... Last night a public meeting was held in the 33uccleuch Street Hall, to express the feelings of working men on the present overcrowded and uncom- fortable state of their houses. There was a large attendance, composed almost entirely of working men. Mr George M'IKay was Toted to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said there was scarcely a subject in regard to which the working classes could possibly ...

... BLAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWZEEN POtRTOBEJLLO AND LEITHI. TO-THE EDLTOR OF THE CALEDONIATL 31ERI UT. Sift,-A& your readers are mostlv aware, there was formerly run between Leith and Portobello,-on the ?? railway. a passenger coach three tinms a-day. Though the conveyance was almost of the worst pos- sible description, occupying abht twenty-fiza milute, in. the journey, and landing the. ...

... THE -WEATHER AND CROPS. AuBEnDuEN.-A great quantity of rain: has fallen within the last foar or five weeks in this' ineighbour- hood, greatly, on the whole, to the benefic of ihe crops, only the. hay has suffered somewhat already, 'I and will do so more should the present broken ri weather continue much longer. During the lest few 'nWghts, the tendency hash been to- frost, which has, no doubt, ...

... TaIE OF TRAMS LBAVMG EUINEURGH FOB UNDERMENTIONED PILACSS. AJlLY. 1859. *. The- abbreviations withia-parenthesis-(CaL), (S. C.), (E.ant G.), (N. B.), (E. P. and D.)-signify Caledaa, SScottli . Catral, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Nor*h British, and Edinburgh. Perth, and- Dundee Railways respectively and intimate that the trains start from th% termini o7 bliese railways in Edinburgh at the hours S%44 ...

... Yesterday a number of gentlemen met in the ap: Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of hearing a Ne report from the deputation sent to London, on the Vn' subject of the 'Universities Bill, by the inhabitants. On the motion of Mr Duncan A'Larcnj Dr Greville to took the chair. fm Mr ROBERT CHADsnuRs made the fol.lowing report on behalf of the deputation :-In compliance with ex your wishes, I ...

... APPREHENSION OF CHINESE OFFIC[ALS BY THE BRITISH. Tke Tirnes publishes a communication from Hong- Kong, dated 5th May. It states,-Peh-Kwei, oar Viceroy of Canton, the Tartar General, the Hoppo, and another high official of our setting up were takee into custody this week, by order of Mr Parker and the other Commissioners. The charge against them was probably undeserved, that of intriguing with ...

... BY EL.ECTRIC TELEG RAPrH. * - ' - se! HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAtn . th The H1use met at~five o'clock. Al THE EX-ICING OF OUDE. The Earl of DERBY, in reply to a questiou from the Marquis of Clauricarde, stated that ?? St1 of Onde was now a State prisoner' in nalcutta, to awaiting the result of an investigation Jinto his con- hi! duct, with the view of ascertaining how fr he Was h S implicated in the ...

... L AX I EN S X E WA 8-. 7TX _. 115' ?? (hosusa..II( T l -rnesdn; 11oBrnire.g U Y E-LEOTitIC TELEGRAPH, The Tties pubifliossw. tli l~e beiniii of aI series of 14tters . om their, special. ?? in India: te reA t -will f follow according tctleirt heante That thiehi appeared, yes- t terday morning isrfrom the canmp at Bareilly, dated May 14. .i It contains a detailed accouft ef the miovenments of ...

... We (Times) have received the follosing telegram from our Corfu correspondent, dated July 22:- Alexandria, July 18. The Calcutta and China mails have arrived, with dates from Calcutta to the 18th of June; Madras, to the 20th- and Hong Kong, to the 7th. Gwalior was recaptured from the rebels on the 10th of June. The cavalry and artillery were in pursuit of the enemy. The Ranee of Jhansi ...

... HOUSE OF CONIONS-TuESDAY. 'LJUbtlS UIp UVUIVIiUUN-ILUbtSUAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. New writs xvere ordered, on the motion of Sir WM. JOLt- LIFFE, for South Devon in the room of Sir J. Y. Buller, and for South Cheshire in the room of M\Ir. Wir. T. Egerton, both of whom have accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. e The following resolution, in reference to the private busi- h ...

... (From the Greenock Advertiser of Yesterday.) TxE Moons.-The grouse on the adjoining moors are more numerous and in finer condition than they have been for the last five years. There is not the slightest appearance of disease. The coveys are large, healthy, and strong on the wing, and number from six as high as twelve and thirteen birds each, so that, should the weather continue at all fa- ...

... tlh~e HE;RALD OrFICE, Moniday oij') t, wag. ?? BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA PH. ut P SPECIAL DESPATC-'C id (From the Times of this Morning.) and INDIA AND CHINA. s We have received the following telegram from om, Malt& lal- correspondent:- Alexandria, Jilly 7. igh The Calcutta and China mails have arrived to-dily with ind intelligence from Calcutta to the 3d of June; , i:;iras, to. the the 10th; ...