... 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 ...

... STATE AND CHURCH, THE COURT.-Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Court em- barked on board the royal yacht V ictoria and lbert, on Monday afternoon, on a cruise to the Channel Islands. The royal party ar. rived in Cherbourg harbour on Monday evening. Admiral Count de Gourdun, prefect maritime, came on board shortly afterwards to pay his respects to her Majesty, and had the honour of being ...

... IRELAND AND THE IRISE. I (FiOU OUR OW: CORRESPONDEIN.) DUBLIN, FRmIAY-He is a wise man in his generation who with all his wordly affairs running tolerably smooth, and having a fair mount of money in his purse, or a respectable balance at his bankers, akes his departure from walled cities or crowded and unhealthy towns, and determined to enjoy rural scenery and tranquillity during this fleeting ...

... THB MIDDLESEX ELECTION, The election of a representanve for the county of Middlesex, in the room of Lord Robert Grosvenor, will take place at Brentford, on the morning of Thursday next. At present the only gentleman in the d is the Hon. George Byng, who wras recently elected member for Tavistock; but who, yesterday, vacated his seat to become a candidate for the netrop.3litan county. Mir. Byng ...

... 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 ...