... Wasp —The aenual of this yesterday— ‘eile in the chair. The annuai report the total income for last year was £306 12s 4d, expenditure £200 19s, leaving a surplus of £5 lie 4d, The & for next gem sem the Action ror sy 4 Worxmay slater named M'‘Caff: in the his damages for injuries em- fell from the roof of a at the Albert Harbour injuries the effects of for to work. that the the defender was ...

... MERCANTILE IN VESTMENT —_—_— The bers was held last night within the Was & good (of Cameron & chairman of the society, submitted the annual directors to the members, and accountant), and cortiied by report sho auditors. The versal 400 shares had been subscribed for, prevailing during year, upwards £2900 advanced to members, the total and nearly shares bein 2427, a subscribed capital of £60,675 ...

... THE ZULU .W.AR. BRITISH VICTORIES. EXPECTED ATTACK IN FORCE BY THE ZULUS. GRAVE POSITION OF AFFAIRS. Cape Town, January 20 (via Madeia, by Uuion steamer Asiatic). On January 24 Colonel Wood's column was attacked by a body of 4000 Zulus. The engage- ment resulted in a victory for the British troops, the enemy being completely scattered. The British sustained only trifling loss. The force under ...

... THE BLOCK Ty THE The snow block on the Highland last ‘night, still but as the weather has moderated great hopes are entertained that the line will be ppened by afternoon. Asthe Aberdeen route to the South was to-day, due mails arrived in Inverness evening, The have come since Dalwhinnie on the Grampians is in which was embedded in it on pome places 10 to 13 feet and the train all and which was ...

... G, ARDROSSAN CLUB MEETING, Purpar, February 14. Judge—Mr George Lindsay. Slipper—J. Kerss. that 6 start bad wish thaw that set in after mid- was perfectly safe. We the night, and Kilmernock, the first brace being ix had four real slips at ten o'clock. our work, as it beid a it was beat against ‘tried the ip his direc- 3, was so tery when” bad got twice through the — te of yesterday's beat. ...

... eee eet MRE GLADSTONE ON CURRENCY REFORM. as follows to a Wick reference to a currency oT an cordial interest in the subject of your and I am very sensible of the advan- further measures towards the completion of our currency system. peed ae ce like the ; aad with a House of Commons facilities for in‘ t he would have exceptional such ...

... DUNSE PARISH CHURCH BURNED 22 + 2a ope sone thet betone two awakened by a war was on fire, they many people had time to turn out, the wal of ne tc wi ie fury. Pieces of with amazing Newton Street. By half-past two o’lock the roof leaving the walls a huge mass of the gallery it for seme time but it, too, in. After oot ed teal the nearest fire- the that owing to the foot o South Castle Street— ...

... MAGISTRATES’ TRANSFEB COURL _ Yesterday the Magistrates held a Court in the purpose of consideri City for the of spirit dealers’ certin- cates. Bailie Ure presided, and on the bench were ams, Scott, MacBean, Clark, Thomson, and Farquhar—Mr Cunningham | Superintendent stated that there were 33 applications the Court, 2 of which were for | transfers for hotels, 32 tor public-houses, and 5 for ...

... AERIVED AT Gla (oh Mla, Eos Laurel, 79, (Tennen, from Beliast—moulding Waverley, 32, M‘Lenchisn, from Holy Loch— Crystal Stream, 120, Kimdell, from Teignmouth— Julia, 89, Wyatt, from Par—clay. FROM GLASGOW. St George, 898, Hall, for Rio de Janeiro — cast Anna, 262, Nielsen, for Port Natal—general cargo. a eee ARRIVED AT THE TAIL OF THE BANK State of (s), from New York to Glasgow— Trygve, 208, ...

... the Kin Kingdom 1763 newspapers, fe q Of these there are— On reference to the edition of this useful tory for the year 1854 we find the in the United , that in that year there ; of these 20 16 Scotiand, and 3 in Ireland ; bat in there are now culated 1763 of which no less than 151 that the press country has nearly years. The increase bet 151 against 20 in 1854. The magazines now in course of ...

... ELECTION NEWS, MR GLADSTONE’S ATURE FOR . A of electors and favour- FP wap Ne for Mid- Calder. was held last night in the Assembly Rooms, West ‘There was a aud Mr the chair. On the motion of Dr Warson, seconded the Kev, it was agreed as follows:—‘“*That conferred on the electors of Mid- by Mr Gladstone in acceding ‘to their to contest the county sensible of the importance of merely to Mid ...

... NEWS. Govas.—The Band Nuisance.—At the Police Williaa guinea, with the alternativ: pee were each fined a ment, and William M‘Kechnie and J with the Adays to pay a fine of 10s on finte band was coung ts playing a selection the otber three music sudden] gn @ Plane.—At the Police Conrt . ¢ riveter named Alex, M* gow, was sent to prison for 30 fer theft of plane, chin Elder & ment. —The ** Rob ...