... THE REPRESENTATION OF MID-LOTHIAS. Yesterday an adjourned meeting the Liberal Committee tbe oonnty of Mid-Lothiau was held Nu. St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, in coo (taction with tue candidature of Mr Gladstone. Among those present were—Mr Charles Cowan, Mr John Cowan, Professor Hodgson, Mr R. A. Mschs. Mr Alexander Mitchell, chief magistrate Dalkeith; Joha M'l.aren f advocate; Melvin, ...

... investments in land in Australia L I Zealand have been striking feature tie affair* of the l aad the r\,, that with the Australian and Zealand Land Company has been much . The following extract from has reference thee* matters mws to believe that the (City ftisaivwt lu k »*«« ted proportion 2 stomers' moneys in dead loin*. this, .* -— i(« action has n»t been exceptional. A 1 dull trad* ...

... Am. —Waga.—The master masons Ayr have intimated their employes that tha «waa will bo reduced on and after tha 13th January from par hour. Xhia reduction will ia all likelihood lie accepted. Most *■««.—CUm of Jlatons' Strike.—After strike all weeks' duration, maaona in Montrose have given in the maatera' terms, Tit, per hour for shed work and ...

... (From Gazette YwUriUy.) SEQUXATRATIOKS. December Walter Riddell, boilder, Salisbury Place, Shettleston, oear Glasgow. Creditor* to n.eet in Faculty Hall, Glasgow, 7th January, at twelve o'clock.—Angus Campbell, 109 Weet George Street, Glasgow, ajent. December 27. William Chrmtis grinding and dyewood manufacturers, Glasgow, company, and William Chriatie, grinding and manufacturer there, the ...

... A correspondent the Standard writes from Candia under date December 19 :— A* c«n be easily imagined, the news of the morder of Mr Anderson caused the greatest consternation and alarm, not only throughout Candia, but also among the neighbouring islands, and also in Crete. The rumour was at first discredited entirely, and the confirmation of it fell Uke a thunderclap ut>on all. The of ...

... THURSDAY MORNING, 2. The year opened most auspiciously with bright sunshine and dry frosty air, and the holidaymakers in Glasgow had the unwonted pleasure of walking clean streets. Notwithstanding the dull times, 1879 was received with apparently as much jollity as any his ancestors, and the crewds to be met everywhere showed sign starvation or woe. The day was made blithe by happy faces, and ...

... Tbe Paris correspondent ef th* Daily Telegraph says:—Whils dsciaring that Arum has chosen very inappropriate msm*nt when endeavours are being mad* to bring about with ths Vatican attack tbs Kulturkampf of Priaoe Bismarck, the aa elaborate article the subject, says Count has the best tbs argument in several respects. For example, is right when be says that the Kalturkampf is one of the ...

... These composite merchantmen, or clippers, ar* probably ainomgst the handsomest and swiftest •ailing ship* jet constructed, and on distant voyages they can still compete successfully with staamen, although there are indications that the latter will continue to gain upon the sailing-ships, notwithstanding their greater cost for construction and maintenance. The China tea trade gave rise to the ...

... A Timet telegram from Philadelphia, dated Dec. 31, says Goods trains are running to-day between Buffalo and Jersey City, on the Erie Railway, on tbe new narrow standard gauge, for which third rail has beea laid. The Treasury holds 200,000,000 dole, in gold ooin to secure resumption. amounts of greenbacks are being paid by the Treasury aa gold obligation, hidden preferring the greenbacks to ...

... While was yet dark, the head of tha column would seem to have fallen upon outpost tha enemy, which after tha di*char t af a few match - locka and rockdta retreated, though not until one their mi**ilea made sepoy's cartridge-box to explode, thus causing soma disorder in our ranks ; but the columns still pressed till they came near the quarters of nabob, then for the first time since their ...

... In THOMAS VKLL. Ths dsbtor, late Coatbridge, and also of Glut cow, but now of Klgin Ossosnt. NsStinghiU. London, clubman drapsr, bad Clad a petition foe liquidation, bat tba Court wss now aaked to dismiss aad discharge tba recsivsr appoißtad tbsrsunder, upon ground tbat the estate waa already rested ia a trustee appointed under a sequestration Scotland. liabiiitiee ware returned From ...

... The charges contained in the indictment agaiart directors the of Glaagow Rank oocupiss r> pages lettarproas, forming large and bulky ruin me. Thirty-six pa,-as are devoted to the Jstailiag the 17 oharges that have bean laid icaiost the priasnsn, and fewer than 43 an with an index of the productions in the eaja. Resides, several are taken with the names of the witnesses who been cited give ...