... (Perm's Tauotain.) RE-ASSEMBLING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. Vsreaillea, January 14, Evening. Both Chambers reenrsed their labours to-day, The Chamber of Deputies elected M. Grevy Presides! by SW votes recorded. The mess bore of the sbeaiaad from voting. MM. Bethmont fciseun aad Jules Ferry the Left aad M. ti the Bight wer* elected vice-prssidsnta. It ia *sted that the Right has resolved observe ...

... A » Hcia* Shape.— Policeman— Beg pardon, sir! but I've just caught these two young rascals making a slide in front of your doorstep, and they lays a* you gave 'em permission Hoosehslder— it's quite correct. I did, policeman. fact i* expect mother-in-law to luncheon I A Cootwhjs.—Nrw Parlourmaid— Here'* a latter, ma'am, if you pieaae. New Mistress — Pray, Mary, are you not accustomed ...

... The First Ward Vacajtct.—At meeting ! the committee the First Ward, held on Monday night, Councillor Anderson's letter was read, intf- Wtlng his resignation u repreeenUtiTS of ward ui lh« Town Council. Tbe committee after- I took ap tho question of appointing a successor to Anderson, after awarding him a rot* of thank* for put servioes, ana the names ■•▼oral gentlemen wars mentioned for ...

... WEDNESDAY MORNING. January 1. The departure of IS7B and the hopeful advent ef the youngest of the years were yesterday celebrated in the City Hall, when 1700 of the poor were entertained to dinner by the Lord Provost, and similar festival was held in the Brownticld Established Church. At the Cross, usual, the symbolical bottle of the wine of the country was broken in honour the interesting ...

... THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS- J ! OBJECTIONS TO RELEVANCY OF INDICTMENT. SPEECHES OF COUNSEL. 1 ' f (IT OUR OWN REPORTERS.) Edinburgh, Monday. Tins morning the trial of the director* and manager of the City of Glaagow Bank waa entered upon in the High Court of Juaticiary. The High Court affords very limited accommodation even on ordinary occasions, and for a trial of such importance as that now ...

... siu: aEjxi?- thjyear had amounted £M> «• the society's !«,„* menu was £173 1* Bd. The net Mock of now £4007 l«s8d andtn. lam at ths credit the loo *~ 1 * X P*, r * account £284 8a KM, the whole available capital £4292 hd. in chsrity SirtSttJ^ was 16s 4d, which »u mora than the societr V P r,ri «» year. The Earl « ChrtJti^^ddln? e PMro °' ndMrG - Afterward! the members and friend! iin*A w M'W ...

... (Bxcteb's NEW-YEAR S DAY RECEPTION BY THE SULTAN. Constantinople, January 2. The Saltan held reception of the members the Diplomatic Body to-day. Count Zichy, who took the lead right of seniority, addressed His Majesty, conveying the of his colleagues, and their desire that the Saltan would have the satisfaction of weta; his efforts insure peace and progress with success. Ti.e Sultan, in reply ...

... ANOTHER PROPOSED A provisional committee hu been formed b Exeter for the purpose tloatuig The England Bank Shareholders Association, the object which is to ruse £1,000,000 sterling, of which one-half will be balloted for ic prizes, and the remaining half go meet tlu expected deficit. ...

... draiuage, it was reported by Bailie Stuart that the committee had sot prepared a tuial report, and the minute was cOitinued. Downie intimated Che withdrawal his motion for the a Public Health Committee. The meeting was thereafter constituted the Local Authority. Tne report Whitelaw, medical otticer, was submitted. were deaths December, being equal A deathrate for the month Xi'o per par annum, ...

... Some uneasiness was occasioned in Portsmouth yesterday by the non-arrival from Bombay of the Indian troopship Serapis, having on board the 4th Hussars and several hundred timeexpired men and invalids. Tha troopships keep their dates a regularity which really astonishing, and if there is any departure from the dates fixed in the Admiralty programme they are usually in before their time. ...

... over I *yu>L t» a* Mwimonfrot the ...

... It will occasion much congratulation that, with a return better health, Mr Alexander painting with new rigour and Ha has been spending the summer variously on the Berwick coast, and among the glens around Brig of Turk., From these he has brought back studies far different from the hackneyed arrangements of moorland and mountain which have brought a weariness over that rugged land. Mr Frasers ...