Council Chamber, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning the Crown for commutation* ®fttbo capital sentence passed upon Mary Timney, found guilty of murdering.Ann Hannah. It moved that the meeting petition her Majesty to commute the sentence ; and this a show

House of Lords, Tuesday, Feb. 24. Present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, and another noble Lord. HAT AND HUSBAND V. THE LORD PROVOST AND MAGISTRATES PERTH. This was an appeal from certain interlocutors of the First Division of the Court of Session of Scotland. Sir H. Cair

S. Marshall, 18 St Clement Dundee. , ) lei*. Largo Well Finished FLAT, in Hie I I HIOII STRKRT. consisting °'V W " B«1 lto..ui», three Bed Clueefi, ' W. <'. To be seen 011 Wednesdays and W. J. Middlktox, High Street. ~ TO LET, TWAT SHOP No 3 Sr Catherine "fe »« Auction Hall or S

C. B ARRY'S 70 HIGH STREET, NOTICE. WGELLATLY respectfully intimates that will RE-OPEN in a few days with an entire New Stock of SHIRTS, HOSIERY, &c. 26 NETHERGATE. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S GIFTS, In Great Variety. TLLUSTRATED and Elegantly-Bound Books ; -®- Juvenile and Toy Boo

LONDON, Tuesday Morning (By Electric Telegraph.) AMERICA The 'Times' New York conespondent, in his letter of Sept. 9tb, describes the general want of con- fidence felt as to every portion of the administra- tion. With reference to military roitters, he states it is possible, of

that it must have been the toddy which brought the organ question into such a mess ; and this is almost confirmed to-day a rumour that the witness to the deed of agreement states that it was read over to the Corn Exchange Directors before they were asked sign it. Now they say it

People who live by the work of their hands can hardly be expected to appreciate the troubles of those who live by the work of their brains. The two classes have so little in common, that sympathy between them very improbable. The mi-eries of the one are nnt even the vexations of

. MUNICIPAL ii.LECTioxs.-The election of Councillors in room of those retiring from office, took place Tuesday, a*d excited little or general interest. The following gentlemen were elected • Bailie David Gay, . 1S voteg . George Dickson, . 18 do Dr Lawrence, . _ 17 do The first

Fish continue abundant on the coast of Wick, particularly haddocks, when the weather admits of the fisherman going to sea. The annual election of Councillors at Wick excited little interest. The retiring Councillors wero all reelected. The New Harbour Works Wick.—Active operatio

Tne annual meeting of the directors of the Forfar Infirmary was held in the Town Hall, Forfar, yesterday, at twelvn o'clock noon Sheriff Robertson the chair. There were also present—Provost Lowsou, Bailie Webst'T, Messrs R. Whyte, J. Myles, J. Whyte, W. Low- W. Barrie, J. Young,