... UNIVERlSITY TEST1S IN SCOTLAND. The Llcerator, wrliting on the subjeot of tho ing B.D. *legree, says :-We nie nut surprised that as the leadling scholars of Scotland should have ius entereil a protest againsts such seetarian vaoity ye andl self-assertiofl. AN remonstrance, signed by an twventy-two of the p~rofessors of tho theological fot and other colleges of Scotlanld, ;nchlling represen- an ...

... !! REUTJTERS 'T'{L'U.RAMS5] !tTHE WAR IN -AMERCA. 4qSS{hFIAWHflOQD'S IyY;. ^ t!:THIEIR D1ISORDER~iY FLIGIIT. . .EIG:HTEEN9 GBlNlkAL OFFICERS f - ., OUT .OEF. '-. : ' rTHE STATE OF SAVANNAH. , : |Livurrooa, Wednesday, January 4.- Thei tont~real OceanC~ompany's steamship' Iibernia,, ft~om Portland on the 24th ultimo, 'arived her6 tl!is'afte~rneon. .-, . l The follow~ing are, some, further ...

... BRITISH -SETTLEMENTS OS. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA4 The report of Colonel Ord, the commissioner appointed, to irquire into tbe aondition of the British settlements on the West Joamt of Africa, was published, eu.Thursday morning, and mbounds with interesting information. Colonel OrQd was directed to inquire into the state of our establish- ments in these settlements, their financial con- ditious ...

... INAUGURATION OF WARD CEHAPEL ORGAN, DUNDEE. The Dundee AdverlLaer gives a lengthened ac. count of the opening of the fine organ built by Messrs Holt and Son, of Edinburgh and Leeds, Our thebIndependentChape], Dandee. The chapel was crowded during the performances by the elite of the town and representatives of all religious denominations. Our cotemporary says:- We are but expressing the ...

... The Edinburg$I Tow'n' dolnfiiist Sre~tfr4y, Upe ehief paxrt of the bu. Tpfbji%.0hed1'CUi at various timea of the accountm of tbeW~ ei8 of ,.dL.eitli Se'warkd Cimtinissiqg. r A.) rspti9nonto emit to the Law Committee the question of the idvis-. ai4iity of grantiing f1l Atturus in cbunection yitb the Comission was, after considerable disguq. aoo* a~gree~d~tot ,T1~e~proceedbgo' wsere Q arao- 4nt ...

... - - . ' ;' Ilk . . - .4 .,.. OR 4Ni??i: Al ?R49!. EL _% ?ovl. , '' d 1?., . / ?\%? ?- - . - , 'Bhc eids son/oev ,ia~teffe (t N. g12?DD d'Mr it d ir 4btithvg..a-Cieroujlie. Among .$bis6ps'e. 1 se ee.tWPl lane .5 bnl ;t Dunacan Og'i ' inbnsi'Rev Ja i a ie, Glasgow; I~ip M1d4ioah s Silo810an, Free oih a h e bnkgl'; Rev. Mr4pt i d of Harden green, anld. yS frfg 6~f ,t; . After the i*isl' yal ...

... ,'R , ELECTRIC-.l ''TELEGRAV?.| l, I - . i;:-:i-~ A [R, v T1 R S,8 T 'Gih G R A MeS. . FRANCE. Pliis,: Oct. 21.-The Moniteur of this evening announces that the Emperor andEmpreas have caused the ,expression, of their: sympathy to be transmnittedf to Lady Palmerston. The,, pewid'0 paperifstateilthaith5' epidemie renma~ins iatioharY. Thd ; pe'oip,'4o ishlbg 'to' satisfy himself of the care ...

... The action by Mrs Yelverton against the pro- prietors of the Saturday Review came on forbear- ing in the Court of Session yesterday before Lord Ardmillan and as Jury. Mr.Campbell Smith opened the case for the pursuer, and reviewed in detail the article which has led to the action. Mr Shand addressed the juforthe defenders, and urged that the article was written in the spirit and within the ...

... ;THE CATTLE. 0' PLAGUTE' , ~~ ' I . i , ,,,. i, .. ,1 l,; t e .D.,-BU.. .. . ' esterday's re'orts show tlat thc Rkaderpeft e is stii nialcing progrev sin Edinburgh. There were . eight nqii cases ia, byres where the disease had foemdrly existed, and' four cases iD.Dyres that ..4ala not previoosly been affected. Yesterilay, .lso,' 'thr ver'e'ixc deatlis in l'res4 in different fparts pf t4e eity, ...

... gtter I# tie dbitd.- THE SCOTShfAN MAID THE ELECTION. SIR,-The Scotsisan, in his leader of Saturday last, gives great credit to Mr Black, and of course to him- self, for having made the wonderful discovery that Mr Black made his statement on Reform just before he was going to offer himself for re-election. Did it not occur to the arch-eccasor and his tail of satellites that. possibly there ...

... THE PRESS ON THE REPRESENTATION OF' EDINBURGH. The Chriestian News writes:-The contest in in Ed ntiurgh lap exceeded in keenness that of Glas. ca gow, amt the result proved a decided success to te the Indleendent Liberals. Up till mid-day it M'Laren and Miller stood first and second st respectively, the Lord Advocate next, and Mr ti Black at the foot; aut it was bpgun to he feared ni that the ...

... THE WAR IN AMERICA! GEEIRBI'L SHERMAN'S N.90ODIATION9r uudei The following are official deepipthes relaetira to heid e the suspension of hostilities between General the al Sherman and General ,3ohnstOn - or se Secretary Stanton to Major-beneral Dir. worst War Department, Washington, April22, 1865. third Major.General John A. Div. New York,- graces Yesterday evening a bearer of despatches a lst ...