... ThE MEtHODIST cauacu? LoNnOxnxwVs.jDcsyn'r;-Thn V idnileiry dis* I r tr tr *~ Zelnc ;a uoierilCe-Rt'V. Dr. Donald, c hairman, presidinlg. All the moinisters now; in active wrork of the district were present. The a financees weze reported to be in a healthy state. A p small net incorease wits revertled in, the nimnber ci of tboie t he ?? ti¶ Stxs v ?? s trge number onn brie.; P1Oe education ...

... THE CLEVELAND MIINERS' STrTR.I ,,Itherc was a, trol ttendonce at Middles'krough 1.CLU yeteda',itd Olme curiosity, was evinced as tothIL 1ilig of the Cleveland Idiliowners' Associationi to be held. Alter brielly dlisru.itig the prtesent V, of matters, a resolutioui was passed ?? tI ownecrs to maintauin the position they have raseszl,, to adjourn for a fortnight, M1incowasr SMake lie of their ...

... O.counr, Saturday. Professor Mounthguc Bernard has definitely resigned the Chair of International Law and Diplomacy which he has held since 1859. His intention toe do so had already been annournced, to the groat and general regret of the Univer- sity. Notice is given that candidates for the Abbott Scholar- sihip may send in their Dames to tho Rev. G. S. Ward, of Msgdalon Hall, on or before ...

... DESTINATION OF TrH INCREASE OF I THE SUSTENTATION-FUND. , (To eke Editor of tei Gfatgove Herald.. t 3 .. Wanlockhead, May 11, 1874. ' I St-Now that the total 'contributions for- ther 1 Sustentation Fund will have been nearly forwarded I to the treasurer, and as this subject ought to be t . ventilated, I trust you will have the goodness to , allow'space for this briefcorruespondeace. Its pub- t ...

... pic ,!8 oiOrWiCL AS EticL Cosrsiso-Txns, 5 -The usual monthly meeting of the Town d ''ouncil was held in the Coart-House yesterday, c I'recaost Croudis presiding. It was agreed to h rensir the Old Bridge, the estimated expense P bag £lfO. Prom anminute of the Finance Corn- s stittes, which was read and approved, it ap- a teared that the account of Messrs Girahams W oardlaw, Parliamentary ...

... DANGEROUS FIRE.—The inhabitants of this town were very much excited on Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, by the general cry of fire, a fire having taken full possession of a carpenter's shop in JNicholaa- street. This shop is attached to and surrounded by other dwelling-houses, and within a few feet to the pine-end of the Mount Pleasant Chapel, which was at one time very much ...

... At a recent meeting of the Alpine Club, Mr. Watts, of the Middle Temple, addressed the audience on the subjoct of a proposed exploration of the VlIotna Jokull, Iceland. An exploration devoted to this purpose would, he observed, possess peculiar interest, since the vast area known asthe Vatna Jokull, situated on the south-eastern side of the island, is at present wholly unexplored. Almost ...

... The pas6engf ship Ethiopia, witti '-g^ven passen- is putting backto Glasgow under sai ■, jnfr taken to gers arereturr-ng with the remainder ° New York, peithe Pennsylvania. ...

... FOREIGN TELEGRAMS. REUTER'S AXD CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS. THE SPANISH MINISTRY. MAOKID, Wednesday.—After much discussion *nd difficulty, lasting all night, a new ca £ irle formed at three o clock this morning. £ 1 fcoaed as follows General Zabala,^ President ot the Council and Minister of War; .^orc^f^' Minister of Foreign A lau*; Scnoi Minister oi Finance Senor Alonso Martinez, Af • of lustice ...

... Th Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. THE WHITSUNTIDE RECESS. The Duke at RICHMOND intimated that he should propose the adjournment for the Whitsuntide recess on Fridaygple 22ad of May, and that the House should re- assemble on Monday, the 1st of June. THE JUDICATURE BILL. Lord REDESDALE gave notice that, on going mw committee on the Judicature Bill, he should UR QF sense of their ...

... The quarterly meeting of the Cardiff Town Council was held yesterday, at the Town Hall, the Mayor in the chair. There were also present Aldermen Alexander, Watkins, Reece, David, and Evans; Councillors E. Whiffen. W. Taylor, M.D.. D. Jones, H. Cousins, J. Elliott, J. Winstone, J. Cory, D. Lewis, S. D. Jenkins, P. Bird, E. Spencer, H. Bowen, and Sloper. The minutes of the last and special ...

... No change of any importance has taken place in France since the Assembly separated for its long and ill-earned vacation, There are still two extreme parties which know precisely what they want, a large and fluctuating centre which does not want the same thing for two weeks together, and a Government which sympathizes entirely with no party and does its best to shape a zigzag course which shall ...