... CIVIL AND MILITARY POWERS AT WAxI A strange facs took place on Friday at Plymouth, Oi the -occaiou of A ire at a rope mannfactory. Soon atltr thb fire broke ontilajor Gri arrived from the Citadel, with g Icomany of the Boyal Atillery and the Ciadel engine, ant proceeded to take up a position on the north of the building ad close to it. While XMjor (irills was directiag his meD in thid ...

... LECTURE BY DR. W. T. GAIRDNER. THE COURSE AND DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. Last night, Dr. W. T. Gairdner, of Edinburgh, delivered his second lecture in the Queen's Rooms, on The last Census and some of its Lessons-the Courseand Daration of Huan Life. The chair was cconpied by Wm. Spens, Esq., who briefly introduced the lecturer. Dr. GAIRDSRR commenced by recapitulating the results which had been ...

... II P LEY. -SUIC -On Wednesday, a weaver, reaadingjin |IBIng. Street,- K~ilbaeoan, committed 'uicide by ?? hzmsel. in his onhonse.i The poor man waaboutW tgyarbage,; and havhig lost his wfiabonttgltt vefke ag he has be en in a desponding stateaeversice, HElefi aaaoe, it ppeirs, Ijing on atable, directing whelis wetc' was to be given to-; and expressing a hope that God would'forgive him for whe ...

... Accorpndent of the Tiroes, writing from AlexandrI cl VWrglioahe 13th of December, makesthese interestingand a a os commentB on the levies of the United States:- his%, UThere is io country exising which could have raisd an his army of 650,00D men In so short a time as it has been done hbewin Ameriea Ti army I wedl paid, fed andclad, and ts. en-toably'welldisciplined and drilled. &have seearegi. ...

... ., KILREGGAN AND COV. - The second annua soiree under the auspiees of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society took place in the Free r Schcol-Roomaon Friday evening last-Mr. -Adar M'Lellan,. Park:Plaece i'the ebair. On the -platform were- Rev. R. S 0I Story, Roseneath; Rev. David Shanks, Craigrownalo Ir. Abegoizmbie,.COaigrownis Castle; -Mr-A rde6ou yr. t Kncokderry;:TWr. Miller. Portkill;- ...

... DEVIATION dO THE COIASS. - - (Prom the athoucuni: Board of Trae, ,lac-lb, iS6Q. . vvimg addressed letters to. you, sinco 3854, respeting the dviaetionof ehips' compasses, whicob you honouredh y publicatioDsI I am encouraged to submit a few more remarks in contritation. In oue letter the valnes of a neutral pohint and of a neutral line, were urged: and in anotberthe importance of asecertain log ...

... EST&B- P OF GLASGOW. rrx~gjsy OXF OL&800W. ¶Th. ordinary monthly mxeetn of this Ph sbyery was held 0 abb tery Hous yeerday-Ir. Epeir, of Ki1tX CALTO, nARISR CEHUCH. The CrLnx read a preseiatition by the Queen, appointe la Mr. J01a Jack, of the Prbytry of Hamilton, to be Miistrof the church and pariah of Calt o thenread a leter fm Yr. Jack, ted 8 urt. accepting tbe pren 'btin ai also ...

... LATEST NESWS. B Y1.1 TE FF IA P; A GA H. Fd~IEGXN NTELLIGEL'OR The Gtoa.sis Psris correwne I evident that latttiy, Russia has ,ahown great sgns of weakness, which * accoants tor the obstznacyef Poland, and SteegramiIn hve hbeea received from Finlsad symptomatic of severance in that quarter. He concludes .by remaikink that the day is ,psat for R irsaspresslre in)Zrope, and it is niow a ...

... (trn the Spectator.) The seat of Government in India In really to be re- 1 moved from Calcutta to the Hills. The order has F been passed by Sir Charles Wood, and although It a cannot be fully carried out for some years, the new - publ c offices In Calcutta are stopped, and plans for aD the site of a new capital are already under considera- e tion. It may be worth while, therefore, to explain d ...

... GLASGOW ELDERS' ASSOCI&TION IN CONNECTION' WITH THE CHURCH op SCOTL&ND. - . . 1 . _ . . . .- I The annual dinner of this association was held last night , St. sary a Hall. Upwards of 70 gentlemen eat ?? dlner. The chair was occupied by John Paul, Esq., who wa0 Bupported right and left by the Rev. Dr. Robertson; ,Le,. Roger Hall; - Aitken, Esq.; Archibald Robertson, Esq. Daniel Forbes, Eeq.; ...

... : P]AISLEY-J2. 13X- -tSSAULT.-DVAl Bailiantine; mitier; 'Andrew Hamilton, libiiuii Linwood' and William-Hsmllton. miner. -Bela. 6laa, etschrged to-day, before Sheriff Campbell, with Theavng, uath meetingsfthe a ruteellaa ?? 'oodwinIappurterso thle, Natind'hSwieb~y~ SarikioBng the waithtei wasts aedonMnday, linthleas Goodwinhminers, with a ecudgel. .T ~e prionesamtt-oed lthe chairgeandathe wer ...

... IADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE TO HER MAJEtrI I FROMI oPoaro. _ _ , _ - - .- I The following Addressof Condolence from ?? red. dents in Oporto, on the lamented death of the Priace Cen- sort, has been forwarded to ier Majesty:- TO THE QUM' MOST EXCELUST MAJESTY, 'Way it please your Majesty, We, your Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects, residing at Oportoi the kingdom of Portagal durle to approach your ...