... aiateonian ?? EDINBUREGH THURSDAY, JUNT 20. It is our painful duty to record one of those desolating catastrophes in the wreck of the Orion steamer, on her passage from Liverpool to Glasgow, which, in the destruc- tion of human life, we believe has had no parallel in this end of the island since the loss of the Comet in 1825. We refer our readers to the latest particulars of this ap- l palling ...

... NEW POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS The explanations given by Lord John Rassell and Lord Clanricarde on the subject of the proposed Post Office ar. rangements are, in one view, not satisfactory to the large portion of the public who are opposed to the propositions of Mr Hill ; for they do not afford much hope of the mea- sure being abandoned. Tn another view, however, they are extremely gratifying, ...

... Accounts from Milan of the 25th inst. give as a positive fact, that the Austrian Government has agreed to the modified terms proposed by the Sardinian Cabinet, viz., a reduction of 5,000,000 lire in the amount of the indemnity, the original demand made by the former Power being 80,000,000, but it is now willing to accept the sum of 75,600,000. Nothing re- mains to complete the treaty but the ...

... MPERIAL PARLIAMENT HO OF LORDS—March 29. Lord BROUGHAM asked if the Government had received any official information respecting the defeat of the Piedmon- tese and the noble lord also con consequent abdication of Charles Albert. The Nation to the gtatulated the house on so decisive a termi- war in Italy, which would preclude the necessity for any foreign interference. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE ...

... COURT OF SESSIOUN—CHURCH PROPERTY CASE. CRAIGIE, v. REV. DR MARSHALL, THURSDAY, DEC. 13. Mr Inglis resumed his argument to-day before the judges of the Second Division, on behalf of the and com- menced by stating the views which had induced the Relief Church to separate from the Establishment—which, he con- tended, was not on account of any difference in religious doc- trine, but from what ...

... fforeign fiterihgucnr. FRANCE. The Co6s2itetieonnel publishes the following report of a con- versation on Tuesday evening between the President of the Republic and M. DUpin, the President of tihe National As- sermbly, who, with several members of the Bureau, had waited on the President of the Republic, to offer the compliments of the season: M. Dupin-Monsieur le President, I bring you the ...

... MHEETING OF TEE FIRST WARD. A second meeting of the electors of the First M;/unicipal so District, 'convened in consequence of the numerous candi- dates for theWard, was held on Thursday night in the Council an. Chamber. Mir J. HI. Stoct was called to the chair.t Before the bosiness wans psoceeded wvith, Mr W~ylie asked eel Mr Sinclair, the cleik, wvhethler he had a letter from Council- ph I ...

... tenant bill was brought up by Lord Port- man, who expressed the inexpediency of proceeding any further with the measure. Consequently this bill, which had consumed so much time in the other house, is aban- doned for the present. The Irish leasehold tenure bill was read a third time and passed, after a brief discussion, and a close division of 38 to 35. A majority of only three in favour of ...

... TOWN-COUN?L PROCEEDINGS. The Council met on; Tnesdav,-the Lord Provost in the chair. AmE ANNorner IAx. A letter was read from Mr R. WV. Grey, the secretary l of Lord John Russell, acknowledging the receipt of the Town- Council's memrorial respectintg the Annuity-tax, anid intimuat- ing that it wouold receive his Lordship's best attention. A letter to the same effect weas received from MIr ...

... |The follow ing is froms a letter which appeared in the Aforrning Herald of Monday; it wvill at once be seen it refers to the re- cent conversion of Lord Feulding to the Church of Romne. TO TH1E RtGttT REV. BE GILatS, ROMfANz CATHTOLIC BSHfOP | ~IN EDINBUR~GH. Th RGET REV. Sm2.-Rscent events, some of which have ob- tained but zoo painful notoriety, compel mhe to address you through the public ...

... ;si_ hgtrtct *d FRANCE. I The Moafgiteur announces that the President of the Republic, I th on the report of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to give a Is proof of the satisfaction of the Government at the manner in n which VT. Gros acquitted himself of the mediation confided to re him with respect to the differences between Great Britain and :e Greece, has raised him to the rank of commander ...

... THE CENSUS FOR 1S51. 1'romn the summanaries of the 40,000 enumerators employed in taking the census a series of tables leave beenl comipih-d, and presented to both houses of Parliamelit, showinlg the popula- tion and houses in the divisions, registration counties, and districts oif England anid Weales, in thei coulities. cities, and burghs of ScotLand, and iul the Islands in thoe IBritish Seas ...