... I TiE GLASGOW POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTiON.-Thig favourite place of entertainment was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday morn- ing. The damage to stock and property will amount to upwards of 30,0001., and among the articles destroyed eras the first steam engine constructed by James Matt. FATAL PEALIMBULATOR ACCIDENT.-An accident occurred on Thursday evening which next morning terminated fatally ...

... .1 THE * B~iTI5I1 AS50IrTiON 'N PARSONBTOWN. PARSONSTOWN, MONDAY NIGRT.-A special meet- ing of.the Town Council was. held this day at the Tow-ihl, Mr. Thomas L Cooke, chairmnan, to make' Arrangements for the riceptimr auid entertain- ment of the gentlemen of the association who may come to! visit this town on Thursday next. Dr. Woods further. stated that he was. authorised by Lord Rosse to ...

... TBE REPRESENTATION OF MIDDLESEX. Last evening, the Hoon. George Byng attended a crowded meeting of the electors of Middlesex, held at the Windsor Castle Tavern, Broadway, Hammersusith, for the purpose of explaining his political principles, with a view to his elec- tion as representative for the county. Dr. SIMPsoN was called to the chair, and said that, though he regretted that Lord Robert ...

... XPRESS FROM DENMARK. ;FrtOI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COPENH&GEN, AUG. 29. ?? reult of tbe great railway voting in the dith House of Nobles, of which I spoke in my has filed the country with indignation, and ilead to important reaults. The question of auiomeatnry Reform will now make itself heard n`mphasie. Neither rich nor poor can submit d'?es intrigue and taxation at the will of a few red ...

... WILZ BATEUSER' PARk OR RELEEA ]VRE BRrDgR BE FBEat To TiE EDITOR or THEc MORNING CHRONICLE. Ssin-Raving read the report of the deputation to, Lord Palmerstnon ' thi subject, I am led to furnish yon with noae additional facts that 1Ithink ena) assist you in further advocating this canue, which is one I will undertake to say, thatlmany thousands of persons that are chiefly composed of the ...

... a OUR CONTEMTPORARIES T`hI BARBARIC WAIL-(1Tmes)-The barbaric ele- ment is one of inevitable weakness, and is the very reason of our dominion in the east. A handful of us rule over those 200,000,000 subjects because we are open in our dealings, because we abstain from wanton cruelty and malicious vengeance, because we insult no religion, because we keep order,-because, in a word, and on the ...

... OROUS GATMINes. LFrom Pzbcil A BAD ACCOUNT OF A GOOD MUsICIS.-Every friend of MI. Jullien will regret with us to hear that the poor Mons. has been again in labour-labouring, that is, under severe indisposition. In answer to a vote of sympathy which was passed with acclamation at a recent meeting of the Surrey Gardens Company, M. Jullien is reported to have made this touching statement:- ...

... ETTZ.R PROV AGRA. The following letter has been received from a young lady In the fort of Agrs:- Fort Agra, 16th'July, 1i73 DearestMamma,-To-daywehear thata mail istobe sent if possible, to Bombay, and I am sure you will be very anxious to know how we are getting on, especially when you hear that we have been really attacked by a large body of mutinersr, be.twen 3,000 and 4,000 men. We had ...

... THE VACATION OF THE MILLION; BEING, i NOTES BY AN EXCURSION-TRAINER. I TO THE EDITOR 01F TEE DAILY NEWS. lncubrations of mine have aow and then found their Way into the columans of some of the popular periodicals. No, sir, I am but a hewer of wood and drawer of water, and Clerken. well is my place of permanent abode. It haa occurred to me that at this holiday-making period of the year, when ...

... The daily announcements of the despatch of fresh reinforcements to India, the long list of transports for the conveyance of troops, the visits of great person. ages to the points of embarkation, the magnificence of the vessels, and the continued din and bustle of a great expedition, tend to convince every one that as- tonishing efforts are being made for the complete restoration of our power ...

... LYSU1AKCE vOpES [FR4DX THE INSURANKCE GAZETTE,] TEE INDISPUTABLE.-This company has gone over to tbi Eagle. Mr. Robertson gets £750 a year. PRINCE OF WALES.-The business of this office has bee: transferred to the People's Provident. The General Accident has gone to the British Natloa, The Albion is going to the Eagle, to be followed, it is said, by the London Mutual. It is said that the Kent ...

... SALE OF TRE FAMILY HERALD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sia-Will you do me the favour to contradict the state- ment as to the sale of the Family Hera!4, which appeared in your paper of yesterday, copied from the Bury TimmS. Mfessrs. Spalding and Hodge have nothing whatever to do with that publication beyond supplying the paper, and the price mentioned as the purchase-money is ...