... In the h-ouse of Lords last night the Royal a Assdlnt wvas given by commission to a number of g B1ills. The Jewv Bills were postponed, owing to the indisposition of Bord Derby. In reply to the v Duke of Bucoleuch, Lord Hlardinge stated that a additional militia regiments would be called outlt far traininrg in the course of the autumn.E In the House o f Commons the consideration of a the ...

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... MERCURY OFFICE, FRIDAY, ELEVEN o'CLOCK. COMMENTS OF THE LONDON PAPERS. The Times in a leader ?? Bright has de- livered himself of a splendid reverie on the future of India. Had the Camaen Sybil suddenly taken pos- session of the floor of the Holuse of Commons she could not have spoken more sublimely, or, we are sorry to add, less to the purpose. He requests the House to undo not only the work ...

... FRAI?.TCE. PAtREe, Thnrsday.-Tbe Bank of 3Fi'aee hasM reduced the rate of' discounit to 8k per cent. The Paris corresponldent of the Times learns that an additional article to the convention be- tween Nicaragula and Costa Rica and M~itlanld & Company, declares that the convention will not be valid unless .Stepheis & Co., of New York, who have a previous coatract, allow June to pass over ...

... JUSTICE TO SCOTLANID. (FRost roercer.)h There is a paper called the GiaSflOwU (JemmeOa2U'aldi. rrn Whether, as its nlamle imports, it its republican, weve k-now not, but it is dccided'lv anti--publicass. Its hos- i tility to the sale of ardent spirits and other fluids has tic taken acurious turn. It seens that the cottage in un which Rtobert Burns weas born is nowv occupied-but au let the G. 0 ...

... - C, vat anh fras'qiu. 1 The Marquis of Exeter, H.G., Lord Steward of the Queen's Household, had an audience of her Majesty on 1oanday at Buckingham Palace, and presented a resolution of tle House of Lords, that William Constable Maxwell, Esq., uad proved his claim to the title of Lord Herries, of Terregles, Scotland. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by Col, F. II Seymour, was ...

... V V t 5 t t. ('LEEKS TO WRITERS TO THE SIGNPOT Y AND SOLICITORS. -ro ?? 0F TI55E CALEDOttXKt ?? 1 SIn,-I notice that a movement is in progress c almeng the Writers to the Signet and Solicitors, to dispense with thle services of their clerks during the evening. They propose that during vacation theyI sheuld attend from nine to five, and then be at liberty for the rest of the day. This is ...

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... Coltonel H. AxV. Parke, comrottanding the Chathamll Diyoijn of the Ritual Marine Lnight Infantry, re- ceivwed an order fromn the Admiralty, on Tuesday, to held in readiness detachments of the Royal lMaarines, to embarki on board the Terrible, 21, the Hydra. C^4 an(L the Arguks, 6, attached to the steam rcset'ves The M~arlhvorotigh. 131, Captain Lord F. IKerrX was heicadl inspected. and her ...

... The latest American advices report the arrival at New York of a British steam-yacht from Ber- muda, bearing despatches from Sir Hoaston Stewart, wlhicii were at once sent on to Lord Napier. The despatches had reference to the recent proceedings in the Cuban waters. The New York papers assert that the commanders have incurred the displeasure of the British Admiral by their want of discretion. ...

... COMMENTS OF THlEl IONYDON PAPERS. The Times, in a leader on the question on she search for slaves, ?? the rights of the case, and however far the Amxericans may he ready to go at present in compliance, for peace sake. *.v cannot but look forwvard to the day when it will he more disagreeable, and, at the same time, more stn- necessary for the American to submit., and a et:!l greater let down to ...

... THME EPISCOPAL SYNOD AND THE BISHIOP OF BRECBIN. The Synod of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church met the other day, in this city, when the subject of the Bishop of Brechin's Charge, and the Declarations and Remonistrances in connection with it, were taken into consideration. At the meet- ing, the following Pastoral Letter, w.hich reads less equivocally than previous documents issued by ...