... OhIMINAL RETURNSFORTHHWITr OF 'LABSOW X The Cbief Constable ofithe city has just isreed the following returns forthe year ending'29th Btember, 18C8:- Offences against the Person.-The nlunber of offencei untowthis head have increased fro 79to' ;10, all in hesault cases, and the eonvictions have also' increased from 61 to 78. -11 parties were apprehen. ded for assault with intent to ravlAh, ...

... CITY PAlROCHIAL BOARD The ordinary monthly meeting of this BoId held yesterday ?? Knox preaiji0l l RiEPORT OF THE CHILDREN'S COeljaTlraf The INSPEcTOR read the report of tho Chjll Committee, which stated that sincc May ist ,,lr children boarded out of the houge had been vi - In a few exceptional cases, especialy amea Q s'i.;42 the committee did not find that attention te * sonal cleanliness of ...

... PAISLEY TOWN COUNOIL. A meeting of Town Council was held yesterday evening in the Council Chambers. Provost Mac- farlane presided. The PRovoST said, in reference to the erection 6f the weighing machine at the West End of the town, thatthe Magistrates, after consideration,bad come to the conclusion to recommend that a box and weigh. ing machine ought to be put up, and they considered that ...

... BIR ODGER'S RETIREMENT FROlt CHELSEA. The Chelsea Wlorking Men's Electoral Association held a meeting at Old Brompton on Wednesday ?? Nelass in the chair. The chief business before the meeting was the consideration of Mr Odger's retirement from the borough of Chelsea. Mr Odger, who was loudly cheered, said the work ing men of Chelsea bad won the approbation of the whole country. They wanted to ...

... -SATUTJA MERNG~,'OOT. V7. ,i.i WE understand that at last there is some defi-. nite prospect of a contest for the representation of Glasgow. Sir George Campbell, Bart., of Garncube, has been asked to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate, and we belieie the Ron. Baronet has consented, on condition, of receiving reasonable assurances of, support from the constituency. In order to test ...

... I PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM., OFt . EDINBURGH TO LOR9 NAPIR OF vlJIAGDALA. The freedom of the City of Edinburgh was conferl red on Lieutenant-General Lord Napier of Magdala3 ?? ?? in the Music Hall, Edinburgh,' yesterday afternoDD, in the presence of'a crowded assemblage of ladies andgentlemee. Thc L6rd'Pro yost, Magistrates, and Towa Council (who worq theiroflicial robes) were accornpanied ...

... GREBXNOCK PAWoiu&L BoARi.-The usual etatutory half. yearly meeting was beld in, the Town -Hall yester. ?? George Arbuckle presiding, The business was of a purely formal character. WncK SUz.-The hull nd-gear of the barque Graf voe, Sehliffen, of Roetock, whioh went ashore at Iona some weeks ago, have been sold by public roup, under t'he ?? of Captain atson, Lloyd's agent, and have realised £131 ...

... CU1,OSIITiES' OF PARIS LTTlB.- T'heParis ?? ?? the ?? of Paris life d~eidedly are~tbtetmI a carts which from five to bix. every morning caL ?at the bac i gates of embassies e napaels miiriste'C rtarnnhotelsadgdo ossi gnrio purchi'ee thereninis oftbentremet, ?? rts~iand. ;diu iners iu gen~erals left, not .byt ghe ,upper te uthtlnu qind qnly, b',ut likewise by, their seryants, and.s3lda eery ...

... DISTURlBANCES WITH THE INDIAN TRIIBES. The Bombay papererday state that blesome ?? of th9-ete nter. The imme- .bfisfed ~ibafhlevt'senviemantAWp5 ..tofb ,hp!bpen ~d ~i4 tnw~:df-the IWtIea inte ifeW' WedbW fieerie Viugd& oirrth~eldosttf ha; a.do u of the i stv re~hi ed, ~15'e~didats 6t96r&'V ?? Xg~eygebuivxdortqplbe;§f-h ivesbcWI'!~elkiAbY 91AMImA4.Ibody'fplieKttnebtrq;:ad .nsiae sbne, t 'G no e ...

... (4FN. PEEL ON THE ARMY ESTIKATA's. (General Peel has a letter in the Times, occasioned by the speech of Mr Childers at Pontefract. lie complains that it is unreasonable to compare the eo- pedlitule of the present with that of the late Govern- ioect, *because the present Government are only developing the chilnses inherited from them and Aip. ply;g their deficiencies, and it is unwise, because ...

... RO.UMAN ]BRIGANDS. The ft Tre corrt.sroil(rdrt (If thle AIor.irg Post lwltite ol t'.e l 1 :-t'ree of the six brigands who piond tile vi \e.R-iecLr o-f the Scotch College on ie ujtll irlk. are in the hands of the polce, owing uml to tie reicl;,ins mude by on.- of the palrty, elm1 till 0i mi 't ulled Air Campbeil that he hard been ?*ittfiigly f bred to Ukie part in tile adventure. Littlt r..t; ...

... THIE KOKAN I3ISSION TO RUSSIA. Our readers have by this time had about as much aS they ?? stand from us regarding the Kushbegi of Yalkaud, at least as that potentate is represented to 11S fromu the ,lo Tndian side. Wo have heen lately told of him as being nowvsluite firm on his new throne, eager to trade, and yet all of a treumble at tihe mere shadow of Ilubsia, and unable to trade with us ...