... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... .;, ENGLAND, ~~~~~~exist FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAHENT.-A supplement Exiec to the Londen Gazetfe of Saturday announces that it was bers. that day ordered by her Majesty in Council that Parliament, rener which stands prorogued to Thursday, the 18th November, son, Ibe further prorogued to Thursday, ties 13thl January next. Soci Tue order doss not say for the despateh of business. Drc13 ...

... I N D I A. -- lainl THE CALCUTTA MAIL. tgiol The Express in anticipation of the Overland Mail reached lets London ol Saturday. It brings news from Calcutta to Oct. POT 3, and fromn Hong-Kong to Sept. 28. smell The Calcutta Hurk-as-il supplies the following sum- bits mary : i OUDE.- Our positions in the Nawabi of Oude form a kind I of half circle radiating from and beyond Lucknow, and Gen. the ...

... ROBER GOORDON'S HOSPITAL. a .Aferrr~~~~~ondy, November 16. St Ak meeting of the Governors was held this day-thie Lord esl eProvost Presiding. In) 5 It appeared from the minutes that a former pupil nmS t rH.J. Bishop, residing in London), hlad sent' eigen= SI volumes to the Institution, in testimony of the benefits tlr here received; also, that the Admission of three of the new lie 0t entrants ...

... At ITP seems tile Lord Mayor'a procession is diwindlin tion down from its ancient splendour to a matter-of-fact Peacd affair. It is going out. Parliament is every session arie, making au attempt to extinguish it. So, in a spirit of with~ le submission, after nearly thirty years' fight for the pre- bare, ~rservation of an exceptional splendour, it is folding its cOnvi pmantle about its head, ...

... ALrreounse it is possible there may be some exaggera- tion in the descriptions given of the Japanese, their ad- vanced civilisation, and happy, contentad condition, it phi] is remarkable in how many particulars these descrip- was tions agree with those given by writers during the last ti-e three centuries. pl Japan was only known to Europe in 1535. In 1542, Psl the Portuguese entered into ...

... REJOICINGS ON THE MARRIAGE OF MR. BAIRD | I OF STRICFLEN. I THE marriage of George Baird, Esq. of Strichen, to Miss H Hatton, daughter of Vice-Admiral Hatton, Eaton Place, X London, which took plaed at London on Monday, was cole- i brated with great demonstrations among the tenantry on s the Striclen estate. The first business of the day was the display of colours, and every farm house ...