... - LE1TH'TOWN COUNCIL. , j ?? , ar , , ! The Leith'Towzi`' CouncIl inet yesterday- Prbv6st2 avlor presiding. , 5SUENT FOR; T!U!CBilfEXT. I7AR. . ,rA ,repor~t ,was read from the Finance Commit-'i tee, reconmmending that the asesismeut for police purposes for thse nrrentityetiashould:'be levied at th'e raiteo 4id pet pouiid, the sdme'as last year; a:ptdj on the.,,mtion ,of, the Provost, this was ...

... HARVEST REPORT FOLU FIFESHiRE. (FROM ROBERT HUTCHF$ON AND CO.'S ANNUAL CIRCULAR.) The grain crop being now effectually secured all over the countrV, and as we have had suffi- cient deliveries to enstable us to judge of itri quality, and from our own observations, aided by the best formation we can obtain to form an opinion of its extent, we now do ourselves the pleasure of submitting to you ...

... -. - TAro DISPUTED SETTLEMENT AT , SCOONIE. The Presbytery of Kirkealdy met in the Parish Church-of Kirkealdy yesterday, for the purposu-fhiceeding with the examination of witnesses for the presentee. W. 1.. Mair, Esq., advocate, appeared for the objectors; and C. J. Sheriff, Esq., advocate, ap- peared for the presentee. Miss Elizabeth Brown, dressmaker, Loven1, examined by Mr SnERIFF for the ...

... AG E N TS. A.berdeen.A & R. Milne 111addington-J. Millen Do. -.L. a J. Smith Do. ?? Smiles Do. . D. Wyllic&Son Haw ick R. Black Aberlady-Mr F. Mitchell Do. - TJ. Dalgleish Alloa__T..J. Lothian Inverkeithing.3liss Car.mpbeil Do. ?? N. Morrison Jedburgh__.. A NV. Laster Do. _ T. Wingate Do. --T. Small Anstruther..L. Russell. ?? Laivrne Arbroath -Jainces Lindsay| Do. -_ J. Pattison Do. --J. ...

... SPORTS AND l'ASTIMES. To TilE EDIT01L 01e TIril CALFID NlAN MiERCUtRY AI4D DAILY EXPRlESS SIR,-I believe, there is inothing more exhi- lurating, or cotthteive tex the livalihby develop. ment of the liamse I, -ihe young btudent,.thao plvilty of g-odl wholes me recr eatimi. Avid 01.111 of the 1 sport, aitd pas-tiles in practice alnhinest our Acadelniiai e are well adalpted for .expatiltng the ...

... SECuND EDITION OF FRIDAY. SPAIN.' MAD1rTD, October 20.-The Corrmspotdneite A-tuyrufie anwounues that, in consequenee of the unsaisf.,etnrv ?? made by the Em- peror of Morocco, the Council of Ministers has esiilv.d to have recourse to arms. The same paper approves of tie *esolution taken'by the Spanisn Government in ordering the Spanish consul to I-ave Tangiers. - COfMMERCIAL INTELLIGENcQ . The ...

... QO ilbay graffir Turtipts. 0 The following are the Railway Receipts for the past ?? 1859. S858. Belfast and Ballymena - £1,24t £1,147 Belfast and County Down - - 587 423 Birkenhead, Lanc., and Ches. Junc. 2,476 2,541 Blyth and Tyne - - - 1,702 1,32.5 Bristol and Exeter - - 8,087 7,376 Caledonian -15.263 13,445 Cork and Bandon - - 390 3&,2 Cork, Blackrock, and Passage - 242 233 Cornwall - - - - ...

... w 'Ito, (?aal q izraffir X-tuipts. The following are the Railway Receipts for the past week:- 1859. 185. Belfast and Ballymena - - £1,259 £1,081 Belfast and Couty DowVn - 596 393 Birkenhead, Lanc., and Ches. June. 3,0s2 2,518 Blyth ?? . 1,726 1,305 Bristol and Exeter - - - 7,695 6,948 Caledonian Cork and Bandon - - - 322 300 Cork,. Blackrook, and Passage - 24242 1i Cornwall - 1,550 - Deesde -- ...

... LOCH KATRINE AND THE RIFLEMlEN. To the E ditor of ?? Herald. Sin,-I perceive from to-day's Herald that A Northern Rifleman has come to the aid of A University Rifleman, and with a vengeance indorsed his viewvs. The latter com- plained that the Water Commissioners should look after themselves and their friends, to the neglect of the-Volumi-, teers; the former, in addition, draws a rora*us ...

... LONDOI. OCTOBER 3. - 11E IAT TOLL or BIO Brr.'-It is with great l regret that we announce that Big Ben tolled his last on Saturday afternoon. The bell, like its prede- cessor, is cracked, and its heavy doleful E natural will never again be heard booming over the metro- polis. For some time past the state of the great bell hai caused considerable anxiety; his voice has been s~es sound and ...

... - -.01V16V~UA,U. J.~. fL . '1 By the.arrival at Southamptoa of- the Pera steam~er we have receilved some interesting intelligence from Morocco by it wm ii~) ,b~ltaliiI ~ prem sailig vessels arrived , at (Gibraltar, on. the 19th.unit. froin A~ igai, one of wbich, the, Frederico,.left that - toi ist.: :on the; eveng'o the 16th. Between .tlittwo6 thyh' have -twenity two -B itish -and sevehty-one ...

... RISING OF.A GANG OF PIRATES AND CONVICTS. I (From the Times.) In the chronicles of the pirates and' buccaniers of ?? davs wve could scarcely find a parallel for the tale of the Ararat's late vbyage fromn Penang to Bom- bay, and of, what befell her captaiu and company dur- inog their run. What were we all about on the 28th of Jurio last at early morning, or at sadliyliour as may correspond oln ...