... UNIVERSITY COMKISSION. y 'V 1, is Li- is- is se a- ig ot 01 3i1 [Il hi: ki VI ?? hi iL 1:i )IV Eli )k 'ai a, [il Vi La h(i hit a1 THE Government Commission of Inquiry with reference to the Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen, whose advent here is noticed in our report of the Town Council meeting of Wednesday night, commenced its sittings on Thursday, in the Town-hall. The three Commissioners ...

... iROBRtT GORDONI'S HOSPITAL. I-Tni hlfi-yearly yieltationi of the' Hospital for the distribu- a tion of prizes took place -on Thursday, when ]3ailio Header- ~e son presided, in the unavoidable ab-ec of th or roo )f who wafs, engagedmrlth' the -Upiv'ersity Commnission.; - The it *boys'l~ipwigS' ung af fewverses,,;accomrpunied by Mr Colston ir on, the ?? ?? u ryr a1 to. 6re~b that1 the 64Anity ...

... The following Telegram has been ieceived at the Eastil Indin Hiouse: m5 The intelligonco of the oooupatlon of the whole eity of Delhi, fi on the 29th of eptembeor, has been confirmed. ,The g and ?? wer canptured on the 21st by Liout. eb Elodson. Two of the King's sons wore killed. No despatehes have yet been published, so that the exact amount ofthe British loss is not known;' but there is no ...

... ONE would imagine that the world must be going. at excessive velocity when it has begun to complain of the' dilatoriness of the Electric Telegraph. The passage of a word from the earth to the moon, provided there were telegraphic wires all the way, in proper working trim, would take about a second of time. 'Yet it is slow work! We ourselves know,, to our. sad experi- ence every Tuesday night. ...

... HARBBOUR COMSSIONERS. a- w .r eI hursday, Nov. 19. le A special nmseting of the Commissioners was, held this :day-the Lord Provost presiding. i MISCELLANEOUS. - ' The minutes of the election of new Commiseloners ?? W read and sustained. Le The iots and meters were licensed for the year, from lsb e Decembernext; the re-appointment of the life-boat crew j.was also sustained,. TlxOheBoard's ...

... I ciple; -- Thorn o THE fall of Delhi having at once silenced and disap- wes t e pointed Continental predictions of British ruin, the Dean g unfortunate seers take their revenge by denouncing Bai i- what they call 1the maliguities of English vengeance. Meeot 3- Some rash scribe-an officer, hot from the slaughter of' cludef the captured city-said in a letter to his friends, ,Forty mem .e or ...

... Monday, Nlfov. 16. A Quarterly Meeting of the Governors was held this day b. -the Lord Provost presiding. From the minutes of the Committee it appeared that five boys had been sent to the College this year, and 20 to the ?? Class connected with the School of Science. The case of a boy--one of those agreed to be admitted at the recent term, but who, it was found, labours under a critical ...

... , (From Vlic Shlippig Gazette). ye; TiE dangers incidental to the navigation of tho North-East Coast (to liot torminato with North Sunderland, nor yet with lth t Firth of Forth. Between those waters mnd the Pentlaund Firth of ethero is a long and dangerous soaboard; and as almost every avail- S., ablo spot from Dunbar to Wick has beon made tho subject of el tinquiry by the conmmittee, we may ...

... SCOTLAoND. -. TimE PICTURES oF JAM1ES IV. AND 515 QugHN.-Her F. HI Majesty lately ordered two pictures of James IV,, ?? bre- 4 titer Alexander, amid St. Andrew, and of the Queen of amres an IV. and St. George, which had for a long time been 'in the H-o Hampton Court collection, to ho restored to Scotland. They lied shave jest arrived atflo~lyroodlPalaes, wheoretheoywinllshortly, eve be ...

... see, ENGLiAN , Thi Unite I The marriage of the Princess Royal with PriAnce Frederick ing C William of Prussia wvill take place ' at' thea Chapel, Royal. A The Court will leave Windsor early -in-TJanury, and will mont take up its abode at Buckingharin Palace.' 'After theimar-i Decei ria~ge, the royal pair will rotire to Windsor Castle, aind, re-.'t macmung thoro a Week,. will' retui6i to' to~n, ...

... Officess on. the thb south will Act of Par=Lame F0R EDINB GIL-We 'understand at length determined to erect a new *gh, on the site' of the Theatre Royal e,, Forjthis:purpose, the Theatre and 'arejSquar. to' tli Inland Revenue anldtothe XhorthBritish Railway on ght, up and this will be done by an e notices for whio wjin be issuediini ' 'w blidf-tsi ; __ s2n 4A- r th have bhe aj BoardL'of Wor dr ...

... FORHARTINE AND BUCHAN RAILWAY. MERTING AT ELLON. to o0e Monday, Novembor S, a public meeting of those favour- Sa able to the Formartirie and Buchan scheme, was held m see Watt's Hotel, Ellon-Alex. Gordon, Esq. of Elton in the no chair. inc The Chairman rose and said-Gentlemen, this meeting ha, has been called by the promoters of the Formartine and peo Buchan Line to explain to the people of ...