... Last night a public meeting of licensed vict nailer, was held in the Royal Hotel, Princes Street, for :! c purpose of devising means to procure the abolition ., the billeting system as it p revails at present. Mr Kerr, 1 Princes Street, wvas voted inlto the chair. The CHrAIRMANX traced the history Of the billeting system, and said the billeting of soldiers now tell upon 400 individuals in ...

... TDiEt OF TRAINS LEAVINSG EDINBURGa FOR UNDERMENTIOXED rLACES. NOVEMBER 1857. xv The abbreviations w ithin parenthesis-(CaL.), (S. C ?? (E. anxd G.), (N. B.), (F. P. and D.)-aignify Caledonian, Scottish Central, Edinbargh and Glasgowr, North Britisb, and Edinburghl, Perth;, and Bandeo Railways respectively. anld intimate that the trains start fromu the termtni at these railw ays in Edinburgh at ...

... HALF-HOLIDAYt ASSOCIATION. The second musical reunion, under the auspices of hec Saturday lialf-holidav Association, was held on Saturday ~e'senbig, in the Music Ha'll. Bailie Black- adder occupied the chair; and on the platform Were -Piofessor Miller, Mr Duncanu 3'Laren, Mr John Hoe Mr George Rloy of Glasgowv, aluhor of G~ene- ralsliip,; SXr Oliver, of Messrs M'Laren &; Oliver, Mr St-ewart ...

... THlE SCOTTISH TNIVERSITY SYSTEM. The following appears in the Timtes, addressed to the editor, by Professor Blackie, in reply to the article which appeared in that paper on Friday last, and was copied into the ilercury on the following day:- Sir,-Thankcing you very sincerely for the honour you have done my introductory lecture by mention- ing it so prominently in your columns, I crave the ...

... B Y ELXECTRMI CTELEGRA PH. FRANCE. The Herrdld's Paris correspondent believes the failure announsced3 to be that of Marcno & Co., and that it wvill be only temporary. Letters from Lyons describe affairs as gloomy. in the extreme. Dishonoured drafts to the amount of 60,000,000 of francs wrere returned there by the last mail from the States, and it is feared some of the smaller houses wvill give ...

... OURe DIFFITCULT.'IS IN InDIA. The Times' Correspondent writing from Calcutta on the 8th October thuts describes the general state of India and our difficulties: Beyond Barrackpore all is vague and indefinite till wse reach the frontier at Bebar. There is no one point of interest on which the mind can concentrate its attention; and facts are lost in the inmours in wvhich they are enveloped; ...

... Gff?NERAi? POST-OFIXCE, EDINBURGH. | Bo'tes Close. 1 I ~Dd very General1 Recaif~g| P. V. Uin Edin. 1P. Office. Houlses. Lelths. 1& LeuitL MAILS. I-- I- - Ab,3rd'n, Durdee, Perth,) I5 45A. 10 OP 10 OP 6 40OL Stirling, ALtoa, &c.. a 7 20P 7 Or 7 OP I 6 30P Blertick and E. of England, 1 30p 11 OP 1 OP I 6 40. Bierwick, IDunbar, a- dington, &n, E. of Eng- S l 12 . -e ' S0p 3 OP ?? Carlisle, ...

... oSECOND) EDiITION OF' THURSDAY. COMMNERCIAL. The Times' City Article ?? applications at the Bank of England for discount increase rather than diminish, and the list of faihlres has again been seriously extended, but the public have abundant supplies of money for investment, and the funds show undiminished firmness.. There wvas no particu- lar pressure for loans on Government securities, and ...

... AGENSTS BORs THE CALEDOMANI ZILERZLCE-V. AJberdeen ,A. & R. Milne, Gasgow - IW . Love, St Athenmui.n Enoch Square Do. L. & J. Smith. IGreenock ?? rs Owen. Do. W. Paniton. jIaddingtonJ. Muilen. Do. _D.IVyllie&Son.j Do. -G. Smiles. Aberlady .31fr F. 'Mitchell. 11awvick -R. Black. Alloa ?? Lothian. | Do. -J. Dalgleish. Arbroath.._James Smith. Inveresk --J. Gordon. Do. --G. Sutherland. ?? ...

... An-other casc has ocentred at Sanderland of' a mnurderous attack upon British seanien by American captains and their chief officers, and as they sailed away crc they could be overtaken by British justice, the fact; heroc been sent to Lord Clarendon for su b- ]i..iio5li to the American Minister. The following is a copy of the depositions made by the men and forwarded to Lord Clarendon: George ...

... S.ECONT) EDI)TION. M&ERCURB O1FEICE, THUSIBEDAY, ELEvB o OCCog. COMMERCIAL. The Trmas City Article ?? applications at the Bank of En~rgland for disconunt increase rather than dimninisb, and the list of failures has again been seriously extended, but the public have abundant supplies of money for investment, and the funds show undiminished firmness.. There w~as no particu- lar pressure for ...

... FRANCE. AIAIt aILLES, 19th.-Since the publication of the decree autborising the exportation of grain, the im- provement in the aspect of affairs has been mnin- tained ; a rise of 3 francs on 16 decalitres for the best quality. Other goods beginning to rally. PRUSSIA. The powder mills at Mlayence, ou the Rhine, have exploded, destroying a pprtion of the tipper part of the city, and the church ...