... [Prom our Special (e2r'rsepondent.] (BY INDO-EuRoPEAN TELERArH.) CANDAHTAR, FEBRUAnty 28. The Afghans, who carried their standatds, r. attacked a part of General Biddulph's force on t tie 26th inst. Colonel Malcolhnson, of the Scinde Horse, was I f -wounded, and Major Reynolds and eight troopers were killed. e Sonme native Sepoys of the 2nd Belooch regiment r were wyoulided. .1 Major Reynolds ...

... THE INSTITUTE CONVERSAMIONE. Owiing to the alterations during the building-- of this niew lcetnen theatre, it is not possible to use tile ilnstitute this 'r year for tho conversazione. The committee having only I the 'Towi Hall ait thoir disposal, tho exhibition will ba a somewhat curtailed, but in ninny respects will present nt- tractions greater thjan tllose of provioas years. The I South ...

... SERIOUS ALLEGxATIONS AGAINST A MEi'DICALt OFFICCEI- . J 41 VI\A ?? A}E) I t O rt0 Isk %1 \ R~ !- Dam P- ,A At the fortnightly mreeti;ng of thic Stoko-on-Trent Board of Gauftiani, yesterday (GMr. J.. Dimnm1ck in the chair), the I-ev. Adam Clarke said he had beard continual com- plairits as to tise wriy i which menlical relief hand been sia- nairiaistretl in lonrton. Atlas t the matter cams ...

... WTNTT, A ?? 'Thin ?? 1nkfnn id: 0 wT tin 10 his mc a.1 it] BIt a, ?? a:m 5' Ity ad 13 ad ;a Ii 'C it 5- )f y i t 0 C If1 0 It d a ae rr NVNP ASSazrS.-The following dates have been Oilarilied orthe forthcoming Autumin Assives, Western mesa ci .-T1aunten, 'iulesday, October 28 ; Eseter, il3atur- day, November 1 ; XWinclseater, Satturday, November 5. 'ts The judge wvill be Lord Justice Cotton. it ...

... NOTICIES TO CORRLESPONDENTS. All Ietters intezdedl for p1blicration must be accompanied fbT t/he name ands address of the writeV ;lot necessarily for pablication, but for thre informatiem of the A.ili' When awzs vers to questions are not biven in the course of a due or two, the -itestioner5 wilt p/eae to understa'td that ive'are unable to supply the intfo)ncotaon 09ked for. We cannot return ...

... occi'a ?? Ooe'ves'reedcefl.] T 11Quee's first Drawing Iloore is over, cdwswl 9ttsenedd, thle quantity of thle favourdidvdasatn isc it inalc-ing amends for the quality, whichl, according to file rule obacrvee of late yearse, would llot in our day,1 i~qy thle dowagers. ?? been considered at ail lirst-r.~at. while tile lboirgsoisio bus been. lressing around 4the tjI.0neo, thle eeebility hias ...

... ' I 0 LOSS O1' lrWENTY.gEVENL E. GLASGOW, Thuirsday. 8 Ante isscrads colliery explosion hags oceurreil at ?? dlntyas pit, ucrie Hamilton, whielh was the 1, sceno of a fearfuil disaster in October, 1.877,.whiea 110 men 11lostitheir lives; The pitlbelongs ?? ndCmay(Limited), and hsis very extensive workings, The explosionl Of two yeasr sgo occrre ?? it n affected No. 3, whereas the explosion ...

... ST, BATHOLOMEW'S WARD. A puoblic meeting of Liberals in support of the re-election of Councelllor ej. F. Godfrec was held in the Board School, Garri-son. Lane, on Monday evening1. councillor R. F. Marrtineau. presided, and there was a large attendance, Iincluding Councillors Perkins, lii. J. Hart, Lawson Tail, aniJ. F. Godfre; Riev. Charles Leecoh, Aisects. A. dramn- berlain, jir. Carlelss, J. ...

... WO0LVE7 R-HAIAMIPT ON 01bSouDrN, DscA'rr.-Ali ?? held yesterday ufofl 'tile b~ody of the cattle drover, Wilia Hahr(nvhs deat wecretd yesterday. --Tire eidence showe~d that Ii ecesedoriinaly aro froml ILiverpool, but for some timehdbe nadeing aboutu in this district as aL cattle diovl 11 lisil 10 ixe hjones, and had for ?? Pmast benr n h hai afsepin in thle cattle and Sheep polls a i esa ale n ...

... NEWES OF THE DAY. The Marquis of SALISBURY, accompanied by his Excellency Kuo TA-,JEw, the Chinese Minister, Madame Kluo, and attended by Dr. MACARESTy and the secretaries of the Chinese Legation, left London yesterday, by special train for Portsmouth Barbour, Cel roulc for Osborne. The Rloyal yacht, Victoria and Albert, left Ports- mouth yesterday afternoon for Gravesend, for the purpose of ...

... NOTES ON THE AFGHAlt CAM- PAIG N.I [From ott owA Corrtspondcnt.] LAhHolto, Decenber 5. The lapse of a fortnight has enabled us to look a,t the taking of Ali btusjicl calmly and dispassion- ately, and most of us begin to acknowledgo that, i thile usual luck oi the Britislz arnly, we havor blundered somlellow into a victory by tactics which WoUldli hase rendered a defeat a greater probability. ...

... THE MIA7R1PIAGE OF THE DUKE OF COKNINAUCHT . Jis Royal Highness the Dulse of Connaught arrived nt 2 sindior on Saturday evening from town by the Grent W\\estern linilway, for the purpose of taking up his ahodo ,in thc -spar tinents which are assigned to him in the Castlo e un til the .1Loyal, niarriage, for which the ar rangements I within tile Castle alnd its precincts ara Progressing rapidly ...