... ietter h. tie 6bitor. LIFE ASSURANCE. SIR,-It seems to be a custom in some Assurance Offices, perhaps in all of them, to date their policies of Assurance, not from the period when they under. took the risk, but from that on whicl thle proposdl vas made to them-say a fortnight, three weeks, or even a month previous. At first sight this may ap- pear a very trifling matter, but a little ...

... MIThr#k vot-0 T. ___ICOSE._ DervDerere '0 ~ ~ .o' alr' }nrlgeevg I P. ~ 0. Edlar. i H(5 H uses'L i b *Abcre . . . 715. 10 0. 10 P' 7 20. Do. (On Sndaytnt4P.5L) 7 sul 7 Or 7 o '7 20 Degrwick at 7. 7 O4 10 r -. 'Do.) Indud'g N.E. EDl- I aol 1Ok, 1 Or 12 neot Do. r disn efEnel'd 6 is5 3 3P 6 Or 740.40 D.ikeith, Peobles, &. 5 01 5A I 10 op. 10 0P 3 15e Dabtin , S. of lreland . 6orj 6 Os 1 5 Op ...

... There has just been printed, in terms of Acts of Council, 13th January 1852, and 7th April 1857, an abstract view of the revenue and expen- diture of the Corporation of Edinburgh for the ten years ended at the lst August 1860. The follow- ing are the totals (exclusive of fractions) for each year of the revenue and expenditure, under Schedules A and B, giving the proper revenue of the city:- ...

... ADMIRALTY REPORTS ON LOCAL RAlL- WAY BILLS. The following Admiralty reports under Prelimi- nary Inquiries Act, have been presented to Par- liamrut by her Majesty's command. We sub- join the conclusions announced in the following cases .- EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY BILL. The Lordships assent to the Bill on the follow- ing conditions:-lst. That where the lines skirt the shore, no deviation ...

... C13mcral ?filtdliyllaf Q1.11 William M. Browne, late editor of the 11asching- PatD ington Union (Mr Buchanan's organ), has been die appointed Assistant Secretary of State of the died Southern Confederacy. He is an Englishman. Mrs ANOTHER STRIKE.-A large number of the the colliers of Oldham are on strike against a reduc- nur tion of their wages. ness Time RECENT PRICE OF MIONEY.-It is said that ...

... CITY PAROCHIAL BOARlD. The usual monthly meeting of this Board 'was held yesterday-Bailie Blaciadder pres:ding. )ROMcAN CA.TllOLIC PrAUPER CHILDREN. The following letter was read fromt Mr Walker, the Secretary to the Board of Supervision:_ Sir,-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 23d inst., respecting the cases of Eliza Callaghan and Catherine Kelly, -which I have submit- ...

... AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR PERTH- SHIRE. (WRITTEN FOR THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY.) The variations of temperature during the past month have been numerous. During the first part of the month the weather was mild, which allowed agricultural operations to be well advanced; but a heavy fall of snow on the 4th put a stop to all out-door labour for about three days, when operations were again resumed, and ...

... .. H . ESTABLISHED PRESBYTERY. Themonthly meetingwas held yesterday-Dr Glover, moderator. THE LATE DUCHESS OF KENT. Mr DuFF, clerk, read a letter from Sir G. C. Lewis, Home Secretary, dated 13th April, sating thathe had had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal and. dutiful address of the Presbytery, on the occasion of the death of her Royal High. ness the Duchess of Kent, and that her ...

... The Times' correspondent at Turin has the following account of the doings of Garibaldi's agents amongst the Italian armly and people. The reports acquire niore immediate interest in pre- sence of thle news that Garibaldi has actually gone to Turin and has had an interview with thle King :-- 'Somethiingof that franitic enthusiasm whiehlast year so nearly exposed the north of Italy to inva- ...

... IRE EDiIaeAbilau A1 'I 1g. EDINUMIGH,- SAUDY , APRI ,13, 1861. TO CO1RRESPONDENTS. All cowflminjcatoins :L'ldressed to the Editor should be br~o ...

... II, ,, I .1 , f?v i '' V # THE CAPITAL OF ITALY. The It:alian papers contain another specebL de- liveucl by Count Cavoilt durilng the sitting of the S7itlu 'Ib!is speechk is one of ii- a efutal'le truth and logie. It InUde the deepest impression on the Chamber, whicllh cheored it continually. , Connt [,xvdluc sai(d :-,It is delnonstratecl that the thesis of thle POpM's indep.11enence through ...

... BY ELECTRIC TELEGRANPli. [RUUTER'S TELEGRADIS.] FR-AN CE. PARIS, Tuesday.-The Pays of this evening says:-It is said that General Ulloa is the bearer of a petition to Prince Murat, signed by 750,000 persons, 80,000 of whom are inhabitants of Naples. The Patrie of this evening says that Gencral Ulloa has arrived in Paris. The same journal publishes news from Vienna announcing that the Emperor ...