... dmirt Ato j astiolr. WINDSOR, Feb. 7.-The Queen walked and drove in the Home Park this morning. Prince Albert and the -Princess Royal accompanied her Majesty. The Duchess of Sutherland and the Right Hon. Sir B. Hall left the Castle in the foresiion. Her Majesty held a Privy Council at half-past twelve o'clock to-day. Pre. sent: Prince Albert, Earl Granville, Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, ...

... Il 1 I tI d ?? It a T0 i anl EDINJBURGH, MONDIAYFE 1S7: Cr The MIeumcuRy is Pnblished DAILY, PRl0r Tf- or 9Bs 9d Quarter, if paid in advance. 1185REL'DALr4e 1 a Penny extra per Copy. B PredetiSk( Stamped Copies of the Caledolnian fercurY are f ed I fora subscription of 32s 6d Half-yearly, or Its rtr1Y able in advance from any date. Three Papers can be forwarded through the po y one cover, and ...

... -P]aV1LEGES. FOR THE MRESS. (FROM THE rCONOMIST.) 1A behalf ofthe press, the functions of; which we estimate as bighityas any of our C'ontemporari£5 vc -muast say afew. wr 'on s G'oe O imiiis lately put forth f-r an enlargemieni of its privileges. ?? A-cise-Qf con- diermbl~interegi 'was j it Crrt of .Q i's~endb.. 'e a, meeting of the, WXes; Hartle- pool Improvement Commissioners there was an ...

... (The following appeared ibi our Second Edition of yesterday.) ,, 9 ViRNsA, January 19.. On the 12th inst., the T'wjJ sreasmer Asia, en her way from Trieste to Constantinople, weas lost off Valou, on the coast of ,Albanip. ,The passengers,. mail-bags, and. remittances were saved' VxaxNiT~ieiday.-The Archduke Maximilian of Austria is-appointed Governor General of the Lom- ardo-Veretian.,States, ...

... On Saturday night a public meeting in consection S with the. Freehold Movement was held in the Queen Street Hall, .Which iwas densely crowded in every part. AMr Willianri.Uhambers-of Glenermiston- was r calledito the chair; and among those in the plat- formn were Mr James Taylor, from.'Birmingham, Mr J. Beal, from London, Mr Duncan U'Laren, the Rev. Dr Be.gg Bailie Grieve, Bailie Blackadder, l ...

... S U M MARY. Last night the House of Lords had no business 'before it of the slightest interest. In the House of Commons, Mr Disraeli submitted his amendment on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget. The right hon. gentleman repudiated all hostility towards the Government in bringing forward his motion, expressed his approval. of the abolition of the war portion of the Income-tax, took ...

... -prtiga 4-iomt. ,liti FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of the Tiames says The proposition presented to the Council of State for the grant of a pension of loo,ooof. to Marshal Pelissier hai been negatived by tile particular sec- tion to which it was referred. The casting vote was that of the President. The objection, however, is not to the grant itself, but to the form in which it was made. ...

... I5piril )of tit Ist5s. THE REDUCED EST1,9ATES.AND THE n INCOME-TAX. hi (FROM THE T1511aS.) co The reduced estimates have now been published, nc and we are enabled to lay before our readers the -sweeping reductions which are to lighten the burden ,of taxation and give once more free play to the na- tional energies. To begin with the navy ; the sunm hi asked for the expenses of the present ...

... >p,:; t ir t1 t tlr- cS-S. THE DEBATE ON CHINA. (FROst T1t11 TIMES.) In what light will these debates on the Chinese question appear to the bistorian who is ,considering the question some twenty or fifty years heuce ? The two Rouses will have each devoted man'j' valuable hours to the lorcha Arrow and 'its register,-. to the justice or injustice of demnanding an' ini'erviewy'' with ...

... jord R luffillyt. . .; ? . I q ?? 4- FRAWCE. The Minister of War has determined that tthe Zouaves of the Line, as well as those of the Impbsial Guard, shall henceforth be armed with rnffbNdWdbre- bayowets. This measure will increase the Light vi -: f~tryby .1 batalions. of picked troops. Tre Emy eror has -decided that therejahall be a gal-; lery at the Museum at Versailles dedicated to paint ...

... it ~~~ITALY. The nsturrectionary attempt at Leghorni has been f pv', down. The steamer Caglierar which had left Genoa for Tuanis, fell into the hands of the insurgents who at- tacked the Island of Pouza, belonging to' the Neapo- litan-'Government, and set at liberty the prisoners therei' The insurgents, with the released prisoners, ,-theiilnded ?? the lower province. Some Neapolitan frigates ...

... SCOTCH BILLTS BEFORI?2' PARLIAMENT. We have just received copies of four of the Bills recently laid before Parliament by the Lord Advo- cate. The first is the Bill for the regulation of the care and treatment of Lunatics, and for the provision and maintenance and regulation of Lunatic Asylums in Scotland ; the 2d, the 1 Bill to regulate the distribution of business in the Court of Session ...