... PICKINGS FRIOM THE COURT JOURNAL. M. Cavos, the Russian, has received the cross for his plait for the gigantic oiiera-biouse at Paris. Ii For thle first titte in Prussia, a, Jew has been admitted to SC thle office of barrister. 0 A rumo~ur is current that the King of 'Naples intends abdi- *o. eaiting. One hundredl thousand pounds, it is said, will Change hands on Tixi pholite aolonle. ,'l'he ...

... I X board MIONDAY MORNIN\7G, SEPTEMBER {. The - - - vthicell XVv have received the Mielbourne papers, Avlic iiiruing s're- had the intelligence down to the .1.5th July-the dil.y pre- )f th ceding the sailing of the Eimen for Suez. Noi -with- 16; in standilllg the OperatiOnS in the gold-ficlds ?? beonl 5s5ll- rather retarded by the scarcity of water whii.: pre- tithe rerdn- rew; vailed during ...

... TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE AT WOLVERHIAMPTON. (From thec Times.) di On Thursday, at the Old Bush Tan, Wolverhampton, Mr. _T. M. Phillips, coroner, held an inquest on the, body of twyo persons, named respectively Jane RBowdler and John Bebes, whio met with their deaths near that town under the extra- g ordinary circumstances detailed in the fol'lowiug evidence: & W. Handley, a miner, depiosed thatat 5 ...

... on ARIUVAL AT PELTH. Er. Exactly at ten minutes past eleven o'clock on Wednesday ~ rot forenoon, the royal train arrived at the Perth General at ed Station. Long before that time the platform was quite at10 Lh. crowded with parties desirous of seeing her Her Majesty 1r ,d pass-indeed the crowd was much larger than we have Been |L on the like occasion for some years. The admission waS Is he ...

... THE COMMERCIAL NAVIES OF ENGLAND AND I ~~~FRANCE. r (From the Economist.) If there is one thing which the history of the great conflicts between nations has proved more than an- 1 other, it is, that large and extensive preparations for s war during times of peace are no guarantee for suc- t ceis when struggles actually ensue. Large standing s armies have never proved the most efficient or suc- ...

... Paris, Friday. a The political and social history of Paris during the first dlays of September, 1858, will, I fear, be un-noted by future Thiers and Alisons. The Emperor and Court are at Biar- ritz, enjoying the sea-breezes, and fortifying the infant I nerves of young Hopeful. No Chambers sit to discuss foregone conclusions; the courts of law enjoy their vaca-I tion; beauty and fashion, ...

... PAlSLEY. Iag TIIE WEVATHEIR.-D1triig this week wve have enjoycl, in is this district, ost seasoijable aiid welcome weather. The I, fields are 1eing rapidly cleared in ll enfrsire, anmd in tile he CO'rse of it few days the harlvest may be colilldered Is conI- ndl chlided. The potalto blight continliles to make rapid pro- n- gress. however, we regret to hcar. of Rum.iiinil oi MIoNEY.-At the ...

... i nn nn ask trm A. e The North British Arricultorist of Wednesday says.- Since our last the weather has been very variable -sbowers - with sunshire intervening, strong breezes followed by calms, d end cold by heat. To-day the telolierature is unlusu1lly ligh for the period of the year, with the atmosphere calm. Ile state of the weather has caused partial interruption to blr- vest operatiom, ...

... ..l ?? :_ ?? . .. e _ of1 ?? _ _ _ - bte at The following its a copy of a letter from an officer stationed ese Iant Lahore ; Lahore, August 7. Ms The news from India by the mail will not be quite so fav ourable as might be expected. The rebels appear to be ese gainng heart, and seem evidently bent upon continuing the ho- s . From Oude, however, Mr. Montgonery sends ,he cheering reports. The ...

... M-1-s 1- . A 1 7;T 7: .- ?? to To the Editor of the C'alo1eov HceroId. o Hamilton, '27th Se-ptemnberl, 1S58. )S- SIR,-Fjor a 31111imber of years I have pail some atteition d, to the babits of the common climiony swal!ow in this lo.:lity. ey T he tihe of their arrival cannot be observed with the samle accuracy as that of their departure, as they arrive in sluall detachmentsabout the nihldle of ...

... FIRIE AT AIURDOSTOUN CASTLE. L_, . 1 I . . nfl Abbut six o'clock on Saturday evening last fire suddenly as broke out at Murdosteun .Castle, the mansion house of the estate of that name, belonging to anti occupied by our towns- rd Inan, ?? Stewart, REsq., late Lord Provost of the city. The fire assuceclfrom the outset a very alarming aspect, ~en and it is scarcely to be doubted that this fine ...

... - ?? - -. ,* . . - sha | The Autumn Circuit Court opens here on Tuesday first- ved the-Hon. Lords Cowan ?? beingthe presidingiullges, the anti Robert B. Blackburn, Esq., Advocate-Depute. The i calendar is rather a heavy one, there being no fewer than l i cases, mn which 144 individuals are implicated. Four of the ms I panels are accused of murder, and six of culpable homicide. as I The ...