... LONDON, JANU4RY 1i. , ,,a s.. THE PRINCE OF -te stated thlt his Royal Highness tuietirice of W;is Vilt IfVe tr-, 0 land for the LeratiiEries~ ibouthe 1-t r 14th of next monthdiat hisay in the Ewt wi!L , extend over about.ledr ths. 't waiitcip red that the Prince woud h etakert moat promijisnt part in the i 3ug-uton =f ghe (rea; Exbibiti4 bat, nuder the ablse arrangement, it'is' nat ...

... :LTET N{'L'&ESA]S- B-Y ELZB0T:AY0 TELEGRAAPH LATEST FROM 'AMERICA. -AFIUVAL OF THE AFRaiA. Qusentown,'Wednsd~y,3.30 i s. 4 The Afica ha arrivd. Shebdungsno deisive nows re.I TheKewYor Ties f. thDie. uSam- that Lord Liyons Govrnmnt AnInpresin I sid to preAU a New York that the affair maly be Amicably settled, if thW ?? of England awe couched in moderate terms. - THR AMZRIAN tFIFFCULTY. ...

... 1EHAMILTON' JAN. 6. . FuC1ous DaivG A AE4UL2X.-I the ?? Police E Court, beiree to ?? Dykee.presiding-4ohn Gird- Y4 wpod, contractor for the conveyance of the mail between Hamilton and Mtotherwefl,.wscharged on a complaint at - the instance of Mr. James S. ,Ilen,. .F,. with haig, O Niew-Year's Day, cizflably and reckleasly ddvewa horse aud . mail gig along Castle Street and Motherwell Road; and ...

... L 1CO BRID1E.-:16.- e | g |itrc arcsiI . i st very heavy. Iieresfr&eb;eioaentvr ac * ?? t thlibe wak~of 4htd~q5Qfl9GDi 4149tItou ki t iaowi*b id s6vetf,1 wbi &her the g teosrlI -daud' I . duggishi adthe-average employment of the men sa engaged may be said to run about four and a half days per weeL - .TBZ WmtHE&.-Tie weather for some time past has * rain aI~erua~iug. These ever-varyingechanges ...

... P rmRrSDtff, -J jRvfls. i 77 7 = - -j ' :.I. Yesterday tbhisresbyte y-y et ii. he 1New -Towinr fa,: :Ieroe-the.Rev. Cr .ommervilE, of IEine,-Moderator. - Th caew of the Rev,. r. _Gqbbie, of Dunlop, for heresy, b , &C. was again before the oourt. Mr. Galloway, writer,- Glasgowi appeare& for the-libel. in lers; and 3r. Connell, iwriter, Lochwinnoch, for :the de ' ferndm- I . j , ,. Tbe agent ...

... -BXPLOUKNESS OP COAL OILS. (Prom the Minig JournaL) When Ikerosen&,ll* or coal oil, was first lntroduoed tothe public as an illominating agent, its commendable qualities were largely dwelt on. Among other recomamendations, its freedom from exploelveness was particularlyemphAsised, and its barmlesaness placed in glaring contrast with the well- known dangerous character of burning fluid which ...

... DIR G X%,TO IN L'il yI , ' L4iYINGf OF ?? FIO N-}AjIOONE OW'-TJ'E E -1 EPISCOOPiL (HAtIL3 IN lEITH. f ?? fdiirdtinstttiej'ofa nev(,Episcopial'Cha;:el;, ] in Con stitutlon Street, teith, wa's laid OD'n Satulr- day by the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chan- cellgr ojf the Exclehqyer. . {TE tly1'lqfore twelve o'clock, a large nnmber df' ?? bit d other gentlemen, including the I Dov~'JVhite- aed ...

... CALEs IONIA.N __MERCURY. MauavRY OFrlCz, FMUAr, EUVme o'CiWMo. FRANCE. A species of panic seemed at one time to pre. vail in France' when the budget was made public. The passage of the report which was particularly ,rearhed, is that which states that the French overrnment hold the indemnrity bonds paid by Piedmont after the treaty of Zurich at a price be. low that at which the} received them, ...

... SPIRIT OF IUNCH. JUSTICE TO IRMLAND.-The O'Donoglhue ceases to be a Justice. ENOt1ND'Ms Nationa Reserve maey hang back, but Englaud's'Avral lleserve comes forward. CaiissTmAs WA'rcs.--Yes, and so does England too, and that most anxiously, for an answer from America. We trujst with all oar patriotic and cosmopolitan heart that it may be favourable and of a peaceful tendency, so that it may ...

... NATIONSAL RITFLE CONTEST. en ERULLES OF T};r. ANSUAL COMPE;TITION POll TIlE l'CHLLENfJE r on SHIEILD 12ETVWEEN ENGLIND AND SCOTLAND. hle Lit. -- ! o0n It isagred between tho undersigned, who are appointed, to nleo 'p- settle the prelhiinariec of a rifle match between the Volunteers ani . Taltql aneunnall match beestablishedlUbetween the Volun- MSf lhee leers (e .tive, uloa;-cficetif, or ...

... The following general order has been issued Horse Guards, S.W., Jan. 1. His Royal Highness the General Cdmmmanding-in. Chief has much satisfaction in publishing to the army the subjoined list of officers who passed the final ex* amination of the Staff College in December 1861, viz. Order of merit- Marks obtained. 1. Brevet Major C. 0. Creagb, 86th Regiment, -3737 2. Captain J. P. Battersby, ...

... orlitral ?? 'THE ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, AND AUSTRALIAN more CnARTERiED BANE.-From the report of the direc- dalln tors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Mess Chartered Bank, issued in anticipation of the York general meeting of shareholders, it appears that 14,0( the result of the past half-year's business will Bosth show a profit available for distribution amounting othel to £21,361, 8s. 6d ...