... EDINBURGH. A meeting of the Commissioners of Supply for the county of Edinburgh was held ?? Trotter of Mortonball in the chair. Sir Geo. Clerk moved that the assessment for the General Prison for the current year be Id and 1-8th of a penny per pound. This was agreed to. Sir George then moved that the assessment for the police for the current year be 2d per pound, and for rogue money 4-d per ...

... A~very novel and huge kind of vessel, with a breadth of beam larger even than the Great Eastern, was launched on Stturday afternoon, at the Thames Iron Shipbuilding Works, at Blackwall, and excited a considerable amount of interest. She is the first vessel, ornrather Patent Floating Derrick, which has been constructed in this country, for the purpose of carrying out Bishop's patent for, ...

... THE BIutL OF THE BALLOT SOCIETY. A Bill to cause the votes of Parliamentary 4lectors to be taken by way of ballot haar been issued bv the Ballot Society. Alter the preamble, clause 1 would enact tha- the returning ficer cause booths to be erected At each polling-place. and to sapply ballot-boxes, and to fur- nish. each booth with copies of register of electors. Other introduieory clauses ...

... COLONEL. SYKES, M.P., AND HIS CON- STITUENTS. - -:According to invitation, the electors of Aberdeen, met Colonel Sykes, the city representative, in the Court-honse, on Friday afternoon. The meeling was numerously attended-the 'Provost in the 'chair. Colonel Sykes who was received with applause, said -Gentlemen, the annual appearance of a repre- sentative before his constituents I look upon as ...

... MERCURY O1F3CK SATURDAY Emvw ofOL INflIA The Bombay TVi:n of September 7th, fays- The rebels in Onde, deserted by the Quee, ate in a desperate situation. There is a cobsiderable force, but disorganised, in Bebar. Cotoaels An- derson and Fraser are dead. WEST INDIA MAILS. ..ouTHAmTPoN, Oct. 2.-The Panam has ar- rived,withtheWestlndiaMexico, ?? mails, and nearly on&amillion dollars in specie. ...

... A G EN TS. Aberdeen ..A. & R. MilneGreenoek..-Mrs Owen. Athenaum n Haddington..J. Millen. Do. _L. & J. Smith. Do. -G. Suiles. Do -W. Panton. Hawick R. Black. Do. ?? Wylie & Son' Do. --J. Dalgleish. Aberlady .-Mr F. Mitchell. inveresk J. Gordon. Anob _-J. Lothian. Ilverkeitlig ?? iss Campbell. Do. - S. N. Norison. Jedburgh ?? & r. Easteaj Do. - J. Wingate. Do. -T. SmaiL Arbroath .-James Smith. ...

... COMMERCIA 1;. The Australian gold taken to the Bank- on Tues- day was L.240,000, making a total of L.480,OO0 since the date of the last return. The failure of a large sugar speculator has been announced at Lille for L.203,000. The telegram announcing the arrival of the mail steamer at Suez, with dates to the 15th of August from Melbourne, is now considered overdue. The intelligence by this ...

... FRANCE. . PARIs, Friday Morn ?? Moniieur states that the Emperor of Russia has given a distin- guished reception -to Prince Napoleon, and that the Emperor aecompanied the Prince back to his residence. Eighty millions francs are said to be required to complete the work at Cherbourg. Vincennes is to have the finestpark of artillery in Europe, and the fortress is to be enlarged, HOLSTEIN. The ...

... AGENTiS. Aberdeen .-A. & R. lilne ureenock ..Mrs Owen. Athenaeum Haddington..J. Millen. Do. -L. & J. Smith. Do. -G. Smiles. Do AV. Panton. 1awick --R. Black. Do. -D. Wylie & Son Do. ..J. Dalgleis3 Aberlady .lr F. Mitchell. Inveresk J. Gordon. Alloa - J. Lothian. luverkeithgAliss Campbell. Do. ?? N. Morison. J edburgh..A. & W. Eamtenh Do. -J. Wingate. l Do. -T. SmaiL Arbroath .-James Smith. ...

... II IndAll ?Ilttlfipnm FRANCE. An-Imperial decree appeared in. the Moniiteur ot Saturday, prolonging for another year the free ad-mis- sion of corn into, France. 'So little was it known that such a decree would be issued, that the Constif- gutionnel of the same day. published an exceedingly long article expressing satisfaction at the re-este- 'lishmeutt of the sliding scale, and adducing argu- ...

... FRANCE. Prince Napoleon left Paris on Monday for the Carmp of Chalous. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, October 5.-Brockhausen, Ambas- sador of Prussia at Brussels, died last night at Baden, where lhe had been staying for the reco- very of his health. LORD Buity's VISIT TO BRITISH NORTH AMIE- RICA.-Tlie Globe believes that Lord Bury's visit to British North America will be for strictly private reasons. ARMiY ...

... A general meeting of the Commissioners of Sup- M ply for the County of Linlithgow was held yesterday1 C in the County Rooms, Linlithgow-AMr Norman Wt Shairp, convener, presiding. REPORT OF FINANCE COXtMITTER. rf The.report .of the Finance Committee was read by _m Mr Blair, the chairman. It began by stating that, in pursuance of the remit made to them at the April meeting to report on the ...