... ' 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 ...

... 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 ...

... I VICTOR HUGO AS A STAT SMW.| (To (Ue ditor of th Gaow Herald.) Glasgow, Sept. 9,1870. Sin,-We have a great respect for Victor Hugo as an author and as an exile. In the former capacity he has given to the world, and will leave behind him as a legacy some of the most brilliant though among the most erratic records of a peculiar and impassioned genius which our century can boast, His best lyrics ...

... (51=,Zoiv watralv, 10 THiE publication of the diplomatic circulars of Count Bismuarok has been followed by the announcement that the peace negotiations have boon broken on}; and that the war must now go Oln According to a despatch from Tours the Germans proposed to grant an armistice only on condition that France should deliver up to Germany all the fortresses in Alsace and Lorraino, as wrell ...

... GENERAL ELECl'IONS IN FRANCE. LIST 01' TOtE iIEPEESENTATIYES rci BE ELECTED liT EACH DEI'ABTIIENT. Nsa! flepsrtrnonts. Population Rapresan- tetivos. A m 371,643 7 Alone, 505,025 11 .A]lior, 876,104 ?? Alpes (Hautes.) 143,783 ,, 3 Alpos (Basses) 122,117 2 ?? ., 4 ?? ,, 8 ?? 6 ?? 5 ?? S ?? ?? - 6 ?? 8 ?? ?? S ?? S Charonte 378.218 489,559 10 ?? 7 ?? 6 ?? S ?? 8 ?? ., 13 ?? 5 ?? 10 ?? ? 6 ?? 6 ?? ...

... THE FORTIFTCATIONS OF PARIS: THE . FORTIFICATIONS or TH E WAR. PRUSSIAN, ADVANCE UPON PARIS. TIHE SURIRENDER OF LAON. EXPLOSION OF A MACIAZINE- M\AN PRUSYIANS KILLED. LETTER FROM MACMAHON. TIHE CAPTURES AT SEDAN. (DY SPECIAL TEI-MIAIT PROM . r PlARS eel: nonsos~iJsi?Cr. ) Sept. S. Ten Uhlans aplpeared at Chateau Thierry. Elaving talken provisions they procecded to Montruirail. Sept. 9. ...

... GLASGOW ATHENIEUM. 'The annulal meeting of the mlemb~ers of the Athlienmu was heldl in the Lower .Hall of the Institution last ?? Roblert Leggat piresiding. Thbe Secretary (kMr J. Lautder) read the twenty-third7 annual report, froml which it appeared tha~t the tick~ets issued for the twelve moniths endling 3S1st Aug~ust, 1870, wvere-S life, and 073 annual, half- yearly, andl other subscrib~ers ...

... AssAUn,- Thomas M';Grary, mason, Glasgow, was chargedwith having, on the 6th inst. ,,assautdtc Colin M'Lean, mason, Whitehall Street, Ander- aton, Glasgow, at a building in course of erection in Park Street, Iinning 1'ark, by striking hims on the thigh and other parts of thle person with a mason's punch. He pleaded guilty, and was sentened to 40 days' imprisonment. TnuwIr OF A PATIR 01X Boors, ...

... si*the Branch Office of the Glasgow Daily. and Weekly Herald has nww been Be- moved from Mfansion House Lane to Ho. 29 Cathcart Sireet. FAST-DAY.-Thursday first will be observed in Greenock as the autumn Sacramental Fast-Day. BOARD OF TRADE ExAAnNATnONs.-Last week the following passed their examinations here stuc- cessfully :-Masters-John Hines; none failed. First mates-Alex. KI. Hood, ...

... DINNER. WIY TlHE WVEST INDIA ASSOCIA- rl(JIN TO SIR JOHN PEb1TER GcRANT. [Co I5SUNXOATED.] On Tuesday oveniug a complimentary dinner was given by the West India Associationl of Glasgow to his Excelleiiey Sir Johnl Peter Grant, ?? the Governor of Jamnaica. The entertainment took place in the Queen's Rooms. Among those present,. besides the guest of the evening, were the Lord Provost, Sir James ...

... TEEJI WEFSTERN MEETING BALLS. Grand ball~s, as usual, are bein~g bold in the County EleU, County Buildings, Ayr, on the evenings of the Western Meeting. Thes assemblies last night and on W~ednesday aig~ht comprised a large turn-out of the beauty and fas3hion of the county. On Wednes- day evening there was aboest 270 present. Mr Adams' (of Glasgow) fine quadrille band occupied the orchestra, ...