... THE ROYAL. FAMILY OF PORTUGAL. -The 'Times, speaking iof the recent-deaths in the Royal Famcily, of Portugal, remarks :-.-There is somnethuing especially striking in these, struinge coincidences. Kjngs and- Princes~in rapid Ene- ceso r svp la by the- pestilence which is or of' the closely imniured deniizen of some dense city. The death ,is not to the old, the 'luxurious, -the rioto's',' or to ...

... CHANGES IN TlE HdUSi OF COMMOI.S,, *Many changes hav~e tl place int the rep~e- sont~jtions since, the commencement of the year Wihich is asonv dm½rwing tD 'al'close. New members have been durinog the, period ?? ~for~the fol- lowing places :-Abcrdeenshire-. .Willirnn Leslie, Esq., in the room of :Lord 'Hadd,: i*h'o became the Eiarl of Aherteen. Andover-H~enry Beau- mont Coles, Esq., -in the ...

... tg I1? t0t . :1PAVING BOAIRD. IW>MESlSS MILNE.;S . ?? -,4t Sthe meeti~g ot t~ Mereh nt ,Compa~y. I:. '~neutioune the reut'nl of the nganufactunrng prexnlses Ir of Mesars' Jaraes' Milne ' riid ' Son, 'en0;heeii' snd' ltr'ass.i 'fouiidewr ?? C,'Ci~ouate, as large en loers J of labour, and as an example of tie injustibbthatt'¶vo61J F. ; be deneeto'the flaniifactulring h~d' stercantile initereists ...

... D. MURE, ? QN.TLIEPAROCHIAL AND BURqU SOHO?LS (SCOTLAI?D)?O?. |;In adedressing hlis constittients at Rothesay, on| Friday, Mr Mure, M.P., after giving a long ad l dress on American affairs, made some remarks on B the recent change of the law; regarding our Scot l tish parish schools:-i ?? important measure. passed in the' ' [last session of Parliament wvas the one applicablel hi to the parish ...

... I BY ELECTRIC TELFARAFII? ?? BriUTER'S T~a*R'AXSi1 ' ?? !. neou ! ...

... SUMMA1RY. The merehanlta of Hiavre are adop~ting pre- cautiontry measulres in the event of a war be- twveen Britaia and America. The Chlauilber ol C~ommlerce there have applied to the Miinistcr *iE Mwarine to have SOmet vessels of war to carry outt 1FTQUCh merchandaise destinled for Amlerica, i'ranee ?? no Traisatltanitic steatners. The Prnssiitn. Mouitcr pntbhishe5 aI'y; decree ?? thle twvo ...

... MAILS. Do.(On Sundapsat4r.. ) *Do.l Iucjud'g NE.Dl- J5 Di.i vielon of Engl'd l Dalkeltbs, Psebles, ac. Dublin ak s. of Ireland . bo. ?? ?? ?? ?? .. ?? Driaee .- ?? *iDe.. . ?? ?? 'Do. ?? flawekou . . . .* ?? Invernes ?? . ,. - 'Do. . ?? Local ?? M ~drfiCalnchgestrerI! Do ?? Di~blinV.O S.i| . I, of Ireland.J * Db.:n' Thor so IsITown Delivery 3d .Do. do. - - 22d Do.- do. -- 418 Do, io. ?? - . B: ...

... GALE DO ?LA.K MEIWURY. SIQOND EDITION. MERCURY Oii eW AMERICA. QiSE~STOWN, Wednesday 3.30 A.aL-The Afriea has artived. No decisive news respecting the TBreat dlificulty. Thle Newo York 'imne8 of 20th December ?? -Lord Lyon had not yet communicated his des. patch to the Washington Government. The ian- paressioll is said to prevail at New York that the affaiir may be amicably settled if the ...

... !TlIIJ1b EDITION CALEDONIAN M~ERCURY OFFICE, Tw~o o'Ca,)oK. 11pORTANT NEiWS F'ROM AMERIOA. .QUEEN'STOWN, Wednesday.-The Royal Mfail steamship) Africa arrived at 2 A.Mw britnging forty flife passengers anid 191,384 dollars. She landed mails, six passeng~ers, anxd proceeded at 2,415 AM.- all wel: left Newv York on the 20th, ano' experienced strong eaisterly winds. NE'W YORK, Dec. 20, 4 A-St.-On ...

... THE LARGEST M~D CHEAPEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN GREAT BRITAIN. CIRCULATION MORE THA~N DOUBLED. GREAT ENLARGEMtENT OF THE WEEKLY HERALD AND MERCURY. ON1 AND AFTER SATURtDAY, 4rTH JAN. 1802, THE W1EEKLY ERALID AnD MRCURY,: In accordance with the subjoined Resolutions, ?? aqreed to lay elhe Nfewsa Agents as repre- senting the views and wants of the great majo. sity of readers of Weekly ...

... THE EY.ENTS OF 1861 . .- (ro (RXTHE TIass8) ?? The year 1861 had, till near its close; Epassed over England in uneventful domestic tranquillity, and the wvars And revolitbions whjch seemed to threaten the peace sf Europe had been suspended or postponed during its course; yet no portion of *& period unprecedentedly fertile of political stir- .prides will be mnore conspicuous in history. The ...

... A G EN TS.. 'Aberdeen--~.,.A, dtR Milne. ?? ~~~R Iltack. i Do. ?? Alcnozico, Do. ?? Doigleish. I ~~Castle St. lntoeileithlloei tolseit SmellL Do. ?? & J. Smitb. lnvorkeithiili.gilisa CasoopbelL t ?? L~othion. Do.. ?? Sinail. I Do. ?? N. Morrison. JuniperGreen Afro Mioile. Anistruther - ..L Russell. Do. ?? Ibring. Do. -.J. Maetaggart. Do. ~ Mx Wilson. .Do. .0 ~. Sutherland. Do. - -J I'atlonl. . ...