... amormt of work completed the Clyde during the month of February haw been pretty and compares favourably with tbe returns for previous periods. The tonnage put iuto the water during tha month amounts tons— au amount calculated to surprise the builders themselves, considering the depressed condition of trade a>id the difficult! a tney have to contend against in procuring new work. The vessels ...

... EMBARKATION OF TROOPS^ DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. Additional interest was given to the embarkation at Southampton yesterday of troops for the Cape the departure in the Union Company aaual mail steamer Danube the Prince Imperial France, who, with his mother, the ex-Empress Eugenie, and small suite, arrived from Waterloo midday ordinary train, , travelling in one the South- Western new ...

... BAKONY PAROCHIAL BOARD. statatory meeting ye tte Dard read hie bait while for ended 14th February were Were 4104, showing an increase of af Tas by the exceptions: severity of the weatier aati the depressed consequence of this increase of the duties of the Keiief Com- mittees had heavy. They had held 98 meet- as against 92 for previous Cases as against 6225, -Knrolied, 325; renewed, with the’ ...

... see Boarp.—The of the by for the committee of this that Mr list has been elected by «smal mn sates Bailie Love, Johnston A —At a sum diet of the Sheriff Crunival Court esterday woman named ‘Iutyre or Miller was with ab case of usband- On the 27th ult. she threw plate at her a Street, severely wou of him by the cravat nd prs Boge 5 snd (3) ee lowing she assaulted him w him on the forehead, ...

... THE REPORTED BURGLARIES AT The Globe says there is no truth in the report “ that within a comparatively few days no less ve been committed than 12 i it Blackheath and Chariton.” No burglary has been committed in that district since the ha of Peace, and the only fact which could iven rise to the rumoor referred to is that of in the noise near the house, ae appeared io him to be a pan. window ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT five Dake and of the oe were on the also the TRE cod PURO ‘thet to-morrow I will sels Her Majesty's Gover ment whuther by the civil and rflitary of the of Goo* Hope for additional military forces, and, if so, st wiiat dats the application was fecelved, whether it was acosded. to, and at what date the reiaforcemeate were de spatched ; also the number and description of the ...

... AYRSHIRE DI DISESTABLISHMENT * A conference and social mee under the anspices of this association was id in the Asseinbly Rooms, Ayr, last ht. There was a and the Rev. C. G. M‘Crie, of gate Free Church, Ayr, presided, = ) by a number of no the tewn and from various parts‘of South Ayrshire. Several letters Chairman said—A of apology were read. her has affirmed that the human intellect must pass ...

... MUSIC AND DRAMA IN LONDON. (FROM OUR concourse of musicians assem- Sunday Right bled at the Crystal to hear the im this the new, and at present the only, violin con- certo of Herr Johannes e speedy the increase of art ction of this work is a fresh evidence of in these isles. The violin concerto only last October, it was barely ed in time for the at Leipsic on New. Year's Eve, it has been ...

... THE FRENCH AMNESTY (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paris, Febroary 12, Evening. Amnesty Bill elaborated by the Wadding- ton-Marcére Cabinet was deposed before the Chamber yesterday ; and, although more liberal and comiprehensive in its terms than that pre- sented by M. Dufaure, fails with the eutire approbation of the Left. The Hepubligue Francaise thinks it regrettable that the Ministry did not ...

... MAIL AND - (From Feb, 5.—The pores) and a arriyed here. at 3 China, and Australia a which ale 5 PM. pe River P. Feb. 7. The Brad, Steam Navigation eg he for Monte ed ‘Buenos pons Ge Tab steamer ana for Sings the British India Ste a Bong Kong, ond Company's steamer Java, ke; London for Algiers, J and the Persian Gulf; and the Direct Line r Blenheim, from Londou ad Demerara, ria Downs this- ...

... Two ALL DBOWNED AT LEEDS. afternoon two youths were in the river Aire at w recover & fallen into the water. nected with Leeds Parish Church They were members of a recreation society con- near Leeds together with had practicising im s aged 15, and Frederick Teale, aged 17, The ball play- ee ae Hilyard went to the water's was stooping forward to recover the ball Ar fell iuto the stream, He was ...

... OMMERCIAL NEWS, Tw the this week the haa con- at the moment rates are a shade In Lombard Street dis- are on a level with those of the Bank of a full share of the of floating hae Dove short loans were oa percent. The Bank per ent reture for this reserve now stands fon te has in The increase iu the stock aad bullion amounts to : sc there bas been rather more ould got nan for afew 2 ever, is to ...