... SOCIAL AND ECO-2NOMIC STATISTICS OF GLASGOW. he City Chamberlain, MNir W. West Watson, has just isned his report on the vital, social, and he'ootic 013tisties of Glasgow, for 1877. The passing away, he says, of the year 1877 is an I event that will not leave behind it any amount of I i inconsolable regret, if compared with the core-I jsoonding occrrence in an; of ?? recent years. ...

... THE MAVT EREHOILN. The Secretary of the Alpine Club writes to the Times - The substance of the folldwng warning as to the dangers of the Matterhorn has appeared in-the Alay number of the Alpine Journal. It is intended, however, rather for inexperienced tourists than for practised climbers. The Committee of the Atpine Club have instructed inetherefore to forward this to you, in the belief that ...

... want~Q Car>- X Lou- - THE ACTION AGAINSr SIX HIW Po'nLOa.- In the action against Sir Hew Crawford Pollok, Bart., Pollok Castle, ?ewton-Mearns, by his late housemaid, Elizabeth Y'Aulty, conclading for S1tlS in name of damages for alleged seduction and breach of promise ot marriage, defences were due yesterday. On the case being called in the Sheriff Court, Mr MacRobert, writer, Paisley, who ...

... D L I - J3.bfL.5 .1. .fl .L 5 a. J LJ ±5 Za JLu as-as W, tin. e The Lordl Caecrmoz took hsis Seat on the Wool- tin -sack at five.o'clock. itoI r j LOSS OrF A GERMdAN IRONCLAD. ml EarlI)ELA.WARE-SeeingthesnobleLordWho Co representated the- Admiralty in your lordabips' th ?? In his plne; I wish to ask him whether he tjhj ln sany information to, givez to, tthee=ported lass mew i of the German ...

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... BICYCLES IN THE PARKS. - ?? In accordencewiththe intimnation, application was y~erday made by the MAagistrates before SherifE Clasrk:, in the Appeal Court, to have the proposed c by-law regarding the u~sing of velocipedes a~nd bicycles in the Parks confirmned. M~r MAluro ap- 1 pawved on behalf of the applicants, while Mr a Miichlet1 writer, wee present as representig ob- ' jeetor s- Mr Munrso ...

... SUB UBBAN NE WE. 3LaRma.- Poticc Cases.-At the Msryhill h Police Court, yesterday, :!lrs Meechan, residing in f I Whijelatcs Street, Maryhill, was charged with c shebeening. She pleaded ?? guilty. the trial o lastel over two houra through the prevarication of p the witnesses. One wdman vwas locked Un, and r will be charged with perjury. ?? PDMurray, sotber witness, was sent to prison for 30 ...

... THE IRISH EDUCATION BILL The bill introduced by the Lord Chancellor into the Rouse of Loris dealing with the question of. intermediate education in iremad has been printed. It contains ten clauses and a scLedule. By the second clause it is proposed to establish a Board to be called the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, which is to counist of seven members, to- be aupoiited by the Lord ...

... THE SCHOOL BOABDB. GLiSGOW. t The Monthly meeting of the Glasgow School eo l, Board was hels ?? ?? cona th g presiding t i DAT SOOOLS. TheIb C t reported that 34 schools, giving hie > ancommodattcn for 28,732 scholars, had been e e opened during the moRth- The numbers on the ad r roll for the four weeks ended 23d May were- pu dBoys, 1,076i; girls, 12,U5; infants, 59f-total, an n 28,487. The ...

... GREEN OCK. - ?? ?? T-a rrn The barque Claribel, ?? ^. cke- zc' e irus£ c Ao.i-- ves'orday s Jurtice of drv t ...

... TE LATE LORD WILLYAM GRAHA.M AND TiLE JDUMBARTON RIOTERS. Orr brief announcement yesterday of the death Of Lord Montagu William Graham, youngest son ei James, third Duke of Montrose, and uncle of the present Duke, will recall to our older readers a dangerous occurrence associated with the stirring timis of the first Reform Bill-3 riot in which be OcCuied the poxicion of central figur, and was ...

... OPENING -OF THE CAPE PAELIAMENT. . ~(Reutts i'eegrams.) A Cape Town, M3ay 14 Xnon (via Plymouth. An engageiment took place in the Pine Bush on Wednesday at 8 A. X., in which Capt. Macnaughton, ; Corporal M'Cabe, and Private Davies of Carring- ton's ?? Soldiers, and 13 Fingoes were killed. Capt. W1halley, also of Carrington's Horse, vas wounded. The fighting was continued on the fol- lowing day ...