... FOREIGN AND C=LONIAL. FRANCE. Thle impression produced by thle Emperor's specelh has been most favourable throughout France. All classes agree in believing the Emperor to be disposed for peace, and desirous of learning the opinion, not only of France, but of Europe, upon this momentous question. THE VISIT OF T15I, KING OF SARtDINIA. The following telegraphic despatchi was received from Paris ...

... T TI EA P R E S S. CIVILISING EFFECTS OF TIHE WAR. (Frow t,, 'lTimes.) '%VI ale no0w beginulling to aseertainl our commercial as Ivell as our nfliitary position in the regiotis in which the war is being carriedl on. Noor is that a trifling7 alfLir. A great ?? is a gre4at destroyer, but it is a'so a goeat Ceosilim r . It used to be s lid(, indeed, of sil nlies, that thie land i mi'idt bp nIS ...

... IBELFAST WATER COMMIlSSIONERS. Tire usual fortniglitly Inecting of this body was held in the Boar'cd-roeiO , yesterl i;y-Mr. JoIIN LINDSAY i;l tile chir. The otiher Commuissionelrs present were- Mel!ssrs. James Camelron, J. ?? Sliaw, George C. Phi, and Dr. John Stevelly. The minutes of proceedings at the last meeting of tho Beard were reall antd approved of. TIHE CAi tB'S OT.I;WRN i'EIt. Thle? ...

... 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 ...

... The army of Omer Pacha, with which he has now commenced his great operations against the Caucasian army of Russia, consists according to reliable informstion:of not quite 36,000 men. About 16,000 of theee are stationed in Batoum, Soukkum.Ksleh and Redeut-Kaleh. It was with 20,000 of his best troops that the Sirdar ,forced the passage of the Ingour. With respect to the SWidr'sr operations in ...

... RUSSIAN PREPARATIONs.-An interesting letter from the Hertfordshire Incumbent appearsinTke Times. He refers to the recent ukase (preceding that for the general levy an- nounced within the last few days), ordering a levy of no less than twenty-three in the thousand in the two governments of Orenburg and Samara. Every man drawn from these provinces will, from his previous habits of life, be a ...

... STARTLING NARRATIVE OF CRIME. Some months ago, says a late Francisco paper, a large section ot the interior country, embracing portions of the counties of Calaveras, El Dorado, and Placer, was the theatre of a series of horrible and mysterious murders attributed to Mexican banditti. In most cases the victim was miner, known to-have been working claim, and situated in a locality where, in the ...

... THE EMIGRANTS RETURN TO HIS DESERTED HOME. SWBET AUTUMNS with thy pensive mien, And gorgeous robe of golden green, How lovely is thy fading form, (Ere scath'd by Winter's ruthless storm) When crown'd with wreaths of every hue, Each leaflet gemm'd with pearly dew. How dear to us thy last pale flowers, Thy breezy morns and twilight hours, When temptingly the dark grapes shine, In clusters ...

... T-Et PRESENT PRICES OF PROVISIONS. (From the Times.) The late rise, not only in corn, but in sugar, tea, and most articles of daily consumption, is attracting serious attention. Its influence upon the entire mass of the popu- lation at the approach of winter will be such that no pains should be spared to make them acquainted with its true causes, since there is nothing that could be more ...

... THE KIN ?? I - ?AN?TliEENG?JSH cliy WeGlernmn by temsecn ~acsfe ?? a- mcant~fpa~ing a wat o h gush Goverment, acklow- br edgn ithatbeit hasld, rat the 'nhdancie oth C°mainet of rest. James, rheoe M.ai- ioadier enotirl 'on ?? dine dy tion of ?? pch~c, and expressinght they werte ly iss s ofve tlse~ ing rc f Naploec, ind temsuho Ras to lzeav c. gooubts of Bracnide;rable tbang having beemn ...

... ?1RINCE ALBERT AT BIRMINGHAM, prince Al ber t oen oured Birmniigh am lby a viait on Thursday, for the pesnisee of lay~ing the 6irst atone of the Birmingham anxd idland Institute. At half-past twelve tb~e Royal ttrain arrived at the, statiOn, wrhen the Mryor approached the Royal cakrriage, and the Prince followed bin vtrship into the reception-~roorn, in vwhich were the Recorders severabl of ...