... I THE HAMBROUGJI INSURANCES. I The Master of the PRoIs aod Lords-Justices Lopes and Rigby, in the Court uf Apseai yester- day, bad before them an ?? by the Mutual Life Assuranice Coumpany, of New York, that Major Hanibrough should be required to give security for the costs of his appeal against the decision of the Lord Chief-Justice and a sprcial jury relative to his claim for £20,000 on twvo ...

... I ~ I MASTERS OF STEAM TRAWLERS CON VICTED AT WICK. Seven masters of stedam trawlers were charged -before Sheriff MKenzie at Wick yesterday- with having on various dates between 22d January and 24th February trawled for fish within the line drawn from Duncanaby Head in Caithness to Rattray Point in Aberdeenshire. Some of the cases were adjourned from the Court held at Wick bn 4th March, when ...

... Windsor Castle, Satnrday. The Queen and Empress Frederick drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Princess I Beatrice. Prince Christian Schleswig-Holstein with Princess Victoria Schleswig-Holstein dined with the Queen and Empress Frederick last even- ing. The Scottish Orchestra, numbering about eighty performers, bad the honour of playing a selection of music before the Queen, the ...

... THE UNEMPLOYED COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The following is the text of the report by the Select Committee of the Bouse of Commons on Distress from Want of Employment as laid on the table of the House:- 1. Your Committee having regard to the fourth clause of their reference, whereby they are in- structed-(d) To make an interim report to the House at the earliest possible date on what steps should be ...

... ITH WAR :IN THE EAST. JAPANESE OFFICUL DETAILS ?? IRECENT STRUGGLE STUBBORN. DEFENCE SF THE CHINESL (CNTRAkL NX;WS TELEGRA1S.) Wei .HaitWei (uia Talienwan), February 9. The assat' upon the Chinese forts atM4 XKnna Tao'en Wednesday was not so completely successftl as first supposed. The Chinese garri- son Tetisted all efforts to ceature three of the -strongest -forts, and the s4neral ...

... ,,OIES EpDST AND FORECASTS. I OLrGICAL OulCr, | iiUS' S F 'O * C AL OFFyZOX, Th-tb i30 inches and I ?? r ?- h~l-:csa;d Central Europe, ?? e J3' t'iatoI and neighbouring -2 cires and more over 'VO 29'T inoes) off the ; , palr~enti much lower over the Atlantic. Gradients . - 'in and thi Irish Channel, :rJl eaytern and south- - ?? o er iwas falling s=n-is. in thesouth-ot .;ree at Biarritz. 1 ...

... A teeting of the County Council of Mid- Lothian was held in the County Buildings, Edin- burgh, yesterday ?? Dundas of Arniston presiding. The General Committee re- ported that the scale of remuneration fixed by the Association of County Councils in England should be adopted as the scale of charges to be made by the valuers appointed, viz. :-Under £1000, 3 guineasq a-day; under £10,000, 5 ...

... I The tenth annual meeting of subscribers to the Glasgow Dental Hospital was held yesterday in the Religious Institution Roomas, Buchanan Street-Lord Dean of Guild Brown presiding. Mr D. M. ALExtNizsa submitted the annual report by the directors, which stated that the number of patients availing themselves of privi- leges of the hospital showed again a large increase as compared With that of ...

... WILL OF LORD CE [J DOLPI Probate of the will, Which bears daze July 25th, 1883, of the Right Run. Randol htenJ Spencer Churchill, commonly al 1fr Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill of Grosvenor Square, Lendon, liM.p. who 24th January last, aged nearly 46 vflra, 50ro the seventh Duke of llarlecoronh h o granted to his wife, the Hon. Je n'is Churchill, commuonly called Lady Ra0n Spencer Churchill ...

... RCCLBSTIAS E. I KELSO U.P. PRESBYTERY Afl) L IDISESTABLISHMIENT. L At its ordinary monthly meeting this week the Kelso U.P. Presbytery discussed the subject of disestablisbment. The Rev. J. M. Watson, FLeitholm '(convener of the Presbytery's Disestab- lisbhient Committee), moved the following resolu- tien:- The Presbytery expresses its great gratification atbe iniportantt step which has been ...

... I SLIGHT CHECK TO BRITISH ADVANCE: COLONEL BATTYB KILLED. ARRIVAL OF LIEUT. EDWARDS IN CAMP- NEWS OF CAPTAIN FOWLER, (CENThAL NEWVS TELEGRAMS.) Gumbat, April 14. A portion of the Second Brigade had a smart 'gagement with the tribesmen in the district Of the Panjkora River yesterday, and inflicted censiderable loss on them. On our side t total of casualties was small, but included Lieutenant - ...

... IMPERIAL IPARLIAMENT.| HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, APRe 3. The SPrsta;E took the Chair at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. LEGISLATION BY REFERENCE. The Honse concurred in a resolution of the House of Lords for the appointment of a Joint Committee of the two Houses to consider in what manner the inconvenience that arose from reference l in Acts of Parliament to prior enactments might r best be ...