... GLASGOW TRAMWAY COMPANY,; - MALY-YEARLY MEETING, The half-yearly meeting of the Glasgow Tram- way Company was held yésterday in the Religious Institution Robert Young, chairman ot the company, presiding. The directors’ report for the past half-year, already published in the Herald, was held as read, The CuaimMay said that though the report was pretty full and exhanstive, it might be expected ...

... quay labourer resid- ing in the Havannah, was drowned in a tub. Between twelve and one the mother went out a m leaving the child in the kitchen, the father ash: 1n a bed in the same a nt. When the woman returned she found the child 1 ying head undermost in a tub of water which was standing on the floor. The infant was immediately out, but life was found to be axtinct. “The father states that ...

... MPORTANT WATER CASE. Sheriff Balfour has now decided the action raised a short time ago at the instance of the Airdrie and Coatbridge Water Com y against Hugh Strain, coalmaster, Grahamshi Airdrie, concluding for payment of £3 53, being the amount of the water- rate due by the defender te the pursuers for the year 1878-79 on a yearly rental of £65, as ap ing in the valuation roll. Sheriff ...

... THE IMPORTATION OP AMERICAN OYSTERS.; The importation of American oysters, which began E about five years ago,is now being steadily developed,and may very speedily assume something like the dimensions Of a trade. Oysters for home consumption can .be ad- vantageously -brought from America, and sold at a (1E !cheaper rate than our home-grown bivalves. As in-the gu the case of American grown beef ...

... MADRID, Sunday. The Debates in the House of Lords have been ning criticised with some bitterness by the Madrid press. thur The Minister for the Colonies declared in the (Jortes .P.,: on Friday that Spain had taken no engagements with date foreign Governments on any reform in Cuba. The cin Ministerial and Liberal papers declare that Spain only ig t promised by the Treaty of 1835 to suppress the ...

... - enlce to the petition from Mr Ward expressing contrition for the offience which he had comn- mitted against the House, that Mr Ward be discharged from the custody of the Serjeant-at- Arms. This course was rendered desirable by the state of Mr Ward's health, and as he had made an ample apology there was no good pur- pose to be served by retaining him in custody. Mr W. E. Forster seconded the ...

... BEGIN. for *SMALL DEBT COUBRT.-The last Court of this p session was held yesterday-Sheriff Smith presiding. Hi There were 23 eases on the roll, but neither of them WO were of mnuch public interest. The Coulrts reassemble to after the summer vacation on 1st; October.$ - BANCHORY. tin DRA3MATIC REcrr.1s. - On Tuesday evening an! entertainment, under the patronage of the Banchory'b er Literary ...

... in this church. ‘The window is in three com- represeuts the meeting of our Saviour with partments. The subject in centre opening Mary in the garden—John chap. xx. verse 16 —the two side lights having the apostles Peter and John. The Messrs Kier have been most successful in ucing a beautiiul example of their work. he treatment of the various sub- jects is well conceived. ‘The colouring, ...

... ATE PRINCE IMPERIAL Major-General Turner, commanding at Wool- ich, issued the iollowing order yesterda: dent “The Major-General com mauding i feels conf that the whole of the troops who took in ¢ sad ceremony on the occasion of the funeral of toe late Prince imperial of France will learn with Majest tion that he has been reqnested by Her men y the Empress to convey to officers and done her ...

... TH'E SULTAN'S CHOICE. = THE Sultan will be drowned,andnobodyshalle r~save him. Kherredin Pacha had made himself ent known as a man of clear head and firm h an- the by no means a rash man, but one who can read I the 'signos of the times, and comprehend that, a 1bOW whatever perils may fall to be encountered in a a course of reform, it must be simply suicidal on M~ the part of Turkey to ...

... LJoTT LT'S TAd EDITOR. iyI: .,IZr S .v., . ~Pj- SIm,-r Adam Smi1th,iniisi -Wealthof' Nations, be' says labour is thie source of all wealth. Apart fom, od physical or mental lalboitno wealth could be obtained.I m 33 The labour of man makres the: soil productive. The is ingenuity of m~an accumulates wvealth by trading.. The Jo )te wealth of theocn int produced by the labour pi he: or ingenuity ...

... THE1 PENAL SERVITUJDE ACTS. r qThe rpor of the commnissioners appointed to i=- r qireint th wrkig o th PealServitude Acts has .been issued, After examining a variety of the witnesses, including several men who have recently undergone Isentences of penali servitude, and vsiting the principal econvict pliSons, both in EFngland and Ireland, the elcommissioners have come to the conclusion that the ...