Burntisland Ferry.—We took the liberty last week o noticing the numerous complaints that were made regarding the insufficient power of the boats employed on the Burntisland and Granton Ferry. Since then, we are glad to learn that Mr Gladstone has given orders for the procuring o

Suicides. —On Thursday the 24th ult. a woman named Catherine M'Lachlan, from Inverness, was taken into custody charged with stealing some books from the person of a girl of the name of Fyfe, which she went and offered for sale to Mr D. Burns, bookseller, who gave her into custod

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RADIANT FILTER WITH MULTIPLIED SURFACES. THIS APPARATUS is so constructed that it may be fitted to the Cisterns now in use, to Barrels employed for receiving Rain Water, or to the Scuttle-Butts, Water Casks, or Tanks Merchantmen. The Water run off (without trouble) in the ordina

for the whole term of life in the usual form ; but, instead of being charged with equal Annual Premiums for the whole of life, they will only charged with limited Annual Premiums progressively increasing, said Premiums being computed from the most approved observations, so to re

betwixt Wellington Square and the sea has created a sensation here for several weeks, as our Town's green and beach arc regarded as the most attractive and valuable features of our locality To cut them off from the Town would, in fact, be to destroy altogether the amenity of the

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Professor of Astronomy in the Univeroitr of Glasgow, I he Discovery of the Planet Neptune," in Ward Chapel, the evening of Wednesdav (to-morrow), June 2. commence at a quarter pa«t eight. Admission—Threepence ; Reserved Scats, Sixpence: Members of the Institution free. Dundee at

p A Special Meeting of the General Commissioners of °lice, called by the Provost at the request of the Commit e of Ratepayers, was held in the Board Room on the even Friday. Present: Provost Brown, Bailies Anderson, u Tock, Moyes, and Hean, and Dean of Guild Curr; e ssrs Foggie,

Dundee Prices Current —January 25. FLAX. £ s. £ s. £ s. £ s. rch .Otborny.s2 Off? Memel,4Brand 0 Crown 50 0-— Neust. No. ~. 0- 0 Do. 4th Sort,.. 43 -44 0 Neust. No. 2,.. 0-— Petersb. 12 lid.— ?» Konigsberg,do.— 0-— 0 Do. 9do 41 -44 0 C'-nwnPodolia,46 0 - 0 Do. 6 do.. .»•> 37 0-