... AccoxRDnr to Dr Candlish, the decision in the Cardross u case involves the vital question, Whether the British 1 Constitution does or does not tolerate any Church out- I side of the Establishment ? That it tolerates indi- t vidual ministers, said the rev, gentleman, we all £ know ; but the question is, whether it tolerates the E existence of any Church in the name of her Divine Read. ...

... (Froe tfhe Times.) A MUMOuR has obtained during the last few days that the mach-talked-of Congress on the affairs of Italy may perhaps 1 never take place. Of course, this is only the natural infe- I rence of the political and commercial world from the evident c embarrassment of the French Emperor and the other pro- a moters of the meeting. We may, however, say that at the a present moment it ...

... BY ELHCTlIC TIELEGRAPH. I The Duke of Grammont has positively stated to the Holy Seo Ithat the pamphlet The Pope and the Congress, does not con- tain the programme of the French Government for the Congress. 3 This explanation has produced an excellent effect on the Pops, - and it is hoped that he will not object to be represented at the Congress. PARIS, Taesday.-The Constitutioael publishes ...

... id )w A well-informed correspondent of the .ilfnelhester Oscar dieas furnishes some interesting informiation to The claims of our colonial empire, and of our army in hi a the field a.t home, will swallow op the whole of our artil- i ad lery force; and our coast line, and the immense amount of wealth ind property with which it is fringed, must either an be defended by local artillery corps, ...

... | I A GENTERAL MEETING Of the members of this Society was .dlhold on Friday afternoon, within tlse Corn Exchange-MrC Mikne of Kineldie presiding. 3', REPORT 0OF COMMOITTEE. C, The following report from tiles Commuittee of the Society p t- was read- a Ld At the ekese of the sixteenth year of its existence your oem- 0 multes beg to submit tile fellowinx report :-0 T Srn Show oif Seeds, Rents, ...

... FOREIGN INTELL.IQENCE. FRANCE, The Coneittintonnetl publishes the letter of a Catthl,iic jsnrna refuting the views of the IBishop, of Orleanis. PAitts, Thursday, December 29.-The PJgrlsC~alneol very talus an article, signed by Al. Cranler do Co.fli vcige. Sue- rioet The Pope and the Cengress, whih , 05 the para- benwrongly interpreted by the neewopapcr th tiel does not propose to deprive the ...

... Mronday, Sloe. 2. A The usua monthlymeeting f the Twei Council was held hiet PEsNte orBilis heDa fGuild, the City Tresurr, r CrisieMesrs Cruickshank, Shepher, Willamson, eslieGordon, Ligert- we weed WasonBron, JmieonWilliams, and' tTr-quhartall CNGRATULATIONS.Hi The PROVOST, in taking the chair, offered to the Council, Me amid cordial applause, ties good wishes of the season, felI NEW POLICE ...

... To tah EDITOR of the ABERDnEE JOURNAL. Sm.,-Be so good as allow one, whose former laboure as a City Minister lay principally in the Gallowgate and sur- rounding streets and closes, to express his sincere sympathy with the movement for a Mission Church in that quarter, and his earnest hope that the Saoe of Ladies' Work on its behalf this week will yield even .a larger sum than was raised by ...

... 4S THE great weakness of iron ships appears to be their ten- U1 dency to hog, or break their backs, or to break altogether mc dascnder in the 'midshlip part; they have insufficient longi- dif 6 tudinal strengtl. There is the keel, to be sure, correspond- kei - ing to the backbone of the living animal, but which never- bar g theless is capable of great improvement and strengthening. an Thero ...

... ENGLAND. 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~S RicE Cocumr-Rhere will he another theatrical porfor- a fiauce in St George's Hell, Windsor Castle, on Wednesday o .1next. Ties royal baron of beef, which duringthe Christmas t wieek graced. the side table of ties dining-rooma at Windsor p Castle, wregeedupwards of 800 lb., and was cut from a t beautiful S-cot fed by Mr M'Combie, Aberdeansbire. The v 1 ...

... 'aT7l THE REV. MR GLEIG'S REMINISCENCES OF THE | la I DUKE OF WELLINGTON. l TnE Rev. G. R. Gleig, the well-known, author and Chap. lain-General to the Forces, has just published the aonelud- h ing volumes of Brialmoit's Wellington, to which he adds P a vast amount of new matter, derived chiefly from personal s, intercourse with the great Duke. We oxtraot part of a f notice of these illus ...

... DESPATCH OF FOREIGN MAILS FROM ABERDEE. M51Oais Box Closes. DESTU;TC l.Despatched. Ameeica-..UitedStates, California, and British North America (by Every Friday. 11.50 A. 5. is British Packet, via Liverpool) . 1 Diltto-(byU. S. Packet, via South- } Every Monday. 1.45 P.v. ampton) ., .. .., J Australia, Van Diersen's Lawn, 11th of every AM. New South Wales, and Man- month. h ritius, via ...