... I STAhi'ti'-'~6-l th GlGAdi j SPECULATIONS.- - 1 I - - SZI.T08- ] hc About thirty years ago it wa affirmed by a city few philosophers that ata very recent period in the world's history there had come about a i change of climate so great that the north of ht Europe lay buried under a vast sheet of ice and ] snow, which was constantly sliding down from or d the mountains over the land, and ...

... THE Z ES EUMzI t HIGINW Tat-W7 beam > The ?? of France , .Imperial, with their suits visited Bk e Lclose of last week. The distingm reached Portree on Thursday ad put RL oyal Hotel; and oIL Friday Mr Pu ap them to Mierang. On Sainrday tea turned to Inverniess, aad several tradesmen Were patronised. Besida Highland costume, bought for t he b perial at Macdougall's Tartaa IVi Empress Purchased ...

... AN lA l aORATOR. In 1774, when Madison was 23, we find bhin ral wrting to a Northern friend: I want again to d, breathe yoar free far. ?? , That diabolical, re- hell-coneeived priniple6df'pirsecition rages among some; aid, to their etetgal ilany,'the'clergy-oan furnish their quota of imps for such- purposes. There aze at this time, . i the adjacent county, not ith less than five otsix well ...

... CATIIAYS PARK.—AFTER THE SHOW. In a short time but few traces will remain of the visit of the Royal Agricultural Society to Cardiff. In. side the Park the refreshment saloons, shedding, stalls, horse-boxes, &c., have been taken down, and but for the plentiful distribution of sawdust, broken bottles and glasses, and bare patches of ground once covered with grass, there would be little to ...

... THE ILLNESS OF LADY BUTE. We are glad to announce that during the week the Marchioness of Bute has been making steady pro- gress towards recovery. The following satisfactory bulletin was issued by her medical attendant last (Thursday) night :— The Marchioness of Bute has had two good nights, and is progressing very favourably. ...

... THE WEATHER. 1st. Cumulus, cirrus, blue sky, fine; 9p.m., dull, Wet. 2nd. Cirro-cumulus, blue sky, very fine, breeze. 3rd. Nimbus, blue sky, fine, warm; p.m., brilliant. 4th. Dull, tine; p.m., warm, sunshine. 5th. Clear blue sky, very fine and hot. 6th. Overcast, close, fine • 1 p.m., very dark, thunder, lightning, heavy rain. 7th. Thunderstorm and fearful rain in the niaht dull, sultry, fine; ...

... THE EDMUNDS LIBEL CASE.—The action, Edmunds v. Daily Ttlegraph, commenced on Wednesday, at Guildford, Serjeant Ballantine being leading counsel for plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins for the defendant. Mr. Edmunds was examined at great length. He admitted that the question of account between him and the Government was fully raised in the proceed- ings in the Court of Queen's Bench. He detailed the ...

... The Lords Commissioners llf the Admiralty have ordered instructions to be issued to the various dockyard directing that the regulations requiring dockyard ship- wright apprentices to serve a portion of their apprentice- ship at sea, are forthwith to be rescinded. The public subscription fot the restoration of Warwick Castle has closed. A is to be held in London, at which a cheque for the ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [SEOTER'S AND PRESS ASSOCIATION TIELEGItAUS-1 FRANCE. PÁ1tIS, Friday.—Rents, 65f. 470; Loan, 88f. 80c. TROUVILLE, Friday-Several officers have left to tolid tIt Autumn Manoeuvres. PaIs, Friday.—The appeal of the four persons for the murder in Rue Haxo is re- jected. GERMANY. BERLIN, Friday.—The Emperor William is ex- Pected to arrive this evening. -BERLIN Friday.—Prince ...

... SOUSE OF C0MM0NS.-FBII,AY. The Spea^TTi? Jjhe chair at two o'clock. ^>T AllEr VGATI0N VOTES. Mr. MC ^ftimate^1!641 whether, as there was a snp- j plementary es opose^ ed^ucation for England there Would be reDliij A?co nd a'3o. I ^r- EORSl passed by th* Scotch education vote had already beein th^y the House, and as it gave all the m«ney requ»c # w°uld be no necessity to ask ^^AN EXPORT D2TY ...

... held at the Girls' in PtheBefomg of^^p^ a teiSSJ after seven and a vtulffe jSg.' ...

... Our Tory contemporary, in endeavouring to apologise for and palliate the conduct of the Marquis of Bute in declining to afford the Calvinistic Methodists facilities to hold open-air meetings, according to custom, has thought fit to treat a most respectable and influential body in a way which must tend to make his Lordship ashamed of the monster which, like another Frankenstein, he has created ...