... John's Wood Presbyterian Church was crowded yesterday forenoon, when Or Liruuiinoiid, who lias accepted call from Belhaveu U.P. Church, Glasgow, took affectionate farewell of the congregation to whom he had ministered with so much acceptance during the past seven years. At the cloe* of the seruiou Dr Druuiuioud, with faltering voice, alluded to his departure, many of his hearers being moved to ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS—Fiidai. The Lord Chajcelloe took his seat Woolsack shortly after fire o'clock. The North British and Both well Cam* panics' Bill and the Giasgww Municipal Bill were read a second time. _ 'ilis Aberdeen Harbour rssi third time and passed. MARKS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord MASSEREENE mowed the ing this bill, the object of which, explainedwas to provide a clone time for hares fo4 the ...

... a woman uuder circumstances which at present wear a somewhat suspicious aspect. It appears that on Saturday evening, shortly after eleven o'clock, a woman named Ann Campbell Denton, 34 years of age, residing at 14 Marshall Street, Uridgeton, entered her house there in a state, it alleged, almost helpless intoxication. Her husband was the house at the tune, and apparently sober. Soon after ...

... calling upon Mr Grissell and Mr Ward, who had been found guilty of a breach of privilege, to present themselves at the bar of the Houae at twelve o'clock to-morrow, a proportion that was at once adoped. There ia a probability, however, that the order of the House will only be partially obeyed. Mr Grissell, it ia said, has thought fit to act upon the principle of discretion being the better ...

... IMPORTANT LANDLORDS AND HOUSE-FACTORS. interlocutor was issued by Sheriff Smith Greeur>ck, yesterday the case Kate M'lntyre, daughter of Janet M'lntym, a widow, residing in Portugal Street. Glasgow, sqainst Adam Gusriuan, valuator and house-factor, Glasgow, and residing Gourock, ' damages in the pursuer, child of two years, having fallen down a sunk area from a gangway that crow* i green in ...

... The rtiHH whloh M Mlw Kdwarde'* departure front Liverpool are •(lil k*pt a profound -cm Km balky. Mia Uui. rato/ord, hew met Mlm Kdward. tad look hertolwe oMIwM her lodging* le Dromptoa, fnrsltood th* following what >h« know* Mim yiwn lady * doing* a special repratalatiT. at Um >— _ I Bi*t M« Mim Kdward* oa toe of September (Mia ltd bom* ia ua la Hyde Park, eleven o'clock l« Iki foreuoe*. Hl* ...

... th# title of The Great African laland, by the Kev. James Sibree, juu., one of the most learned aud zealous of the missionaries of the London Missionary Society Madagascar, and who at preaeut in this country. The work will eontaiu popular account recent researches in the physical geography, geology, and exploration the owuitry, and it* natural history and botany ; and o» the origin knd ...

... Early yeaterday morning, the Corniah fishing smack Primitive was ruu down the Newcastle steamer Talisman, bound for Rotterdam. The collision occurred a few miles off Scarbro' during a thick fog. The crew were rescued the steamer and landed Scarbro'. ...

... AIR HENRY LAYARD AND THE PORTE. 30MMENTS OF RUSSIAN PRESS. (Rbfter's Telegrams.) Constantinople, November 5. Sir Henry Lavard baa senu-otficially suggested to the Turkish (Government the appointment of I'asha Governor of the I'roviuoe of Erzeroum. I'aiha declared that would not be pwuble to comply with thia proposal, but that the appointment of English Commander of the Armenian Gendarmerie ...

... THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SECOCOENI. STATE OF THE TRANSVAAL. (Brora's Telegram.) Cap* Town, 11 (ria Plymouth!. Sir Garnet Wolseley probably now at Fort completing the organisation of the fore* storm mountain. It is believed that sperstioos will commence almost at once, and a position will be taken up after week's work. The troops under the command CoL Baker are the march to Secooneni's country, ...

... ALLEGED FORGERY BY COTTON BROKER. At the Liverpool Borough Police Court yesterday, I'mm. B. m.insou, elderly man, was uq a warrant with obtaining from Mr Alfred Ctstellaiu (wao a partner the firm of Grunin,' Co.) and others, by means false pretences, a cheque for £10,000, with intent He was also charged by Messrs Leyland hullens with forgery aud uttering two bills of exchange for JL'4OOO, each ...

... Soi'th-Sid* (iftocaar Pbottsio* —The hftli annual soiree tlx South* Hid# Grocery ami Provision Trad# wa» h#ld laat night la the Grand National Hall, Main Street, tiorbal*. There »u large attendance th# ball being tilled iu every part Mr J. M. Wilson (in the abneuos through illness of Baili# jam barton) occupied th# chair, and among the other gentlemeu the platform were th# Kev. David Dickie, ...