... THE WARt. co TnE military genius of Napoleon III., whatever it may afl prove in the end, is clearly of a very different kind el from that of the Great Napoleon, His tactics are of ap very deliberate and prosaic sort-as much so as those of the Austrians, who seem to do everything by rule ml and precedent, and sit down contented if they have it gone scientifically to work, whatever the result ...

... Wuis.TxvEn be the cause of the uninterrupted series i of defeats which the Austrians have suffered, C whether incapacity on the part of -their Generals, or t inefficiency or lack of numbers and sPirit on the part of the army, it is becoming very doubtful whether they will hold their ground at all, even be- f hind the fortresses of the Adige, unless powerfully rein- forced. It is whispered that ...

... HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIE TY. Tar adjourned general meeting of this Society was held on Wednesday, in the Museum, at one o'clock-the Dake of Athole presiding. There was a considerable attendance. VETERINARY SURGERY. Professor Syme said he wished to supply an omission in his motion at the former meeting. He begged leave to move, that a copy of the resolution passed at last meeting ...

... ABERDEEN COLPORTEUR AND BOOK AGENT S 0 0 I E T Y. This Second Annual Meeting of this body was seld in the County Rooms on Monday evening. The attendance was highly respectable, and the chair was occupied by Mr Dyes Nicol of Ballogie. The Rev. Dr Davidson having offered up a most appropriate prayer, The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings in a very interest- ing address. We can only give the ...

... (Froii tho Timrs.) Austria has 200,000 xucn either upon the Ticino or withhx WIy such a distance that they can be placed upon the banks of vo~l -that frontier within the three days of grace fixed in the Hil imperative demand ef the Austrian General. Sardinia coc prc coi`th poite bank with a force which coul nlot, of probably, delay for one day its own destruction by thlat bG,, gigantic enemy. ...

... THis Commission has been holding meetings in Edinburgh. The witnesses examined have been principally hotel keep- ers, who complain that the restriction of hours affects their trade, while it encourages unlicensed houses. Msvty of them, respectable hotel-keepers, declared that they were utterly unable to keep the law, some had never attempted to comply with the Act, and they and others openly ...

... Titsdeece, Messy 27. Tue Aesembly met at eleven O'clock-Dr Bisset, Mode- Li ratoi. .gr THE SOEWHTLLS CASE, to Dr Cook, St Andrews, gave in the report Of the commit- Al tee appointed by last Asseeibly on the Newhihle ease, and PR0 whiehlihe was instructed to report to this Assembly. The report re Istated that the Comnoittee, immiediately after their appoint- di mnent, communiested an extroet of ...

... Ho usE OF COMMONS-Tusdaeoy, Ma 27. SALMION FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The louse went into Committee upon the bill.I On elAIIOS 5, tho LORD ADVOCATE proposed ecu amendmentf geving authority to thle Secretary of'Sutet to appoint three Cons-t misineo ndC heAtCichofseol WBto roceive a salai-y v not totetoccd £3x0 comtteth igthn.gnteansoudeate th nDames of th gesle~e Sli~f h itede t POP se5 ...

... UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEFS. THE following is a lVsh of tbe Prizes and Distinctions con- ferred on Students of this University, at the close of Session 1861-G2:- SFECIAL rnIzES 1 Sq AoGISTRAND CLASS. 1. Gray Mathematical Bursary of £70-Georgo Pirie, Aber- tcies 2. Simpson GreDk Prizo of £60-Alexanider Ogilvie Barrie, S Kirrilol 11ir 3. Simpson Mathematical Prize of £60-Williami M Rae, v .Sternaway ...

... THE ENDOWMIENT MEETING THAT WAS NEVER 3H | HELD. Is ToA'Z oio theEDTRO . Ammfr~l JOflfTAL. al 7e SiR, -As it was in various ways publicly announced that of a meeting concerning the Eadowment Fated of ithe Cisurcis rt in Scotland, wae to have been hold in Aberdeen, on Mond ay laot, and as many put tlsemselves to some inconvenience to leave the afternoon of tisat day free, I think tile ...

... CL il GASSIOCH, March 31.-The month now about its close has T ,been, throughout, a very untoward period for the out-workF on the farn, Proots, snow, rain, and foul easterly winds . have prevailed ; nor is the state of the weather, as yet, at a iall improved. With few exceptions, the land is, for the T ; present, altogether unfit for the plough, About ten days gao a few made a rather ...

... THE STRATEGIES OF 'WAR-THE TELEGRAPH. Tnc, Confederate General Morgan is already known to us a, aftI i little as a partisan or guerilla chief, and, if the strategy to ie be presently described is of his invention, we venture to say Mal lie will be known a good deal better before the war is over. ness The other day the general started with a squadron of velon- fla a teer cavalry on what we ...