... ' TE TCK COMMISSION. I WEDNESDAn, August 31, The trueck CommiEsion resumed its sittings to-day 'at eleven o'look, in 'the County Buildings, anmil- ton. Present-Mr C. S. C. Bowen, and Mr A. C. Sellar, Commissioners, with Mr B. S. Wiight; ; secretary. I Andrew Crawford deponed-I am pay-clerk at4 Chapelball, and have been there for about twoyears. D I was fornerly at Calderbank. I knew the naturp ...

... : EOOLESIASTICAL. Aye, - Original Sceesa ion Prcsiftcry.-A meeting of the. Original Secession Presbytery of Ayr was teld'at Ayr ?? Rev. John Robertson, moderator-when Mr James Spenee, p-obationer, declared his acceptance of the call recently addressed to him from the conlgregation at Auchinleck, vacant by the death of the late R1ev. George Rogdr, M.A. Tiians were prescribed to Mr Spence with a ...

... wE~E NVWA R a GIAT. . .I SRTIE ~FROM PAIS: ,fpl1E OF SEVEBRAL VILLAGES 33Y THE FRENCH AND j'ATTUlE 33Y THE PRUSSIANS. ?? R -lNCH DEFEATED ALONG THBIEJ1 WHOLE LINE. 0AFTUBE OF TTIE CITADEL OF F.IGhT OFt GARIBALDI. ON THE LOIRE. Vorsailles, MVodnesday. ; ulli ccessful repulse by our 6th Corps ,tho lst Corps of the 2d Army of Paris yes- terday, an unusually lively ire wasa kept up during the ...

... BEPOR TEO-rENSCH SUCCESSES AT WENDOME, APTENAY, AND AMIENS, pEPOlRTED SORTIE FROM PARIS. CREAT BATTLE IWMMINENT ON THE L 01 R E. CAMPS OF INSTRUCTION. (sPECUL TELEailA51S). Tours, Saturday. Grcat French victory yesterday near Vendome. ho ?? were routed with groat loss by General Sonoett. The battle began at two in the afternoon. The Prussiaus were pursued till nine at night. Two guns were ...

... .. ?? 1' ; '77 . ?? ' ' ' 1) ?? iQ i.: A; I ' ?? ' ?? I; . . e l.,S I lr. 3 FRIDAY MO :I'NG, DiQ. 23. Tv{Ma'was some- stir ?? ,night and on Wednead roqiud Pari, 'biiit the' report from'j Versaillesa is of the.e most-,meagre dejrspticn}, Heavfy firing'ke' t it'from thefov xt. durizig ,the .^ilit, i4 p :wedties- datmorningg an 'attack .was mad, by ,th~ee ?? of the gqrri'o Aon'htb Guead '&nd the- ...

... * ie Cashker of the Glatgqw Royal Infirmary rem pegs Us to ackanowledge receipt tf the following tCLtribiatimns, wid be will feol obliged it the emi p(o0Y6 in arel ouses, public works, and other egtablinwb2re2, who have not yet sent. in their Ceon- tribtitiofS ir t-lii year, will do so as early asl p.3- ilo to the office, :CO tit Vincent Place- Frolm f)ID Eli~liila of 3!ens's 7t SirpsoniA AC ...

... FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION RATTJWAY.| The report of tire directors to be 'presenied to the ordinary half-yearuly general meeting of the rshare- holders at Stirling, on Wednesday next, has the 'Jhe expenditureo on cavpital account this half-year consists of £4813 od li fowr laud settlements andtonanlts' compensation; and £36o lOs, the final instalrnents paid to the Scottielh Waggon Company for ...

... WOBRKING MEN'S CONSERVATI, ASSOCIATION. pIPOFEtSS3OR BEiRBY ON OUR FOIRISIGN lIrATIONO. Last night Professor Berry delivered the first of a series of lectures under thb auslices of the Working Men's Conservative Association in the Tovwn fall, Trongate. Sir George Campbell pre. sided, and was accompanied to the platform by Mr James A. Campbell, G~ilbert Herons teo. M'Leod, J. Hutton Watkirs, ...

... The City Hall was filled last niglo by a most respectable assemblage on the occasion of the annual soiree of the above brigade. Lieutenant-Colonel Helms occupied the chair; and was supported, amongst others, by the Rev. Mr Leiper, Majors M'Dowall and Scott, LA.V.; Ballantyne, 19th ?? and Macleod, 105th ?? 'Captains Henry, King, Walloch, Russell, Martin, Thomson, Hoey, and Brand, L.A. V.; ...

... I I ?? -- - - -- ?? I aw I It ,go* rpx?l, -A MEETING of Conservative Peers, was held at the Carlton Club on Saturday, under. the presidency of Lord Cairns, when it was moved by the Duke of Richmond, seconded by* the Marquisof Salisbury, and unaniimouslyagreed, to invite the Earl of Derby to assume the position of Conservative leader in the Upper House on the retirement of Lord Cairns. It is ...

... ThleWigtownshire Coursing Club met this morn- ing at Nannie Bone's cottage, four miles from Strain- raer, and coursed the farms of Mark an4 Mahar, The weather was fine, and there was a large tura out, including the Earlof Stair, Lord Garlies, M.P.; the Hon North Dalrymple Sir Wm. Wallace, Capt. Hathorn, Captt Watson 11 V Agnew Esq. - W J. M'Haffie, Esq., &c. fareswtre verypientifu( and ...

... NEW-YEAR'S DAY. -The year 1870 was ushered in by a number of people who had assembled beside the Town Clock with loud cheers, while some persons got possession of two steamboat bells at the quay and rung with as much vehemence that on any other morning would have caused great alarm. The day was close and wet, and not agreeable for pedestrians. As the grocers ill town agreed to keep Monday as a ...