... CAILEDONIAN MERCURY. SECOND EDITION. MERCURY OFFICE, FRIDA, Eleven o'clock AMERICA. The Tibsss sigvsts that Canada should arm, not for our sakes, but for her own. The Morn'i'tg Stor'6 correspondent in M'Clel- lan's camp, writin, irom Whitehouse, Virginia, on ?? 17, ?? took the division a day to move five muiles, owints to the frightful condition of the roads. The troops were knocked up, and ...

... ofiltri'll - MCI guitt. From statistical returns which have just been issued(, it appears that there has been a decrease amounting to 106,156 tons, from the various ports in England, as regards the export of coal, though from ?? ports there was an increase I of 6771 tons. TiiE MORMON EMwGRATION.-A correspondent gives the following as a correct report of Mormon emigration from the ports under ...

... FREE CI IURCH. NINTH D-kY-SATURDAY. The Assemiuly resume1lcd this morning at elevel ?? Gnthrie, modlerator. The minutes having been read, Dr JAsnLE.S BUCHIANTAN Called the attention of the Assembly to the following passage in the re- corl :- The Assembly rcferring to the portion of the minuote of the forenoon seduilriu yesterday, which relates to the assigenment of reasons fol his dissent by ...

... At last the direct trade between Liverpool and New Orleans has been re-openied, and the pioneer vessel, tahe Antoinette, a flue ship of 800 tons, sailed from the Mersey on Wednesday evening for New Orlcans-the nily clearance within the past eighteen months, The Antoinette had on board a full cargo of salt. She will be succeeded by the Polestar andl other first-class vessels, so that ere long ...

... A Paris letter, in the Journal de Bouen, says: -The report is now in circulation that within a few days after the arrival of the Marquis de Lavalette at Rome, the French Government will forward to its representative a series of proposi- tions to be submitted to the Holy See; they would have for primary object the political and administrative reorganisation of the Pontifical States. ...

... THE EDINBURGH, PERtTH, AND DUNDEE ] RAILWAY. A special general mueeting of the Edilnburgh, rerth, and Dundee Railway was held yesterday in the Company's Head Office, 9 Princes Strlet, for the consideration an4 approval of the folloW - ing Bills iowv pendling in Paliamnent, namnely- first, An Act for Amnalgamnating the North British Railwavy alid the Edinbuvrghi, P'erth, an4 Dttud e Railway, ...

... The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, according to a telegram from Warsaw, is to be appointed as Viceroy of Poland. The names of certain others of his Administration are given. The news, it is added, has met a most favourable reception throughout the kingdom. The Shrewsbury election resulted yesterday in favour of Mr Robertson, Liberal. The other candidates were Mr Oakley, Conservative, and Mr ...

... i, (wa(lTraTN FoR THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY.) EAST LOTIIIAN. 2 For the last eight months the labours of the arable farmer have been carried on untler diffi. ecalties ; few operations during that period have c been finished without interruption from wet .8 weather, and when finished it was not always in it he most satisfactory manner. May has proved it no exception to the rule, and turnip sowing ...

... Galignaeli gives an elaborate account of the dinner given at Paris by the Viceroy of Egypt to the Emperor and Empress. The Emperor, the Empress, the Viceroy, and his nephew, Mustapha Pacha, took their seats round a table, or rather a large silver salver, richly chased and enamelled, on which covers of massive gold were placed for four persons:- At some metres distant a table of twenty-five ...

... EDUCATION BILL-LORD H. SCOTT. Three weeks ago I advised you that the Lord Advocate would withdraw his Education Bill, and on Monday he fulftilled my prophecy. There was a large number of Scotch members in the House when it opened for lousiness, and amongst them, notably, Lord Henry John Scott, the second son of the Duke of Buccleuch. The noble Lord b was fully armed for the fight, and was ...

... THE GENERAI ASS-EMBLIES ESTABLISHBD CHURCH. NINTH DAY- SATURDAY. c The Assembly met tilis snoul~illg at eleveni o'clock -Dr Bisset, nmlloderator. ltilNSNS FOR 1OSDNfY. I Dr Plinl intimatedl that the lulsineis for .Mon- dayv -ould be as follows:-1, Appointnic-nt 6f 4 Collections for S.lienles; °2, Report of Committee on Iidlian Churclehs ; 3, Mcemorial from Society for Prevention of Crueilty to ...

... (esOiM TlE T'iMES.) This Exhibition is to a large extent a crowd of competing tradesmen. To them publicity is pounds, shillings, and pence, andl praise is solid pudding. Even if thce great bulk of them should honestly and indlependlently rely upon the merits of their wares, and should scorn to seek favour or affection from those who criticise their goods, there must be some who would even ...