... Of all subjects, the one least understood, about which the greatest nonsense has been said and written, but in which every man has a strong and abiding interest, money—its value, and how that value to be computed. It must be confessed that, however it may be at other times, it is not this instance the mass of the people who have been in error. They look at the thing from practical point of ...

... Ik the course of the address delivered the Earl of Dalhousie at a Cardross Case meeting held in Brechin the other evening, his Lordship expressed his happiness that the case is rapidly approaching its termination. While sceptical in no slight degree as to the rapidity here mentioned, we can yet heartily concur in the joy to which the noble Chairman of the Brechin meeting gave utterance. We ...

... advertisement which appeared the other day, headed Starvation in Fishing Villages in Forfarshire, has doubtless taken many readers, both in town and country, by surprise. Had the locality indicated been some barren line of rock washed by the north or western seas, we would not have wandered. Unhappily we have been made familiar with appeals on behalf of starving, and not always industrious, ...

... Much of the ignorance the principles upon which trade should be conducted is, we more than suspect, willful and interested. There should be commoner truth than that, usual circumstances, a man is not at liberty to traffic except on his own capital, and yet how frequently is that safe, wise, and requisite rule set at defiance. In Dundee we have examples of this enough and to spare. So common ...

... Several months ago we referred to certain encroachments made the Railway Companies on public rights in the sea-beach at Broughty Ferry, and to the destruction by the Railways of the right of way across an ancient road extending from the south-east end of Fisher Street to point at the sands eastward from the Castle. We are glad to learn that the matter has since been taken in such a way to ...

... There will be a messenger this morning every house of Great Britain, Ireland, and Australia messenger whose visit both rare—being made only once in the ten years—and important. He comes with the authority of Government, and 011 mission of deepest interest to every person in the empire. His business is to ascertain the name, age, condition, and occupation of each dweller in the house which he ...

... From the one end of the earth to the other, we have of late been witnesses to considerable pulling down of political fabrics, and it may be that the process is not quite at an end. But the building up must come too, and, indeed, the work of reconstruction has been proceeded with to an extent, and in a manner, which, taking it all iu all, is quite satisfactory. Especially have we reason to be ...

... During the last week or two men had begun to entertain an almost confident hope that the peace of the world would not on the present occasion be disturbed. The peaceful inaugural of Presi dent Lincoln, and still more the grievous want of money experienced by both the Northern and Southern Confederacies, were, and still are, thought to be a good guarantee against the outbreak of a civil war ...

... Pandora's Box nothing to Mr Gladstone's Budget. A whole empire is now waiting, in a sort breathless expectancy, for the opening of the right honourable gentleman's revelations. Had the Right Honourable been any other but Mr Gladstone, the expectation would not have been nearly intense. There can be no doubt about that. Even Mr Disraeli did not in his Treasury days command much attention, while ...

... Whatever the intrinsic merits of MrGLADSTONE's Budget speech, it may well be read by the British people with a feeling approaching to pride. We don't like taxes—none of us do—and yet here we are taxing ourselves voluntarily to an extent which begets amazement in all other countries of the world. They could not do it. No other nation ever bore such a load of taxation as that which is borne by ...

... FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1861. Last night the House was engaged chiefly with the Array Estimates, which were subjected to severe attacks, but without the amendments being agreed to. Her Majesty's Ministers were entertained at the Mansion House on Wednesday. Lord Palmer- eulogised the Budget, as providing for a large remission of the burdens of the people.' expressed his trust that although there ...

... Has pleasure in announcing . gqg-—- Purchases are now to hand, and pre- I if They comprise the most extensive and I r „ ?? of Novelties ever shewn by him. I ~gh MOC* LONG AND SQUARE SHAWLS lea .intr. Costume this Season, has induced A. M'W. I j(ini ...