... MERCURY OFFICE, THfUnsDA., ELEVEN O'CLOOM. TURKEY. CO2STANTLNOPLE, April 21.-A heavy storm of ,,ow has fallen, and severe storms have caused many disasters in the Black Sea. The Lloyd's steamer Ferdinando has been wrecked at Varna. COMIMIENTS OF THIE LONDON PAPERS. The Times again draws attention to the unparal- leled position of the Government in the House of Commons. The same paper has a ...

... SUBMEIRGING TELEGRAPH CABLES. This subject has ci'lt, d c Cnsiderable attention o3 during the last six or sa C:! WO'i-5, at the Institution St of Civil Engineers, Great George Strect, West- v nminster. The papers read being important, and St followed by elaborate discussions, the following ]E abstract vill be interesting at the present time. A ti paper wvas read before Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P. ...

... MERCURY OFFICE, WEDNESDAY, ELEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON. Da BErNARD.-Last night Dr Bernard was pre- sent at Wyld's Reading Rooms, Leicester Square. He was received with very warm congratulations, and made a speech on the occasion of his health being drank. He said- Gentlemaen, I thank you for this demonstration; you do not drink my health, but the health of your own country, you drink to liberty, ...

... TuiAL OF THl1 SMITHS AT GLOUCESTEn.-Mr Smith addressed the jury at the close of the case from a written statement. His wife's confession or adultery with Leach drove himn to the attempt. He gave a graphic description or his wife on her knees, with his children about her, imploring forgiveness. The idea racked his mind that the children wcre not his own. Hle promised to forgive his wife if she ...

... MEMBERS OF ESTABLISHED ASSEMBLYI Abertarff-Rev. Messrs J. Macintyre, Kiltoni- vaig; and A. Clerk, Kilmalie.-ninisters. A. Pater- son, Esq., of Spring Hall, elder. Arbroath-Rev. Messrs Anderson, Kirkden; and Milligan, Guthrie-ministers. Alex. Dickson, Esq., Pearsiehill, elder. Ayr-Rev Dr Stirling of Galston; Rev. Messrs Blair of Straiton; R. E. Murray of New Cumnock; Findlay of Kirkoswald; and ...

... Yesterday morning a meeting of the electors in this ward was held in the Old Chapel of Ease, Bac- clench Street, for the purpose of nominating a can- didate or candidates for the office of Town Coun- cillor, vacant by the resignation of Mr Matheson. w On the motion of Mr Peter Scott, Bailie Stephen- tI son took the chair. Si The CHAIRMAN, before commencing with the busi- ness of the meeting, ...

... LONDON. The violence of the wind yesterday was the cause of the Leviathan parting from her port bow chains 20 feet below the hawser hole. A second stern chain broke and allowed her bows to swing in towards the Deptford shore. The chief officer soon repaired the mishap by making fast hawsers to the stern moorings of the hospital ship, which kept her from further drifting, and, with the aid of ...

... On Saturday, at the Western Circuit, Bristol, be- fore Mr Justice Crowder and a special jury, the Court was crowded to excess to hear the trial of an action by a young Italian lady, who is stated to be of high descent, but who, owing to the misfortunes of her family, has lately precised as a teacher at Clif- ton, to recover compensation for her having been worried by a bear. Mr PRIDEAUX, in ...

... BANKRUETCY EXAMINATION. (Before Sheriff Hlallard.) Ch IS Tl{P sEQu6strao=W or GEORGB FORtES& Ti The examination of George Forbes, wine ma-r I chant, Howe Street, tfook place yesterday. 'The sederunt included Mr- 1. Marshall, aecountant,.trustbe, Dr and Mr Ord, W.S-, agent in the sequestration. WI The bankrupt leponed'x commenced businessas Te n wine 'nerchantr in Edihrbsurgh in 1844, when I ...

... To-niglht the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to develope his financial scheme, and make the coun- try acquainted with his ways and means to provide for a deficiency of, according to the estimate of the Press, something approaching to L.6,000,000. This deficiency, says our cotem- porary, is the result partly of redemptions of debt made obligatory upon the present year by the Acts which ...

... The Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Monday next, will move that the House shall, upon Friuay, 0: the 30th inst., resolve itself into a committee to con- : sider the Act of the 16th and 17th Vic., cap. 95, to ci provide for the Government of Iudia. If that mo- b tion shall be agreed to, the following resolutions will o be moved in committeebythe right hon. gentleman:- V 1. That as the ...

... The Herald's Paris correspondent says -The town of Ibraila on the Danube has been com- pletely burnt. Most of the houses were of wood. The amount of damage is not stated. PARIS, Tuesday.-The Constitutionnel con- tains an article signed by the Director, in which he says- No honest man in France or England can doubt the guilt of Bernard. We will only say to those of our neighbours who desire ...