... , To aee Editor of the Glasgow Herald. Sir,-I have been induced for some years past to pay attention , to the Poor Law'question in Scotland, and as it seems undeniable that it-iamost important, in.a social point of view, not only in such I a city as Glasgow, but is of growing importance over all the king- I dora, I am tempted td address you at present.. I *With. such an influx of Highland ...

... at) D 0 N~iD E C E xMBER 28. Surgical Zl0nateers Wanted.-Communications were made on Friday fro'm the City electric telegraph to the medical authorities at Edinburgh and1 Dublin, requesting them to obtain volunteer surgeons to proceed to Jamaica an~dother West India islands to give assistance in'the cholera cases.-Standard. North Britain Command.-Major General Riddell, U.R., commanding the ...

... - COMPliIMENTARY DINNER TO ilR. lfTGREGOR, QUELNIS HOTEL.-- On Tnesday last upwards of fifty. gentlemnen set down to dinner: ud honour- of Mr. M'Girego,-tlhe landlord of the Queen's Hotel, ' an and in celebration of the formnal opening of that magnificent build- F ich lng. *Robert lasmond, Esq:, occupied the chair, supported right a for and left by Bailie'Bogis,- Messrs. -George Baird of ...

... 7 , PRESBYTBRY OF GLASGOW6. - A - . I 5 - r - Is . f I. . .i- AR - cr - On Wednesday. this Preehytery met in ithe Presbytery Houssi Tron Curch, for the dispatch of business2-the Rev. Dr' Napieir, Moderator.dicmeaspr.otrasfr- The foliowing-students deliveredd'oussa itoftra or licsiie-~Mesere. Wallace, Boa, On ?? h discourses wereagl] sustained., it- dA pntion-frorld~ ?? 'bnistigof Siri 4James ...

... E NGLAND. Chairmanship of the House of Loards.-The Earl of 3 lShaftesbury, it is understood, intends resigning this post N next session. Lord Redesdale has intimated his consent t to succeed the Noble Earl.-Globe. The late Duke of Cambridge's Mmuail Library.-The. b musical collections of his late Royal Highness were, last week, sold by auction by Messrs. Puttick & Simpson,r the well-known ...

... 'ENTHRONIZATIOIK OF CARDINAL WISEMAN. (From the Times of Saturday.) The ceremonial prescribed by the Roman-Catholic Church for the induction of an ArchVisi.ow to .his-see las Wnrforme4d at the church of St. George, Southwark, yesterday, with a rather un- common solemnity. Considering the great excitement which pre- vails on the subject of Cardinal Wiseman's installation, it might have been ...

... :L A SAG OWD ICEME R 9. . We understand~th~at-the decisol radiite sus- .er pended -Lod~ Rectorship:I cannot be~ madea until na the on; meetiitof parliament1: as',Colonel' Mure, 'with tonte-, hr ?? ts,;wil' IMt&--returun: from?, Itily:uni te st,4 munst be-given by Colonel Mur-6 persoina11y,sbtit there can ~ ~ebe nooiibt that it willhbe in thvour of Sheriff Aion- ed - Colfs6n1 o t4 Rve-4 D rowne ...

... E I , . I . . . :. - - ?? dT eatrals at - Windsor .Cstle.-The Queen gave on c Thursdav evening, the second of a series of dramatic re- 1e presentations in the Castle, the performance taking place e ,rt a temporary theatre erected .i the Rubens RQom. At e- eight o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert, with their s Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, I se the Princess Royal, the ...

... , AGRIILI!TIM.- * flhW O 1 !f ?? AND' FORFGN COiRN TIP13DE UZW port 'TUE PAST ntxK. ,dn (From the Mark Lane Express.)th Thicoatinenuce ofesnild, - damp weather has hadl a depressing influence to _on-the grain~trie, an~d hi-therto the-re have been noeigns-of the improve- otr *mont so lonj taibulatedt dn. The doliveritis of wheat from the growers Coat! have increased; and, as might naturally ...

... HIGHfLAID DESTITUTION. PROPOSED FORMATION OF SCPTTISH GRAND' JUNCTION RAILWAY. In our fourth page, will be found a repdort of certain resolutions' agreed to at a recent Meeting at Oban, after a conference with the. Marquis of Breadaljbane. -We have the painful probability before us .that, though lheiig7lfand Relief Fund has now been exalasted,' dltitutio'ftin these disti~l tba'likely tob baeas ...

... .S CO TL A Nr-D. roll: The-Earl of Stan '-We some time mr~onotrced thfelibe- haa ral conduct of the Rright Hon. the Earl1 of Starr, in allow- the img the, tenantry on his estates ?? r abate- prie b% ment on ther rrenta~of~i om.2o to.3O pci-~cent. ,and follonw-. dut it,, ing up the same genierous conduct to h is extcniive P91 S teriant~ry in M~id-L-otiabyran ?? intimated to them hila ...

... GLASGOW,_DEC?MEE? 16. g archion~ess M. Dotgl (Princessi Marie of Baden). Hdr' T .ath aaIW r-1d ic kt mnlp~gu i LS .ifadt'isgigO in9,taV mer~lY h ~ the is, -uaasafi-sn-Au-afrng ago, ayoung- at ti f lady ofti-itoidoiiot, Of-a @yate' -sori(w the HighSi~h i0nf~hhivenixig, was accosted byi mi two the garb of~~off~ltprests; wo spoke to her in a eom~; -loin ispinnentary manner_ oni her ,piepod-n sig ...