... SUBSCRIPTIONS for Relief of the Suffierers by the Fire at James's Court and Mound Place will be received at the following places:- The various BAsNs and their BaacHss. The INSURANcE OFICSs THE PaRICIPA HoTELS. THE EXCHANGE ROOSs, Leith. THE BARES, Ledtb. D. S. ANDERSON, 247 Canongate, BELL & BRADFDTE 12 Bank Street. A. & C. BLACK, 6 North Briidg6e. WBIrBI AC EWbOD, &Soft4 G4ieorge Street' CHD ...

... SU)MMARY. Lord Broughanm is watchring vigilantly the pro- gress of the - atte'ispt made to introduce negro labour ?? West India Islands; and in the House,' of. Lords last night be again brought the subject b'efore,.the notice of the Government. The' Eairl of 'fle'nborough moved for certain re- turns relating to the conveyance of troops in inda -and tfoo occasion, in the course of his speech, ...

... 'siD6ND EDITIONc MERCURY OFFICE, TtuEsDAY, Er.zvBN O'CLOM REPORTED FALL OF DELIf. The Times' City Article says that on Wednesday disappointment was felt at the non-frrival of the Australian mail; but the belief in the fall of Delhi was partially revived by the circulation of an extract of a letter from Point de Galla, Ceylon, dated the 2d July, in which the writer mentions the receipt of the ...

... TELE GRAPHIlC COAIMUtN1CATION WITH ; Ne- I The East India eCbmpany, a -d lod Q Cootwol have deternined to carry out. kb,,c prolnie2en in, June 18-55,apd, toq gilve suqcU ipewiary ,ssistanQ. to ithe co~npaslPt~ athen propowed,and now propoS to construast ,a telegraph ,to ,,dik va the Red Se, as will loosure the success,6 .Jthe defrtaking. The. Treasuzy: no, 1 or9,snd A ltite . public, ...

... . THE DANUBIAN! PRINCIPALITIES. VYiNxA, Sunday, August ?? de Thouvenal, the French Ambassador, has received his orders to break off diplomatic relations with the Porte if the d Moldavian elections are not declared null and void. a. ' TURKEY. e Sunday Evening.-Advices from Constantinopie d of the 31st of July state that a change of Ministry. it has taken place.in Turkey. The French Ambassador, ...

... GENERAL POST-OFELCE, EDRTBtflR?. Boxes Close. . . . ?? General Receiv'gP P. 0. in Edin. P. Offlce. Houses. !elilL &Leltln MAILS. _ _ _ _ Aberd'n, Dundee, Perth,) 5 45A. 10 Or 1O Or 6 40x Stirling, 4UoP, &e. a 7 20r 7 Or 7 Or 6 30r Berwick anid E. of England 1 3OP 11 Or 1 Or 6 40s Berwick, Dnnbar. Had-) dingtou, ?? E. of Eng- 5 15P 4 30P 4 3r 3 Or land. Carlisle, Liverpool, Man-l 4 Or a Ier 3 ...

... 4 1 ?? . I . I ? , : ?? il? I %fi a ?? ?? , ?? , . Mg it ?? it 4 ; - k. Flow . 4 1 ?? 7 - -- ' .5 ?? ?? 'Iappears,! writes thePoki'si!orrespondent:, that M. Thiei's has' abandoned the idean of! wiritirig the history of ...

... BURNS' MoNuMENT Air AYR: , The followigremarkable letter -ppears in the qe' Zhnes, addressed ?? Editor:- ?? . Sir-If theiintry.of Robert. Barnt has any in- :eii terest for you, and a -iorthern localitydoes not neces- B sarily avert your eountenance, you will perhaps allow; Il one who much ?? and the count'ry of Burns . to occupy'a fewr lines oftyou'r paper. - Bf 3rns himself, por -fellow, so' ...

... ROUSES FOR THE WORK IN CLASSES OF I EDINBURUG. I The following encellent letter from the Lord Provost, in reply to that of Dr Begg, will be read by our citizens with inrerest and -approbation:- 15 BHeriot Row, Auiigust 1ib, 1857.' REVEREND AND DEARl S19-I receivedyour letter,- the suggestion contained in which I mentioned to some- of the membiers, of COUociil to-day, when they entertained with ...

... The usual meeting of the Town-Pouncil was held 3 yesterday-the Lord Provost presiding. On the minutes being read, ?? GRIEVE objected to the resolution adopted at the previous meeting, res Inding a former resolu- tion regarding the sale of manure within the distance ., of two miles from the city, a d moved that'that por- r. tion of the minutes be disapproved of. Lr Mr CowAN seconded the motion, ...

... , -1 ; I , 7 q , i -. ' - I OW kplia, I I .1 . I I - il? c FRAM 'IE. The Coumtess de Mornyjilf reported- to be in tfte3 most interesting 6f' 6ionditionA' UtUdiforyt6iately for theb' 'French' Comedy HbmiiStjt-.0 -thrrdrincipal ac- tresses, Mesdimes: Ressfiitt ad Fivart, are stated to'be 'similarly affTkilh-c',' 0 The' Loodbn orrespondent-'sf ?? says that . Ledra Rollin- has brought am iou ...

... (f, G ft c ?? p:'O I , , 11; clut.: 3 THE FIRE IN JAMES'S COURT. TO THE BDITOU- Oi THE CALEDONSSA BERCURY. :SI-As iR all great fires, such as that of to-day, anixious inquiries are always made as 'to the origin and early progress of: thb .calamity, and being on tbe spot im mediately after the first - outbreak, I' now contribute suich information. as cdme uinder my ob- servation. A boy came ...