... THE REPRESENTATION 0: GLASGOW. | iff Clark received the | writ for the elton of member of Parliament for Glasgow. His Lordship has fixed Tuesday ae settle the election, and the following fellowiog Friday aa the possible polling day. Mr Tennant the clecters t= the Clty Hall en Monday evening. —we : ...

... (Reorer’s THE SILVER QUESTION IN GERMAN a. Berlin, June 19. In to-day’s sitting of the German Parliament, Herr von Del bruck brought forward the question, of which notice had been given, asking whether the Goverament contemplated any modifications in the March law establishing a gold standard. Herr von Delbruck, in introducing his interpella- tion, laid stress upon the necessity of clearly ...

... ARVEST PROSPECTS. (BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Tux forecast which we gave of the harvest of 1877 might, with a few alterations, be reprinted as being im many respects applicable to the present year. So far as regards ¢ime, it is im very way the game, the chief difference in the forecast of that year and it is a gratifying one—consists inthe fact that the crops of the present seasen, if they ...

... THE BANKRUPTCY OF MESSRS MATTHEW & FAIRLIE, a? At the London Bankruptcy Court yesterday the adjourned meeting for the public examination of | these bankrupts was held. t will be remem | that the bankruptcy took place in November last, the failure of the firm being occasioned by the stoppage of the City of Glasgow Bank, with whom the firm was closel and also with: Messrs Morton & who failed at ...

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... MER BALFOUR ON THE GOVERNMENT POLICY. FORMATION OF A LIBPRAL ASSCUIA' at ST ANDREWS, A for the purpose of forming a Liberal tiation at St Andrews was held iast night in the Town Hall of that si . Dr Lees occupied the chair, and was sup; by B. our, advocate, Edinburgh; Princi Tull and a um Cu ber of gentlemen belonging to St Andrews and of the of the said he did not t Government, Mr 2 least ...

... Constantinople, May 12. The Porte is understood to have renounced the occupation of Ichtiman, but at the same uve tu in its claim tu occapy Constantin ople, May 12, 9 The Turkish Minister has decided that Aleko Pasha shail start in the course of the week for to assume the government of Eastern and the command of the militia, The of Philoppopolis International Commis- sin will him, and it has ...

... iT W. A statement showing the number of wrecks, with ir cargoes, crews, week ended 3d May, 1879 :— Name. 8 lPort oe aT n Abrazia (4 1 Rail'y AIL Eliza B (19) 173. Coals is Moore (28)..) 8 | | § |Loudon 1354 Coals. Gretel 8 Yarmoutb.. Robert Dickson ¢ Sprite PO Velocity (24) | Foreign. Australia (i5). Betty (10) a | 8 |Buston | 480 Timber. Ail Beunington (7) \g Ferdinand Hoding 6) | 3 | 230 ...

... 7 E SHORTEST FROM (FROM 4 CORRESPONDENT.) July 26, 1879, is pleasant to be able to got from Australia to Fugland in 38 days, That is to say, the idea is pleasant, but some people might prefer to take a little than we liave done, and not be so at the merey of arran ments for speed o give an instance of how a ickly one may got over the groun or rather th e water, I pos a letter on 12th June in ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORBESPONDENT.) London, Monday Night. Tue August bank holiday, although uot so popular nor so generally observed as the holi- days at Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide, was duly prepared for by the managers of the various places of public entertainment. The glorious uncertainty of our British climate must be provided for; and while a tine bank holiday empties town into the ...

... RAILWAY CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMP. ANY, The fellowing is the report by the to directors of ninth half- sixty. Glasgow, on 16th to be held at 1eU half-yearto 3ist 1879, as shown in the After payment of £350,792 18 216,587 8 9 on the preference The directors recommend ote £143,205 7 St ordinary stock and shares at the rate of 24 per cent. per On 128,218 11 § Leaving to the credit of next ‘The ...

... THE LITERARY CONGRESS, The second sitting of this Internati was held yesterday—Mr Blanchard Jerrold i . Letters of invitation from the Vice- of the University of Oxford and the Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon were read, inviting those towns. Oxford will, in consequence, the delegates to visited on Friday and Stratford on Monday next. Letters were also read Victor Hugo, Berthold, Auerbach, Zaccone, ...