... REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S RETURNS, — The weekly return of births, deaths, and mar riages in the eight principal towns of Scotland for the week ending May 31, says:— The death-rate in the eight principal towns during the week ending with Saturday the 3lst May, 1879, was 232 thousand estima’ popuia- tien, This rate is0°3 above that for the d- p last r, and 0°] below that for the a sal it be — year. ...

... RETURN OF INVALIDS FROM THE The t Andean arrived at Portsmouth from the Cape yesterday with two officers, one 2 civil surgeon, three wives, fifty- six men, two women, and one child. All are invalided. t Carsons, 99th, while on vedette du’ at Inyazeni, was sprung upon by fitteen Zulus, and on oping off re- ceived five shots, one cutting otf two fingers of his right hand. Patrick Clifford was ...

... TON TO’ COUN! AND THEIR TENANTS. At a meeting of the Town Council of Hamilton yesterday evening— Provost Forrest aod Finance Committee referred to the Council @ letter from the Chamberlain regard- ing the rent due by the Clyde Coal Company. Bailie Paterson, convener of the committee, s that the November rent was still unpaid, and that the rent due at May was 2s 8d, making a total of £1630 7s ...

... CALEDONIAN AILWAY COMPAN L STATION, If the alin companies whose termini centre in Glasgow were slow to bestir them- selves in the way of providing the accommoda- tion acknowledged to be requisite for the convenience and comfort of the passenger public for whose patronage they compete, it will now be admitted that, having at last made a move, their efforts in the direction indicated atone in ...

... ELS ARRIVAL OF THE 42p HIGHLANI FROM CYPLUS Hs The Himalaya, havivg on board the 424 (bh t ‘ Watcen) Kegiment, from Cyprus, arrived head at five a.m. yesterday, and J Cowes, where the men disemtar mare” te Parkhurst barracks. ‘the nature wis! climate bas tuld vicibiy upon t be and the saiu brity of the bie the wt4 Wight climate will doubtiess socn els to regain their usual bealth. ...

... MINERS' CONFERENCE BIRMINGHAM. An Adjourned conference of miner* «s •« Birmingham yesterday to take into the question laying idle all the pits «i Grest Britain. Delegates were present representing 150,00u misers. Mr Parrott, West appointed chairman. ports were read as '■* the man meeting had Men attended, and tin means taken to lay the question betore together with resolutions passed tie ...

... MAIL AND STEAMSHIP NEWS. @rom Lioyd’s.) Suez Carat, June 5.—The Li for Company's steamer and elegraph zapore, Hong Kong, and steamer Siene, from for arrived at Port-Said. ibar, Mozambique, and Delagoa Bay, have The Harrison Line-steamer Discoverer, from Calcutta, has arrived at Suez. and the British India Steam Na June 5.—The Bird Line steamer Seagull steamer Navarino, from tor Colombo, Madras ...

... a —_ hagen, June 7. proclamgtion has been issued abeliah- ordered on the Lith ing the quarastine from Russia and en account ef the plague. February and 15th against arrivals ...

... THE PRINCE BULGARIA. Prince Louis of Battenburg arrived at Folke- stone yesterday afternoon, of some refreshments ied by the tidal train to Ashford, where be was met by the Duke of Edinb and ed with bim to Eastwell Park. London we Highness will probably go on to ...

... ALLEGED MUR ER IN DUBLIN. A labouring man, named Kearney, aged 20, was esterday charged at, the Dublin Police Court with h aving, on Sunday night, wilfully murdered his mother by throwing her from the window of their lodgings— 24 feet from the ground, On ing in the dock he cried bitterly, and stated that when he returned home on Saturday night his mother, who had taken drink, said she would ...

... HE FDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. Official information has been received at Ply- Mouth that the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh will both attend next week to Ia: the foundation of the new Eddystone Light- house. Neith Duchess of E er the Princess of Wales nor the will be present. Details of the ceremonials are not ; but the will visit the quarries where the weal ...

... (From | ' Matta, May 30. -The steamer Eros bas arrived rom Bombay, and left again for Liverpool, Peninsular Oriental Compan eteamers Kaisar-i-Hind, from aod ‘vouab from Calcutta, have fo for Bombay ana vely, Clan steamer Clan from G lasg agow and Liverpool for Bombay, bas here. cf 3RAVESEND, May 31.—The and Burmese Steaw avigation vora, from Rangoon, and the British Tadia Steam avigation ...