... RUPTURES-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WBITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS W is allowed l)y upwa ds of 200 tedical Gentle- men to be the mnxt effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA, - The use of a steel spring, so hurtful in its efects, is here avoided ; a soft bandage being worn round the body, whi!e the requisite re sistiog power is supplied by the M0OO-MAIN PAD aud PATENT LEVER, ...

... W wtU -hfENTS' te.. TA- A 5!heP~re.Royal-7 Pt .M.a, re!1 I ,, Royal Princess' Theatr7 r.M. Price's Spanish CiroB8-S * 'Wombwel5Msgrielltedon g ?? ; iMUSfiC H4LL,' !!t ?? On !pHURSDAY }tVEXIlNQ, Jan. 4, at Eight o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past Seven. The Ier. AL.' SIMPSON'S' T ECTURE OlNJOEHNUBEECHf, with Illus b tratiouh, Fzhibited bir ?? Light.. Re., DrxGUTHREis the Chair.. . - Tickets is. ...

... 3:0. . fi I MA-IMPORTANT TO C5 OUXTRY BOOKSSLLEIIS AND NEWS AGENTS. The PUSLrS rnt of THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY amd WEEKLY HERALD & MERCURY begs to inti- =nate to all the readers of these Journals throughout Seotiand, that he has made special arrangements by -which the NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY COMPANY .willinfuturetransrnit over all ?? and Branches May number of copies of THE CALEDONIAN MER- ¢URY ...

... GENERAL NOTIaES. UNICIPAL ELEC-TIO.NS.a To JOuN TAwaSE. Esq., W.S., ~t Csosmlvsorl leud ofcharact, osr priuefootn ?? redtuhbyrottosfmli, d (Here folvowr the signatures.) . Edjniilgrh, 15th October 115D.. cl d el TO THE ELECTORS OF ST LUKE'S WARD. - Edinburgh, 22d October I r Having received a nusnerously and infuentially 01ged ernistin tatI shanld allow ysoyelf to be put in osomiuatiofl;' ?? ? ...

... GENERAL NOTICES. CTION POORHOUSES , IORD PROVOST requests a MEETING of the CITIZENS, in veit orb t-cosheenlr the propretyof hlavng onlyl One Poorhouse of he IT, b CTEBRT', ntiCAONCOATE. 0ityirebsubers, ItnhtTrsh Xith Decemnber IS'i6, NEW-'YEAR'S DAY. Note -Parties wishing Tickets for the h U A L F E S T I V A L, ~Xi ionpotte. trot)tat72y at Wood and Co.'s, 49 George 'tt'ht 29 Hghteet; and at ...

... IaWINGS, AMUSEMEMNTS, &e. MONDAY, APRIL 23. Meeting of the City Road Trust-Counoil Chambers- 12 noon. Meeting of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts-l' George Street-So'.o. Scottish Academ's aExhibition-9 A.x. to 5 P.x. fthesatre.Eoye4ll' p P.; 'ioal Princess' Theatre-7 o' as. :Dr Lynn's Entertainment -Operetta-Hotise-8 o'.ac. TN I V E R S I T Y O F EDINBURGH. The CEREMONIAL of GRADUATION in ...

... ~0 LADIES.-, T ONLY GENUINE I WIDOW WELCH'S PILLS are thoso prepared by Mirs SARAH SMITHERS-, .Grand.daughter to the WIDOW WnaOs), frorathe real Family Recipe, without She least variation whatever. This medicine is justly celebrated for all Female Complaints, Nervoas Disorders ?? of the Solids, Loss of Appetite, Sick Head Ache, Lowness of Spirits, and pattieularly fer Irregularities. ' Mrs ...

... -THEE MOST RELIABLE FRIEND I O LLOWAYVS',OINT:X ENfdJ BiD LrS,, BAD BREASTS, AND ULCERATIONS OF ALL, HINDS. Tbere is no medicinal preparation in the world which may be so thoroughly relied upon, in the treat. ment of the above ailments, as Holloway's Ointment, Nothing can be so simple or safe as the manner in which it is applied, or its action on the body,:both locally and constitutionally. ?? ...

... 1T1H E C H RI S T M A S S ]EO W INS CONEcTtON IVThi THE EDINBURGH LIVE STOCK SAwES In will be hold on TUESDAY the ISTS DEMMERSETs. when PRIEw 'W ymw-an ico .u ~CorcL RSvS- amEP PIG. ALES,&c., fornvsrd for thst Week's Sate. SILVER MEDALS will be given to the BEST enda SECOND DEST SHORTHORN, CROSS,-POLLED. and-TIIGHLAND OXEN andd ~EIFERS; Progritsh or Farmers ' Cows First and Second; Deary- ...

... N:T C ONVEyuc0 OT BRITISH RA , ' : An NSB EW-UEN AR oLd t ~t0 , IrST andSCN L t y fl. t 'THIIIBD CEASS PETjltld lw e W~ill be fesued a t EDINBU~cGH ?? ?? ?? .. . Street, egnd S hotland Street S Stt' ...

... MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o. SATURDAY. March 8. Scottish Academy's Exhibitiof-9 A.H. to 5 pri .! Theatre-RoYal-7 P.N. Royal Princess' Theatre-7 ?? Hainiltof's Excursion to the Continent and Back-, t Operetta House-8 P -. &atarday Evening Concerts-Music Hall-7 ?? RRE ST DAVID'S CHURCH.-The Rev. F JACOB S. ALEXANDER will preach TO-ZOR : WE rimlEt, at Seven o'clock0. Suolect- The Sabbath adapted to ...

... JFEBOAT SERVICES.-During the Storms of L the pat Twenty Months the National plfeboat Institution hoe 5onttlbuteto the savng of 1250 Persons from Shipwrecks on our Voast. The Committee earnestl appeal for assi8stance to meet tbe n h ds on ?? 172 LifebOat Estabishnlento. Conribtins ~llhothankfully received ?? Willis and Co. 0it BSaukers in Scottal Leos Esq., at the Inustitutdon, 14 John Strseet ...