... FRIAsYa NG OOtraO b.8 FRIDAY MOtRNING, OCTOBER 8. THE Western Bank disaster presents such a wvide field I for remark and speculation, that it is not smrprising| 171 I _ I i :1 I I . le that a good deal of nonsense has been written regard-v X, ing it. One of our cotemporaries, in alluding to the tc .,repayment of the loan from the Bank of England in 01 1847, makes the discovery that, in point ...

... ?? I - NEX I-LAE 4A'T g RT -E:Av S. ?? HERALD OFFXUE, Fridij 1 UJ MusIYg. BY ELECTuIC TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE.--It is said that apartments have been engaged in Paris for Jung Baliadoor, who is expected there on hi, way to London. AUST'RIA.-The Vienna Cwuect of yesterday publishes a 1nw law concerning niilitary consilul)tion, limniting the tiue of Service to 7, instead of 8 ...

... INDIA. The Overland mail letters have arrived. CALCUrrA, Aug. 21.-Lord Harris, Governor of Madras, is very ill. It is understood that Sir'John Lawreace will be requested to accept the vacant appointment, but it is doubtful whether he will be induced to consent. His health has suffered, and his appli- cation for leave in February has already been submitted. Sir John Lawrence has urgently ...

... Court and Is12011. - - - 4- Balmoral, October ti, IS.,. t Ifer MAljesty the Queen drove vith her Royal Highniess 1'rillccss Louisa and i.LI.lI. Prince Arthur. The royal 1 party 'were attended by the lion. N! is5 Sropford. H ItH. the Prince Consort and HRllT. thle Count of klanders went out decr-stalIing. Lord and Lady CraniwoTtli and Sir James and Lady Clerk had the honour of receiving invitat ...

... TIME OF TRADIS LEAVING EDINBUttl FOU UNDEAMENTIONED PrLACE&. CCtOBER 185G. *. The abbreviations within parenthesis-(Cal.), (S C.), (S. C sa G.), (N4. B.). (B. P. and i.)-sigrnify Caledonian, Scottish Control, Edinburgh and Gleagow, Nocnh Britis, and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dandee Railways respeetive?' and intimate thai the trains start from tile termirD uf these railways in Edinburgh at the ...

... HADDINGTON COUNTY MEETIN.. A meeting of this county was held ?? Robert Houston, Bart., presiding. w CHIEF CONSTABLWS UrPORT. Si The meeting having disposed of some business of 01 no general interest, in their capacity of Justices, of Peace, resolved themselves into a general Quanter cI Sessions. The minutes having been read, hi The CLErns read the report by the chief constable of the county ...

... TsIM CouRF.-The Qacen left Holyrood on W1ednesday laornsng., at 8, and tile train left at, 820. Lunch was taken in tile hotel at York, at 2 o'clock. Thle whole journey from I, ti p~inburali to London-a~ distance of 40S mlilca-was per- tileI foinned ly siv engines in eleveni hours1, thle avorage spOed of Th thle royal train beling 410 miles Per' hour. Thle train arrango- had inento were pe ...

... a.Tars Election took place yesterday, when there was a pretty numerous attendance of the Guildry-Dean of Gaild Pn Thomson presiding. nf to Mr FBASYcH, City Chamberlain, read the notice calling of of thu Meeting, and afterwards the following:- of Ls STATR OF THE GVILDRY oHASITAsLE FUNDS, 30TH SEPTEMBER, OUI S, 1858. his GUILD BOX, wi, la Money lent - - - £2810 0 0 pei le 2-lOths of free revenue ...

... WlB YOoe118 WEDNESDAY, October 13,1858. NOTES ON THE WEEK'S NEWS THEF WESTERNT BA-NK.-The prevailing topic Of Con- Cann versation during the past -week has been the last act, as Lc which we announced last week, of that grievous tra- most gedy,'the Wcstern Bank failure. What a lamentable with picture does the report of the liquidators present Ivery Nearly a million of deficiency beyond the ...

... A meeting of paper-makers, publishers, gentlemen connected with the press, and others interested in the abolition of the duty on paper, was held yesterday in the upper room, Queen Street Hall, for the purpose of meeting a deputation from s The newspaper and Periodical Press Association for obtaining the repeal of the, paper duty, aud considering with them the best means for effecting the ...

... A GENTS. Aberdeen .-A. & R. Milne Greenock..-Mlrs Owen. Athenneum Hladdington ..J. Milien. Do. I,. & J. Smith. Do. G. Smiles. Do -W. Panton. lffawick ?? Black. Do. -D. Wyllie & Son Do. - J. Dalgleish. Aberlady .-hkr F. Mitchell. Inveresk ?? J. Gordon. Alloa - -J. Lothian. inverkeithgliss Campbell.'7 Do. . .. N. Morison. Jedburgh ?? & AV. Easten Do. -J. Wingate. Do. -T. Smail. Arbroath . ...

... Boxes Close. Br ,Del'very H General Receivg P. O. in Edin. P. Office. Houses. Leith. Leith. C MAILS. IC-- c Aberd'n, Dundee, Perth,) 545A. lO P 10 OP 6 40A Q Stirling, Alloa, &c. . J 7 20P 7 OP 7 OP G 3OP Berwick and E. of England, 1 30P 11 OP 1 OP 6 40A Q Berwick, Dunbar, Had-i C] dington, &oC. E. of Eng- 5 15P 4 SOP 4 3DO 3 OP C ?? ID Carlisle, Liverpool, MIan-) 4 OP a 15P 3 30P 6 40A ...