... MESSAGES FROM EMLNENT =Em TO A BIBLE CLASS. In accordance with his annual custom, Mr John Leith, Superintendent of the Blachfriars' Bible Class, Aberdeen, wrote to several distinguished men for messages of advice to be read to his scholars at their first meeting after the advent of the New Year. The gentlemen from whom Mr Leith this year received letters ?? Earl of Southesk, Dean Stanley, Dr ...

... GREENTOCK. ?? I ?? * ?? L 5JVVfl a A PROTrACTED LITIGATION. - The case o M'Intvre a. Anderson, which Was instituted in fl the Sheriff Court in the begimnunng of 1873 and Er decided in favour of the defender by the Sheriff- Substitute, whose decision was confirmed on appeal rt by the Sheriff-Principal, has been appealed to the Court of Session. The action is at the instance of James M4Intyre, ...

... IA II, SE PVS AMLERICA. 1 Plmonthb Janna 1. S The HantborgAmerienr steamaer Gellert. from NoeTorki- with the Utnitel setows mails of the 21,t ult.. arri'ed lore to-day. The S;mosiu of the same tine from the West lndier also arrivad at 9 a.x, Liverpool, January 3. l The lunman steamer City of timerick. front New7 York, arrived here ystetrd&-y. o Souxthamnptoen, Jaisavyt_ |The North German Lloyd ...

... G:I$GOW ASYLUM FOR THE BLIN-D. ANINUAL MEETIG. Yesterday afternoon, the annual general meeting, of contributors and subscribers to the funds of the Glasgow Asylum for the Blind was held in the LReligious Institution Rooms, Buchanan Street- Lord Provost Bain presiding The jiox. SECRETARY (Mr Robert Jamieson) sub- mitted the directors' fiftieth annual report. In 1 E Lgiving an account of the ...

... WFDN-ESDA MORNING, FEERuxaY 21. at ?? - I u oure 1,ordcs lst night, the Duke of I te Crowced assenmblaGe, directed arxvl -VL!I ?? tnn ;nr - sn- tr t the 4Governmnent intrctions Saljisbury, and askiedl -w7hether the Io Len inted to take Cany further per: t~ovcrfmll. Io Ch attainment of the ends e 2a-.5 i he. IsGrace main- thtthe tinef ends aimed at -by these ds i-rctas wee ?? for internal A rc ...

... a of I The annual meeting of the Scottish Twenty Club el was held in Messrs Lyon & Turnbull's Rooms, t George Street, Edinburgh. yesterday. Among e those ?? Davidson, Q. EJB. V.3.; F Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, Eannockburn; MSjor' Plummer, Selkirk; Major Boyd, Q.E . V in.m y Catainm Gow Robert MIeenrzies, and Jones' Pi y Q.tRV.B.; daptainHodgart, Paisley; Captaii to . Menzies, Glar3ow ...

... LETTEFS TO THE EDITORF A GOOD _EXAMYPIE. 239 West Linorie Z~etlsow Feb~ruarv 3 ~t 515l.-We be; to etntt -,o bwow nabscir IP aot~.elrid ror1 the Un~iversityI tien of flvea guineast! h ?? sugoes- new-, cdnis I FL).. ;a ere- afll te law at ire5 dna outc to traits ito ratioe tutielt~c ielneeS iD not only would a! lc:~,_iptiafli alnina rhemslveC an ecanircie col e Setubc-.i o'se yte rest of the Id ...

... | THE nU-ILDINGS' EXTENSION FUND. I Yesterday afternoon a public meeting was held. Ife e in the Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgb, in connec- e then with the movement for the extension of the u 0 University Buildings there. Among- those pre-! F. sent ?? Provost Boyd, Lord Currielaill, P 0 Principal Sir Alexander Gran', Sir Itobt. Cnristi- d son, Mr Duncan M'Laren, M.P.; Mr James r Cowan, L.P.; ...

... E LAs ChapR'i'AICULAUs'. I ?? fligh Blantyre,. 1 , e i6tle to add to what hs alrcady I ais to tne operations for recovering c - 'o tne in-prisoned miners. Hop 1 :i erteti J4iC- a tie tthat bv zlnidnig:h - : a a 'ic-h exists in No. slha:t oe rernred a( ?? s were miiide _ lik extCplorattlon. SQ4liiiS r - i' u reainess to descead thle , '0n as the shait w as reopened. But ?? is thiat the workmen ...

... TUE NEW PUBLIC HALLS. It has now been definitely decided to open 14 the New Public Halls on the evening of Tuesday hr the 13th of -November, when the Messiah w will be produced. On Thursday the 15-t an re orchestral concert will be given, under the C conductorship of Dr von Bulow; and on Friday hi Macfarren's Lady of the Lake, which hlas been composed expressly for the occasion, will I be ...

... SOIRHEE LECTUJES, &e. NDERSnONsroi CHUMCH CONGREGATION. -The anminl secial meeting of Anderston Church Con- grregation was held last night in the Queen's IRioms, Tea was served ?? the firtehour of the imeeting, an-i at eight o'clock the chair was taken by the pastor llcv. John Watt, B.D., and with him on the platform were Rev. Drs larhisail Latin, Macleod, and Rev. Ur Giilan, She-riff Clark,- ...

... GLASGOW ATHN EUXk DI rN AND PFlStsfO Y TO UR G. PMYA. I Yesterday evening a dinner in honour of Mr t Gavin Chapman, MzA., and in recognition of his r valuable services as a, director of the Glasgow X Athenrum and as a member of the Society of Arts' Local Board of Examiners, was held in the 3J Royal Hotel, George Square. -Mr A Me Stewart, chairman of the directors of the Athenaeum, occu- pied ...