... CCorCMATWXV X.QU l The- fortanigl tte aiig of letter herpeeation of Glasgo ~ or t e dispos i u ..o ' ' i i Of bu Mines in e 0eo- tion with the Police Department wastheld yea- terdat-.-the Hon. Lord Provost (Mr Samuel Chisholm) in the chafir. The Grafton Square Rkkerition lOtiySe. Bailie M1'teod Thomson said he understood that a large number of the electors of Townhead district wished to be ...

... A. I - zz HE1RALD OFitue. 6.30 A.M. aE GENERAL ELECTION3 LATE RETURNS. __ ,. N -rpi . S; (NO0RTH). *E;rm. tO Dickinson. (1) ?? 2345 No change. 711 'he esut wasE P;. Moni; (U). t I5 H j'hael (L. 2ti3; John Leighton ' .niist majority, 211. sT PANCN--AS (EAST). . - T. %vrightson (I) ?? 3201 i MI. ALstbury (L) ?? 2105 010 i , :ii*,.result was-R. G. Webster s!?1 rO I LCostiblL, 23tm On 3Ir Wehst, ...

... Part of the Pier Destroyed- \ I £15,000 Damages. lit A disastrous fire occurred at Wemyss Bay yesterday morning, whereby almost the whole of I the upper part of the pier was destroyed. As is I vell known, the Caledonian Railway Company, who own the pier. are at present having it en- titely reconstructed, and the whole place is given over to contractors and their workmen. Under the higher ...

... pP PBE1L | BAUNNERMAN. C a ATD M'DE ON THE 'pOSITION OF THE PAPTY --d osebery and the Leader- S, Ship. T'tnjoe v;terday acrid Opened the p yeb' ...

... id ht In the recent Budget statement made by the He Hon. Robert Philp, Premier and Treasurer of is al Queensland, reference of an interesting character nio was made to the mineral resources of the colony. ty We give some extracts:- rd to Last year's gold yield was the largest yet as recorded, aggregating nearly 1,000,000oz., ea- tde reading that of the preceding year by 27,000cz., nd and the ...

... I SOUTH_. APICAI i, A = - , -. _ , -- -id P__ __ . . asTHE SITATION A-T KOMATI ( 'POORT. ~ Co :J ATTITUDE OF BOER L1EADhR1S flo an CO. a, EXPE CTEjD -aRNDR he, Officihl Despatches.fo ?? The War Office yesterday issued the following chei de-opatchi from' Lord: Roberts: - fta Pretoria, September 26, 415 p.m. on ad lan' Hamilton's column reached. Koinatia *bt poort' tcoday, to -which plaes ...

... *SCOTLANDS FOES IN HER t OWN HOUSE Recent historians have, with the glorion s ,exception of Mr Q.idwin Smit b, been r ather unfair to the memory Of certai n of those Erglish 'benefactors of ours, who, rejoicing in the name either of Henry-or of Edward, love s so much ?? therefore chastised us so frequently in The 4Burnt Candlemnas fashion. One has, indeed, had the bad taste to s neer at ...

... Naval Appointments. Admiralty. Friday. Commander Sydney R. Premantle to Prince George. to date September 14. Lieutenants Philip C. Pearson to Duke of Weilingtoa, additional for navigating duties in Brilliant, to date September 10: Henry C. R. Brockle- bank to Wildfire, as flag-lieutenant to Sir William Rt. Kennedy, to date September 18; Barnard J. HE. Ward, Alldin M. Moore, Leonard L. B. ...

... DIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. r ?? t; DHOUSE OF COM1MONS. WEDNESDAY, May 9 j The Speaker took the Chair at twelve o'lockk.I frC County and Borough Franchise Hs e Assimilation (London) BilL M t Mr LODER moved the second reading of this Ml 3 bill, the object of which, he said, was to assimi- }i v late the County Council register with ?? Iparochial register, and to obviate the anomaly l e of two classes ...

... le r T HE BOMBARDMENT OF THE LEGA'TLONS. Official telegrams have been received in Lon- don regarding the situation in Pekin. They -re not very recent, but are interesting as bearing but from distinct sources the accounts already y received of the desperate situation of the Euro- I r-peans in the Chinese capital when definite news ip of them was last heard. The first telegram was id sent by the ...

... LAJ?TARKSHIRE AND RE1?TR?W-j I ?IRE FOXHOUKDSI One of'the most remark able things associated -with, a hunting season is the fluctuation of opinionregardingthennber of foxes to-proflide the ewberewithalifor sportto the..end of the.canfll. paignwand the woal3 response met in. somesparts5, of Renfrewsehre terfritory. at different tisme5 wvoeld; crtily -givessise to ss an. pprehension &' blank ...

... T GENE1R3AL AND COMMERCIAL MR BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN liN NEW YORK. (TZLEGISAME FROM A SFECLA& LCOfElSPONDFEM.) * ?? Yorls, October 17. If the enthusiasm in New York City were an' to test of Mfr Bryan's future, he would be next President of the United States. -'The meeting irr Madison Souare Gardens last night, his receptiod le at Tammany Hall, and the more select dinner party at the Hoffman House ...