... HLOUSES OF THE WORKING CLASSES. Mnel Yesterday afternoon, a meeting was held in stai Qucen Street Hall to take into consideration the tha best means of improving the state of the dwell- mei ilug-houses of the working classes in Edinburgh. Lei Tlhere was a very fair attendance. Sir John be M'Neill, ?? presided; and among those lial present on the platform were the Rev. Dr Hunter, pit the Rev. ...

... SIHERIFF COURT ACCOINMODATION. A meeting of the Commissioners of Suoply for the county of Edinburgh was held yesterday in the County Hall. On the motion of the Dnke of BUCC'LEUCII, Mr TROTTER of Mortonliall, convener of the county, was called to the chair. The UrIXU of Srrrizr read the following report by the committee on the Sheriff Court-house ac- comnmodation 2 ' The committee beg to report ...

... I GLOEDON'IAN MERCURY. SECOND EDITION. )1 EDNESIAY, 1ELI2VLN OCLOCK, CHINk. lseGnAi, Dec. 24 -Pekin and Canton are Nhtiugp has fallen into the hands of the CNle;TO lee. 31.-The export of tobacco from ?? total export ot goil from Melbourne since tte 1101arture of the lasc. mail -was 173,245 oz. IN LommoNs.-The West.instcr Iron ;iu 13attersea Fields, London, where the ,n1-k for the N;ew ...

... MR MILNER GIBSON AT ASRTON. Yesterday evening, the Presiident of the Board S of Trade delivered his annual address to his con- N stituents at Ashton-under-Lytie, in the Town Hall. Several thousands of persons were pre- fit sent. Mr Kenworthy, the Mayor, presided. Mlr Miluer Gibson was received with great enthat- siasm. A considerable portion of the right hon. gentleman's speech, which lasted ...

... TIHE HARTLEY CATASTRIOPHE. TIIOSIAS vA'rsON'S NAIIRRATIVE. ?? Thomas Watson, whose nanto is so honourab]y conliceted with thie IHartley calamity, as one of those brave men who forgot his own danger in the attempt to benefit his fellow-suffercrs, at- terrded the Bhackett Street noonl day prayer meet- ing on Thursday, anid, at tho request of Dr Bruce, gave a narrative of the memorable event. Por ...

... I THE FEDE-RAL VICTORY IXNq KENTUCKY. The following official report of the battle at Somerset, Kentucky, received by the Ilibernia, has been 1tillished:- Louisville, Jan. 22. 'ToNfajor-Gen. MI'CIellan, commanding ?? The following has just been received from General Thomas:- IIThe rout of the enemy was complete. After succeeding in getting two pieces of artillery across the river and ...

... SUM1IMARY. A conference,%tttendeil by the ropresenttativoB of the five Creast Power., has been hietJ at ?? stantinopl.e, at whish the preo'nt s ate of aftsius in Svria has boen take:n into Con.;i'l2t'atiulj. We are n'iormed of anotlter Stuil] attent it at ?? ll in tile Nellpolit.1ii povitteesI. !1 : a party of brigands, who had left Rbomn fror ?? purpoae. Imbecile essayin; il hke tl; e only h ...

... tvylieoO XX I UIEYU SFCOND EDITION. M11 ERtCRV OFF' ZIi Sl.VVUMOAY, El,EViN otLmofvl. AMMU~ CA. !~ ~ ~ ~ ?? ;. on,.A'lit.Tl >lIl. 9th:I~ :, iasitlila, Which left Nowl Yerk on 19.h 1!I 'hre cmz'y this Ili ?? t ,,t, i~ i: Jmi' 17, Ev. - ?? Go fe lie- N-. as : ri to hlava abairnonsiA Roan )- ?? ' l: t itrdtes eatc'ite.l \Vis's ?? te s. t iu tile dlefenoe of Noifolk. Ths fi i !!,iatc [Xmwllni, ...

... The Captain of the Sumter has been arrested at Tangiers at the instance of the American Consul at Gibraltar, and of the Commander of the Tuscarora. A disturbance is reported as having occurred in Paris on Monday, evidently of a political character. Two thousand men were dispersed by the police, who seem to have feared the re- production in the streets of the emotion caused in the Senate by ...

... , (1 ROM THE NEWCASTLE DAILY CHRONICLE.) On Sunday night a very serious accident oc- curred at Monkwearmoulth Colliely, Sunderland, causing the irruption of a very heavy feed of water, the stoppage of the ventilation, and the throwing out of employment of nearly a thousand men. This colliery comprises two pits, with a drift connection between-the A, or Deep Pit, and the B, or Bank Pit, the ...

... THE BARl AND DOUBLE SHHRIElFFSITIPS, (FROM THtE JOURINAL 01 JURIISPRUDENCNi.) rle give elsewhere a letter, fronm a valaei cor- responident, on the important question of the abiolition of double sherilfships, anld thue inelease of the salaries of the Shoeriflsubstitutes, co) as to pllace theri, iu point of social status aodl position, on a par with the County Court judges of Eng- land. -'No ...

... UNITED PRESBYTER.IAN PRESBYTERY. I The usual monthly meeting of this rev. body was held yesterday, in the Presbytery Hall, Queen Street Hall-the Rev. Mr Croom, mode- rator. ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE TO HER MAJESTY. The CrA.RuK read a letter from the Home Secre- tary, intimating acceptance of the address of con- dloleuce from this Presbytery to her Majesty on the death of H.R.H. the Prince Consort. ...