... the Hoase of Commons, but it turned out it was on the tide fair feeling and humanity, and in the long run resulted in good. The Army Discipline Bill was resumed at the flogging clause, and over this a strong dispute arose diversified occasionally with unmistakable outburts of temper. By this clause was proposed that the amount corporal punishment inflicted soldiers for offences should be fifty ...

... to Stirling on Tues- day the 22d July, and who, as previously stated, | were su to have been drowned, were found midway tween Stirling and Alloa—thatof Hill on the Sti side of the river on Wednesday, and that of Cairns on , to-day. will ~ ...

... ee ee ee has been received from the India “* PROM VICEROY. July rains favourable on whole. At one ‘August 1, 1879. time deficient im Madras, but prospects latterly much improved and now good. of rain im Deccan supplied by excellent showers of past week. More rain needed in parts Guzerat and Konkan, in Rajputaua, and central districts of decidedly good, thouch flood and excessive rain Punjaub. ...

... SULULLBLAN NEW MaRvaiLu.—Preentateon to Dr Af Yesterday aiternovn a large number of ladies aud met ia the Bull Ina, Maryhill, tor the ot Ue aad Mrs M'Donald with their Ue ot a centary, and the presenta has practised in Maryhill for upwards of a quarter tion of his with that of his wile out ot a to acknowledge his tor a period of years to the inhabitanis of the burzh, ‘There were present at ...

... departure of yakoob KHAN FOR GANDAMUK. (Rzcm'i Tzlubaks.) Simla, Ma; 3. The Ameer Yakoob Khan has announced bis Intention proceeding to tbs British camp at I Sandaiuu*. confer personally with the Indian authorities. Khan will leave Cabal immediately, accompanied by the Daudsbah and Mustaphi kha.% several Sirdars and Ministers, and Large retinue. Ibrahim Khan has been placed convenient. Simla, ...

... COMMERCIAL NEWS Th Evening. No alteration was made on the Bank of rate of interest to-day, which iy remaic cent, The about half a lion to the & land, on account of th i etropolitan Board of had n effect in reducing the abundant suppl tloating capital in Lombard Street to-day, having been readily obtained by houses at 4 to} per cent. There was, however, growing disincimation t bankers te with ...

... TRIATL OF THE WVEST OF ENGLAND i3ANK DIRE.CTORS. it o The trial of the directors of the West of England Bank was resumed before Lord Chief-Justice Cockburn in the Court of Queen's Bench at Guild- hall yesterday. 2r DAY, Q.C., continued his address to the jury on behalf of his client Mr Jerou Murch. He asked the jury to look at the gentiemanly conduct 1 of the directors, to the fact of their ...

... Yesterday iorning, about six o'clock, the in- habitants of the Sunnyside district of Coatbridge l were thrown into a state of consternation by the report that Robert Thomas, hitherto known as a highly respectable publican, had tried to murder his wife by stabbing her, and afterwards committed suicide. Some of Mr Thomas's friends have observed a change in his demeanour for some time past., and ...

... THE COLLIERY DISASTER IN SOUTH W ALES. I ' OPENING CI THE INQUEST. l Since Sunday night no more bodies have been brought to the surface, and further search up to yesterday afternoon was suspended until the ventilation of the upper pit can be improved. The inquest on the bodies was opened yesterday morning, before Mar Reece, the coroner for the Cardiff district, and, Mr Overton, coroner for ...

... THE LABOUCHKRE LIBEL.- -EVIDENCE OF MP GLADSTONE. The hearing of this case was resumed yesterday morning in the Q~ueen's Bench, before Lord- Chief. Justice Coleridge and a special jnry. There was an unusually large, crowd, the reason for which was explained at- haalf-past ten o'clock, ?? Gladstone entered the Court, accompanied by Mr Herbert Gladstone, and took a seat on the bench. As the ...

... , iATALL BOATING ACCIDENT 07* CUifN.RAM |Informastioa reached Larges last night that a fatal boating accident had. taken place of tile ferry at cumnbrae, whereby two men lost tlaeir lives and one had a narrow escape 'roin drowning. It appears that 'Michael Callacher, slater; Peter Blair, joiner; and his I nephew, James Blair, a baker-all nat;.es of Lare --lesft Lar a shore on Sunday inore- ...

... ^RZBLVr MMUSAX.- OGUM= (- Before Sherif BAUM-ca) A pleadigdietof this 0.=t ytfth % following cases were diposed of, the panu l , mitting their CM-I Thovaes Henderson was charged withL fe all. ferent acts of theft. Fire of tbean compead shop-door theft, committedi betweenl 7th ebeur last and 9th Jume; the sixth was tbe thef- , serge Jacket, a prse, and 12M from the steamer Benmore at Bridge ...