 1 Q 1? 1? i ? I I 1, . I . 'k. - I FRA N CE. ARIIIVAL OF TIHE IHERiOES OF TIIE A'ALAKNOFF. IMIIASEILLES, Oct. 30.-The steamer Simois, with the mails from Cbnstantinople of the 22d inst., ar- rived to-day some hours behind thie, having been compelled to take shelter last night in thc roads of I-ycres from tbe inclemency of' tho ...

... foreign '?fntdligtllm C?l - FRANCE. ROYALTY LrANING TO FATALISM. Some years ago, when. the then Prince Louis was affialced to his cousin Mathilde, the betrothed pair wcere both at Arenenbers, the ?? ?? villa, near the Lake of Constance, where was also the narrator of the tale. They had both of them fixeu upon a certain young oak tree in the park With great affection, and made it an object of ...

... Ii T t £ I I £ t it 0 . TRANs1on'TFD ?? LIFIS.-A man that marries happily A LITERLI. FACT.-A keeper being wanted for the WVest ?? burying-ground, a rusty black coat wrote to the boaid of commissioners, offering himnself for the situation of 'sexton, or I parson' to look after tbo cetnetery. BUBBLE .AND SQULeAtC.-TalCOe a sVInCepan. htalf fili of cloan spring water; put it on the fire, and let ...

... 5 p J r i t 0 f -f ti ? 11 t t 5 5 . P'ROSCrIIPTION OI' T'IlE PROSCIlIBED. (A1tlas.) I Expulsion of p1litiral refugees is thick as hail ill Jerscv. 'I'hiriv-six more of tbem-il-. Victor If ego at thei; hend-have been expelled Nwithout process and Iudnllnont. It is said, Sucli is the !aNv in Jersey. I don't know. From the little ?? I may have of the philosophy of' la]s, I would supposc that ...

... 't I tc b o i tf n , 11 IA I LDINIBUiGIG, IWE7DNESDAY. NOY. 7, ?? SECOND tad 'TIIIRD ?? Irl',bliheIv cltz.ti!lII all tio Lattest Neovs of impoltanlee. TUiE merits and demerits of Till. BANKi Ci:IA I: IE; ACT, as Sir Robert Peel's celebrated nieastoii *. 181-4 is generally styled, are again 13einr 'Iy canvassed by the naireanitile comlunuity at Iti-Lx. and are daily the subject of resolutiolis ...

... QI; a I . i i ?? , 1't, t -tl r 1. ?? EDINBURGH, THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 1855. SECOND ?? Tlni RD EDI)TrioNs 11L Pbulishc(I ?? lI thc Latest NCw s of imnportalnIec. 11er, intilicated in our paper of Monday that Wc hlnd received a hint of the ?? of the British Government to adopt proceedings agahint other refugees thall those fornicrly expelled from Jersey, all(d ill dele conrsc, the ?? of this ...

... The introductory address to the annual course of ti lecturcs, was delivered last night by Sir John M'Ncill, i- G.C.IR, to a very large aned faslriotitbhle audience. it We observed on the platform, besides Sir John, Lord o Ncaves, Lord Ardilillaii. Profcssors l'illans nnd Move, tl Duiteann MU'Laren, E;q., Dr Iitchic, Councillor Writ. u Smith, Esq., Vice-Prcsidcnt ForresLcr, Francis Rlis- P sell ...

... ?? ?? il ?? ,\ 1 I 1-it'.HL. ?. - - 6-- - FRAN CE. THIE VINTAGEOI. The vintage of red ivines is terininated in the neighnbourhood of ]3ourderise, In the arrcmlissement of Blave only between 5000 and 6000 casks have been obtaincd, instead of from 25,000 to 30,000, the yield or an ordlinary year; and at St Macaire only 1200 cass, qinstead of between 5000 and 6000. At Atubes and 3Montferrand, ...

... EDiNnuRnir.-Below we publish the result of the Municipal Elections for the city, which took place yesterday. This year they were somewhat devoid of interest, there being a contest in only two of the wards. In the First Ward Messrs Grieve and Ander. son maintnined the lead throughout, although Mir Lindsay frequently came close on the heels of the lItter, and it will be observed that, at the ...