... 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 ...

... ?? 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 ...

... -,qrjrif fff Q? vrtm ?? JI.- AMERICAN PARTIALITY FOR RUSSIA. l ( Timies.) Aimerica is proud of originality; her citizens delight in novelty, have a natural tendency to paradox, and find their chief excitcmcnt in surprise. They have t taken much interest in the present war, and have h their own opinions on its events and conduct. They s have read the long narratives which the English press 1: ...

... Walter George Landor addresses the following let- ter to the editor of the Examinier Permit me, Sir, to make a few remarks on your Exaniner of November 10. You say: The only question fairly to be raised would be, whether the restoration of Finland to Sweden is likely to give strength to the Swedish monarchy. That-is not the only question, and it is a question to be solved by Sweden, not by ...

... TE3?E WAR. DESP'ATCI FROM GENERAL CODRINGTON. Lord Panmure has favoured the Electric Telegraph Company with the following telegraphic despatchb from Gcneral Sir William Codrington, dated l Geld November: A very heavy explosion of a store of powder, at the French siege-train, took place about three P.m. yesterday. It communicated fire to our siegc-train close to it, wherc there was no powder, ...

... E DIN BURG R1H. THEATRE ROYAL-EXLO ISII OrERA.-Last night an Engli6sh Opera Company commenced a short en- gagemnent at the Theatre Royal. The company in- cludes Miss Jenny Baner, Mladame Weiss, ler Weiss, Mr Farquharson, and Mr Sims Reeves. Thc familiar but ever favourite Sonnanibzla was selected for the first pesformanuce, and, take.n altogether, was well sus- tained. Miss Jenny Bauer, the ...

... No. NIL THE MIDDLE CLASSES OF TilE UngiN WOFULATION. The consideration of those suburban respectabilities a of whom eve attempted a delineation in our last, r leads us, as by an insensible gradation to the middle ' classes, actually resident in the towns. For the more C wealthy retail tradesmen, agents, and euthers, gene- rally, have a country as well as- a, town house, and, indeed, the ...

... Ct Ita.itit ita It rc iI\. EIIN1UILRGIJ, TUESDAY, NTOV. 20, 1855. SECOXD ?? 'TllIRD EDITIOXS arc ?? contia.>ig all the Latest News of inmportance. WEi live il an age of surprises. After an interval of about a month, during which the most streum- ousendeavours, behind the sccncs, have been made to induce a party accredited competent by sonic ?? of politicians, to undertake tlhe duties of the ...

... ift ?? EDITION. MERCURY OFFICE, TUESDAY, E LEVEN o'CLOCK. EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. On the 7th the Emperor of Russia passed ?? Isthmus of Perekop. He arrived at Simpheropol on the 5th, and left on the 9th for Bakschi Serai, where he reviewed the troops on the 10th. He then visited the northern forts of Sebastopol, and then proceeded as far as the Mackenzie Heights. LONDON. The Times, in a leader upon ...

... (The following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterdayg. In the Crimca the apprehension of a Rassian attack on our position bad greatly diminished. In Asia the Russians are falling back before Omar Pacha's troops. The Turks, on their march to Ku- tais, crossed the river on flying bridges. The Tunisian troops who committed the outrage of 4th November have been dismissed. They lost 20 men ...

... I 6 TIHE TlOISONI AN COLLECTION OF MINERALS. TO TMlE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. SIR,-Aftcrobservingtheletterof Azotus,withregard to thetcontinued misapplication of the Thomsonian Bc- quest, I have waited for some time in order to see if that letter would induce you to administer an editorial reproof, and so draw a larger amount of public atten- tion to the worse than shameful mianner in ...

... ?? olitt ?Iddliplitt. XF) ENGLAND. TiHE VACANT SE TS ix TIN E CABINET.-TheC Bilt HIon. Henry Labouchlere is the new Colonial Secre- tary. Mr Labouchere, it is well known, is a Whig, and nothinig more. We have, however, reason to believe that he has been decidedly opposed to push. ing matters to extremities with America. On the question of the war, he has supported Lord Pahnler- ston ...