... EDI URGH, MONDAY, MARCH ae Caledonian A SECOND EDITION of the MERCURY is published every Monday Afternoon, containing Reports of the London Corn and Cattle Markets of that day, the state of the Funds and all other intelligence received by Telegraph. The Second Edition can be forwarded, in most instances, to any part of the Country by the Mails of that Evening. Ir was wont to be @ favourite ...

... taken at the Survey Orrice, Edinburgh, during the Months of May, in the Years 1852 and 1853. Mean Amonnt Barometer Temperature of of Wind at May. at ot Alr at Temperature Kain. 2.50 AM. of each day. AM 152. 1853. 1852. 1553. 1852. 1s53. 1852. — i EE — — 29.720 29. a 3 53.0 466 51.0 O.00 6.00 N.E. oO 29.960 29.845 47.0 46.0 47.4 7.0 0.00 O00 0.00 0.00 N.E N.E. SE 3 30.041 29.895 46.5 4640 46.7 ...

... u LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1852 — u PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. Bank Stock = 29 34 India Bondsunder £1000 $4 Ditto for Account — South Sea Stock .. Three per Cent.Red.An 99) Do. Old Annuities Threeper Cent.Con An. 1004 Do. New Annuities.. New 5 r Cent. Ann. — Consols for Ae 1003 | 103] India Stock for Ac New 3} per Cent — f New 5 per Cents Canada Guaranteed Debs. — ...

... EXAMINATIONS. Donald Campbell, merchant in Thurso—to be examined in the Sheriff 's Office, Wick, 3d October, twelve o'clock. Wm. Cree, inerchant and trader, formerly in Trinidad, now in Glasgow—to be examined in the Sherif 's Office, Glasgow, 4th Octo- ber, twelve o'clock James Forrest, brewer and maltster in Hamilton—to be examined in the Sheriff's Office, Hamilton, Ist October, twelve ...

... ?? The %EnRCUitY is published on Mondays and Thursdays. Price v annum, £2, 4s credit; £2 paid in advance. Half-yearand Quarter in proportion. ,6/ + I 11'Itra rp'. - ?? ?? - - EDINBURTIGH, THURSDAY, IMAY 17, 1855. A SUPPLEMENT is otublslsed with the MEIlCURY every Alonday andl Tiursl y Afternoon, containing the Latest News received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and Cattle ...

... (BY OUR USUAL EXPRESS.) LONDON, WVEDNESDA y MORNINIG. THE CRIMEA. I The Times correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs on I the 12th inst. as follows:- 6000 Sardinlans have gone to 7 Sebastopol. Excessively heavy flring takes place every night f between tih French and the Russiansb. The British are wiithin 50 vards of the Russian sentries. They are constructing neivt batteries. The Sultan ...

... thillall ff, ?? n EDINBURGH, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1855. nA SUPPLEM11ENT is Published with the MERCURY erry 7 Monday awd Thursday Afternoon, containing the Latest News a received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and a f CattleMarkets, with the state of the Funds, is gives in the t )f Supplement with Monday's pablication, and can be forvarded, a in most instances, to any part of the ...

... From one of the 93d Highlanders to his Wife. Camp, Crimea, 12th Dec. 1854. My Dear Jean,-1 take another opportunity of sending you a few lines, to let you know that I am still very well, notwith- standing our many hardships and difficulties. We have not had any battles since my last, but no one knows the moment; there are 30,000 Russians lying within two miles of us, as we can see daily, and ...

... RESULTS Or IE RIOT'S- [IOSPITAL SCIHOOLS. O HEl 1lulTTURt O'st' !jiS qT2st'lSttlC ' j 'ro Tim Cot~on or TtI dinbsl-ghg D 2ec. 22 1285,4. | S[Ra,-W.Vilon lateW itt London, 1 received a letter, iln refer. CL c j tO edtoeatinnal matters, front a gentietnant of censiclsrablc inflitenco. wvhiieh induced rme to ecpapiu to him the riLnage- I ?? and results of the free schools int this city, crectued ...

... SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AN-ND TWEEDDAML. A pro r-s nata -meeting of tlis St-nod was held onl Tuesday, for thle purpose of takitig into con-sideracion the Lord Advo-I Oaie's Education hilt.-cte Rev. Dr Sismpsetn of Kirk-newton, The Atev-. M~r TAIT Of Kirklisten introduced cthe Subject by reading a report from the Par-ochial Srtl0ools Commnittee, whlich, aifter enamneraticig the objectionable features ...

... LP'NIRON GAZETTE, ST JAMiES'S PrJALACE Mray 19. The Queen bha been pleaced to appoint Anne, Dlichess Of Athole. to be one of thr Ladlir- of the R,.dehnmbpr in Or-intrY to Ilker 1 jes y, in ro crow of u1:, Coun)t.tess . ' Ciarxwont, BETTER.S FO)R TliRh.El: %1 tE r S3EA- FOR ~r~iy AN-D THE BLACK SEA The (rcaerte of this ?? eont ?? Warrant, stating that on letters posted in or addressed to any ...

... TOWN-COUNCIL PROQCEEDiNGS. The Council miet on1 TuMesIhy-the Lord Provost in the chair, Tilt QCiOtS'S STATrSE 'AT. HyOLYROD. Mr BMTwrra. referred to certain damage %which had been re- coutch sustained by the statue of Eer Majesty at Holyrood since the wvithtdrawal of thle guard at the Palace, conse0liient on the departure of the 4th Re-gimnent. The LorD. PRO;OST stated that arrangemeints had ...