... THIE ATTACKS ON THES AUMIBAG1I. Inl addition to what we gave on Saturday, from the Ben)gal Hurkatru, we take the following from the Tit} es' Calcutta correspondent:- The advance into Oide is still postponed, and the events of the fortnight, therefore, are not of very ex- citing interest. Such as they are, they are all de- cidedly in our favour. Onl the 12th of June Sir Janes Outram was ...

... TI1E OF TRAINS LEIVING hiNJB3UIJGH FOR UNDEIMaENTIONED PLACES. FEPRiIUARY 18S5. a: The abbreviations vithin pareutliesis-(Cal.), (S. C.), (E. and G.), (N. B.), (E. P. and D.) -signify Caledonian, Scottish Central, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Normh British, and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railrways respectively, and intimate that the trains start from the' termini o these railways in Edinburgh at ...

... FRANCE. PARIS, Tuesday.-The despatch from Lord Malmesbury has at length been communicated by Lord Cowley to Count 'Walewski. ?? ERLAND. Letters from Berne state that the Federal Coin- missioners demand the dissolution of the Italian Mutual Aid Society, and that Frencb refugees are to be confined to the interior. CAPE OF GOOD HlOPE. The Norman steamer has arrived. She left the Cape on the 29th ...

... FREE CHURCH COMMlISSION. This commission met yesterday in St Luke's Church -Dr J. J. Wood, moderator. The following applications for sanction to pastoral charges were given in -Aberdour, Blairgowrie (second charge), Boharn, Glasgow (Fiinuieston, Govan Street, and Young Street), Loanhend, and i'arland Applications for colleagues and successors were also given in from the Rev. Mr Craig, Rothesay ...

... CONVERSAZIONE OF THE ROYAL MEDICAL SOCiETY. Last night, the 121st anniversary of this society was celebrated by a conversazione in their Hall, 7 Melbourne Place. It was customary, in past years, to hold an annual dinner; but two years ago Dr Alex. Duff, son of the celebrated missionary, proposed that a conversazione should be tried. This succeeded so admirably that the President was induced to ...

... TLr. LAST TicEaTe-L.A-v MALE.-It is motxz all unlikely that Lord Canning will be shortly pre- sented with his ticket-ofileave from India to Erglard. TEE MUTINY XNT APS Womtr.-An old lady being asked what she thought of the mutiny in ladia, re- plied that, to her mind, it was e:otremely ' llindeodi- . cious. Tnz ASIATIC M1vs:m.-Theswaiter at Bclamsysny describes Disraeli as - a mixture of ...

... Gort Spil t AC THE EXCISE SALARY QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN 1jERSCURY. SIR,-I was disposed to hope that my late letter to you, concluding with None else to enter, would have been my last on the subject of the salary ques- tion. Will you, however, permit me, as an old offi- cer, to state how pleased I am to find that iln satis- faction you expressed with the tuernese made to ...

... 9Drx ts t ot te. THE HORSE-TANIENG ART. Io TItE EDITO` OrF TIHE CALEDONIAN M31t1CURY. SIR,-TliC following facts, as related by a well- 1g;wO writer, as they may not be uninteresthig to Your readers, and probably not known to many, may be deeed Worthy of a corner in yonr journal, as hbro~ting some light upon the wonderful art which 1r llarev possesses of subduing the horse. They arc taken from ...

... ?4111pclial [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)] HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY. The Royal assent was given by commission to the following Bills:-Consolidated Fund (LI 0,000,000) Bill, Consolidated Fund ?? Bill, and the Marine Mutiny Bill. PASSING TOLLS., Lord STANLEY of ALD)ElLEY presented a petition from Newcastle-on-Tyne, in favour of the abolition of passing tolls, and asked whether Go- vernment had intended ...

... . . 1. , - I ?? i- I -0.AaVal-alib , ?ilifarly ?Nllfcffiplltc, . - ?? A-- The followring circular has been issued from the reerurts1T! 'dcpartmentIJiorse Guards:- 4 ?? the rtancc of tlhs Secretary of State for WAY' thee General Cdon nshdin ?? directs it to I e'.notified that so'diers 9'wh6 Tave puirchased their dis- .,.ehage, or obtained a freedischarge by indulgence, and . ...

... AGENTS FOR TRi1L CGALEDO-LXY MERCURY. Aberdeen .-A. & R. 31ilue, Glasgow -W. Love, St Athenmuin Enoch Square Do. .L. & J. Smith. Greenock ___Mrs Owen. Do. -W. P'anton. Illaddington..J. Millen. Do. ?? 'VWyllie and Do. -G. Smiles. Soil. FHavick _1Z. Black. Aberlady ?? F. Mitchell. Do. --J. Dalgleish. Alloa ?? Lothian. .Inveresk J. Gordon. Arbroath ..-James Smith. lnverkeithgMai Campbell. Do. ...

... fudgil zlittIliplut. ITALY. A letter fromn Rome of the 20th says:- The proximity of Easter is now bringing in crowds of foreigners from Florence, and crowds of others back from Naples. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton arrived two days ago, and took up their residence in the Mignanelli Palace. Two celebrities of different kinds are now in Rome-Frederica Bremer, and Hume, the conjuror. RUSSIA. ...