... ARMY AND XAVY. The Royal COMmissio tispi into Purchase ina the ,Army (composed of the Duke of Somerset, the cbairman; Lor Stanley, M.P.; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.; the igh Hon Edard Ellice, MY.;. General~ Six Do Lacy EvnM.Gnrl Sir Harry Jonies, Geea ynyard, GeeI sr en entiruck, and Mr G. Canr Glyn) have Gonerlde thir Hebnrs ajrnedSrF. Love, who has succeeded General I ~ ~Cambel, GC. ...

... 'Waval allb Lffiilitarv 311ttifiguft, ?? ? . I ? STA&TIONS OF THE[ BITIS ARMY, AUG. 1, 1857. LWhere two places are mentioned the last named is that at which the Denot of thes Regment is stationied.1 I I ? A A I -I ,I I I ?? j 71 I The fame of the great clipper ships, James Bdinbs' and Champion of the Seas, having reached her Majesty through the public journals and the reports of the ...

... SYND_ E9DITLONI. MERCURY OCE, TtmwaT, Enuvm ?? ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. An accident occurred on the Brighton Railway oi Monday afternoon-a collision between a goods and passenger train inear Reigate. Several passengers were much shaken, but none dangerously hurt, and they proceeded to town, with the exception of the Hon. Mrs Hanulary Tracy. The Duchess of Inver- ness was also much ...

... ,We find the following in the Paris correspondence of the IndependanceBelIge- * Every year, at the time of the vacations, several duels take place between the pupils of theschool of St Cyr. This year, the duels-have been more numerous than ever; nearly 80 having-taken place since January last. Ona of them, which . occurred at the close of last week, had a lamentable' issue, and 'originated ...

... SECOND EDrriON OF TUESDAY- Ru e ,ACCDBENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWa- t An accident occurred on the Brighton Railway- ae d Monday afternoon-a collision between a goods. ?? i passenger train near Reigate. Several passmagg- wf were much shaken, but none were dangeroasl~ 1maz r: They all proceeded to town, with the exception QE*& is Hon. Mrs Hanbury Tracy. The Duchess > £ }- - ness &,was: also, much ...

... GENERAL POST-OFFICE, EDINDT.TRGII. Bones Ciosc. j General Receiv'gI P.. in Edin. - P. Offl.ce. fouses. Leit. a Leith. MAILS. Aberdn,. Dundee, Perth,) 6a A8. 10 Or 10 Oi' 404 Stirling,-Alloa, &c. 7 a 7 20P 1 Or 1 O -6 lS0 ' Berwick and B. of England . 3OP 11 OP 1 eP 6 40A Berwick' Dunbar, Had-) sp 3~O ington, &c.B'E. oflng-n- * 5 15r 4 305' 401r 3. Or laud. . . ?? . . . Carlisle, Liverpool, ...

... GERMANY AND, TE sBALTIC. . o. ( OII 0WiV CORNESPONDEST. . .HIABbMG, August 19, 1857.-The ;Iolstein Diet has :at last commenced its sittings, and 3M. Lewetzan, who has been appointed. Royal Commissioner, by the King of Denmark, as I had informed-5ou he would ibe,:has opened -the sittings with a very-conciliatory speech; so that hopes .are more genera.ll4entertained * than they have hitherto ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY.D THE OrIUM TRADE. In reply to a question from the Earl of SHAFTES- BURY, relating'to the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown upon the legality of the sale of opium in China by the East.India Company, : The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that, accord- ing to his opinion, there was no illegality in the manu- facture and sale of opium, but that it might be expe- dient that ...

... GENERAL POST-OIEICE, EDINBIRC-. MA S., Aberd'n, Dundee, Perth,). Stirling, Aleoas &c . . I Berwick and E. of England Berwick, Dunbar, Had.) dlngton, &c., E. of Eng-> land. ?? ?? Carlisle, Liverpool, Manx- cheater, W. &S.ofEng.. land ?? ?? ?? Currie, Slateford, Coling-) ton . . . ?? . ?? Dalkeith, Lasswog, Ros-) din, Peniculk, Corstor- phine ?? . - . Dublin, and South of Ire-l land . . Dunbar, ...

... I - SECGND EDITI WN OF SATURAyw-. *p:. *, - LL)NDON-, Oite,,~ ?? Bombiayportion 'of the 'Indian mail has' noe ,arived.. This,,isis occasionne cousiderable ineon. n; -7euiene,-' It may, however, be epected 'this after- The' Sarah Sands steamship, .wbich waes :to have embarked the head-quirrers of the 54thW'teginent; ae Potttsmoutb, 'has been reported incapable ;o! re~- ?? qcivingithe.troope ...

... Fishing-Latheron, Caithness, August 10.-The fish- ing of the past week on the Caithnese coast has been a moderate. At Wick the fishing averages about 9 V crans a boat for the week, and 29 for the season; at a Lybster, 10 crans for the week, and 20 for the season; t at Dunbeath, 12 crats for the week, and 24 for the season. Helnsdale is the only station in this quarter V that has been heavily ...

... A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon . at the official residence of Lord Palmerston, Downing Street.-Globe. RlRepresentation of Oldlzam. -Several meetings of electors have already taken place in reference to the vacancy caused by the fatal accident to Mr. Platt; l and we understand there is a strong feeling in favour r of nominating Mr. Cobden.- Globe. Thee Militia.- The following ...