... I iSERIOUS FIGHTING NEAR CABUL. ATTACK ON BRITISH CAVALRY. THREE OFFICERS KILLED. The Daily News correspondent telegraphed from Cabul yesterday morning as follows:- A force of Horse Artillery, guns escorted by two squadrons of the 9th Lancers and one squadron of j the 14th Bengal Lancers, were proceeding to joinI Macpherson's Infantry Brigade in Chardel Valley to-day, -hen they encountered ...

... The Berlin Museum of Sculpture has reeentlybeen enriched by the acoquisition of tile most extensive notd con- nected wilik of Greek nit that has come down to the modern world. It consists of a large portion oT a ',CullP tured frieze, forming part of ino altar erected nt Pergatios, by Attidus I., who Tived from 211 to 197 B to Coo- inoueorate hiisvictories over the Uauls. Tho subject epre- ...

... AIMR, DL A. BASS, MYP., ON THE riOBrfN POLCY * O~CP THE GOVERNMENT. *Last night a' public meeting was held in the York Street Schools, Harhorne, whlen Mtr. III. A. Bass, the Liberal sanm- her for Eaist Staffordshire, addressed his.constittient,,. 1Mr. T. A. Griffith, chairman of the association, presided, alid amongst those present were Messirs. IL Wiggin, If. Wein- wright (Mayor of Dudley), A ...

... The Prince of WALES visited Mr. VMrLEnols, of Wareham, yesterday, acoomnpanied by Prince Louas o05 BAvrEN3ai(w, Prince EDWARD OiF SAXE- WeV3ARs, Lord H1ARTINC4TON, and other gentlemen. Mr. EDWARD SHnIL'vE E10e, chairlalln of the Midland Railway Company, died last night at his residence at The Newarke, Leicester, ailed sixty- five. Mir. T. K. KiNGDoN, Q.C., Recorder of Bristol, died at his ...

... 1- L.Xt A TE S TW91 . p I I: D . I I , Z , a 0 -lH4ULi, -Wedandy Moi . 'TH -a ANHAN WAR. FRESH TELEGRAM FROM (ESN ROBan ENEMY'ON THE HEIGHTS.--' THE I USURPING AMBER. INCREASE Or PNEUMONIA CALCOUTA, Thesday. The Viceroy traunsmits to-day telegrams from Roberts reporting that the defenced of 9herpur are complete. Enemy occupy heights over city, but do not descend into plains. Is waiting for ...

... A o .: la - - , .. . . _ _ A meeting of the Asylum Committee of the Hull Cor- poration was held on Mlonday, Mr. Witty ?? Town Clerlreported-that since the last mcetiig he had received from, Mr. Iveson a copy of the 'agreement for purchase of the site of the new asylum, with the consent Of the Commissioners of Lunacy and approved, by the Home Secretary, and had forwarded a copy thereof to the ...

... LOCAL _NETS ' _. _. _ _ _ , _. _ A _- _ . 1'ire (tO-f- ~Ccitl pt ofmark tkc or`, fo V. 81-zn-adto :s.tU mnacto; 31P 'hill OT Ie;-suitnr la-c.r 'r.f :51'e'anCrro.AsixiNA I ?? tii ;~aL i itt t coltS , tii l L-- >atph'nrC a-! Liic:, hmr -T'g a torn of i ?? ?? t of ;mLih 143 Lu b~uit*io.e by czurt cf U- Onwer. swnae ti-%u. ha, in he; itt Cat it h 'os of Mr. CllaNcr-rY CojrrT-Tim8 Deo1rSittivg ...

... NTES t ?? THrE VArUE OF LAND.-The person who could really tell us whether the value of land is now falling or rising might possibly also tell us what will be next year's harvest in England. In several parts of Scotland and the north of England, land has recently been sold and farms let at prices showing advance in value on only a few years ago. In the West, in the South of England, and in the ...

... ' CLAD STGNE S OIPPONENT I i| o 1 p i'.zr renders will not iii shocked. Cr i i~t, nlo~wit0vi~l-ts: andinl our iluate reverene Cl for tec lhighest order in the Ieetace hut e. calnLo. oielr, as we read the Earl ci I at- e- lit-.'V Sa. 3eo .-r ii. ins' Cll-irpnan. of the t'bv le ^Dd 1 ;alia- 'i'ch Aoriculmairal Association the h mr nit' all asuc 'i'a tLhat, perfo7rmmce 'v'a I lii', or notalle ...

... TESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1879, A meetizng of colliers' dolegates, repro. enting IMommouthehire and South Wales, was IA A1 L ?? >X_ __ _ _ held ae Abordare on Monday, andrepresents ge tvoswere appointed to sit upon the joint gel committee of masters and men for the selection eu of persons to form a now liding scale com* in mittee. j m, The inquest on the body of Eliza Waters, It wife of Henry ...

... SI 0 CKISG RAILWTY ACCIDENT. ^ N ENilGINE & THREE CARRIAGES 'I ;X-ilO-N' DOWN AC N EMBANKMENT. I' on OF LIFE 5c F(PPl PERSONS INJUL7lED. `.e Creat WeEtern Railwsy train which left ' i .h at a few rinutes past twelve yesterday ' * .;a:n ely the line whilat about a mile on the . in si'eof ,lanizngtzeo etetiun. The engine t . rea carriages went down the embanitment, were al;most conepletoly ...

... a MR. GLADSTONE'S REITUN I FVROM SCOTLAND. tbi OVATIONS ALONG THE LINE. Mt I ?? DEPARTURE FROM SCOTLAND. to CIaIeTIR, MONDAY. Etc Mir. Gladstone commenced his journey homenward cat this morning. He drove with his wife and daughtsr aim from Dalziel Houee in a carriage and pair, and was the loudly cheered on the route. The party was of:, accompanied by Colonel Mire, M.P., Major at Hamiltton, ...