... - 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 -- ...

... MrTE CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE UNJ- VERSITY OF EDINBURGH. TO TH51 EDITOR OF TH5E CALEDONIAT MUERCURY AND DAILY EXPREss8. SIR,-In the end of this month the Council of the University, now. being formed under the pro.. visions of the University IBlll, must meet for tbe election of, a Chancellor of the University of E finburgh.. It should be borne in mind by all interested in the election that tbe ...

... FRANCE. PARIS, Tues3ay.-The .;ioniteur of this e.zy contains the followirg:- BOnDEAux, Monday, 6.20 P.lt.-Their Im- perial Majesties have just arrived h re. Nat- withstanding the utsavourable state ol' the weattcr, Lhe population of the town and froni lhe country wtec enthusiassie in theiv chess. The houses wvere all entirely decoratei.S ?? flieg, &e. The whole city is enfete. MARSEILLES, ...

... BY A CAM1RIDGIAN. we The bow was the most ancient and universal pe of all weapons. Oar ancestors in this island, at WI a very early period of their history, used the 1un bow, like other nations, for two purposes. In time of peace, it was an implement for hunting o and pastime; and in time of var, it was a for- pa midable weapon of offence. It was not till after an the battle of Hastings that ...

... otutral ?? TuE submarine telegraph to the Isle of Man is nolw in working order. Ttvo drinking fountains of white marble are being fixed tsp under the portico of the British Museum-one on either side of the doorway. RumouR rans that next year we are to have a grand reunieon of rifle corps in the metropolis, or in some locality near it., ON Tuesday the Rigbt Hon. James Wilson delivered an ...