... Letters from Alexandria state that the brother of E the Sultan Houcein, the chief sovereign of Darfotur, was about to visit France, Elnglaind, and the other principal States of Europe. Darfoiu is a state of Central Africa, near Nubia and Kordufali, inhabited X by a black Mahometaii population. It carries on a considerable trade by means of caravans. An Eng- lish agent lately visited Cobbe, the ...

... r. WILLIAM CONNAL & CO.'S MONTHLY CIRCUI-kR.. k Glasgow, 31st December, 187 *y The last two months of the year which has now run its 18 ie course have presented a, sad contrast to the fair promises of 18 i- commercial prosperity with which it opened. The causes 1 ~d which had contributed, during 1856, to disturb the monetaryat r.relations of the country were passing away, and though the 1 S. ...

... - -lT'TTT TN - -\TIl- s )lEETImG IN EDINBURGH. A public meeting in favour of the improvement of the t Scottish Universities was held in Queen Street Hall on N Wednesday afternoon, at the request of the Acting Com- SI mittee of the Association for the Improvement and Extension A of the Scottish Universities. The hail was completely s( crowded by a large and enthusiastic audience. Among the si ...

... TO THE EDIPrO OF TEE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. SIR-The Leith rmerchant's defence of the first ch- noxious order issued by the Landing Surveyor to the Lockers of H.M. Customs at Leith, which ap- peared in the columns of the Celedonian .llercury raised against him, and from all quarters, a perfect torrent of just indignation. Has he really got nothing to say in defence of Order No. 2 ? The orders, to ...

... BIY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM. INDIA. The Globe is authorised to state, that the re- port of Captain Shorte and Lieutenant Turner, of the 64th Regiment, leaving been killed at Luck- now is incorrect. There is every reason to be- lieve that they are alive and well. L r o CHINA. Letters from China, published in -the Paris Pays, states that the persecution of Christians was going on in that country to an ...

... Icjri~t Of tf v 5t1. SH AE ! IAr3IAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL. anc (IrRom E nE) thie stil There are two parties to all pomps, ceremonials, i and S:r-e ?? that are seen and those the that ace. The latter party, we I elieve, takes as warm tro an interest in these scenes as ever. The world of ro sperutor' still loves ceremonial dearly, and keeps rati the sacred fl'me alive. To this day Line-tenths ...

... UNITED INDUSTrIAL SCHOOL. The annual examination of the United Industrial School took place yesterday; and at the close a pub- lic meeting was held in the hall of the institution- Lord Murray in the chair. On the platform were- Lord Neaves; Lord Campbell; Lord Handyside; Dr Lee; Dr Gairdner; Sheriff Hallard; Adam Black, Esq., M.P.; J. Boyd, Esq.; Richard Moir, Esq.; Dr Woodford; Dr Schmitz; Mr ...

... JANTUARY 1858. %, The abbreviations within parenthesis-(Cal.), (S. C.), (E. and G.), (N. B.), (E. P. and D.)-signify-Caledonian, Scottish Central, Edinburgh and Glasgow, North British, and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railways respeetively, and intimate that the trains start from the termini of these ?? in Edinburgh at the hours stated. Aberdeen, (S. C.), 6 30, 8, 12 am. ; 8 45 p.m. Aberdeen ...

... Yesterday was a merry day in Edinburgh. Al- most everybody, except toydealers, booksellers, and those whose business it is to contribute to the amuse- ment of the public, left off work, determined to enjoy to the fullest extent the annual holiday. Daring the whole of the day immense crowds paraded the streets, genetally in the most orderly manner. It would have been unnecessary to have ...

... The following paper relative to the imprisonment of the engineers, Watt and Park, at Salerno, has just been published with the Parliamentary papers. ACTING CONSUL BARBAR TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON. (Received Dec. 5.) (Extract.) Naples, Nov. 28, 1857. I have the honour to report to your Lordship that on the 25th instant I proceeded, together with M1r Park, to Salerno, to visit the two engineers. ...

... Iff ga &tffliplza- ?? ITALY. A letter from Naples of the 22d says:- The alarm has ceased, and we find ourselves without any damage whatever in this city; but the news from the provinces is lamentable. The greatest injury has been done between Potenza and Valla di Diana. Potenza only exists in part, and the inhabitants have deserted the houses. In the country of'Tito, accord- ing to the ...

... THE EXPEDITION TO UTAE. The New York Tribuine gives some extracts from an officer of high rank in the Utah expedition, who dates from Camp, Sweetwater River, October 18, and says- Here we are, 918 miles from Fort Leavenworth, and only 2-? miles from the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, which divides the waters running east for the Gulf of Mexico from those emptying into the Pacific. ...