... I ROYAL SCOTTISH- ACADEMY. - MrAeadrFarha Ilandscape painter, and Mr Robert IHerdman, historical and did Iportrait painter, have beess elected to the rank of Associates I of the Academy. Fei Tar~ NEw INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM, ED1NBUCRGH.-Designs 01hs are now in course of preparation by Mr Matheson, of Her Prc MjsysBarrl of Works, for the erection of the ciew In- A. dusria Mueumon the site in Argyle ...

... GOVERNMENT POLICY IN INA14A. THE Annual Meeting of the (Edinburgh) Indian Christian ti Association was held on Tuesday afternoon,hu the Music 01 Hall of Edinburgh. The Duke of Argyll presided, and addressedtlhe meeting S at great length. He explained that he had.,consented to ir preside at the request of 'his friend, Dr Onuthfie, and then S went on to explain the effect of the change ...

... Aronday, NA'ov. 15. ] A meeting of the Commissioners was held this day-the Lord Provost in the chair. PRESENT-:-The Dean of Guild; Treasurer Ross; Convener Donald ; Dr Jackson; Messrs Buyers, M'Donald, Sutherland, Fyfe, Urquhart, H. I -Fraser, Tait, Stirling, Clyne, Eddie, Airth, s Ness, Keith, and Dewar. SMOltf COySUMPT10Y, 5 An open Committec of the Board reported having had under ...

... THE TINDIAN MAIL. Tur news brought from India by the mail, which ar- to rived on Friday, informs us of the partial commence- W ment of the campaign. The difficulty of getting hold foi of Tarntea Topee, the rebel leader in Central India, who its has so frequently made his appearance with redoubled ch nnmbers ifter recent defeat, has led to the union of w( General .ibert's division with that of ...

... T1EFEDINBURGH M.P1.'s.-Mr Cowan and 'Sr Black, M.P.'s and fr Ediniburghi, addressed a meeting of the inhabitants on S Wednesday last. There was nothing note-worthy in their sity, speeches. 'The meeting dispersed in anr uproar. stud Lord DunfenslinO, bettcr known t~oOur readers as Sir p~ Baiph Aberereniby, has resigned the h~ighi diplomnatic post VEci Circular. of tV Box L PnoCLA CM'TIONS FORi ...

... Wht Nta ovme 10,1858. WEDNESDAY, November 10, 1858. DIE SinrowNEas ANSD THEIR GRIEVANCEIS. - The tl Tyne Shipowners have published all exposition of the at grievances under -which they concoive the British ship- w ping interest to have labonred since the repeal of the s Navigation Laws. It appears that since that event, in ril 1846, foreign toinnage has increased at the rate of 162 0 per cent ...

... BANFF, MACDUFF, AND TURRIFF TNCTION RAILWAY. o THE fourth ordinary annual meeting of this Company wae e held on Friday in the Royal H lotel. On the m6tion .of Mr f lmlyMAd Stewart wae called to the chair. t The Report and Statement of Accounte (of whioh we gave the giet last weclh), woe held ae read.- The CHAIRMAN then said-Referring you to the published accounts in your hands for particulars, ...

... LORID DERIY AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. 0, Ad ON Tuesday week, the inauguration of David Williams n 'a Wire, Esq., as the Lord Mayor of London, took place with the wonted pomp and formality. In the evening, a grand e banquet was given by the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs in h the G1uildhall. Amongst those present were the Earl of Is Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord bs ...

... MECHANICS' TNSTITUTION. Tim annual meeting of the members of the Mechanics' In- pm] stitution was hold on Friday night in their buildings, Market ohs Street-Mr Westland, banker, the Chairman of the Dirceo- Ma tors, presiding. After some preliminary remarks, Th The CHAIRMAN, alluding to the classes established in ao- wh cordance with the rules of the Government department of Coi Science and Art ...

... Saturday, Nor. 13. ta The usual monthly meeting of the Board was held this si day--Mr Urquhart presiding. el PRESENT :-Treasurer Ross, Dr Jackson, Messrs Leslie, a Allan, Rose, Campbell, H. Fraser, Henderson, s Stevens, M'Laren, Watson, Ironside, Cargll, b Melville, Buyers, Greig, 24'Hardy, and Berry. e The CHAIRMAN said it woulsd be remembered that when the subject of the extra consumption of ...

... PROSECUTION OF M1. DE MONTALEMBERT. M. Dr MONTALMDEiRrT is a very dhvout and very t philosophical Catholic. Although a Frenchman, he or -was born in England. He had wont to be a very d( trenchant critic of English policy, especially of the th policy of Lord Palmerston. He is a learned manl, a ti powerful writer, and the main-stay of his party. He is iv withalabhold man and a candid, andbhas no ...

... 0 We understand, says the United ServAc Gazette, that Vice- s a Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.B., has been nominated d I- to succeed Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.B., as Com- s 1. mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth; il January next, There is h no probability, as stated by a daily contemporary, of the o d appointment being offered to Lord Lyons, whose health pre- d t'cdes 'th pbssibility of his ...