... , OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENOE. j Thursday Night. E Tnx frost and snolw remained with us just long, enough to please the people who like what is I 'termed a seasonable Christmas. Eardy this I morning a smart tha'w set in, and in a few hours I London had doffed its snowy garments and I resumed its normal dirtiness. The streets are' in a wretched condition of puddle, and Boxing of Day pleasure ...

... I1 JFraY A ?? cOB 5?OSPOEnrf.) I t~London, Saturday. abi Y Ls the debate on tie Afghan war, the efforts of th LIMr Gladstone, Mr Goschen, and Lord Harting- to e ton specially may be singled out as admirable GI x triumphs of Paeliamentary oratory. Mr Glad- (foi r stone was even more vehement than usual, and, ef n*judged rhetorically, his speech was certainly by *one of his finest achievements. ...

... sers, There -was published in the Pariin'urntary e've papers yesterday the report of the Co_. _scans appointed to represent Her Majesty's Governmueut ia. at the Monetary Conference held at 1-aris in jers, Augnst last. The Commissioners were Mr even tGoschen, -Nir IL H. Gibbs, aud MilT ?? Seacombe, and the report is signed by all those eent Glocen and countersigned by the secretary of and the ...

... WED1SDAY MOXMG, D x. 4, rMaoi, 'imUU Of thue bile which ?? on 38e i X Ffwr ?? ob5 ajsomwand the Afghan troops is as yet Un' known. There Seems, however, no reason t4 puM tht. General's ability to dislodge the JWie% f-w' from the position they iN. tan op en the Pewar Iotal. 34ds ais . ty to give his men atberoaghretX bdhe they entared upon their wbw task, Genra Roberts also waited for to :comse ...

... LIBRAL AssoccATroN.-The asnistal aseefi3g Of the members of the Liberal Association was held in the Old Court Hall, Bank Street, iast night. The proceedings were private. Office-bearers were elected, several proposed alterations on the rules were discussed, and some other business was trans. acted, LEcrunxS,-Last night Dr W. C. Smith, of Edinburgh, delivered his lecture on Burns in the Town ...

... IDISTRGESS IN THE COU TRY.|; I _T - Y ,: : - - GLASGOW. LMsTER FROM THE DUCHESS OF MONTHOS- At a meeting of the Glasgow Relief Fund, Committee, held yesterday, the following grati- I t fying letters, received by the Lord Provost, were read :- ` 45 Belgrave Square, London. -2uth December. Caroline, Duchess of .Montrose, presents her i I compliments to the Lord Provost, and begs to I enclose a ...

... JOHENSTONE GAS ARBITRATION UZ O.SRUAM'S AWAUD. ii The Johustone Polite Oommissioners having earls last year resolved to take over the local Gas Ls L, Companyv's works, under the powers of the Bcrghs w Ga upy(Scotland.) Act, intimation to that e-ffect was made on the 17th April of tOOL Yeas. The parties eu~deavonred to fix the price by agree-it meet, but failing- to come to terms, the question ...

... THlE =NMPLOYED. 3tEzrm OF ACHVE COVrEN WITZ mSsiON| The Executive Committee held a meeting in the 1 Religious Institution Rooms last night with repre- eentatives of various benevolent agencies in the! city to confer an to the best means by which the ommnittee might obtain their assistance in the , work of relieving those in distress. There was a fair attendance. The IHon. the Lord Provost ore ...

... RELIE Or, THE UNEMIPLOYED. d ?? the past few days M4r Macleod and bh ,this staff at the sanitary offices have been p] d making a careful analysis of the large w h l central roll of applicants for relief, withsc a the view to their sub-division into ward ec sections, and the insertion of approved cases Pi e upon the ward rolls, for the use of the ward d committees. At a late hour last night Mr ...

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... LEL.Ec2Io NLW% CITY OF i A reqllisition has ber-o L. f : C d tives ot tile City of, t a.to e :.e1.s Worms aud Alide' ?? }uLt ' : -at tle ?? ?? f' . , t\Y5C:ti1~%L ;I CXG-Cj of thpe At a meeting oi i tC' .. . lanchester Lih etal N.LC a L ' was tivainimfl-Il; £,y t by a recjuieitl(l El t i i test the repi sentatll ai I with MNjr Jacob \\rigie ?? Thoin was b - 'ad A strong feelinig sac ' Us ?? ...

... GIRL CEARGEn WITr WIsaUL FIRE-RAISINO AND sixHrT.-A doulestic seevant naluedi Uargaret I Hrtualn or Shaw has been apprehended on a Qclar~ge of wilful fire-raising and tUit. It appears that about ten days agO the girl went to serve wich a widow lady at New IresLcwscl, near Ayr. On Sunday arternoon the lady weut to attend church in Ayr, leaviug the girl in charge of the Louse. nll returuing ...