... OTES FROM EDINBUR (FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.) Saturday Evening. Te Mid-Lothian faggot question has been a good deal complicated by the inauguration of the “Scottish Election Fund.” The two matters are linked together in the popular imagination, and both are connected with a rather wild rumour which went abroad more than a month ago. It was said that the Duke of Buccleuch when writing ...

... RAILWAY CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMP. ANY, The fellowing is the report by the to directors of ninth half- sixty. Glasgow, on 16th to be held at 1eU half-yearto 3ist 1879, as shown in the After payment of £350,792 18 216,587 8 9 on the preference The directors recommend ote £143,205 7 St ordinary stock and shares at the rate of 24 per cent. per On 128,218 11 § Leaving to the credit of next ‘The ...

... AVlnwl begins this month with the fir«t of s papers Syria, from the pen, it is rti.l, first „ru.'le describes visit to the Druses of the 1 which the writer paid in company with tier M.»j«*ty'a Consul-funeral for Syria in April Iv«t. The effusive cordiality their reception this interesting race was impress the most censorious traveller. The Druses ire brave, independent, and hospitable people, ...

... Sheriff Appeal Court.—Sheriff Fraser will hold Court for the hearing appeals and the disposal of other business on tne 11th Theatre-Royal.—The Theatre-l&oyal, now improved and redecorated, will open for tne season ! to-morrow night, when the new company will appear in the drama of Amy Robsart, ' Miss Ethel Arden playing the part of the heroine. The burlesque of Ixion will form the afterpiece. ...

... KILMARNOCK ASD HIS KII.I.KW. A shocking aocident occurred yesterday at Barassie Station the Troon Railway whereby Mr Alexander (perhaps the o'ldest male inhabitant of Kilmarnock) and his servant, Helen Currie, were instantaneously killed. Mr Finnie, who had a residence at Harassie, had just alighted from the Kilmarnock train about twenty minutes past eleven o'clock along with his daughter, Mrs ...

... TORD DUFFERIN. The Earl of Dufferia, Her Majesty's Ambas- sador at St Petersburg, arrived last might at the family seat, Clandeboye, a short distance [rom he ty Down, where it is will remain Bangor, x for about ten days. Sur MacDonald, C.M.G., Prime Minister of of which colony the Earl of Dufferin was {or will be the guest of bat Lordship for a few days, ...

... J.P. Covunt.—At the of this re Hogh, Mactarlane on the beach—. charged with the crime of Cumming, of Weir, was wife assaalt, 17th and 18th former date Man was On the night of to have struck his wife blow with fist om the side of the head, and en was charged her several dragged her by the hair into the room. being asked to plead said he denied all the with the exception of committing a breach ...

... super- intendect at the with grates and vene- tian blinds, and to It was alse agreed to of the treasurer from £20 to £5, and if the present treasurer, Mr to sppeint Mr M‘Millan in his place. day has been pla: evenings Sos a ee their uring the summer concert in gave the There was a large audience, and were some went the programme creditably. Presen- tation to Captain atackay.—On ‘I’bursday ...

... HE CORN TRADE. the Mark Lane the past wok. but the carting of wheat aud bari have been delayed by inter- be m mittent showers; and the want of Most of tue wheat bas new grain has not ee in the midland counties, but a —— SY that operation, Sod come must belore the offerings of new wheat show signs increase. The yield is barley, ther of these cereals bad one, both of wheat and the straw at the ...

... TRADE AND WA CLYDE IRONWORKS, Owing to the strike of the miners at Clyde Iron- works, orders have been given to damp down the one of these is being put out, the other three are four at present on blast, and temporarily The result of this will be to throw 600 or 700 men alte ne gether out of employment, IMPORTANT MEETING OF COTTON SPINNERS AT OLDHAM. A meeting of the Oldham Limited Companies of ...

... TALOGUE OF CASUALTIES The uncommonly large list of casualties as hay; and evening. happened in the course of Saturday While a horse and cab were down West Nile Street, the restive, and the driver control it bolted, and careered down the hill at a terrific pace. Aj West George Street, the vehicle into colli. sion with a lamp- with the result that both continue its came to grief, the animal was ...

... Her j 's Govern- | ment on Nubar Pasha. | In the ietter conferring | is made of his services as ‘‘ the author of the recent reforms in and the of justice and ” Tue Surriy oF AMERICAN CANADIAN. —During last week eight steamers arrived in the M with live stock aud fresh meat, the totals being 2517 qrs. of beef and 637 carcases of mutton, 1340 cattle, 4400 sheep, and 302 pigs, which is a ...