... ISTHMUS OF SUEZ CANAL. Y Request of the LORD PROVOST, on DB Tr;EsDA,^r NBXr, May 26, a Mteeting of the Bankers, Merchants, Manufactarers. Shipownrers, and other Residents of Edinburgh.and Lelth, will be held in theCOUNCIL CuHAsnU, at Two o'clock, to hear the explanations of *. FERDXENAN;D DE LEssXl'S relative to the proposed Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Suez. Edinburgh, May 23, 1857. D H ...

... INSTIUTION FOR T)tA171NNG, PFANTIN\, AND0 PERSPEChIR, IE, 64 NORTH FREDEPICrE STrlEET. lJ ESSRS- SIMSON'-S ;'IbAS9ES' MEET Every Lawful Day,:except Saturdays. - * , An EVEOING CLASS for GzETLISE1i u'ill be Opencd THs: DAY, ?? till Eight o'clock. . , . SIXTEENTH ANNUAL BALANCE.' -TATIONAL FIRE' 1'.IFE ttiNSUthANCE COMPANI OF SCGTLAsD. PROPOSALS FOP. LIFE ASSRAXCE iodged at ady of the Offices ...

... WRITING, ARITHM1;ETIC, BOOK-IKEEPING, AND MA.THE.A!ATICOS. R TROTTER' S PRIVATE CLASSES 1 I forthes^ Branches of Education 31EET at G3 NORrH FREDFitCK STREET. IDTN10tJRGtH ANND GLASGOW RAILWAY COMPANY.- LOZAs OY DEBENTLTRE. rVHE EDINBURGH & GLASGOW RAILWAY I COMPANY are prepared to receive LOANS en DEBEN- TUllE. By Order, :JON A. JAMIESON, Secretary. COxrMANY's OFFIces. 7 North Queen Street. ...

... N O T I C E. A N EXTRAORDINARYGENERAL MEETING of the NW CLUB will be held on WEossiSOAT~ thie Tenth day of Jane next, at Three o'clock r.5L DAVI 11HOME, Secretary. Edinburgh, 27t l May 18r,. RoYAtLBAh NkOF SCOTLAND, ED sjURnon, d3Ttn-AiRIL 18,57. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the ROYAL S gL-BA g -of' SCiOTLAND give NoticeaTla a GENERAL CODUW-of -0PBPRIETO1IS will be held at their. OFFICE in ...

... ROYAL SC-OTTISH ACADEMY. | The EXHIBITION, now OPENF D.mi.froni \ine till Five, and los the EVENING from Sevenitill Ten o'lock.~ CWLL CLOSEnO' N SATURDAY-THE 23d INSTANT. By Order of the Council, D. 0. BILL, Secretary. National Gallery. ll~kinbugh, 11th Slay 1857. -DINBURGH AND' -DUMFRIES, X - - f . ~ria. BFiTrocii ; Prom the OALEDONIAN RAILWAkY STATION, EDINBJURGH, at 6.43 AxL, - and fron ...

... EDINBURGH BENEVOLENT & STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY. A MEETING Of -SUBSCRIBERS and Others friendly to the above lnstitntlon vill be held on SATrUBDAY tbe 16th inst., at Twvo o'clock La.z, in the SALOON;, RlOYAL HOTEL, 53 princes Street (MWGregnr'a), to recelve the Report of the Comn- naetee appointed at the last Annusl3 Ncetlng, when the Annual ?? of the Society will also be submitted. BAILIE ...

... p ° YAL' S:CO TT IS-- A:CADEMY| P>AITING; SCULPTITRE, &eARCHITECTURE. .THgtIBIrx1ON:IS OPEN DA.ILY, . sfrom Nine sA.L-tl ?? UFiveop.L ?? , 'A1.tITSgxos, 'ONE SHILLtNG.- : Season Tiket, fisi traF~rabls, Fiwe ShillingsO. Children ?? Half-prise. Catalogne. Sixpence. THE EVENING EXHIBITION 13 NOW OPEN - -. 'f*om 'Seven to Ten io'cloe'k Admission. el; ..Cblldren under; Telbre. Ye3ri,,, Half-Price. ...

... NOTICE OF REMOVAL, SALE OF JEUELLERY, WATCiHES. SILVEPR PLATE, CUTLEPY, MIUSIC BOXES, ?? A - MOSSMAN & CO.. JEWELLEiISAND * WATcCAxRns, 32.Nos'r; BmDnGE, EoDsnueROE, respect- faly inform their Customers and the Public, that they will shortly Rltasov to tbose Central Premises, No. 30 PRit.tCS STI.ET, opposite the Rallway Termini; and, in consequence. they. have commenced a SALE of their large ...

... P OTAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY. r The EXHIBITION' now Osptt' DAlui from, N4ine till Five, and In the Evwigxc fromn Sevem till Ten o'clockl. WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY TIlE 23d INSTANT. By Order of the Council, D. 0. HILL, Secretary. National Gnllery, Edinburgh, 11th May 1857. rPHE PUPILS of, tbe ASSOCIATION for the T. REVIVAL .of-SACIIED MUSIC will Perform the Oratorio of JUDAS MACCABAERS,` with ...

... 1 YAL SCO' TTfIS H! A, C 'AEMY. The EXHIBITION,-ndws now DAie firom Xine-tiD Filve,1 and ia the EVENING 5omnt-Sevenl till Ten o'clock. WILL. CLOSE ON.SATURDAY 'frE 2Sd INSTA ?? - By Odei of the Joumcil.' ?? D. O. I'LL, Secrctaty. Edinburgh, 5th l 7.Tly'1 ' COMM1ECJIrAL BAN :OF SCwOTLAND. A 'QUARTERLY GENER-ALH COI3UT 'of. ,PROPRIETORS: of tie COMMERCIAL BANK of SCOTLAND-.willbe dheld In the ...

... GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF T HE CRURCH OF SCOTLAND. FHE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER will ]old TL o L.ENLEE in TOLY1.oo0DRoVS, on T toDS': tlte 2fth Inst., at Pleven o'clock, in honour of Her Majesty's Birthiday. All those holding ?? 5aiestoy's Commission are expected to appear in Uniform or Full Dress. - ROBERT RAMSAY. Pulsc.Bearer to iis Grace. PAT ACB OF HiOLy5IOoD May 1857. n OYAL-SCOTTISH ACADEMY. sa. ...

... CHURCH 0F ENLGLAND CHAPEL, ST 'VINCENT STREET. XTEXT LORD1IS DAY EVENING ?? X Tnr OSE OFFEnrSC OSCE MASDE (Ilebs. passin,) Resumed and Conclur4e#d~,w* In this. Ljectswe will be shown the bearing 'of the recent mnst important decision of the lrivy CouncilnitE tho:a Atly *Canse on the two bodies of Fpiscopnllana in Scotlandrprofessing, connection with the Envlisli Church, and our ?? of one ...