... DE STRUCTIVE KITCHEN-BOILER EXPLOSION ATr PRESTON. A most alarming kitchen-boiler explosion took place the other night, at the house of Mr John Ainscow, in Fishergate Hill, Preston. The boiler was fixed at the side of the fireplace in the cellar kitchen. was self-feeding, and was made of wrought iron. The explosion shook the entire premises. At the time it occurred Mr Ainscow was sittin- on ...

... I ALEA OF POOR1-LAIV RATING. DZrPUTTMIO TO THE LOUII4DI OCD I L. Yesterday, a very numerous depuitatioti waite-l -1n the Lord-Advocate on the subject of the extension of the area of chargeability for the relief of the poor. The deputation assembled in the Council Chambers. Edinburgh. where, under the presidency of the Lord Provost, some consultation took place as to the precise remedy to be ...

... By tU e AutwSor ottbe 'RBS ?? oahmes iae,' il ate Mtedical 'Jtimes.) WINE REALLY CFEAP-WINE EIOL'GE{ IN THE wOur.rL FOR UIS ALL-PRICE AND HANAGEcMEN11T OF wINE - CSREAPHS1T' INm. There is no room for doubting the fact that a great progress has been made in the use of pure light wine during the two years that have passed since I ven- tured to call the attention of my professional breth- ren to ...

... ,ArrtJESTON PARISH CHURCIH I U-DWJTUOV O THEE UEV. WILLNM ROW. The Established Presbytery yesterday inducted to the church and parish of Laurieston the Rev. Win. Row, late of Paisley. There was a large attendanceof tle con;greation of Laurieston Church. The Rev. George Stewart Burns preached from Psalm lxvii. and IS-' Thou has received gifts from men. Mr Row having replied to the usual inter- ...

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... 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 ...

... TOWN COU:\-CJT. PROCEEDIN6.S. A special meeting of the Town Council was held 3'-tterdiav-the Lord Provost presiding. 3ulgi]sY OF TI-E ?? CHlUR.CH DISrRICT rB(' 1STRAR. The LORD Pnovoss said he had considered it tecessary to call a speeal m11-eeting of Council in COnsequencc of a comnrni-,ication which he had re ai;ved en Tuesday from the Registrar-General, ill xegard to the position of matters ...

... r 01kA-I~r;J\'V, 'Tfe morthly 3peeting of tlliis Sole0y was Iclii on Thursday evening, in their re-sran, .'idelmeun Uni- ?? rev. H. 1W Cro s-le, Veee-id *ot. in the chair. The followilng Oentieriseo or isel ~th ti ?? ialrrls, Slf Subqti't-: T. 0 Cm-ide Gregory, ?? ?? St Vioce-3t Sjtrcee; ])t V George M'Ewan, 344 St Vincent Street; Dr John l Ma'Caron, 13 Bellg53i-e Street; John Lorimer, mcin- ...

... S E I I ONS 1. Is there any reason why there should be two or three sermonr; ever v Sunday: Is there any reason ?? each sermon sh ould last for half au hour 9 if it lie said the poor will have it so, or they will leave the churclh-why, we have sometimes been told the poor like hard words which they cannot understand, or they like shouting and vulgarity, and therefore flock to chapel-are we to ...

... A DE7ENCE ?? 01 ?? , lir Geiki', in a t.sre ?? :er in i7 ?? rr Tin' rsdiay niblht, sa;ys:-T -ill : .warfare a3 sot; ite science, a.fter ?? beri.; ?? a. *hu.L- l af IA at years been r--vived, and seernsto bc ine a. activity. Within the lust fen- days . x ,- ?? two eminent menrbers of the l'gal faculty -r-ertbe lists and denounce mod era scierce and its tvan-- cies after s fa-,hion which is ...

... Islas'SIC* loulvallo ? THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 17, GREAT excitement has very naturally been created in London by the dreadful calamity which took. place upon the ice at Regent's Park on Tueaday, The Park was yesterday visited by thousands, and the scene which was presented by-hundreds of distressed wive and mothers, fathers and brothers, search-; ing for some missing relative, was harrowing in ...

... EXNERAL NEWS. ?? Duke of Hereford is dangerously ill, and tl:cre are but faint hopes of his recovery. The troops in the Dublin garrison are now all supplied with the newly converted l)reech- loading rifle. It is stated that President Johnson's annual receptions for the Christmas season have been raore thinly attended than those of any former President%. About a thousand French soldiers, the ...