... 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 ...

... - I'Qru eysTQoN Monday Night.-The Royal mail steaMship Europa has arrived. She brigs sevenLty pseisgere, an n Sid421 for England. She proceeded at S40 after landing 9S sacks of mlails. She left Boatoii on the S5rh, an'1 Hlifalx. on the 27th silt. ; said experienced strong coat stey wind;, with aL heavy head Sea. The Europa brings nothing definite respectinlg the Mlacon On a motion iu the ...

... g .- - IS a~l BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ipuro or, - -tba Oil THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. tire rs The Tisies' City Article say-s, contradietory telegrramns fromt tam at New York announcing tchat tihere is a general disposition to do TI vt what is right, and that the general impression is that tle on :' Soothern Commissioners will, ulnder no etircurstances, be given con 'r, up. prodnlced little ...

... s- it Teins comprehensive document is at length in the hands 1 :- of the public; and not before time. It would have been 1 )h well that it bad been so some months ago. The Joint I ie Committee, on whom lies the responsibility of the mea- s, sure, might then have had a better opportunity of ex- oe plaining some parts of it, which will require a little ie explanation. The bill occupies 177 folio ...

... TIE TOWN'S ACCOUNTS. iEusiiofca SctOlofthe Receipt and Eapsndi - furs ofteCr~ituio h ity of Aherdooti, and theli diffren Folenda Sido th diitaino h Magi-tratee and Town Con i, 'frn 0the Ceteeoi180 t3t differeThe Auditor, Mr Go'.L SeplTember 181'lisjs bentrit., Marqui, aeismti, the ;Si;atin sotl alae , It which, in susacwgi, s te eS asnicittite) of the docU-E! intubsande as e friaveg s rsell ...

... INTERMEDIATE GRA&MlniR SCHOOLS. e, To ti EDITaR of the AnnualDE JOURNfAL )n Dran SIR-A lotter from the Rev. J. MDonald, teac~her In here, appears in your issue of to-day, and following his is n- one from an old Pupil, both sinimadvorting en a cominsusi- sl- none loins, which appeared on tiesusbject mentioned above in the Doily Review about three weeks ago, and the greater part of whc weas ...

... Scn,-Contrary to the general impression, the Govern- ment of the Northern States of America have acceded to . the demands of Great Britain; and although the release of a the prisoners has been done with not the best grace a in the world, it would be ungenerous in this country to ridicule that release, they having rendered themselves ri- !diculous enough A voluminous protest accompanies the f ...

... OPENING OF THE FRlENCI CMAMBERS, his -- PAnTs, 27th January. di- Thle Frelich Chamtbers were opene0d to-dtay by the Emperor in. BilPisowi delivered thle following specech whchhslut ase ule, ootwvithstaiidiiig certain (5 scxile5 21.1 th oolntif of peace. All thle ritniolurs 'e'l de shigedly propigated respecting, heagioary pretensions have 110- falleni to thle ground of tliemsielvcx, befere the ...

... LATES T NEWS. D3Y DLECTRIZO TEL!GRALPE. ore bel THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. tai 1, The .lfaeeetg ffcrald, in at short leader, thinks thle arrival of I Cthle Europa, wit) out any delslisite inforns etnaeret lc h -Coinnissoinecrs, Moist be Placed in the clatceory of unfaveurablcte -icitelligenee, but adds that lispsa of pea--C are not extinct ;but the debate iii the Senate ,rand the projected ...

... hemns -and IT is with deep regret that we record in our obituary today the sudden death of this worthy man and truly devoted Minister of the Gospel. Mr Dingwall, although he had nearly completed the 76th year of his age, was still able to perform with unabated efficiency all his mainisterial duties hire He had preached on the Sabbath inniediately preceding Ei; death, with his usual energy, and ...

... ANNUAL MEETING. W TEEr Annual Meeting of the Female School of Industry, Of Guestrowe, was held in the Court-House on Wednesday. W fThore was a good attendanece, and among thosel present; of wever-Right 18ev. Bishop Suthser, Rev. Mr M'Leod, Rev. Er 3,D. Artlaur, Rev. T. Gilfillan., Rev. Professor Milligsn, Pro- wt 3 fesser Martin, Mr Leslie, M.P., Mr Davidson of Inelsinarlo, ov mrCcrno eer, Mr ...

... THE RIGHT HON. E, W. CARDWELL, M.P., AT OXFORD. THE Right Hon. E. W. Cardwell, in responding to the toast of The City Members, proposed at an Oxford ts, meeting on Wednesday, dwelt feelingly on the loss theal ad country had sustained in the death of the Prince Consort; i at- then made the following allusion to the American dif- | of ficulties -Gentlemen, we saw with sorrow a civil war Y s ...