... iIThED EDMO.N. MERCURY OFFICE. THREE O'CLOCE. LONDoN CORN XMARET.-English wheat not much .n request, and is to 2s lower than on Monday last, though small supply. Not much business in foreign. Flour inactive. Barley steady, but sales limited. Oats in large supply. and trade slow, at a small decline. Beans and pease not much wanted. Malt dealt in cautiously. Arrivals-British wheat, 3253 ; ...

... LORD ELLENBOROUGfl ON THE -ITALIANI I QUESTION. ' - ?? The Earl ot Ellenborough, who presided at a meet- i ing at Cheltenbam on Thursday, assembled to pro- ( mote the organisation of a rifle corps, ?? knew l not that it was necessary for hih, if he were to speak e at all, to say anything of the nature and character of P the present war. But there was one point connected a with it about which ...

... A GENT Aberdeen .- A. & R. Milne Haddington ..J. Millen. Do. ?? & J. Smith. t Do. -G. Smiles. Do. - .D.WyLie&Son.!: awick YR.Black, Aberlady Mr F. Mitchell., Do. _J. DalgileSi. Alloa J J. Lothian. Inveresk ?? Gordon. Do. - S. N. Morison. inverkeithg Mis CaruitelJ Do. - J. Wingate. IJedburgb ?? & W. EsstSt I Arbroath .-Jsneg Smith. j Do. ?? SmaiL Do. ?? Sutherland. IKelso.__James Lawric ...

... A grand baniquiet was given at Merchant Taylors' I Hall on Saturday to her Majesty's Ministers. The Earl of DERBY, in responding to the principal toast of the evening, ?? thankingyou for your gr et kiadness, this only will I say for ray colleagues and myself, that having accepted office under circum- stances of no ordinary difficulty, and at a time of no ordinary anxiety, we have laboured ...

... TlIE F TRANS LEAVING ADT.U i> OR 1INDEB2nENTIO2NED PLAODS. MAY 1859. m*w The abbreviations within parenthesis-(Cax.), (S. C;, (B.%054 G.), (N. B.), (E. P. and D.)-3ignify Caiedonisn, Scoteib Central, Edinburgh and Glsgow, North British, sna Edinburgh, Perth;, and Dunce Railways respectively, and intimate that the trains start from the termtnj ay ,these railways in Edinburgh at the hours stated ...

... 6 Oa u -Alul ?? i 0 R. ,She Quecu gave a conlcert oel Wednesday evening, In- -witations wvere issued to a party of about G70. ?? Duchess of Cambrirlge and the Princess Iary arlived at Buckinagham Palace at half-past fine o'clock, attended hy Lady Gcraldinc SomerseL and Col. Home Purves. The Duke of Cambridge -was attended by his Equerry in Waiting. Rer M1ajesty and the PPrince Consort passed ...

... [REUTELis TELEGRtAMS.] ] tI 2J WALEAn? - - THE BATTLE OF SOLFERINO. The Tines' Paris corresponilent ?? the battle of Solferino Niel, with about 50,000 men, was c engaged from 4 A., to 4 rPm., when he succeeded in forcing the Austrian centre, where the battle was raging on both sides. First Zonaves much cut up, and first C hasseurs ?? terribly treated. The Y Pi-dtnontese were at one moment ...

... In an order of the day issued by the Emperor Napoleon to his soldiers on Saturday, we have now an official statement concerning the battle of Solferino. The information, --however, only touches certain points. It does not offer any estimate of the total numbers placed hors de comn- bat on either side ; but it sets down the Austrian force engaged at 150,000, and states that 6000 r Austrian ...

... THE DYROUGHT MAD THE CROPS. For the last two or three days, the cloudy state of the atmosphere has led to the expectation of rain in this quarter ; but it leas fallen only sparingly until yes- terday afternoon, when there were some smart showers. The extraordinary drought, says the North British Agriculturist of yesterday, which has been experienced over the whole of Scotland, has been ...

... TIME OF TUAINS LEAVIN-G EDINBUROJI 1ro UNDERMENTIONED PEACEO.:TJUNE isp. .s% The abbreviations within parenthes-(Ca.3, (S 0) (B asno G.), (N. B.), CE. P, and D.)-slgnlfy Cal Aenoai, Soqwn Central, Edinburgh and Glasgow, North British, aM Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railways resaectiv«el, and Intimate that the trains start from the txal.er.: these railways in Edinburgh at the hours sat ...

... The City of London Election islfixed for Monday opposition expected to Lord J. Russell.; POLITICAL NEWS. The Globe believes it most probable that Viscount Sydney willlbe the new Lord Chamberlain, and that Lord 'Castlerosse and Lord Proby will be respectively Vice-Chauberlain and Treasurer of the Household. The RBig Honourable Mazaire Brady has been ap- pointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Thb ...

... STRIKES ABOVE AND BELOW.' i ILLUSTRATED IN THE STRUGGLES OF A BOGT. (FRONt THE SPECTATOR,) In our paper for the 29th of January, under the new department which bears upon trade, we reported the progress of certain strikes in several manu- facturing districts; and this week we have the ac- count of one movement which is assuming truly dis- agreeable proportions. It is in the boot and shoe ...