... LONDON, Sunday, 6 p.m., ;, Ihe weather over the British Islands this mornirig F, was in a peculiarly variable condition. The depression which lay over the north of England on Saturday had suddenly changed Its direction, and, passing briskly to l. the eastward, bad reached Denmark by eight am. to- day. In our islands, however, the mercury rose very e little indeed as the disturbance passed off ...

... THE CHILIAN OCCUPATION OF IQUIQUE. Rio ns JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (delayed in ill transmission). to Intelligence received here announces that the to Chilianr have occupied Iquique, which had been pre- | to l viously abandoned by the allied forces. an rs -IBil e THE TURKISH REFORMS. tht Th THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. tio _ _ _ _be T CONSTANTINOPLE, Wedniesday. n il The Porte seems to have repented having ...

... I LETTERS rTo I HE~ EDITOR. HARD TIMES AND SCHOOL BOARA.& SIB,-Your correspondent, Farmer, deserves i- thanks for his letter on Hard Times and School id Boards, and I hope it will crme under the notice of if our School Board, Crathie and Braemar. If he wae r educated in the old parochial school, his letter is an e evident proof that in the north we, did not require a n new Edncatien Act. ...

... E er The democratic tone of Spanish society has al. c - ways attracted the observation of travellers, not I only in our own time, when class distinctions have 8 x, been abolished by law, but at periods when the t I e t nobles enjoyed considerable privileges and held an - imposing social Dosition. It was noticed by Southey p in the beginning of this century, and by Townsend, i who visited Spain ...

... IERELANDO ____ ____ ____ ____ ___gatflerea. i gains admin THlE AGITATION'S. answers ha the brancl pTECIUTIONARY MEASURES. Avre fbei Executive accepted I CONCENTPATION OF stration to demoiistral TROOPS. the Fnirml The Government have instructed the military many year of the Cori Authorities in Ireland to adopt measures for the pro- Fjinigaln, T tetio oflie nd property, and troops are already It ...

... MR GLADSTONE'S VISIT TO MID- LOTHIAN. I an inquiry Z E'Lean,aged MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH TOWN Doi Broadway, COUNCIL. 28 Seymour Ma possessed of A meetina of Edinburgh Town Council was held Bri lhad cards yesterday-Lord Provost Boyd presiding. There wasn Thi ayno was a a large attendance. .t she kept a On the minutes of the 18th inst. bein- read, n boeRad. Baillie Tawse said he was content not ...

... MflR GLADSTONE AT DALKEITH. Iry A~ he THosE who were inclined to marvel at the ed amount of speaking Mr Gladstone has under- w is taken to do in Mid-Lothian this week, should ra ed find their wonder abate when they observe dr he the flatulent nature of the oratory. It reminds er us of the sermon to which Dr Johnson and his teo at friend were doomed to listen, and on the length te m of which ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL, 'wish, PRESBYTERY OF DEER.'te A SOENE' ud whol i;The Presbytery of Deer met at Mand yesterday- comf Rev. J. Stewart, Peterbead, moderator. The pirisent he at being the meeting for the election of maoderator for the suital next six mronths, Mr Stewart thank-al the PIleshytery East for their- support during his time of, ffiep, and 1'ioposed sittin the Rev. John Reid, Savoch, :a, ...

... ~~~~~- - r =- ! -'- E MlPLOYMIENT OF CMLDREN IN FACTORIE- | IN SCOTLAND. est IlNiSCOTLAND. este Mr Redgrave, the Chief Ir~s'peto'tr of Faictories, has diesi pissued'the following mInensom-ndum as to employment of II en! children between 13 and 14 years of age in factories and the wrkshops in Scotland :~anal id Ae child is defined to be a child of the age of 10 years P and under. 14. ing A ...

... BEDE TE- PB- -EE ABEDEEN TEMPERANCE JUBILEE. I CONFERENCE OF tEtM!PERANCE1 H ay wc REFORMERS. the n the ohi The meetings in connection with the Temperane and WI jubilee were resumed yesterday afternoon, when a con fort. ference of temperance reformers was held -in, the Upper conduc Hall of the Christian Institute-Major Ross in the makinE chair. The proceedings, which commenced at should 1,30, ...

... MRBGLADSTONE AND SIR ROWLAND I SHILL. a A large meeting of the citizens of London was held in, at the Mansion-House yesterday afternoon in support' a, of the Rowland Hill Memorial Fund. Several M.P.'s tf were present, and it was announrced that 125 pro- ti vincial Mayors had promised to open local subscrip- fi, tions in aid of the fund. Several letters' were read w from e miinent persons. The ...

... EC -LE AtI;- .1 .. child PRI;SBYTERY OF ABERDEEN. Hf So of Aberdeein met, etra nte8ret '~* ?ee~tt~ yeterda ift teStwhol ChapelhI. v`t . mih B.- D4. NlewhuI Skin forM'Cymb'~'Holbrnrii was appointoed ue tJ. esung4x months. th ei rted abstract of -h sceingsof last Synod, th theP~ ofl nrant, wra ' had been exiiiiiid Ndr 0 , -yodBoard Were laid t,. the table. A ,Soi V.ereilcertificate was grnctea ...