... HOW SCOT CH STUD -ENTS CARRY OFF THE SENIOR WRAN;L)ERSHIP. J. LH W.,writing to the TNhecs, says: -Anuther I Aherdonian is Penior ,rangler for .867. Year by year the Scottish colleges are sending up their best young men to Cambridge, and they are carrying away the highest honours and emoluments. How is this? Afewfactswill bestanswerthequestion. In Scotland education is a parental duty, and ...

... GLAOW LANDLORDS AN-D HOUSE FACTORS, ASSOCIATION. MTG OF THE SOUTHERN BRANCH. A meeting of the Southern Branch of the Glas- glow Landlords and House Factors' Association was held in Buchanan's Hotel, Carlton Place, last night -Mr-Mais presiding. A letter was read fioro Bttilie- Neil], resigning the position ?? of the Branch, on account of lack of time to attend pro- perly to the duties of the ...

... criv T 6u's 1 Walk Ttra j urywhich has been sitting on the inquiry into the circumstances connected with the Oaks Colliery explosion have given in their verdict; but they have failed to throw any light on the cause of that deplorable accident. They simply state that James Hunt and others were killed by an explosion of fire- damip, and that they have found no evidence to prove where or how ...

... ARCHBISHOP M&NNING ON THE LICENSTING SYSTEM. At the Conference held in Exeter Hall, London, in regard to the licessing system, on Tuesday even- ing-, Archbishop Manning said his experience during a period of 30 years amongst the poor of a country dastrict and the latter half in London, convinced him that it was true the number of places in which drink was sold-spirits and beer-was greatly in ...

... BY OADIPTABY TELEGBAPH. MAIL NEWS. 1WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, PACIFIC, AUSTRALIAN. AND NEW ZEALAND MAILS. Southampton, Thursday. The Royal Mail Company's screw-steamer Seine, Captain Ievett, with the above mails, has arrived here with 81 passengers, $986,597 in specie, and 3154 packages of cargo. She experienced strong westerly winds and heavy seas, and on her outward passage only remained a shot ...

... GOVAIN PAROCI Thll ordinvry ?? -1II, Tb- ordinary monthly i. ' of Manaeinent of the (iOr pr, > held ?? John IV; nirnutes of last moetirg wer- ,- TEE PaoOcsr,) ; The Committee proee e-dit- tion of the rcioloton er. Building Coni-e, .- -a tober Lest, in appointin, 1jl J architect of the new PearL 5 . Mr BeIN I t readi th, i Haig & Low, ad.ro-s ...

... LORD AMMERLEY ON rL,. Lerd Amberiry addressed a beform meeting at INuttiughamr oss Monday ni dint. He su~ldhe was not fored of agitation, and would never recontud , ifecr ,its owen sake; bat they hail learned tokn iw, by hoa.; experience, that without agitatlion an object 'f ?? sort never would be gained, and that the b ouse of Commons could only be indquenced, so .5 to' i=&we them to pass a ...

... GREENOCK NEW COaNTRACS.-We are glad to learn that Messrs Caird & Co. have contracted to build three I large steamships for the North German Lloyd's and the Baltimore Railway Co. The vessels will form the nucleus of a fleet of steamers to be employed betwixt Bremen and Baltimore. The dimensions of the steamers will be as follows:-Length, 285 feet; breadth of beam, 39 feet; depth to spar deck, ...

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... I LATEST LEWS. HEND Ourwz, Friday Morniing. TELEGRAMS: BY SPECIAL WIRE. THE CABINET AND REFOMI. .From our own Correspondent) 2he rumourcurreut to-day (Thursdav) isthat the dis- agreement in the Cabinet on the question of Reformis complete. Ministers, it is said, have determined on first moving for a Royal Commission to make certain inquiries, and then drawing up a bill founded on those ...

... MAY A PAWNPROI~PP-. A . MfaatCh& -tC' ?? r ?? Heaton j: r Chartnrisfc ...

... CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS' ANNUAL SOIRgE& The annual soiree under -the auspices of the Glasgow Chemists; and brnfgists' Association was held last evinm g in the Merchants' Hall, which was quite filled on the occasion. The chair w*as occu- pied by BIIr Alxaiider Kinninmont, President of the Society, whomwas supported on the platform by Dr D. T. Buchanan, _Dr A. M. Robertson, Dr A. Wood Smith, Dr ...