... SOCIETYFrIORTHE BENEFIT op CHILDRER OF MINISTERS OF THE FREE CHURCH I ~~OP SCOTL-AND. The annual meeting of the Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of Ministers and Mission-l aries of the Free Church of Scotland was held on Wednesday in the Bible Society's Hall, Edinburgh.' Lord Colvan, in the absence of Lord-Dalbousie, the chairman of the society, presided. Among those present ...

... (Ra-5 Arrallk THURSDAY MQRNIG, JAN. 10. ISE heavy list of shipping disasters wihich we have had to record this week is to-day still further increased. It is placed beyond doubt ?? the fine vessel the Tayunouth Castle, which left Greenock on Saturday for Singa- pore, has been totally lost at Tor Cor Point, on the north-east coast of Ireland, and there Beenms every reason to believe that the ...

... ITHE UNION QUESTION AMONGST I UNITED PRESBYTERDI. CHURCHES. (asrm the Mancheater .sM:Mer ) A meeting of the Lancashire Presbytery was held onTnesday, at the Derby Road PresbyterianChurch, BootIc-the Rev. J. Thompson, 3hA., of Birken- head, Moderator. The Rev. A. B. Grosart resumed the union discus- sion. He contended that the United Presbyteriai Church could only contemplate union on the ...

... A STRA NGE D BREAM. (Fron the Detroit Free Press.) The Lep2si1g Deo;erCrat mentions some cirCelm-tac- ces of a most remarkable nature in respect to a recovery of a large sum of money which bad been lost for five years. The strange and almost incredible story is told as ?? by a lucky finder, who passed through this city for Montreal last week, for the purpose of hnving the bills redeemed at the ...

... MRI, CGOLDWIN ?? M~r CGoldxin Snni'h Iet ?? I l , ,o ?? Mlr Coldivin Smith 1'Qt: ?? I c-. the Manche-r Towrn Hai~l, Anmberlcv,- 1 ?? turer. Mr Smnith. co)lxht to character as a I-e. ' ; upon Cromu ul cul' I ?? a;W tlement of great qpert'so', st l Church and i'e Lta nh r; o little question. lth ?? loving tnglamnd ctA %-A iet his foot orI ls- v-t a, ened the thou=t re;ned again a Maarlboj u m ...

... GIREMNOCK. 1St!orESh DanTll-Yelterdlay forenoon, while a iirlclnaun rilan' Coltoitn, as engaged at Work in the arti of M~ss s C'airO &; C'o. he fell to the ground tad-suddenlely eli'ed. Deceased wasaged abouti7 . aa, aud res icli at 40 MaIn Street, Cartadylee. Iih. eatise of etath is u-ft stated, but the matter has eell reiocted to thea Fiscal. The body vas coneye(l L. th residence *f deceased ...

... MEETING OF 11TITERSy ]X-LE L YOTI{YIVIWE.!. -L A Imeeting of mir.ne.- ?? noga th, in the Brandon Hotel, Moth ?? ,r e cohn, one of the deputis. pir. IReports were given in fro . reports were to the' effectt t: . ; tion had yet T>-eu 'ise-n ; a of the pits there wa0 a iV hand, in others little. auI ii - Mr M'DONALI)_ secretar' t land, referred to his vis . a deputation who waited : ., tary in ...

... ANNUAL MEETING OF THEE BUTE SAVINGS BANK. The annual meeting of this institution was held in the Town Hall on Monday ?? Dun. can presiding, The meeting was held in the even- ing to admit of the working classes being present; buton account of some misunderstanding in regard to the announcement of the meeting there was only a small turn-out. The CHAiFYaN intimated the receipt of letters of ...

... I LATE -S T ..EW S . g Hu nD O F, Ta'iefday vst,3 . TELEGRAMS BY &EOL, WIRE A TrilE GOV.ERNMETNT A9ND REFORM. (Fte ourown Corresponden. 1k London,. ?? NSight. There is a whisper to-night that the Q'oveirninent are about to reconsider their verdict Eeb3 .;rMa, and that to-.morrow (Tuesday), at the Ca-biniet Council, the question well be1 ?? broug.ht up an& ds- cusse.l it is thought tlsit -at ...

... r OLD GLASGOWN DIRECTorIES. To the Editor of the Glasgozv Herald. SiB,--Some remarks having appeared in the newns- papers regarding the comparative antiquity of the na early Glasgow Directories, more especially in con- fxc nection with a very recent re-print of one by Jones, ha for 1789, perhaps it may not be uninteresting shortly pe to review the order of these useful local recordsb. i.n The ...

... I GLASGOW ESTABLISHED PRESBYTERY-. The ordinary monthly meeting of this reverend C(ourtwas held yesterday-DrRunciman, Moderator. THE CONFERENCE wITH CHAPEL MLNISTERS. Mr CHARTEISIS said it vwould be in the recollection of members of Presbytey that at the meeting in November it was agree , on the motion of Dr Macleod, to invite ministers of chapels within the bounds to a conference with members ...

... SOUl ND AN-D FLANME-CURIOUS -- - EXP.ERIM\EN'TS. The evening meetings of the members of the Royal institution commenced for the season on Friday. on which occasion Dr Tyndall delivered a lecture -On Sounding and Sensitive Flames. The effect of cer- tain vibrations of the air in causing different dames to emit musical sounds has been for some tins past investigated by Dr Tyndall in the ...