... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... slaosork Autralw, TUESDAY MORNTNG, MAY 21. TaEE decision of the Court of Session in the case of Addie t. the Western Bank was yester- day reversed bythe House of Lords-judgillent' having been given in ?? of the Bank-. The opinions of the Lords are reported in another column. The preamble of the bill for the amalga- iuation of the Caledonian Railway and the I Forth and Clyde Navigation ...

... M , NERAM NEWS. MrrJ. L. Toole ?? next year. On Saturday a woman, named Bell, resid- ing near Deptford, who has been for some time mentally afflicted, cut the throat of her only child, a lad, about-nine years of age. The wounid proved fatal. A great thunderstorm visited Buckingham. on Friday evening. Large hailstones fell, some theisize of walnuts, and the streets were flooded to a depth of ...

... MR GAVAIN DUFFY oR His EXTP. RENCES IID EKUROPE. The Hon. Charles Gavarn fDuffy, shortly after his return to Victoria from his visit to England and- the Continent, delivered a lecture in Melbourne on the experiences of an Australian in Europe. He con- eluded his address as follows:- I think most Australians in Europe are of opinion that their country is not well understood or particu- larly ...

... LATEST NEW~3,- FARAID OFFICE, monday Mormisc, TELEGRAMS BY SPECIAL WIRE. MEETING OF SCOTCH ?? The meeting of the Scotch Members to consider the Reform Bill for Scotland, which was to have been held to-day, is postponed in consequence of the ceremony at South Kensington, to wfhich these Hon. Gentlemen are invited. HER MAJESTY AND THE FENIAN CON'VICTS. The Sunday Nazette believes that the ...

... . I (Slao ?? Zia* Igutrall I I THE organ' question was debated at great length in the United Presbyterian Synod last night-the subject having been brought up by two memorials, one from Londou and one from Manchester, requesting the Synod to rescind their enactment of 1858 against instrumental music in Divine worship. The House divided at a late hour on a motion by Dr M'Ewan, Glasgow, to grant ...

... 0140,Zlvk 160A14, WE publish this morning a summary of the leading provisions of the Scotch Reform Bill, introduced to the House of Commons by Mr Disraeli on Monday last. Among the prin- cipal features of the measure not already made public will be found provisions for including Partick within the Parliamentary boundaries of the City proper, and Govan within the boundaries of the South Side ...

... The Eastward-ho, from New York, which arrived on Saturday,' met with a most serious misfortune on her passage, of 'such a nature that it seems almost incredible that the-vessel with her entire crew were not lest, leaving no record of their fate. The ship left New York on the 17th October, with a cargo of general merchandise, for Sydney. The usual gales incidental to the season were met with in ...

... .THE STICKING-UP OF THE GOULBURN VAT . I The Goulbun coach was stuck-up last week, by - three bushrangers, about four miles from that town, Ur Lang being one of the passengers The reverend gentleman. in a letter to a Sydney contemporary, gives the following sketch of the affair, which is both amusing and instructive:-R sing been a passenger by the Goulbnm mail, on my return to Sydney from ...

... A PROFESSOR'S VIEW OF FENTAINISM. The following is a copy of Professor Thompson's letter to the Daily News, to which attention was called in the House of Commons on Thursday night:- Sir,-I call upon you as an upholder of fair-play to give my words space in your columns. I am an Englishman, resident in Ireland. I have travelled in this country-north, south, east, and west. I have endeavoured in ...

... 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: ...