... THE CHILIAN VICTOR;Y AT TARAPACA. [STANDARD TELEGRAM.] e T LIsBoN, Wednesday night. 1. The following is the Chilian official report of the it victory at Tarapaca, forwarded to the Chilian Minister n of War by the Commander, Colonel Emilio Soto- n mayor, Chief of the Staff:- Pisagus, 30th November, 1879. The Chilian division which departed from Dolores g in pursuit of the enemy arrived at ...

... MIR GLADSTONE AND MR-BOURKE. The follwing appears in tl, D', ily ,Yews. Sir,-The matters revived by hr Buurke were di- posed of more than three years ago in the leading Lon- 's don papers. As the so-called Emisary or Agent-which=. r ever fanciful word Mr B.urke prefers-permit me-to e say briefly e 1. That I visited Russia entirely for objects of my own, and at my own expense. v 2. That I ...

... CII.- Ck 90adc'm Omni, PERHAPS the only news of importance in the Afghan telegrams which we publish to-day is the intelligence that there is some possibility of an outbreak on the part of the Mohnmunds, whose mollahs are making strenuous efforts to excite them to action. These appeals have hitherto been received for the most part with indifference, but they may lead to something; and, should ...

... )f the tie of THE BOER DIFFICULTY. C~A'IM TOWN, Wednesday. t the The Boers declare that they will never submit to w British rule, and are prepared to sacrifice their lives 0ss a in order to regain their independence. Notwithstand - and ing, however, the very serious aspect of affairs, no was open rupture is expected.-Daily News. speri. rESA ca.Di1 cs Fair--. and pERSMA AND THE MERV EXPEDITIO;N ...

... ,DESPATCH OF FOREIGN MAIS FROM LONDON. .Nt ~Itrib Destinations, Despatch of next Mails from Next mnal ILondon. Mail due sn Australia (S. & W.) via S'thampt'n . . Jan. 8 Mg. Jan. 19 Coe T.esmania&VictIori5f via Brindisi Jan. 10 Evg. Jan. 12 bloc Bermud via New York ,..JaI . 15 Evg. .Pigi Btazil, Monte ' viaLiverpool Jan, 13 Evg. Jan. 12 Lad Video, and uhili a at iI via ...

... ELGIT\. THE ALLEGED SIm(ious -A'SCAUtLT.-William and George Smith, Old Duffus, who, it is alleged, seriously assaulted Adam Innes, cabdriver, with Iin ite n wrench key, in the stableyard of th- t Gldon Arnit Hotel on the night of the 31st December last, were re-extimined before Sheriff Smith on Wedneseday afternoon. and committed for trial. Theye ha ve beeu liberated on bail. l CLUNY. SCHOOL ...

... The Bishop of Peterborough has sent the following ba letter to the chairm an and secretaries of the Erecu- tive Committee of the Church of England Temperance in Society re The Palace, Peterborough, ti January 2, 18O. la Dear Sirs,-Altbough I fully share with your corn- hi mittee in the deep sense which they express of the o1 loss which the Church of Christ is suffering through ol intemperance ...

... re er MR ALEXANDER, the reputed emissary or lit agent of Mr Gladstone to Russia and the ut Russians, writes to the Daily News stating that of he visited Russia of his own motive, at his own as expense, and entirely in the capacity of a at simple private citizen. As to the simplicity, er it is plain that Mr Alexander either possesses tot himself that element in high degree or assumes Ir ...

... ILONDOIN CORRESPONDENCE 1I [BY TELEGRAPH FROMS OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,] ro-l bt. THE AFGHAN SETTLEMENT-THE RESrGNATION P0I leeTHBFGasnEK FOREIGN MINISTER-A FRUSTRATED. 3. Hox-THE DUBE op CABIBRIDGE-THx es- CaxrSl IN IRELAND-THE TAY BRIDGE. Vas LONDON, Thursday night. U6 Some attention has been given to an article- red I in a pro minent Ministerial organ to-day bearing ere upon the settlement of ...

... EARL OF KINTObR V. 1 MITCHELL. e An action -was raised in the Sheriff Court, Stone- a 1 haven, some time ago by the Earl of KXintorewho asked i the Court to interdict D. Mitchell,sen.,and D. Mitchell, e jun. tea f the farm of Honeyhive, Laurence- bkirk frotn -removing the dung made upon the farm e since laying dow)un the green crop of the year 1878,i and e from using any of'the dung removed ...

... tiol THE DISTRESS. dea . -.~ CARRICK-ON-SHANNON. At Carrick - on - Shannon Board of Guardians yesterday the relieving officer stated that in his dis- trict 55 small farmers, 93 labourers, and 37 widows were on the point of starvation. They were offered the Workhouse. A publie ileeting is convened to consider the distress. Brv 'Phi LETTER FROM THE DUCHESS OF nap MARLBOROUGH. fot The Duchess of ...

... A meeting of this Board, was held yesterday-Rev. James Stewart (chairman) presiding. . DUTIES OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. A report was presented from the Finance Committee which stated that they had examined the balance- 1 sheet as audited, and recommended it to be passed, awhereupon Rev. Mr Yuill, a member of the Finance a Committee, said it had not been examined or passed h 8 by them. Hle ...