... Since the abandonment of the Glasgow lottery scheme a large number of gentlemen in Glasgow and elsewhere have been in consultation as to the practi- cability of adopting some other plan whereby relief can be afforded the unfortunate shareholders of the City of Glasgow Bank. These consultations have now led to the adoption of a scheme which, it is believed, will meet the object in view, and the ...

... The followine letter has been addressed to the electors of the county of Midlothian by Lord Dalkeith:— Mr. Gladstone having written a letter to Mr, John Cowan, chairman of the Midlothian Liberal Com- mittee, stating his intention of becoming a cand'date for this county at the next election, of which. I under- stand, a copy has been sent to every elector, I think it respectful and expedient to ...

... WE have received a communication from Mr William Thomas, draper, Commercial Street, stating that he is not the William Thomas, tailor and draper, Pontypool, whose name appeared recently in a contemporary among the local liquidations. STEPHEN WILLIAMS.—We have not published your letter on the tenders for coal for the reason that it is evidently written under a misapprehension. You say, ...

... Sir Charles Reed, LL D., Chairman of the London Schoo Board, writing on February 6 to Mr. Charles Hill, secretary of the Working Men's Lord's Day Rest Association, says The defence of the Sabbath is a patriotic duty. It is the working man's only day of rest, and he is in danger of losing it. Those who would remove the ancient landmarks are not the working man's true frieuds. Their success ...

... On Sunday the morning servIce in the Metropolitan Tabernacle was conducted by Mr. J. P. Lockhart, of Liver- pool, who read the foIlQlNing letter addressed by Mr. Spurgeon to his congregation II Mentone, February 6. Dear Friends,—I am hoping and praying that the special services at the Tabernacle may excel all that has been before. To urge you to the highest earnestness about them, I have ...

... The Times has published the following letter on the sub. ject ot the Sturgeon Sir,—Lately some very large sturgeons have been exhibited in the English markets, notably one of almost unprecedented size, being lift. 6in. in length and weighing many hundredweights. Formerly sturgeon were much more plentiful in our rivers than they are now, and they always were considered Royal fish, and were ...

... Hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them. So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: and lIe deli- vered them from their distress. PSALM cvn, 5-6. Great God of every land, Lift now Thy loving hand. And sway Thy holy, sovereign-seeptre- Peace; Nor let its foes prevail Thy Kingdom who assail: For 'tis Thy will that war's sad havoc cease. May plenteous peace prevail, And nations sing ...

... Two papers on Ants have been read by Sir John Lubbock, before the Linnsean Society :— The first gave an account of their anatomy, but from the extreme complexity of these interesting little creatures it would be impossible to make their com- munications intelligible without the figures. The second paper was a continuation of his observations on the habits of ants. Sir John Lubbock observed ...

... .The following was published in the morning papers Tuesday CAPE TOWN, Jan 27 (via St. Vincent). On the 21st Inst, a British column, consisting ot a portion y the 24th Regiment, and 600 natives with one battery, was Sweated with terrible loss by an overwhelming force of IlltU, who numbered 20,000. A valulible convey of supplies. JJJJUUtitg of 102 waggons drawn by 1,000 oxen, two guns, shot and ...

... At a meeting of the above institution, held at John-street, Adelphi, London, Mr. Thomas Cnapman, F. R. S., in the cbair, rewards amounting to £423 were granted to the crews of lifeboats for services rendered during the past month. The Albeit Edward lifeboat, which is stationed at Clacton-on-Sea, and is one of the two boats presented by the Freemasons of England as a thankoffering for the safe ...

... The Times of Monday says The outrages per- petrated by the strike hands at the Liverpool Docks, on Friday in last week, impelled the local authorities to make special arrangements to repress any future terrorism which might manifest itself. The Head Constable stationed considerable bodies of police at and near the docks. No persons were allowed within the dock enclosure without reasonable ...

... JUONDON BIRDS. Upon the above subject, the Daily Telegraph has published the following letter :— Sir,—As several letters have appeared lately about birds, perhaps my experiences in London during this long frost may interest some of your readers. I have grounds of nearly two aores. Hereford House garden, which adjoins mine, is about the same size, so that there is an open space of four acres. ...