... I TO THIE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. 1] SIR,-In your excellent article exposing the mis- representations of the Times, regarding the Scotch Univer- f Bities, you have allowed several of its assertions to pass un- challenged-assertions which, in Scotland, have excited-con- t siderable indignation. Now, as it is important that the subject should be fully discussed before the introduction of a ...

... I The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul- T General Green vas received at the Foreign-office, iiaotgh ata, Jan. 29, 4.25 p.m.: ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 26. di The Bombay arrived at Suez yesterday, with S Bonibay dates to 2nd inst. ti Sj Colin Campbell -was still at Cawnpore at the £U SI date of latest advices, but was shortly expected to S ove westwyard with a powerful force. SI b Sir James ...

... 1 SUDA FYEVEPBNG SBZ VICBT IWESTMINSTER I I IBBEF. In accordance with previous announcement,West- h minster Abbey was opened yesterday evening, for the first n time in its history, for evening service; and so far as nue- tl bers are concerned, what the dean had spoken of as pro- P visional and experimental, proved highly satisfactory in the fi inauguration. Seven o'clock being the hour fixed ...

... I ., I FRIDAY EVENxas . A slight improvement is observable in the market for home mining stocks, the present low price' in. ducing inquiries for shares of a bona fide description The following may be given as some of the quota. tions current to-day, viz. :-East Russell, 3; Wheal Edward, 7; Sortridge Console, 1,; Alfred Coneola, 12 to 12,; Wheal Trelawney, 25 to 26; Herodafoot, 7; West Basset, ...

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... WHO LS T) HRAVE THE PA TRONAGE OF INDIA.? Io ?? EDITOR or' TflE MORNING CHRONILE.- SIR-Do Ministers intend to benefit the inhlabitants of India by superseding the East India Company, or are they going to do it in order that they may monopolies all the patronage which they have hitherto had to divide with the Company, and thus acquire such corrupt ita- fluence as will enable them to stave off ...

... IRELANSD. SIARIRI-WE OF Tll! PtRINScS uYtvt,. l r~taud tils\oe-bintiln t Navor iofCork) has l4 special mecting of tht Council, for Monday t t:t!.e jitO consideration tho adepltion of all aait~ul~ to le M0jsty up0n1 tlii? fl IIririage of the Princess ill OF VIE DtvXE or DEVONSfIRL-TIHE ltVgE AND Itt cr Cee~llICcO of the funeral of the DUa:e of Dwvon. ?? ?? apltointed to takoe phlce on i tesdav, ...

... | LATEST SIUlMARY. Her Majesty held a drawing-room yesterday(satrI- day at St. Jates's-palace on the occasion of the royal ?? (Saturday) morning, the mayor and corporation of Birmingham waiteden the Prince and Princess Frederick.Willia- of Prussia at Buckingham. palace, and presented an address of con- gratulation to their royal highnesses upon their marr- ?? increase necessary to, make up the ...

... ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO : I ~ASSASSINATE' THE EMPEROR & EMPRESS 7 OF THE FRENCH. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. PAniS, Friday Morning. The Moniteuvr of to-day gives the following notice of an attempt on the emperor and the empress, which has created great excitement in Paris:- Last night, at half-past eight o'clock, at the moment of their majesties' arrival at the operas three explosions of shells were heard. ...

... On Sunday evening last, in accordance with a re- quisition from a number of influential clergymen and laymen, that Westminster-abbey might be readered more available for the great Christian ordinance of preaching, and probably from regard to recent cir- cumstances which have taken place in reference to Exeter-hall, the dean and chapter of Westminster threw open the doors of the venerable ...

... I . The following manifesto las just been published by the Parliamentary Reform committee to the-people of Great Britain and Ireland:- Fellow count ?? Majesty's government have led you to expect that they will lay before par- liament next session, a bill for :the reform of the House of Commons. In that announcement Yom heard the echo of the determination you avowed at the late general ...

... ; THE -LEVIATHAN STEAM-SHIP. . In the course of Monday morning, the hydraulic rams were brought to bear on the cradles, and a calculation of their relative powers showed that a propelling force of more than 4,0'00 tons will be, available for the first active movement. At three o'clock everything was in perfect readiness, when an accident occurred through the negli- gence of a river pilot. The ...