... THE SOCIALIST BEILL. * (FRoM OUPR OWs CORRFPONDEi.) Berlin, August 30. Tue Socialist Bill has passed through the itundesrath or Federal Council, and any hopes whiah the Liberals mav have cherished that it, [would emierge froa the process improved as well as imodified bave, according to their own plain- tive declarations, been grievously disappointed. . it has been considerably changed, and ...

... TEBE LATE REV. JOBIN HAMLTON. rusVEBAL SESYXS. On Sunday funeral services consequent on the death of the pastor, the Rev. John Hamilton, took place in Free West Church, Kent Road. There was a crowded attendance at beth diets. The Rev. John MI'Derrnid, of Cnmberlaud Street Church occupied the pulpit in the forenoon, and preached an appropriate discourse from Hebrews ix. 24. At the close of his ...

... CHULM. PACHA. (Mo: ons sPECIAL COORESPODENlTZ) Larnaca, Island of Cyprus, r August 21. Tud4ng from what has taken place since the I] occupation of Cyprus by the British troops, c coupled with what has occurred in almost every t campaign in which we have been engaged dui ing r the last twenty years or so, it would seem as if the administrative department o2 our armsy wasi destined ever to be ...

... GREENOCM FATAL AccrDENL.-Yesterdly forenoon, a child named Michael Kenney, 6 years old, sun of Michael Y I Kenney, a labourer, residing at 6 Karlket Street, br i while attempting to take some sigar from a It passing cart, at Cathcaxt Square, wiiS knocled Z down and the vehicle passed over the middle of w I his body. The cart being laden with two heavy of hogsheads, the little lellow was ...

... LVTTEPRS TO THE EDITOR. AN ATS!. ED REGULATION. um-io vei readers 'wh~o are inte- *tot x-tien I reg attenition to the mol- [newte' L-n ducation Department has wadel-- ?? ro; D.emnlent whereby every child of seven -sa ad veards must be presented in the first ;cr fthle Code, provided he has made at I'lia.4 NItedars (hiring t~ie year previous t ?? 'Is due. During a long 5t e c. irusS0 exp1erience ...

... GENERAL GORDON, ALP., ON DISSSTABLISHAMtNi'. General Gardon, the member for East Aberdeen- shire, was present yesterday at the opening of the Free CUurch Territorial Bazaar in Peterhead. Lord lantore, who was also present, expressed his a opinion on ecclesiastical matters, after which t General Gordon ?? ?? v today, oe the occasion of the opening of this I bazaar, I thought it would be ...

... DESTRTUCTION BY FIRE OF mew TWEED -MaJA Last night, a large portion of Kingholm TW*j MIills Was destroyed by fire. The inil3 arl situated about a, mile and a half below Dflat ifries, and are the oldest of the three great Mn,, factories that belong to the well-kanown qi e !Mlessrs Walter Scott & Sons, having been o by the late Mr Scott when he first itg I duced the tweed trade to Dazrie., jf ...

... I'MSLEY. BaRACirES OF TMu Peace.-At the Police Court a yesterday, before Blailie MdI~ean, 55rah Campbell rV or M iinweas connocted of asaui;her -isIr in-law with abusive language and ticaing her DV a' the hair in Orchaxd Street. on Monusy. Selitence [t of lee 3d, ?? the alt~ernative of sevene diIN6' ;1111- pilsonment, wa~s impoeed. Jait-t aisnwih0 hae recently been inl trouble, was ordered tD ...

... STOPlM AND LOSS OF LITE u Vienna, August 31. IMriskotz, a town in Hunary, was completely i laid waste last night by a severe thunderstorm.. 2 One thousand houses vere destroyed by the ! rainlall, and one ?? lives lost. Vienna, September 1. The town of Erlaul hurgary, was terribly I devastated by Friday's stairin. The waters of the rivulet near Erlau bioke througl the wal s i of trhe town2, and ...

... IGLA.SGOW MUNICIPAL TEi IGS. WATER COsnmissiOYERS. lt A meetin6of Water Ossmmssioners was held e yaerdayz Hon. Win. Collins, Lord P-ro at presiig. THE -Xt.axoN WAn BU- 5TPILM A deputation from Entherglen was first intro- ?? Ec.nced, consisting of Provost Kiing, Bailie Halnil- ! el Concmillors Dick and Barrowman, and Mr '1J k George Gray, townclerk e Provost-b said ?? was vfirmlY it witho.ut ...

... THURSDAY MORNLNG, SEPTynR 3. The hope that the terrible catastrophe on the tha'mes had been exaggerated in the hurry and Vharnes had been exaggerated n tn e furry anrs )xcitement which prevailed when the first re- ports reached us has unhappily not been realised. If anything, the loss of life is stated to be evenh more calarmitous than was at first conjectured. s, The number of the missing is ...

... TEE COURT. Babloral, 3dYSeptember. The Queen went out in -the morning with Prin- cess Beatrice, and drove with Her Royal Highness and Prince Leopold in the aftermoonto-the Glassalt Shiel, attended by the Dowager-Marchiouess of Ely. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady Biddulph and the Right Hon. R. A. Cross had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family. Marlborongh House, ...