... PM8LEY-i - . rov )kf ..1. .. th- 5rf . .. and GAZFfJS'r& ~Ycate~day,,at. b''Shrif Court E~S'two brotliep 'amed, iaisley,- r~iduihg ;at, Ba rr- 'hehd,'raha an 'ction' f 'damiages or libel iron 'against . Mossrs J. n ?? a Coin ?? the' jroprlpetor -the and p'ublishbrs~of ?? 'Gaa e atu Ren- ads, fiewhshira A ddqe'tiser. ' The damages are laid at roet f£50, tad the'0ause arises'from.an alleged mi ...

... WIND ANYD WfATUER REPORT-DME eDT a stiatn. Weatheo. aboO ttmttay5 ?? _ Calm ?? Cloudy . V1.T ItyoWSY.. 3 Light breeze. Blue sky.. --045. N aim . . ?? . . ..BCalm . ilu e ekyo. H m ?? E1E E Liht air. Cloudy B Eane Lth ?? 8 Light air. Veryc deir,. ?? 13 i.ght air ?? Fog. Vy.-t0O'l Movilie ?? EEE Light breses. Bid sky - tabelsiisNd).. - - oioedeol. BE SFetsh breeze.M SAriaoug h W NV7L .7ight ? ...

... '.ECGLvfsIA4sPCALIb. AArYn1rcl.-lfeopeoing of t15c josarza Catholic eto Clseepel.-Yesterday, Solemn High Mas3 was dis. fos pensed in the Romain Catlsolic Chapel at 11 A.M,, a, by the Rev. D. MA'Lcblanl, rector of the Catholic o College,' Fartickhill, after which the R ev. J. ad I.I'Guirc, S.J., delivered a sermon. In thc oven. D ln., at eseve o'clock, thie Most Rev. Archbishop Cl, 1Eyre ...

... GARTSHERBIE SCIENCE SCHOOL. MUB ALEXANDEB WM5IZAW, U.P., ON SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION. On Thursday night, the annual meeting for the distribution of prizes and certiicates gained by pupils at Garteherrie Science School was held in one of the class-rooms of Gartsherrie Academy. ?? -was -a large attendance. The chair was occupied by Mr Alex. Whitelaw, M.P., who was accompanied on the platform by ...

... PIIILHAAMONIC SOCIETY.-This society gave a . rehearsal of the choruses of Theodora before the hoaorary members, in the Corn Exchange B all, on Monday night -Mr Joseph Wilson officiating as conductor. The choruses were .sung with great precision, and some of the solos were also very tastefully rendered by members of the sooioty. A public performanco of the work, as a whole, will probably he ...

... I - - -- - ?? . I i The annual meeting in connection with the Royal Infirmary Dorcas Society was held yesterday after- J. noun in the Rleligious Institution Rooms-the Hon. the Lord Provost presiding. Amongst the gentle- men present ?? Wm. Helms, M.P., Lord -Dean of Guild King, the Rev. Dr Cmminy, Rev. Mr Wells, Mr Peter Clouston, Mr Win. M Ewen, of Mr J. A. Wenley, Mr James Campbell of Tilli- ...

... THo hOH0OL BOARDS. crCOTU. EnDUCAroN BOAnD.-The Board of f Edduation met ?? Don Wauchope e in the chair. A- mhbute was submitted from the n Sohool Board of North Knapdale, intinating that they had agreed to remove the teacher from office as incompetent, unfit, And inefficient,'on the ground of a special report mao by one of Her-Majesty's inspectore expressing an unfavourable opinio on a the ...

... if ' The followin, .1. « . f The followin; ar -~l a by the Comnmssiornt ifterim the Church of Scotland fotte al bo05j a ment of miniaters from tb ; f 1875: tr-rmhhneioa 7 UPON VACANaY occupnmY V t,2 ?? To BE AeoPIATO l1 LIn s the teels of all Ve ar aset luT r 1875, where no valid Presentct at rbeen issued, and whee tba E~a h5 ,deprived of a moderator, thi ?? his on or before 10th January a ...

... (SSandtd ?? On the first reading of the bill, introduced by. 106 members of the Left, for granting an annuity of 100.O0f. to Garibaldi4 the Prime Minister said that the Government accepted the proposal. and would have originated it had the Laft not done so. The statements as to Garibaldis speed arrival in Rome are anfoundedi TuE ENOLISIX RAILWAY COMSPANIEs ANDE RAILWAY 1FAR&%-A meeting of thei ...

... G-LA7SG,0, CONSEARVATIVE ASOCIV.CIUN, cvy Nit 3. ir. As. MACDONALD. the irot. of a cou1rse of lectuires inader l15t n.lelitertile (Ju~go onservative Associa- ?? inee th Trades' Hall, by Mr Joen1 BIacdlonald. advocato, Edinburgh. The ILA. li ccupied hys Mr JTames A. Camgbell, clir le introduced the lecturer. . lstP'ONATI) whose subject was, The 0 ?VJr ?? I',i IIj anmd How to Uio it, after V ...

... .GIASGOW LE DAX I 28TITUTIoa 11 The fifteeiith 'neea~in'eetizg of tho Giasgq* , a in the Magdalene Inatitution'was held in the Iterigious M ?? Xnstitution ROOMSn ?? Hanane *1 s, ino the. thepresident of the. society,' occupied the 6i heul to] amog e ohr's presnt were Ur Alex. 'Wlitelaw, avl StetM. .;Sir mas. W atson, Rev. Dr Euchanasv- Mr th, nd F . G;Jh ?? oys rWhite, dver- Mi ordinary toadn ...

... , WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. 23, The Edinburgh Town Council lhas, by 23 yrotes againsi 8, declared in favour of the fsh for wiftsbeaters. of The Greniock police yesterday morning of let six shops situated in the principal m thoroughfares of the town be broken into, nI and the robbers move off with their plunder to The Registrar-General'a return for the week of ended Saturday last, noi omly places ...