... TOWN COUNCIL FROCELDINGS. f ,S'len'dp, dla.I/ S. The Council smet specially this day-the Lolrrovost lee 1Ipresiding : an I PRESENT-The four Baillies, the Dean ofS|Guild Dr St Christie, Messrs Williams, Sheplherd, . lboss, See H. Ross, Cruickshanle, Henderson, Gi, roeJine I son, and J. Jamieson. mi 3 THIE UNIVERSITY QUESTION. 'it - Tle PROVOST stated that tdis was a special mecting called Sh, ...

... of A IsRETIxN of the Graduates of Mlarisehal College and Uni- es versity was held in the Divinity Cisse Room yesterday, for a the purpose of cosideriig the Universities' Commissioners' ld report, nd the Lord Advocate's Bill. There was a nainier- of ens attendance. The following gentlemen among others a, were present :-Rev. Dr Murray (in thle chair), Rev. Dr in David Browvn, Rev, Adanm Corbet, ...

... THE FALL OF LUCKNONV. (Fromc thce Timcs' Special Correspocsdecct.) Ior Head Quarters, Luckicow, March 290. ci; My last despatch brought the narrative of events uip to the sp close of the 14th of March. We had then attacked the Im- is aumbilarrah, orlinninbarra, %with such vigour that the eneir y, sic dismayed by the stern onslaught, by the fire of our artillery, in. and by the lesson they had ...

... THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE UNIVER- SITIES' COMMISSION. - . .1,- - --.:1 - - l -- :.- - I THE Town Council resolved, at a special meeting on b Saturday, to stand by the report of the Royal Com- missioners on the Universities of Aberdeen. They evi- | dently feel that it is not enough to hold a merely A negative position, and that, if they desire to defeat the Lord Advocate's bill, and at the same ...

... FRANCE. Scol PrAIs, Thursday Evening. - Thoe Monltew, hI its official fav( columnus, publishes it long list of now appointinonts in virtue of ass the recent menasur of Goneral Espilasse, Minister of tho In- ases terior. Theso new appointments inehudo seven scerotalics.gone- Eng ral of prefecturc, 19 vice prefects, and 32 miembers of the Council I Bou of Prefecture. Cra It is generally reported ...

... THE LORD ADVOCATE'S BILL ON THE UN-t VERSITIES. t LAST week we laid before our readers the sul stanee of the report of the Royal Commissioners on the Aberdeen I Universities. To-day we publish the Lord-Advocate's c Bill, at present before Parliament. If we had no great t reason to be satisfied with the one, we have every real- son to be dissatisfied with the other. The Commis- i sioners have ...

... I %511 SCOTCH COUNTY FIRANCHISE.-T he following (18) : Seotch members voted in the minority on Thlnrsday night in C t favour of Mr Caird's motion for leavo to bring in a bill to C ofSctadwttatod uf assimilate the county franchise of Scotland with tlat of d e- England:-Sir J. Anderson, Mr Baxter, Mr Black, Mr B il Bouverie, Mr Buchanan, Sir EB Colebrooke, Mr Cowan, Mr C l Craufurd, Mr Dalglish, ...

... THE CENSURE OF LORD CANNING.-EXPECTED MINISTERIAl CRISIS. The Times is informed that a meeting was held at Cam- bridge House (the residence of Lord.Palmerston) on Sunday, at which it was resolved to move a resolution in the House of Commnons on Thulrsday next oilthe subject of the despatch from Lord Ellenborough, censuring the issue of Lord Can- ning's prodlasation to the people of Oud6, and ...

... - . 1 1 T - .. - > I .L.. TIE annual meeting of the friends of this Institution was held yesterday, within the Sohool-room, in Skene Street G. Thompson, jun., Esq. of Pitnedden, the President, o- cupied the ehair. The attendance chiefly consisted of The children wvre present, and their appearance certain- ly did credit to the teachers, Misses Mackay. After prayer, by Rev. Mr Parker, The ...

... alnDt NEuDAY, rotMy,,'t.4 .WEDNESDAY, W~ay 12,1858. PAR L IA MEN T. n' -'I'11E r5EVI.TONt 01 TIME LJIUP617. CurssCISzs of all denominations are becoasing in these s days the subjects of lay criticism from a less suspicious lo quarter than hitherto. The critics used to be, for the tl usost part, its ad\orsaries. Scepticism and dissent have rc divided the task of critising Establishments. Notso ...

... P I r, L I A M E N T. HOUSE OF LORDS-T-gsday, May 11. The Royal assent was given, by Commission, to tho EKehbe I at Bills (R2OO,000)0 Bill. Exchequer Bonds (£2,000,000bV1Dill, Customs Duties (No. 2) Bill, Excise Duties Bill. Customs DutiesI Bill, Cambridge University Matriculation and Degrees Bill, and numerous private Bills. 11IF TILE PROPOSED CENSURE OF GOVERNMENT - ESL~IGNATroN.S OF ,as THE ...

... = BY BLECTRIO TEGBAPH. aAH I t( INDIA AND CHINA-MALTA DESPATCH. P Rohilcuid is in the possession of the rebels, who are said to be 100,000 stroig. An amnesty iS offered in Oude to all those who 01 return to tbeir allegiance - mutineers excepted. No China piI news. ie At Caflcutta imports quiet. Exports unchanged. Supplies ti moderate, and money market easy. Freights dull. Madras mar- So kets ...