... DREADFTL ACCIDENT AT THE NEW i BLACK1RIARS' BRIDGE. A very serious occurrence, which it is supposed will result in the loss of at least one life, took place en the Southwark side of the new bridge now in the course of construction at Blackfriars. It ap- pears that at about 20 minutes to 10 o'clock on Sa- turday forenoon a number of men, acting under the orders of Mr Bryant, the engineer of the ...

... Fl)nld?!TRGH, - TOWN COUNCIL. At a meeting of the Town Council of Edinburgh, held ?? Falshaw presiding-it was unanimously resolved to petition Parliament against certainpro~isions of the Public Health (Scotland) Bill. It was unanimously agreed, on the recom- raendation of the Lord Provost's Committee, to ask the co-operation of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland in obtaining a ...

... . . .. .. ,. I .This district meeting commences in this city 'to- day, and will be held in the John Street vestry, commencing at 10 o'clock. The Synod is mainly composed of ministers, and is not pen to the public. It will probably last until arid a, and dringo its sittings all the affairs of Methodism in Scotland will undergo a thorough investigatign. This Synod meets regularly once a year, ...

... The usual fortnihtly mceting of this Board was held ?? ?? presiding. N-UMBER OF LAMPS IN THE CITY. The minutes of the Watching and Lighting Com- mittee bore that the Inspector of Lighting had re- Ported the number of lamps tunder his charge at 31st March as follows :-7183 public lamps; 3145 lamps in private streets and courts; 2058 lamps in common stairs; 223 private lamps in public streets; ...

... AMERICAN DEMOGRACY AND CORUETION. i(rom the amesm) .Some of the American-rnewspapers are dis- cuslssing what they -declare to be a great and growing evil in their.country-the corruption of members of the SlateLegislatures, and even, it is said, of Congress. I-n England it would I beiimpossible for the asserion that members Iof the Lords and Commons le-,ied black mail to Alnd credence even ...

... VITAL sZATISTICS. 'the following is the ?? retium of .the.b;rths, deaths, and marriages registered in the: eight principal towns of .ecotlxed, for April, 1867:- Duing the month of April,,1867, there were regis- tered in the eight prindipal towns of Scotland the hirths.of 3580 children, f wcm.1866 were males, and 1714 females. Ofthese3236ierelegitimate, and344 fllegitinate; giving a pro ortion ...

... qVHF CLYDF. gYAOEHT CLYB. e tand that the sailin.g progarnme Ior Ine ?? fobO The opening crlise to start Se~l Co .kcnyitbr; Fidav. 7th June. The regatta to S()ua on Satuzrday 21th July, a salubt Preifor thte wyvcral elasses of yachts 1 b fCO :e or. A Corinthian match to come C. at Lswrg5C an v.dZLV, 24th Augus1t, for a cup, aecond prize of £ 5, handsomely alsrd at the dliosal of the club by ...

... On Tuesday, about half-past eleven o'clock, the attention of the police was called to the fact that a man, with nothing on but his under-dress, was lying, apparently dead, near the bottom of the Covenant Close, High Street. When the body was lifted there appeared no symptoms of animation, but it was im- mediately conveyed to the Infirmary, where it was ascertained that the man was dead, death ...

... .E}NIAL_ EW IS.. The Hei aid has reason to believe that Mr Jefferson Davis may be expected to arrive mi this country in June. ABANDOHNMEKNT OF THE CONQUEaaOPR.-A re- port reached Liverpool on Tuesday of the abandonment of the Conqueror, off Ceylon, on. the 10th January. The vessel was bound to Chittagong with a cargo of salt. She belonged,. lwe understand, to Mir Gauntlett, of London, the ...

... GlaoP)a Tuvmllbll. IT is with the deepest regret that we announce this morning the death of Sir Archibald Aiison, Sheriff of Lanarkshire, which took place at his house at Possil late last night. The fact will not create surprise, though it will be received with much sorrow, for the public has been in a measure prepared for the event by the state of Sir Archibald's health during the last few ...

... GLASGOW ? - ? try. kjwo, re SBNr ?1. - A j;i'o rerata5 illee'nC' ?? tery ve as held rceM L -teew1e connn;tteeinthce-a,' 'Qf tL1U toal le rey l1 opt agatirt whomn a 0 1.L; r n that he bad pre,. ! - , 1. ?? t of the Glasgou ) ,-r: t ef deraturpro tLm) - lCiA ' Mr I--. AI N, AN tract minute of t; e o 'l .-r-2 0 1 side in reference. t~) ?? -. *l a effect that on' S1 AOr . consideration t.e: ...

... HxAsD OFFICOR ?? Mornin. TELEGRAMS BY SPECIAV OWIE SCOTCR BILLS IN PARLI T Mf:IDLAND ANWED o!ASGOW AND gOUTRnWESTERS. RAILWAY COlPAX'IES' AMAL0GAMwE02I S£l. House Uf Commons, d y. This bill came before the following Se nit- tee of the House of Commouns to-day-d-rfFOeilly, Chairman-Lord Proby, Sir Alex, Wood, mid Mr Stock. The following counsel were engaged in the case:- For the Promoters-Mr ...