... - Wednesday Evening. MI =al is announoed In London of Mr M. B. Schuann, ef. Brdge Wharf, Bmnkdide, general Iderchsnt but-hlefly engrged in tie Amerean =ade. The Ulabilifi are eisthnated at nofcGo. 'he books hive been placed in the hands of Uessr] ~je~nte~Oocper, Wintle & S~Evans.- - - 3 T The fawe is 1anouieed of Messr k Edtz & 'Veveze, silk mercns, of 14 Great Winchester Btreet,-3London, 'end ...

... HIE OVLUNMTERS C011PEIrIos.-A watch between No. 0, 31st Lr IRA'., and SNtb lBotliwell), ten men each side, _ Itl paes OD Sattirlay at Cumbuslang Range. , t:tnces weul 200, 500, and G00 yards; five 'r ;aidat cach. N,. 9, 31st, were victorious by 44 I XO. I COMPANY 1T CORPS 2.RV.-A match Prti >Ien Seven eftlie rs and usnon commissioned acers and privates belonging to this company I place at the ...

... FB' ANCE. Parts, Nov. 5, rvon%86' THenri Rochefort has vidbed Versailles this weel by permissioni of the Gvernnment. Tho Temps 'Eays si4 obiect wag' to mity tho mother of his hildren, *io' is dangerously ill In a convent, in - order to le'gihmiee them, The 'Tempi adds that he 1 has since returned to'prison. s Tho Germans have totally evacuated tbe Haute S Marne. The evacuatiou oa the Macne is ...

... - I , .1, ?? 11-1.11 i . b, ?? : ?? ?? t it ?? . - - - . . . GLASGOW UNIVERi8ITY-COMPETITION' BURE S IES. -- a S-R,.-It is fared by-many sersons'thatthe effect of sonie of the provisions in the Education Act for Scotland will he to level down our parish schools to the rank of poor schools, and ultimately to' absrb them in the latter class, in which the in. strmotion given will be ...

... EXTROACTS FROM --P-UNCH. . -PRIeS RIDDdE,- Why would a novel writeh by Charles Read hnnd aiy other fellaw be like pitch-?- Because it-would be Bi-Bunmen. -- PnmAN SPmAKIMG;-Aunt- Wellb~by, can you 1 a-pebk more diseinctly than when we last met ? I Elder:JBrother- 0, yes, indeed, aunt l ?? can call atsiade as ade/ I . ?? - I Smescx IT SwoN.-The W5aethert his year was verysuttible to ...

... - ?? ' Wedn.' ayedied~ve2'2',b g Nnw YoRIl advices report- the-failure of Mr Harry Redmond oN owing td the fa l in gold . H ie indebtd - ness exceeds $ 5100,0 ' t he susp ension of0 Seibtrlicb, of Philadelphia,'in the shoe trade, bud also trassepired. Liabilities, $122,000. FAILUBES IN TIL META L TnuAE.-O fewer than eleven failures have ?? placen at the settleninai just concluddd in the metal ...

... - :. =- . - - - TIIE MARQUIS A' ?? CEIW' VP' -: BUTE.- - ARRIVAl*AT BMVOSVSTTO%5I'. Thue NMarquis and MasrCliOllks of ?? arrived N yesterday from ?? Castle at Mountstuart C House, Nle of Bitte. On account ot the recent d iflness of the Marehioneso, olld thO erious sis-w fortune whiub recently befell himself, his Lord- tl ship hadl rtcquesteel that no public demnomstration rr should take place, ...

... A mama of the creditors of Meurn Glad- stanes A Co. wi probably be held in about ten days, Commo N MamT.-The markethas been very quiet, but rices are still without change. CzYvz (7 EmizD eatul MAE=.-The market closed with a flat tone as compared with last Saturday. Sugar above 41s was 3d cheaper, frvmi 38s to 41s about 6d lower, and inferior sorts 9io 2tos. WooLLds mm AN'GOLA Yaass.-Trade is ...

... IRELA ND. Tue MUnDERDROuS AsSAULT IN f: . On~ ~Seurday,' in 1thaL.Northerp Divisionali O soieC ~t,:EviwardiO'Kelly,,,a shoprmaljr, 28 ,-years .Qf. pne a ~ogh bfogtqC'e( ?? ?? feloni. a ouslyshot at aun wounde4 Davld Murphy, late . 1 cashier in, tho 1rishman newspaper ofiQe, with I e intent to murder him; 'with having prescuted a' i [ revolver ait another person to prevent his arrest; I 0 and ...

... BCCLESIASTIC4L CoLrUo.LL.-Ordination.-On Friday, the Ayr it Bresbyterv of Original Seceders met at Colmonell, for the ordination of Mr Benjamin Brown, proba- c tioner. The Rev. James Spence, Auchinleck, l commenced the proeeedinga of the day with the usual devotional exercises and sermon. The Rev.Ep John Sturrock, Stranraer, then stated the steps of V procedure, and put the questions of the ...

... I , *e ?? Positions of the Moon during the M~ont& d August L-4.36J P.M., the moon will be in the n most northerly part of her orbit (showery). 3.- 2 2A.MU., at her greatest distance from the earth easet pf intensity). 4.-9.45J .A.,newrmoon(stormy). 9.- r. 4.10* A.M, in the equator (wind). 15.-7.20i P.M., h inthe mostsoutherly part of hlrorbit' (rain). 17.- ¢ 11P.M., at her least distance from ...

... .BCOLBSIA§TXAL . THE VACANCY IN GRmENOCRn IDE GAELIC. CHlog '-We understand- that the- Rev.-- Dr Nelsdn, one of the oomnmissioners appointed to submit the call of this congregation to the Rev. Mr Kennedy of Dingwvall; hets- received a letter from that gentleman infornmng- bimi that he intends to deoline 'be call. Mr Ioniiedy' writes to save the omrnmissioners the expense of personally ?? on ...