... Rev. Dr. Rogers', applied to the Secretary for W'ar to obtain the sword for the Wallace Monument on the Abbey Craig, that it might there be exhibited to visitors. Dr. Rogers has received a letter from :the War authorities stating that the late Duke of 5 ...

... prisoner was remanded till Friday. John M'Uosker was brought up on remand, oharged with assaulting Jane Maguire. The prisoner war sent for trial to the Recorder's Court. s APPOINTMENT OF MR. E. BEALES TO A a CoUNrY COURT JUDuESHIP. A CAmRiDGE correspondent ...

... appears to be the black sheep of a good family. In 1870 he belonged to the 3rd Regiment of Hussars. Falling ill during the war, he was sent to the hospital at Havre, but before he was cured he deserted in the night. Nothing more vas beard of him till ...

... Belfast for South Africa He went from one part of Cape Colony to 3 another, and the letters, which would be proved, gave a clear biography of him from the time of his arrival there until thepresentyear. He described his wanderings in South Africa and the different ...

... alleged, Yakoob Khan is preparing to fly to Herat, and a civil war is on the point of breaking out in Afghan- istan, the position is far from being favourable to a prompt termination of the war. The Ruisian Nord also takes the same view. The. Colm pe Gazette ...

... Correspo'dent. It is rip:,rt(c thet Sir Richard Temple, It C.S. T., will bh installed a G.C.S.T. on January Ist next. The War Department has sent an order to the Vooliwic.l Royal Gan Factoriesfor three additional 38 ton cans and thirty 64-pounders. ...

... benal~f to the charge of deser- fion. Evidence was given as to the assault, and the prisoner -was remanded until the Secretary of War has been communicated with. LARCENY BY BOYS. Two little boys, named Jackson and Hawthorne, were put forward in custody of H ...

... asoo1itIob. . THE ZULU WAR. REINFORCEMENTS FOR I1E CAPx [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS.] Tan Admiralty have ordered the re-ongagereat of the steam transports Egypt and Queen Margaret for the conveyarce of troops and stores to Sout Africa, These vessels have recently ...

... William Grant, 2nd Battalion 6th Regimen', at Bilfast, has been placed under orders of readiness to embark for Africa, to serve during the Ashantee war, I PROMOTIONS. AND AJPP;MINTNlENTS. Tam fillowing extracts a-re taken from Tuesday's to Gazelle:- 5th Dragoon ...

... on the 11th October at, beat his wife in a most violent manner. She then o.; summoned him, and he failed to appoar, arid a war. .er rant was Issued for his apprehension; and It was in; only on the previous day he was made amenable, F', Mrs. Hewitt having ...

... General Juvellar, in his cepacity au Minister of War, states that, during his Governor. ship of Cuba, General Concha was compelled to exile General Regueline for an act of Ineubordina- tion. The Minister of War approved this messure, a but, nevertheless, a ...

... probability of hard fight ing. British benevolence will be likely to have many other deserving objeets cast upna it before the war enda. For instance, aome of the men of the 80th Regiment who lost their lives at Intombi Drift on the 12th ult. probably left ...