... The Timps' correspondent, writing from Alex- sandria on the 25th ult., says :-The visit of the Prince of Wales to Egypt is now rapidly drawing to its close. His Royal Highness returned to Cairo on the evening of the 23d inst. On the preceding Sunday, as I mentioned in writing by last post, the Prince was at Karnak. The Duko and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg had spent the day on the eastern side of ...

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... BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, 0111ptfi~ tiial ltlt c HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY.t Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Newcastle County Down Railway 'Bill, and the Dublin and Meath Railway Bill, were read a third time and passed. TIHE LATE CONVICTION AT YORK ASSIZES. Viscount DUNGANNOIN called attention to the case of James and Isaac Watson, and Joseph Tomlinson, lately convicted at York Assizes for ...

... The Emperor of the French is reported to m have instituted inquiries with the view of ascer- taining the number of wooden vessels worth covering with iron. The published results of PI the experiments at Shoeburyness may, however, I alter any plans contemplated. w The Moniteur contains a decree prohibiting st the celebration of the massacre of 1562, pre-.b scribed by the Archbishop of Toulouse. ...

... ?11'di(,J'00115 (1, A CAL.L TO JMR JoCSE CoirETT. -At a meetiing of the United Presvytorian Clircili, lCilerceLMrl, liel( enTtleS- day niglht, a unanimouis aud harmonious call was given to iMr1 ?? Cjrl:)ett, preaclher, to become thiir pas- tor, by appointmenit oF the Presbytery. Tio Rev. Mr Duff, of lleisbdurl), ilreali bed ?? presided. The Dadiq News remarks, on tho change in tho Prussian ...

... TTH'j. 4BAPAANS 4MBAStA 9O A;'TAS.| Galignani has 'the following, account of the irecent proceedings of the Japanese ?Ambassadors: -They were much struck with.the beauty of the ErnLscss, pnd ,by the! graudeir. of 'the spectacle -%Vhi~hfinet their eyes-thlat at the Tuileries. On, returning to thq lotel, atfte'r the andience, 'th'1 ,eief~famh'ssdor invitedl Baron de 'n1.ajus; i titro- (bl uter ...

... ?? Rub Miftigy. For some time past the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham have proved altogether insufficient for the ac- commodation of the largely increased number of officers and men attached to head.quarters. It has been in consequence found necessary to quarter 400 reen in one of the Line barracks at the garrison, a course which the authorities have been obliged to adopt notwithstand- ing ...

... The Couert JTournal announces that the mar- em riage of his Royal Highness the Prince of W~ales in with the Princess Alexandra will be solenunised for~ in April next in St George's Chapel, W~indsor, the for which event preparations are being muade. Coi at colliery explosion took place near Newv- Go castle on Saturday, causing the deaths of thir- d c teen men.m Sergeant Glover, a barrister of ...

... (REPORTEDFOR TIHE CALF.DONIAN MERCURY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, Wednesday. TURNPIKE TOLLS EXEMPTION (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion that the House should go into committee upon this Bill, - Mlr BLACKBURN moved as an amendment that the House resolve itself into committee this day six months. The proposal contained in the Bill was to extend and explain certain exemptions from toll upon the turnpike ...

... gdlofno Niddligava. PLEIAFANOE TERRITOaIAL CrHuncri.-Theannual meet- ing of this congregation was held on Tuesday night-the Rev. Mr Cochrane presiding. After praise, prayer, and reading of the Word, the Treasurer submitted the annual financial statement, from which it appeared steady progress was being made:- 1859-60-279 communicants; income, £89 11 10 1860-61.382 communicants; income, 120 18 ...

... MEXICAN INTER.VENTION. The following is the text of the Convention of Solidad ratified by President Juarez:- is' Whereas the constitutional Government that has actual jurisdiction in the Moxicai! republic has informed the commissioners of the allied Powers that it does not need the assistance that they have so benevolently offered to the Mexican people, because that people contains in itself ...

... FRANCE. A strike is taking place among the printers in Paris. The most skilful workmen only receive so1io about 3s. 2d. per day. and JAPAN. TAI A letter from H.M.S. Charybdis, now at Jeddo, size says the officers were allowed to land only for extI the purpose of going to the residence of the seW British Minister, and then it was necessary for dur them to be armed with swvord and pistol. They ...