... 'AMERICA. Southampton, Stey 12. The N1orth German Lloyd steamer DonaU, fron New York, arrived here at four this morniB cn route for Bremen, Queenstown May 12 The Inman steamer City of Brooklyn. trum New York, with $3644510 in Specie, arrived here at M2.30 to-dar. The CuGsrd steamer.Batarlvt fromn Boston. arrived here at 2.50 this morning. 2 ii e Yok The White Star lne steamer Reiublen edom ...

... SATURDAY MoRtNIG. MAY 9. In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord | .Relesdale called attention to the nowT .. - - - Ili frequent practice on the pat of railway companies of applying for powers to con- at struct lines specially intended for the de- tir velopment of some private enterprise, and fo 'moved a resolution to the effect that what would be refused to individuals ought notI to be granted ...

... i? nz i OirGI .OF THIS U.PP SYNOD. Ebinburgh, Moi1daY Evening. at Tue Re~of~Presbyterians hearing this year w he~d thei asmft~1meetings-in ?? fellO toI e- I the Synod of theiqnited Presbyteri Mhrc r I to inaugurate ea.ai 4ht the Edinburgh 1l4ay Mur 1 gatherings of 1874. Xble opening meeting of the due Synod is, in some res O th requotntlrestby Fo4 ~ o th seies although ,~g unrqurtlb of the ...

... I~ __4 Yesterday afternoon, the Rev. John M'Intosh, of Lowick,' Northumberland, was inducted to the ta pastorate of Uddingetson Established Church. The th Rev. W. P. Rorison, Dalserf, presided, and preached b3 on the occasion from Mark x., 43d and 44th verses, %i Whosoever will he greatest among you, shall be Ib your minister, and whosoever of you will be the at chiefest, shall be servant of ...

... ROTIESAY-MUNICIPAL MEBTLNGS. : ,- .. . I 1 The monthly . meetings . wire held, yesterday-] Provdst Funcan presiding. HARBOUR TRUST, The business was of a routine nature, and poe- r sessed no feature of public interest B' - SOWN COUiIL.- I It was remitted to the Committee to procure a i plaground for boys>, and soyrevent themb ,ppa B I tietreets Friday,22d saywas recommefded X as a holiday in ...

... I WEDNESDAY MORNMG, MAY 13. I] In the House of Lords yesterday, the! Betting Bill passed through committee, and i - - 11 1 - A L.: A AUA . Aof ., I. A M; - Aa II was amendedto this exteit, that the Act will oome into operation on the 51st July next. 1 Lord Carnarvon stated the intentions of the I Government with regard to the Gold Coastc -territory to the following ?? Pro- 0 tootorate is to be ...

... SCOTCH BILLS IN PARLIAMENT-. CALLANDER AND OBGJAN RALWAY. Houss or COMMONS, Monday. This bill came before a Select Committee of the f, CoDmmons this ?? Floyer in the chair. S Mr Venables and Mr Bember appeared for the pro- moters, and Ar J. C. Anderson for Mr Mackay, I who is the only opponent. I Mr VENAHLES, in opening the case for the pro- b 'a l oaters, said that the line proposed to be ...

... ECCLESIASTIC.AC; L. REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. The Svnod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotlaiid reasn-ed its sittings yesterday, at 11 ?? 3. H; Thomson, of Eaglesham, mode- rator, IMPROVElfENT OF PSALMODT., Mr .TAMES MeImLiamES, cunveier, gave in the report of the Coummittee orn the Improvement of . Congregatinal Psalmody. , The committee had 1 during the year held two meetings, ...

... STIpENDIARY MaA}TSTRATES--5OTCIt Olt, MANLI- rAOlTUREBG- FARhINO rOSTAGE-A NEW STEAM LAUA2CH. Tuesday Evening. Sn~rOiS ?? fdagi- rtrates Bill which bas been promoted by thae Town CioAil of * la gow will be dropped. TheI Rome Secretary refuses to give the Corporation I ?? ptreoag0 iht the appointmient of the Magi- I strate9s An attem pt is being made to induce Mr ('ros,4 in lieu of that ...

... a AN ALLEGED JAPANESE INTRUDER. It Fountain Gardens, Paisley, 9th May, 1874. r. Smn-In the very -full and well-written report e given in to-day's Herald of the flower show in the k Kibble Conservatory ?? Botanic Gardens, r your reporter, remarking on the British ferns shown v there, intae alia, observes- What a pity that the k most beautiful lot was disqualified because of one d plant being ...

... THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 14X In the HoIuse of Commomu, yeIterday, Mr Trevelyan moved the second. reading of his I,. ?? The u Household Franchise in Counties Bill. The l measure Was strongly supported by Mr For- ater, who was careful to speak only in his own name, though his remarks were gene- rally interpreted as made in the name of his party. Mr Disraeli stated the intentions of I the Government ...

... 0X, LONDON OORRIEPONDENCE I i THE PATRO!iAQZ BEt-HOUE FOR TEwt i-lY COLAS5SAMR BURNS AHD THF RoA O' WTADE-THR SUGAR DTIS. Friday Erening THERE is notbinrg neW to record respecting tbe Patronage BilL The information I have alread sent you is confirmeLd. The power of electi; ministers is, it is said, to be left with the ce, ,n municants, subject to the reguloon of the = Assembly; but some doubts ...