... ?? 7,77- ili(IRD EDITIONO MERCURY OFFICE, THREr O'CLOCIL LONDON CORN MARKET-FRIDAY. Price for English wheat same as last Monday, with few buyers. Foreign held firmly; millers cautious. Flour not lower, but slow sale. Prime barley wanted, but little doing in common. A moderate trade in oats, but best sorts not lower. Rape and linseed a little cheaper. Arrivals :-British wheat. 3290; barley, ...

... I-Irobilidat . nIttlflenct. _ .- PRESENTATION TO SIR COLIN CAMtPBtEU.-As an instance of the unprecedentetl cantiusinsir wiich per- vades all classes of thc community in regald to thc presentation of a sword to Sir Colin Campbel, evwc may mention that a gentleman belonging to the rost- Office opcned a subscription list on Saturday cveniog, and in less than two hours every officer in the estn- ...

... 6- ?? . THE TIHOMSONIAN COLLECTION. TO THE5 EDITOR OF TIlE CALEDONIAN BIERCU RT. SIR,-I am hn mineralogist, and therefore have perused with no small astonishment the statements made by some of your correspondents, in recent num- bers, in regard to this collection. But more-I am a citizen of Edinburgh, and as such feel no slight in- dignation at the extraordinary manner in which our ...

... 1,11 -? r t I q II N? II t t I I i g c 11 t t . Q? - FRANCE. TIHE EMPEROR S SPEECI. The impression produced by the Emperor's specch in reply to thc address of Prince Napoleon, is very favourable. The acclaniations, the repeated and cn- thusiastic applause from more than 30,000 people, which interrupted his delivery of it yesterday, frora both French and Englisli, was an unmistakeable proof how ...

... 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 ...

... Lord Glentworth, son of the Earl of Limerick, was inspecting a powder-flask by candlelight, last week, when a spark from the candle ignited the powder, the flask exploding violently, and so shattering his Lord- ship's right hand, that the thumb only remained attach- ed to it by a shred ofthe skin. His Lordship's other hand, and his face and chest, were also injured by the explosion, but not ...

... (The followin9 appeared in our Second E dietion of Saturday.) DESPATCH FROM AD'MIRAL BRUAT. The Paris Moniteut contains a despatch from Ad- miml Brunt. It reports a reconnaisance of the branches of the Dnieper and the capture of the valu- able rafts. The Tinmes, alluding to the scene at the Guild Hall last night, says, it was literally a warlike demonstra- tion. The guests echoed to the roof ...

... T2E1-M WABR. THE DEFENCES OF NICOLAIEFF.-THE CREWS OF THE SUNKEN FLEET. According to the Ost Deutsche Post and Oester- 7eichiscke Zedilng, of the 27th ult., Todleben is said to be workitg wonders at Nice laieff. Below Spasska, where the Bug is 600 sagenes, or fathoms, broad, the new gnu-boats. wvbich will be manned by the remain- der of the crews of the former Black Sea fleet, are to be ...

... TLEE:EE WA B~. THE CRIMEA. The Globe's Paris correspondent writes, that it is stated in ouarters where information has often proved correct, that although winter will stop field operations in the Crimea, it is intended to bombard the northern side with mortars, so as to enable the fleet to enter the harbour. FRANCE. The Times Paris correspondent writes on Wednes- day evening:- The rumours ...

... 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 ...

... ?? ligrialfural -l(ntt(lfgmft. WE ATHER AND CROPS IN THE SOUTH- WEST OF ENGLAND.: (Wlrittenfor the CaledonianA Merpi~y.) Ten days' fine dry weather has enabled.ibe farmers, even on the heavy clays, to get in a large breadth of wheat in excellent order. Autumn beanswhicb, except in very severe seasons, yield a large and early return, have also been planted in various quarters. Turnips are being ...

... T HE -3 W7.A 1. TIHE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (From the Timnes' Special Correspondent.) Tlll ANTICIPATED RIUSSIAN ATTACK. CA11P 13EFORE SE11ASToPOL, Nov. 3.-Here wc are, two months aftcr the fall of Sebastopol, settling down for the winter under an apprehension of a Rlussian nttack! The fact speaks for itself. A victorious army, which has driven out the enemy from the strongest position behind ...