... (bia'slm* ?? Tan Unionl question occupied the whole of the morning and evening sittings in the Free Assembly yesterday, and the debate was ad- journed at midnight till to-day. Three dif- ferent resolutions were proposed-one by Dr Rainy, in the absence of Dr Candlish, declar- ijug that as regards the first head of the programme-the Civil Magistrate-there ap- peared to be no bar to the union ...

... | POYAL NOKTErP I TA.> ?? ?? § I. , Tile opening cruise of th ' ; C CLub was commenced ceterisy ?? 'i ?? ?? T ) w. , . he desired-a clear atr., together With a nodent. tevailidng. A leadi zfen. . ii ci mgswas thedebutof thei .l a Otniara, lO5tuns, rece: tly . ing yard of sI e. ,ite St ' & 1. 4. Tenneiit, G'a ?? tIne vesael called fortg!;., , ration, and during t uimL id . ; prumiu.,e of a ...

... \ ) GREAT NOR&T'H OF SCOTLAND RItLWAY BILL. Tnis bill came before tho referec, Mr Doidson (Chairnman of nWays and Means), Mr HIassard, and Mr Rlickards, on Thurs- day. T'ho bill proposed to alter and enlarge the capital and borrowing powers of the Company, to aothorise tIhIo :1t;;l. gainlationi of thel Baltitrshiri- leailway wvi ii the Crcat orhtl of Scotland Railway, and thle ;abatonmient of ...

... GLASGOON SAJAIlt xiC. I A public meeting of i-h w~ishers to this inAtitltiin% a i ceive the fifth periodical what steps should be ta'ken tr ?? for the improvement of the ?? - Andrew Galbraith presided ; a- sent were-MrWm.Eueis,'z 2 1 Small, Mr F. Duncan, rP _ Mr E. P. Lamond. &c. The SECETrTAr (r Hr L::. of the committee, vlicit 6tao ber of boarders in the ho' - - I' -- months had been a'31, ...

... THE OPENINEG OF THE RE-REFORNIED PARIWAMENT. I FIRST YEAR OF THE SOCIAL REPUBLIC. ( BEALES, L.A., DICIATOR. (From the Owl.) Tovards twelve o'clock the members began to assemble in considerable numbers, and among the earlier arrivals we were glad to observe Mr Ernest Jones, Mr Mantle, Mr Bradlaugh, Mr William ( Sykes, Mr Priggins, &c., all in good health and spirits. It transpired that, as wve ...

... P A R L I AM RE N T. HOUSE OF LORlDS-Tusday~i, May'_S. Ex;' 'rho National Debt 13il1 mu the latoeos Corpus Suspension I~ (Irolaisi) Act, Cotienlanee (,1o0,2) Bdill waitS read at third timeL, wofrt (Ieand i As , Cn O e InI Commilittee onl thle Increase of thle Episcopate Bill,M Eatrl Gitly Propoised ii clause a uthl1,ii:i g thle appointment of I luil an assistaint labelq) to alid anly IBishop ...

... TIF, UNLITLD ]'RI, 3YI'I P1f.4A SE'XOD. . TimR Synod met yesterday week-Mr linlaysn, Mslro'Ot. M N r Macgill suibnitted the report onl tile A 4 cd awr' I !i`a Ministers' Fund, showing that the number ,f en :,tisier5 receipt of annuities froeii the fund is 28 'in, cubr II, initted to the list of annllit.,nits tolic May, 1 il;0, %osiI and the number who had died silnce that dat: was i, Th ° ...

... BY SPECIAL WIRE ANTD ORDINARY I TELEGrAPH. HOUSE OF COMMONS-TaHRSDAY. The SPrASE took the chair at four o'clock. Lord R, Leveson Gower took the oaths and his seat for the county of Sutherland. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (CARLISLE DEVIATION) BILL, AND GREAT NORTH oRi- SCOTLAND RAILWAY BILL. On considerapion of the report on the Northi British Railway (Carsce.XP Deviation) Bill, MrHALFIPELD moved tt ...

... .E}NIAL_ EW IS.. The Hei aid has reason to believe that Mr Jefferson Davis may be expected to arrive mi this country in June. ABANDOHNMEKNT OF THE CONQUEaaOPR.-A re- port reached Liverpool on Tuesday of the abandonment of the Conqueror, off Ceylon, on. the 10th January. The vessel was bound to Chittagong with a cargo of salt. She belonged,. lwe understand, to Mir Gauntlett, of London, the ...

... T ENGLAND. cap HER MAJESTY'S ADDRESS AT THE LATE CEREMONY. nen At the laying of the foundation stone lof the Hall of Arts the 'and Sciences, Hes Majesty replied as follows to the address T preene~ t hr y the Prince of 'Wales :-'I thank you for Of your affectionate asid dutiful address. It has been with a tens 'Struggle that I have nerved myself to a conmpliance with Ks tise wish that I should ...

... I BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. i CmtiiiERCiAL.Tlie 'Toes' city lrtielc says-Stenady invest. I iiients continoe to boe made11 ii the Eaiglisih funds, and consols closed yesterday at a further advance if anu eighth. There is scarcely Lily cliscotlit Ileiuiand at the Wili;, and ao reduction of i the ralte on Thursday iiext to 2, par eient. seems not unlikely. Tioe ainsuit to bc invested duriotg the ...

... IR ROEBUCK, M.P., ON THE HOUSE OF I [ COMMONS. At the banquet given by the Lord Mayor of Lon- don to her Majesty's Judges, on Tuesday evening, Mr Roebuck responded to the toast of The House of Commons, with which his name had been con. nected by the Lord Mayor. Ho felt, he said, how inadeqate he was to speak for that great body of which he was a member. A mighty theme, he said, required a ...