... I A meeting was held on Monday, the Mayor (Ald Thompson) in the chair. NIGHT-SOIL COLLECTION. Several letters were read, the first from a man named Whitfield, who had been accused, in written evidence, )aid before the last meeting of the local board, of having, upon North-bridge, endeavoured to persuade the sub-colleotors of night.soil, in thle service of Mr Stephen Fountain, the contractor, ...

... ghttst Kdo. . 6 13Y ETM AWD DITNATIONA COMPANY's TGmonEQ Ofices. Teqnplo Buljdings, New Street. THE FRENCH SLAVE TRADE. There is no doubt that the Emperor will not renew the contract for supptying the French colonies with negroes. - FIRE AT THE DUKE OF PORTLAND'Si At the Dake of. Portland's, yesterday, a spirit lamp upset in his bed room. The Duke was moved unhurt, but the house steward was ...

... ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP KANGAROO. (From our Liverpool C'orrespondent.) The steamship Kangaroo, which left New York on the 10th instant, arrived at Liverpool yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, with 300 passengers and 250,000 dollars in specie. The political news is important. The President has peremptorily dismissed Robert J. Walker and Frederick P. Stanton from the Governorship and Secretaryship ...

... ?? gattst Fdo. Br ELM-,= AND INTRNATIONAL ComyANYS TwyakWANE. Offices, Temple Bulldings, New Street. RUSSIA. Accounts from St. Petersburg, of the 0th November, mention that winter has set in very severely. During the ights of the 26th and 27th, the Neva was frozen, and navigation completely stopped. TEE LEVIATHAN. The ship moved thirteen inches forward and fourteen aft yesterday morning. The ...

... TO ldpfm?qlis- TURNING THE TABLEs.-We learn that if Lord Shaftes- bury's Act be passed and come into operation, a Christian Mission will at once be started in Islington, where for so many years the Gospel according to Calvin and Luther' has had undisputed sway. High Churchmen have acted on the defensive long enough; some of them at all events are now prepared to adopt another policy. Their ...

... - - - - - thro s; bn Saturday, a new corn exchange, built by the corpo. sudr fy ation, was opened at Newcastle-on-Tyne. the oF The great cattle show at Birmingham commenced on cauw ill, Monday, and is ?? to prove the most successful yet sucl let held in the provinces. atte- ur Not less than 71 fishermea and other inhabitants of the befo 're Shetland isles have parished in the late storms; and ...

... I On Wednesday, a Russian gun was inaugurated at a- Kingstowu, the presentation being made by Sir Richard te Dacres. ia The long-expected and much needed increase to the IS pay of the assistant surgeons of tbe British army to 1Os. h per day has been decided on, and will have retrospective i ec effect from the 23rd alt. I In A deputation from the Merchant Taylors' Company, in consiting of the ...

... I foi TaE BELFAST TEA FRAUDS. 7 We greaty regret to AP hear that this town is not yet done with the ?? reputable an ?? in counexion with the ?? of tbe late John o;f Jamei Moore on the customs. For' the present it would PC not be right to go into particulars; but there is a strong W1 rumour that a very patient investigation has enabled the be Clonatom officials to ?? tea on which no duty has ...

... 1, e 4, % ,% It oECONI) EDITION41 k AMERICA. 1, RRIVAL OF THE B~rI}H AND NORTH AMERICANI t ill ROYAL MAIL STHAM-SIIP AMERICA. 'a Thbe America, Captain Lot, arrived in the Mersey early this morning, bringing from Boston $954,279 and ~- 14,45 sovereignsm and from Hfalifa £5000. ?? dates s. are from New York to the 15th inist. -s The Canada arrived at allaifax on the 18th inst. On the 24th, at 1 ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENE. r - the eo I Sir Rtbert Gerard has left the Clarendon Hoteli Lou-- TII at don, for Garswou'i Warrington. MEse - Mr. Ohlbrles esorge uruns of tbir town, after passing attend kt- the usual examination, received the'degreg of Ph. D. at last, I the university of simsen, Dbcembor 16th,.1867. Gardn er. Joebph lsaling bc placed in the bando of Mr. Holji Joties, Ctle-strst, a ...

... - i- ?? 0 s, THE THEA SHING MACHINE AND THE STEAM Ld ENGINE. Tess Scotch Thrashing Machine remains, at this day, in al- : most precisely the same state in which it was left by its in- ie venter, Mr Andrew Meikie, in the year 1786. This is a re- snerkable fact. It certainly shows either that the mnachine ',must have come from the hands of its inventor in a etate of Itwonderfual perfection, and ...

... ?? ?I0tOL S;ATURDAIP, DIEcSSMnE 26, 1857. ?? aM variety of interesting FPoreign and Dorne1ict*D News, -see the Suzpplemfent.c TH E SUEiIEVALTY-Wuto's TO PAY ?-We understand e that the foars wvho dictate to the Tory majority ot the Town a Council whom they shall and whom thley shall not appoint to I Civic offices, have, by their ill-advised and precipitate llunkeyism fl in regard to 'itr. ...