... The annual regatta at Buratisland took place yesterday. This regatta is held on the Burnt- island Fair-day, and the prizes being defrayed by subscriptions amongst the inhabitants, the greatest interest is taken in the proceedings. The weather looked rather threatening in the morning; and a heavy shower which fell about mid-day rather damped the ardour of those who had looked forward to this as ...

... ST LANARK. His Lordship (Lord Belhaven) was requested 'I to put his suggestion into the form of a motion, and the following resolution was agreed to:- tr That while the Commissioners of Supply are ready t to support any well.eonsidered measures for the ic - provenient of education in Scotland, they find so many objectionable features in the present Bill that they ti have no hope of its being ...

... ?? makc the following extract from the report t by the directors :-Your directors havc the pleasure of presenting to the shareholders the auditelt accounts of capital and revenue for half- year to 31st January last,, with the usual reports and statistics. o PtEVENt'E ACCOUNT. t The results of the half-year now closed, with i the correspondilig half-year in ISGI, are as e follow 31st Jan., 31st ...

... (UR LONDON LETTER. STATE OF PARTIES. TI ,,What are you going to do with Palmerston so] 9 osionq Turn him out? I asked of an nest Pas lical M.P. who crossed my path the ear.lis III arn afraid not, he replied, me ether thye Tories will not let us. I fear that La Mr,,;es y0 il not let us! This, then, is hoT poli xi the1 parties stand tovwards each other just now. Thel g adlical section of the ...

... i-- , i. IUlEftO DOBJOTS MAD PLACES OF INTEREST I1 AND NEAR EDINBURGH. ADvYCMAS' LIaBRAr, Parliament House -Open aaily to the public, free. ANTIQUARIAN MUsEUM, Royal Institution, lound Open free, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from ?? 4; and on Satirday evenings from 7 to 9. On Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 to 4 ; admission, Gd. AoRICULTURAL MusEluM, George IV. Bridge-Open daily from, ...

... THE NATIONAL GATHERING I AT MONTROSE. The character of the weather yesterday hag been somewhat similar to that of Tuesday-dull and cloudy in the morning and bright sunshine in the forenoon. The wind changed to the west, and blew pretty smartly all day, exercising rather a serious influence on the shooting. The great event of the day was, of course, the match be- tween the North and South, and ...

... CAlEDONIAN MERCURY. SIGOND EDITION. MERCURY O0[14 TnuiRSuAY, Eleven o'olook. AMERICA. The ie-in' New York correspondent writes on Aug. 21 that there werefearsthat Jackson had been auccessful in bearing down upon Pope before he could be reinforced by Burnside or McClellan. The news from Kentucky and Tennessee is even more calculated to excite alarm than that from Vir- ginia. The Federal General ...

... The Parliamentary papers lately published on o the gold regions of British Columbia confirm in . the most ample manner the extraordinary narra.- tives from private sources regarding not only the b abundance of gold, but the beauty of the country C and healthiness of the climate. The present d documents comprise the despatches from Governor tI Douglas from February 1860 down to November a last. ...

... 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 ...

... A telegram from Naples, dated the 14th, tl informs us that the King of Italy and Prince lapoleon have had a long interview. At a OF dinner given by the Prince there were, among P others present, Signor Ratazzi and General La nt bMarmora. n cl The Mloniteor, with reference to the advance F of the Fr .uch troop; oa Mexico city alone, explains that this has arisen from the Allied C ...