... I HOUSE OF LORDS. - THURSDAY, FEsnuAar 21. The LOaD-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the e Woolsack at a quarter-past four o'clock. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT, -1894, AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was, on the motion of Lord TWEED- MOUTH, read a third time and passed. E POLICE PROTECTION IN IRELAND. In reply to Lord MoessEayr, Lord RIBBLESDALE stated that it was t true that the police barrack at ...

... I = FORCIBLE.FEEBLENESS LN POLITICS. SCOTCH BANX; DEPOSITS. STREET TRAFFIC COMPETITION. ElkgON EASILiXE. SIR W. HARCOU RT AT DERBY. ZXTRS IA ST RECEPTION AND BPEECHES BY THE TWAY. OPPOSITION CiRCULARS TO MEMBERS. TRAGEDY AT EVESHAM POLLING-THRBE r3YEN AND A WOMAN SHOT. GLASGOW TRAMWAY COMPANY REPORT. j4GEICULTURPE-SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE WEST OF SCOTLAND. COLD DISCOVERIES IN MADAGASCAR. WAB IN ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF THE NORTHERN BURGHS. Surgeon-General M'Lean addressed the Tain electors in the Public Hall last night in support of his candidature for the representation of the Northern Burghs. Provost Matbeson occupied the chair in his official capacity, and there was a fair attendance. Dr MI'Lesn explained that he bad come forward as a candidate for the Northern Burghs not from any ...

... I THS RULE OF THE ROAD Al I I SEA. a The President of the Board of Trade t addressed a communrcationl to Mr Penr cr 14 President of the Chamber of Sh:pP14 of t United Kingdom, and Mr Wakit nirc, chairman of the Liverpool Stencu-b? or'ed Association, in %which he straes:- With reference to yoor letter of thle I t regarding rule 15 of tile proroedtlX tions for preventing coli-joti' - yr by the ...

... RT1E WAR IN THE EAST.I CUOMPLETE SURRENDER OF- ADMIIRAL TING. JAPANESE CUARANTEE OF SAFETY. (CExNsML NEWS TELEGRAMS.) Wei-'Hai-Wei (va Talienwan), Feb. 12. Admiral Ting surrendered yesterday, and to-day a heavy cannonade wvas directed against the remaining Chinese ships and island forts, both from the Japanese fleet and from the shore batteries. The latter, however, did I not do much damage to ...

... The following is a copy of correspondence between Maclaine of Lochbuie and Mr J. Mac- Lean, secretary of the Clan MacLean Associa- tion:- Clan MacLean Association, Jantxay t;, man.C Dear Sir,-I take the liberty of enclosing you cur syllabus for the session, and the association would be much gratified if you would become a member. MacLean of Donhgarroch, the head of the northern branch, ...

... j FURTHER FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT AND THE WAR-ANOTHER HOME LOAN. (CENTrAtL NSvS TELBGOAMNS) Kugung, February 17. Yesterday about a thousand Chinese troops, telieved to be part of General Seo's division in the Ying Chow district, made an attack upon (General Nogi's advanced position at Kumocheng. Wliev Nicre smartly shelled by the well-placed Jlapanese gunners, and soon ...

... i -LA Lastnight Mr C. L. Orr Ewing, the Unionist candidate for the Ayr Burghs, addressed a large anid enthusiastic meeting of electors in the Town .1 Hall-Mr Walter Neilson presiding. Mr EwzsG said there was reason to hope that t the feeling of reaction which had set in against the 0 present Government, and which other parts of the country bad lately had an opportunity of showing, bad extended ...

... THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF T GLASGOW. I e The fifth meeting of the thirty-seventh session . was lield last week in the Society's Roensq, 207 Bath Street-Mr William Armour, C.E.. viee- president, in the chair.. Several new members D were proposed. e Mr John Smith exhibited A series of specimens e of graphite as follows :-;l3 Graphite from Ceylon, r wbere it occurs in a vrwy purp form in ...

... 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 ...