... ,5 p Tr it _0 f--A tilt 'Puss. THE CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND. (mRO31 TAIT'S 31AGAZIE.) ( It is now a matter of history that last year two bills were introduced into Parliament to alter the law respecting the superannuation tax, and that a select committee was appointed by Parliament to investi- gate..&ad report upon the case. It is in order to expose the conduct of this committee, ...

... .. TRA KEIA- ! - ?? T . I* MR THACKRBAT'8 TLECTURE.,. . On Saturday evening last, this-distinguished writer delivered his lecture On Humour and Charity, to alarge and fashionable audience in QenSre Hall. He was accompanied to the platform by ai number of gentlemen, among whom were G ..Hatvey,' Esq., C. Csriatie, Esq., Dr G. Brown, A. Edmoinstone, Esq., J1. Ballantine,, Esq., Councillor Hill, ...

... AGENTS FOa TILE CALEDONrAN MERCURY. Aberdeen .-A. & I. Mlilne, Glasgow --W. Love, St Athenneum 1 Enoch Squar, Do. --L. & J. Smith. Greenock .._Mtrs Owen. Do. --W. Paston. tiaddington..J. MIlle. Do. _D.XD. Wyllie & Son.J Do. -G. Smailes. Aberlady .3Mr F. Mitchell. IElawick -R . Black. Alloa - -J. Lothian. Do. -J. Dalgleish. Arbroath ..-J.Tames Smith. Inveresk __J. Gordon. Do. --G. Sutherland. ...

... DnOem ntet IxgtIe. MR LUMLEY has just concluded an engagement with Mdlle. Piccolomini for three years. LoaD JoaN RUSSELL arrived in Paris from Italy on Thursday evening. Two hundred and eighty-six vessels were wrecked during the month of January, just concluded. THE Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Rail- way Company will pay a dividend for the past half- yearat the rate of 6 per cent. per ...

... (fmimt ill WrLNDsoR, Monday.-Her Maj esty held a Privy Council at half-past 12 o'clock to-day. ' Present-His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Earl Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viset. Palmerston, Sir George Grey, Lord Pammure, Sir Charles Wood, Lord Stanley of Alderley, 'the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, the Right Hon. M. T, Baines; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward; and Lord ...

... ,f) 'Ortigil SWITZERLAND. The Jfonileur of Friday conspicuonsly prints an article from the Revue Contemnporaine on Switzerland. This article certainly would not have appeared in the official journal of France had it not been in accord- ance with the Emperor's views of the diplomatic action of France towards Switzerland. The most important passage of the article in questionsays- The French ...

... DEPARTURE OF THE RAILWAY TRA STEAMERS, &C, FROM EDINBUHGH'. FRIZTA DV FEBRUARY. ULA. WAVSIRLEY RResnn. TE~i~sxus OF Nour.n PRII Enreisncuon Par.RT, -iw DUNDEE RAILW A-I, It7 Larru, AN~D Gk&ISTON RAILWAY-ErOUNBUaGH IgUR8O3 RAALW&Y-SCOTrzSEH CENTRAL RAILWAy. AND i) 5 Aberdeen (S. C.) &.M. 6.30, ?? ?? 4dd. 12.15, &45 - 21 116oli Aberdeen (E. P. & D.) n!m. 6.30, 10 21 116 3'1 Arbroath (11 P. Ss D. ...

... MERCURY OFFICE, SATURDAY. TWELV3 dCt=K. ITAI Y. LEGHOnN, June 4.-The Archduke Maximilian has just embarked on board the Austrian yacht Eliza- beth for Lisbon and England. TUEKEY. The Sultan is going on a journey to Ismit, and will be accompanied by the Representatives of the great Powers. BELGIUM. At Janappe the establishment of religious brother- hood was broken into last Sunday evening. The ...

... ?? loarlimilf. ESUPPLEMENTART TO TELEGRAPH.] HOUSE OF COMMONS--FmRDAY. THE ROCHDALE ELECTION PETITION. General THOMPSON presented a petition from John Nvewell, Parliamentary agent, for the petitioner against the returni for Rochdale, stating that an im- portant witness, Abrabam Rothwell,'had informed him: that one Peter Johnson had offered him'L. 54to induce him to go to Njew Orleans, for'the ...

... . I , , . . 1?1-virit -of fit ?Vxfss. - THE ORD-ANCE SURVEY ,OF SCOTLA qD. (FROM TIHE TIMES.) We certainly ?? tihe reverse-tbh first of the: nelY 'Parliament-whibh.'tbhe Governfijent.I met with .on Thursday-night.- ;The . 25-inch- vsur- vey of Scotland is one of .tbose.;absurdi lvhieh, from tiine to time, raise up plain rdita ein hinsech tion against pedants, and' honbst men against job- bers. ...

... THE AN1NUIITY-TAX. The Comwittee of the inhabitants of Edinburgh have drawn up the following report on- this subject in; the shape of an address to the citizens In the early part of this year, yoj petitioned Par- liamo;t for the, abolition of -t,,o sifa rivn theMinisters' Money ?? arnd , de n in 'Edinburgh and. Montrose. In both cases, the prin- cipe involved *was the right of the Legislat re ...

... -SECOND EDITIOI9'`OF YRIDAY. t M ; ?? - -, MONTE;VIDEO.; Ont reiterated deman'd ?? and. Englnd, the Govemn ent -of UriguayLhas just authorised; the nominiation of a-mixed, coimn1jsion to ,arrange the claims of tbes8ubjee' of- ?? ?? nations. ?? 7 - ,~ AS~h BIC 'ri ' O'AS. SOUTJAPTON..-Tbe- iel ?? - aptain Luden, and the N F Yor1 mniails to -the 8th instant. - ventysix passen96 179 000 dols. for ...