The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Alexander Topp to the church and p iris!: of Elgin, in the presbytery of Elgin and shire of Moray, vacant by the death of Mr. William Gordon, late Minister there. CORN AVERAGES. Wheat. Barley. Osts. a. d. s. d. s. d. General wee

AN IMPROVIDENT CHUMMY.— on Friday three eccentric-looking personages, one a dwarf about 70 years of age, who represented himself as one of the honourable society of master chummies, the other a lad about 15 years of age, of antique appearance, with a sooty countenance, a luNky v

We have little to report this week. The transactions in the Scotch market are very unimportant, and confined to a few sales of laid Highland at our previous rates. The import is rather more than usual, amounting to 695 bags There has been a moderate demand for foreign wools. tho

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 12. —There was a tolerable display of stock, both of sliesp and cattle, especially at the Salford market. There being nearly 3000 of the former and 864 of the latter at the Now Market, beef was scarcely as dear as last week; but mutton

Col. G. Wyndham's hounds meet on at North Heath, and Saturday at Goodwood Kennet. _ The West Mundip hounds meet on Tuesday at Worle Windmill. The Brookside barriers meet on Monday at Newmarkei Hill, and Thursday at Telscombe Tye, at half-past 10. The Island hounds meet on Monday

may be fearful of incurring expenses in attempting the recovery, and others for the want of means are prevented, and thereby defrauded out ot their rights, are informed that they may have the rime recovered, free from costs or liabilities, upon a per centage on the amount ab• so

s.d. I.es. d. ••••••••._-__ 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 I 2150 I 3 5 0 I 4 0 0 I 4 18 0 NATIONAL LOAN FUND• LIFE ASURSANCE SOCIETY, 69, Cornhill, London; and 36, West- M orland-atreet, Dublin. Capital 500,0001. in 50,000 Shares of 10/, e ach. To be incorporated by Royal Charter or Act of

A WILD CDAP.—A regular " Casper Hauser" has bi en fetind in the back woods of Indiana. Ile is about fifteen years of age, is claire wild, knows no human language, and although domiciliated in the fituily of a Mr. Clarke, with every comfort around him, he daily endeavours to - es

A Samon.— Marg Ann Peterson, alias "The Beauty," Rosina Sweeney, alias, " Little Rosa," Jane Brown, and Harriet Oakes, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, for final examination, on a charge of stealing 32 sovereigns, a W. note, 'a pair of trousers, a shoe, and other property, fr

The New York Journal of Commerce, of September 11, gives the following account of a scene which took place in a police office in that city on the 6th of September:— Last evening two genteelly,dressed young women, one of whom was in deep mourning, entered the police office, and a