... ,(FROM TR!AITS ANZD STORIES OF THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE, BY THE REV. CHARLES ROGERS, LIiD., ?? A young farmer, of Cumnock. Ayreshire, con- sidered that the daughter of a neighbour at Auchin- leck would suit him as a wife. Having made up his mind, he made proposals to the fair one without the usual preliminaries. The young lady's reply. was, Deed, Jamie, I'll tak' ye, but ye mann gie my dues ...

... AND EAST BIDING TIMES. R2GISTERMD AT THE GENERAL POGVe OFFrICE FOP TwjjxSMIsSIOx ABRoADl. FRIDAY, JuANE 26. _ _ -- ?? *. ,SRE FFIELD. A6SASSINS AND THEIR EAfE- PLOYERS AT THE CONFESS{ONAIL. L REPULSIVE as the subject is, we cannot but r return to the fiightful revelations , that have been made since we wrote last weelk. At that time we had not seen the full confession of e; the miserable hired ...

... D116hTAICT Ti ELL1W UUiIG. ALDBOROUJG3H. r. On Sunday aftcrnoenl a great number of the mem. bers of Court Alder, No. 731, of the Ancient Order of I _ Foresters, held at Withernick, attended Divine ser- vice in. the parish church of this place (Aldldorougli)- The Rev F. Alargetts, vicar, officiated, and preacled a most excellent and appropriate sermon specially for the occasion. He took for his ...

... ANNUAL TREAT TO THE CHILDREN.. AT THE HULL WORKHOUSE. I VAO+Af AP NNA - - sLL - iat Yesterday evening the annual treat was even ten to the children at the Hull Workhouse. Much ion credit is due to the esteemed Governor (Alderman ba- Fountain), the guardians, and other benevolent ion gentlemen, through whose kindness this treat is Lly annually given. lad The dining-hall Was, as usual, well ...

... . HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. Their Lordships met at 5-0 p.m. THE COE;SECRATION OF CHURCHYARDS. Lord REDESDALE said that the Bishop of Oxford had given notice of amendments to the Consecration of Churchyards' Bill, which altered the preaublb and every clause of it. He suggested that the Right Rev. Prelate should embody them in a new bill, and the house could decide which it would prefer. Lord ...

... I . .EW ose (BY MA ng TIC TELEGRAPH.) 'ter at MIDLAND RAILWAY MEETINa YSTER. Ing ?? bll ~At the Wharneliffe meeting of Ike miuad Rail. wly ay Shateholdors at Derby, yesbe rday (Tilrsa) 3ay ten hatds only were held up 5yinet the asealgarna. )ID- tion scheme. A poll Ws demanded, however, I ble which will be declared to-day (Friday). Int- THE CATTLE PLAGUE. nic : No fresh outbreaks of the cattle ...

... SERIOUS DAMAGE TO KINGSTON COTTOX MILL.-NARROW ESCAPE I I n ?? s .1 4.A On Friday afternoon, a thusnder-stormof unuou,,l Violence broke over Hull, causing serious damage to the chimney of the Kingston Cotton Mill, ?? as our readers are doubtless aware, is the higbes; in Hll. Beyond this, we believe, no serious injlru to property was occasioned in this town. The firt thunder clap, which ...

... I ARilt DISRAELI UN. ruR ItEgMOA BIL. |j Tuesday was Speech day at Merchant Taylors' School, and Mr. Disraeli being present at the.din. ner which followed the speeches, improved the occasion to defendctheelleformBill. The right hon. gentleman said:- We have iometimes been asked why we. who opposed a measure that was brought forward last yeAr, and in some respects was limiters in its character ...

... AND EAST RIDING TIMES. REGlSTL-Rr AT TRP GENTEAL POST OaPIoE FOP TRANSMISSIOw ABROAD, . FRIDAY, JUNE J. |. THE WHIITSUNTIDE RECESS. IT cannot be denied that the House of Commons has fairly earned its Whitsuntide holiday. And, indeed, however rejoicedcall of us -who are not professional agitators must he to see the question which, for a dozen years past, has been the'chief hindrance to useful ...

... THIE NEW GAOL WORKS. A mecting of the gaol committee was eldc!( on. Ionday, at thL 'Town-hall, Mr. Councillor Ioxsinr' I in the chair. Attention was called td the fact than thd committee had ordered a large quaintity of seft brick.s off the gaol grrolud, and upoll tc visiting esec- tion going a wee;k afterwards it was fou'nd tat the- had not been taken away.-)fr. Syfyonws understo(dl that the ...

... BEVERLEY AND. EAST-RlDING POULTbY I I SOCIETY. I . ; Lim The tenth exhibition was held on Wednes. )si- day, in the Assembly-rooms, Beverley, and adja- ge. cent grounds of Charles Reynard, Esq. The poultry, gh. both as regards quantity and quality, was an excel- lent show; and the canaries nod pigeons were t d samples of some of the finest birds that were ever on- brouht together here. The ...

... 1aIAL PARLIAMENT,, HOUJSE OF LORDS-'FRIDAY, eir Lordships met at five o'clock. THE CASE OF TITE TORNADO. I to the Marquis of CLANIRICARDE, Bih arul of DERBY stated: that the Superior te i, Spain had adjudgedl the proceedings in the coo of tle Tornado to be null, and there wuld j~eretore, be a fresh trial. t THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Lord IVALSINGRAM, in putting questions with ect to the fresh ...