... * THE GLASGOW SOCIETY OF FIELD NATURALISIS . The third meeting of the summer sesion was held on Tuesday evening at 187 George Street-.-Mr P. Cameron, jun., vIce-president, in the chair. Mr T. King was elected a resident .member. Mr B. _ M'Kay gave an account of an acursion to Csm- aE buslang and the south bnk of ?? a the 2d Zc of May. In this excuron in addition to tle-more ...

... asy. I_ _ SCOTCH BILLS IN PARLIAMBET. g GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTEtN AND t CITY UNION BILLS. ' I HOUSE OF COMMONj, Friday. f le The Select Committee on these competing bills 3g resumed this ?? Floyer in the chair. 1. Mr Alex. B. M'Grigoi, solicitor to the City if Union Comrany, was further examined in support b e of the bill of his company. He explained that one I- of the chief objects of the ...

... LETTERS TO TH9 EDITOR.. , ; rfITHE MINERS- DISPUTE. i . 0i- 'otbridge, -May 7,1874A- S}R,-Yon ?? 2 . of to-day that any oliewho coild get the masters % to-be satisfied with a rsehsiable'prmfit'an'd the men to be.contentwith a ftirwsge, :wild1&be a , great Y benefactor. No one will dispute'the jbitliese of this-remark, and I tbiikit.islthe duty of any one, ] e who.has'a suiggestion to maker ...

... GREENOM - , - - m1- 4 , Ouci BzSCIxLt.-The ?? ls We P10 , gr6smmsuof lic for tsafteraoon'. * F .aote modem l3e a .i , W&So ldOi& '1 AaebN. I tyderelc, i' , ?? :'g~loiiel * ?? . floowint ?? itsr $W n!l0 meetin, In the Bomrvli.fel'b'held ?? 114r mo John ltesinie *sias ele ateSident, Cpti&iOirr t vie1nieaideziVW 17 sunis sscoretay , ibeq aittlysu b ?? k on nadibs ;: h4 'rte-consideitable 'die-e ...

... GLASGOW rN!STITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. The annual meeting and examination of the sp pupils of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Lang- Oc side took place in the school-room yesterday after- sh .oon The Lord Provost (Sir Jame3 Watson) fef presided; and among the gentlemen present were Bc Bale Bain Rev. Dr Smith (Catheart), Rev. Dr be W. C. Smith, Rev. Dr Logan Aikman, Rev. Mr up _%rott, Mr ...

... FREE CHURCH BUILDING S The annual meeting of the Free Church B &'Societywasbeld ?? in ?? .,utiona.Romsr Bt. Dr Adam pre-' ,e iwere orfenb v -Dr Buchanan, and Rey. i Wells ?? Jam W CZa&3,te:JaieJ !empiletoi A. r. Thomas Brown. John-B J-It.J. EL r, WMickDLX (L~right,&tc.': ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... * I I A. x_ PROPERTY SALB+-Yestrday, the villa and gr'ounds of Gowaubrac, London 'Road, belonging to. Mr George-M5.Lareo, -ere exposed to Sale in the C~orn Echaoge:Sale-RP ooniii atthe upsetprice 'of £SSO-Jand sald lor £1040 to Mr Robt. Bicket, Glaagow. Aget-Messrs T~orrance &Jc Steven- son. CASSELL's ARABLAN. NIOSeS. -Messrs Cassell, Petter & Gliin .haye comuaenced the issue, in cheap ...

... FORNI INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE, Paris, May S. M. Froncrar Dumersan, formerly secretary to., I U1. Thiers,. was arrested'yesterday. ;The reaso= for the appr'ehension has -not transplred. . ' ' 'f .SPAIN. MHISTERIAL CRISIS. Marshal Serrano wil shortly proceed. to L ; Granja foi a few days. It is asserted that the Minister of Finance hasE ?? several important financial projects until the solution ...

... TRA sCROOL BOARD& . XKumBaLW H.-The monthly meeting of the Burgh School Board was held on Tuesday evening -Mr Go gSdin& The treasurer wa in cted t se annual statement of nocomitd, ad as Xian -timate of the probable expenses for next yr.It wan reported on behaltfof the Cowgate School that Mr Kutch was working the school very satisfactorily, although it was very crowded.. A letter was readfrom ...

... ZCOLESIASTIC4 L. THE RAE WILL CASI, I-, The Established Presbytery of Hamilton met I yesterday i Auching apont Chrch, for the purl iD pose ohearng the *dress :of -counselfQlowing RI upon the evidencee4 i,;thq charges arising out of l the will case, an4 .ctedh aipptthelo. Rbbert .eid Ra of .vondale., Modert-the Rev.- Stewart Wright, Blantyr.- CouneI for the Pres- t bytery of Rlasiltdn--_Mi J. ...