... d BEQUESTS BY THE LATE MR. WHYTE, BOOKSELLER. a -We understand that the late Mr. William Whyte, cl bookseller, has left some valuable bequests to the a Free Church. He leaves a sum of £7000 to found a a church at the Cowgate-head, £5000 of which is to be ft devoted to the building of the church, and £2000 for Ii an endowment for the minister's stipend. He has also fi bequeathed about £1500 to ...

... RIVETS TRUST PAOCEEbINGS. fYefe2'day, aspecf ?? of the Clyde 'Tust; ZSs held for the purpose of re'~ising the report of the dpdtation wirhiliad been sent to Londqn tC wvatch overtlje progress of fhe ilibw Clyde NavigmAibf BilT-the Lord Prwot' iet the chair, Mr. Tfther read the reporitp as follows RMRT'-ny TieffsErtnTOA., Agreea~ffy to the appointment of the committee, this 6114. tation ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS-F RDAY, MAY 21. ?? Ad' tIJVAI'IkJINO-XUL'tlAl, IVI\Y ?? The SPEAuER took the chair at four o'clock. The Caledonlian Railway (Branch to Port-Carlisle Railway) Bill was read a third time and passed. BREACH OF PRMILrEGE. Mr. OLIVE called the attention of the House to a breach of its privileges coimsitted by the printer and publisher of the Carlisle xexiinear newspaper. He (Mr. ...

... (From the Tiinen) Till Friday it was the question of the we& iheow the debate-ceusld possibly be got over by Whitsuntide. It could not be adjourned, and the holidays could not be trenched upon. There were at least fifty mere to speak, Annd some of the longest had to come. Scaroe a mouth had ibeen opened on the Ministerial side, the occupants of the Treasury bench being quite content with ...

... TOWN COUN 'CIL PPMOCEEDINGS. A meeting of Council was held.- yesterday-the L ?? vost iii tire chair. Lod ru Mr. IHARVEY 'WaSsSworn im as the repres~entative of the Fourth Wead, in the room oif the late Mr. Cirrrles Gray. COAL ON THlE GREEN. A deputation was admitted to presenttioemorials againlst -thle resolution to work the coal under tire Green. IMr. THOMAS BiNNIE read a, inenrorial signed ...

... IN DIA AND ChINA. 01j THE CA.CUTTA MAIL. rt, i We (Times) have received the following telegram from our Malta correspoudent:- May 22. er, Alexandria, MIay 16.-The Calcutta and Ch ina 9-9ils Io- leave to-day with intelligence from Clalcutta to 2)'d April; n- Madras 28th; and Hong Kong, 13th. ihe I Tlraens from officers at Allahabad Confirml thcillte]] Mde gence ofbthe relief of Azinghur, hy ...

... GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF E. ESTABLISHED CHURCH. ie FRIDAY, MAY 21. 3- - The Assembly met this morning--Rev. Dr. Leishman Y. Moderator. on CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN CHURCHES. - re Dr. Nisbet (in the absence of Mr. William Robertson, the 1e convener) gave in the report of tbe Committee on Corre- spondence with Foreign Churches. . The report called atten- s- tion to the great number of Scotch ...

... (The following appeared i~z aour Late Edition' of Wornday :) -a _ i ?? I (From the Times.) Till Friday it was the question of the week how the debate could possibly be got over by Whktsuntide. It could v not be adjourned, and the holidays could not be trenched upon. There were at least fifty moie to speak, and some of the longest had to come. Scarce a mouth had been opened on the Ministerial ...

... KIRKIiTNTILLOCH ANGLERS' CLUB. CITY GENTS. AND COUNTRY LAIRDS-FILCHING OF THE OLD PRI VILEGRS. Title reporter of the club writes as ?? members of this chflu held their first competition this season on Thurs day last. On Friday evening the club met in Mrs. Russell's tV comnpare takis and award the prizes, when, notwithstand- ing that the day had been very unfavourable for the sport, -1r. ...

... (The follo icing appseared in our Late Edition of Wednweday :) S C CAMPBELL- -- DE-- J rT C. THE RiF.CAPTURE OF LUCKNOW. (From the Governor-General's Gazette, April 5.) From Sir Colin Campbell, General, Cooninander-in-Clief in India, to the Right Hon. the Viscount Canning, Governor- General of India, &c. Camp La Martinibre, Dated Lucknow, March 22, 1858. M~y Lord,-I have the honour to ...

... The brilliancy of the Birthday Drawing Room suffered somewhat from the present troubled state of the political and official worlds, and the crowningt reception of the season can scarcely be reported an average one. Of the ladies who did attend taoo multlch can hardly be said, either as to the taste or magnificence of their attire; and there were some present who so rarely visit the Drawing ...

... SCOTCH UNIVERSITY BILL (From the Morning Post.) tl We suggested in a former article that the Uni- e entity Courta which the Lord Advocate proposes to iE ,taiblish in each of the Scottish universities ought to p rensist of more than from five to seven members, as a Otherwise it ?? not always be possible to command n the prescribed quorum of three for the despatch of s4 busincss We said that ...