... Duke of Cambridge was make a statement in reference to Lord Chelmaford. The whisper came too late to cause any increase in the number Peers, but it aent a number of members the Houae Commons across the central hall to occupy the bar of the upper chamber. The rumour proved correct. Hardly had their Lordshipa assembled, when the Duke left his seat ob the croas benches and took a position in ...

... REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED FROM CEYLON. THE ATTEMPTS TO RELIEVE COLONEL PEARSON. RAID BY THE BASUTOS. (artCXU. TUB ran MOR.vrnQ.) Cap* Town (via Madeira), March 11. The disaffection among the Basutoa, reported the last mail, baa resulted in an ovsrt act of nbcUioo. Oa Ue 6th. at Tdledrift, a party Basutos made a raid far parpoa* of steeling horses. They ware met tha Volunteers, aad, after ft ...

... A Central telegram »»7« » satisfactory •olutiou the difficulties between the telegraph c ...

... THE TRUSTEES' TEST CASE. FOR THE LIQUIDATORS, (rioa ovrx KsrojiTUs.) Lords, Monday. consideration the Appeal—Win. ».•; ...

... | —— New York, March 2 North Germaz has arrived bere. Lloyd Royal Mail steamer Weeer, from Bremea,, , March 3.—The Inman Royal Mail steamer ci of Richmond, from New York, arrived here at 11.25 p.m. yesterday, landed ail a and proceeded for Liverpool immediately— March 3.—Messrs Lamport & Holt’s steamer Donati, from New Urieans, arrived in the Mersey Merch 2—The Allan Royal Mail steamer ...

... = EARTH-SLIP IN 8 A from day, says:—A recent earth-sli Bienne, Caured cultivated land having disappeared houses and some waters of the lake. beneath the ...

... ~ ASGOW SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, As has already been announced, the Gl Ww School Board election is fixed for the 28th of the present month ; and as will be seen from our advertising colums, the members of the existing Board with one or two exceptious are pre- pared to serve for another term of office. Since there have been sevéral in the constitution of the chang Board, but the relative posi- ...

... officially announced Queen'a journey, being taken with the objcct of ing rest and quiet, which after her trials, Her Majesty stands in much need, the Queen intends to preserve the strictest incogaito, and will travel under the name of the Counto* Balmoral The Duke of AosU's offer to i*. ceive Her Majesty at the frontier Jus bee« gratefully declined; but }fi« Koyal Highness will probably vijit ...

... | RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY, by the directors to y, to be . te the following 1. The balance for divi- dend for the haif- to 3lst anuary, 1879, as in the “Net No. £433,211 3 @ After payment of dividends Preference stocks, as detailed in Statement No, 11, --- 204,993 19 € The directors recommend a di £228,217 4 @ shares at the rate uf 4} per cent, 216,586 2 @ Leaving to ...

... The Fcxd.—A meeting of the ret* scribera this fund was held in the Assembly Kooms last night—Provost Steele in the choir. The treasurer submitted a statement the food?, from which it appeared that the total contributions amounted to 15a, and the expenditure 13s 2d—leaving balance hand of £15 Is lOd. The Provost referred to the great good which had been done by the soup kitchens and other means ...

... —Air James A. Tennent, accountant, Glasgow, for the trustee, and Mr White, writer, Glasgow, law agent in the sequestration. The bankrupt, being sworn, deponed—l am years of age. I am tenant of the farm of Little Fmnery, and I have been so for twenty-iour years as Whitsunday last. took to the said farm when became tenant of it cattle, horses, and implements to the value of or thereby. ...

... RUTHERGLEN. — Masonic Festival. annual festival of the St John’s Operative No. in the w which was completely filled on = was occupied by Brother Hugh Tennent, jun., of Wi was sup- by Rev. J. Brownlee, W Dick, Bre- Joho R.W.M, of fhe and other office-bearers on. “ said it was course of an able embraced eight of mem- bers, who were spread over ali having no limits but thuse of a cc a “ uman ...