... TWO VERSIONS IN IAMBIC METRE OF J wuus Vwsar, Act iii., Scene i. Antony. O mighty C-sar ! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure? Fare thee well. I know not, gentlemen, what you intend, Who else must be let blood, who clse is rank. If I myself, there is no hour so fit As Cesar's death's hour; nor no instrument Of half that worth as ...

... VAC ATIM-: SPEECHS. * 'LORD COLIN CAMPBElL AT CAGsEPBEBLTOWN.X Lord Colin Campbell, M. P. for Argyllsliire, addressed the electors of the district of Kintywre in the Town Hail, Cenipheltown, yesterday's.!tsr- noon. Provost Grseenlesa presided. ?? noble Lord was accompanied to thie platform by Captain Mlacneal of tIgadale, Riev. 3. Thomson, W.P.; and Messrs Samuel Greenlees of Moy, MI. Andrew ...

... the Akthell Journal,. OrNE or two items in our intelligence this morning relating to Afghanistan are of some im- portance. Telegrams from the occupied dis- tricts of the country contain nothing new ; but the movements of Abdul Rahmaa Khan are watched in many quarters with close attention. A . ...

... ITA THE 7LY BRIDGE DISASTER.; - I Ino THE DIVING OPERATIONS. K1 ga.c eaF RECOVEIRY OF A BODY. up bei be( THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY. bb Ws DUNDEE, Monday. too This morning the weather gave hope that the work it . at the bridge could be carried on under favourable by auspices. The crews of the whaling boats were early vel astir, and about eight o'clock a dozen boats, fully manned, and each having on ...

... WLE F3O: THE! DVCHESS OF MAiRLBOROUGH. Yesterday, the Lord Mayor of London received the follo~wing letter from Hier Grace the Duchess of Marlborough on the subject of the distress in Ireland:- Vliceresal Lodge, January 3. >'My L~ord,-I have been requested by the Executive Committee to thank you for your letter of the 30th nit., and its cheque enclosed for £3000- and kin d promise of further ...

... - . - -- - - . . '. - I IEXHIsBITION OF PeESIIXms.-A set of'very handsome presentation articles are now being exhibited in the windrov of Mr Barnett, general merchant. They consist of a clock, with ornaments to matcb, all under glass shades, a silver salver, and other pieces of silver plate, and are to be presented to the Misses Ferrier, on the occasion of their leaving Ballater, by the ...

... THE AFGHA WAR. LEE SITUATION AT CABUL. APEECEI BY THE VICEROY. (OTcUL~s TEL5EGBA3S) From Vicer~oy, 4th January; so Genera Roberts reports from Cabal on 1 st: -Several leading men from Hazara come in. Baker returned from Kohistaia without a shot fired. Riesults of expedition very good. wounded generally doing wvell. Colonel ClelancI and all officers out of dantger. 12th and 14th Bengal ...

... LZTT185 fQ 2'HD .WFe? PRVATE! CHRARIT-OHARI:Y O3RGANlSAflGY \E . ~1 Miontrose Street,: Glasgow,- 3d January, 1880.- Smn,- did not wish to trouble you again upon. 4he-aubiect of the relief. of the sick poor in Clas- ?? the statement of their case in my letter. hdbeen -longer under the consideration of the public. It iw necessar, however, for me to exr- cate the question from a certain amount of ...

... GREENHOCK ;TBSaEsm CouaT.-The-imual monthly Transfer Goort~vwss held ?? Campbell in the'-chair. -The MaEsgistrates on) the bebc -were Dailies Walker5x Paid, Doff, sand Leitch. The license for the public-house in William Street pre- sently held by. Mtr David IvPBride was transferred to Mr Neil Brown. William Campbell applied for a transfer of the license for the Cousinerdial Hotel, presently in ...

... NOISY MEETING OFE REYFEEW TOWN5 COUN-CIL. The monthly meeting of the members of the Towen Counlcil was held in the Council Chambers Ilast night. At the last meeting-at whicha t tmembers were present-an arrangement was$; sSIC ito have been come to by w~hich the follow.ing gee titemen were to be elected to office :-Provost. ,Bailie M!ackenzie; Senior Baile, Mr Brows .Junior Bafle, M r TLhoms~on; ...

... &BE3RDEEN TOWN COUNCIL. The; The mothly u'eng of this Board was held yester. s day afternoonr-nLlore.tinProvost Jainielont in the chair. br Teother members present were-Brijilies Donald, Itht Smith, Macdonald, Esslecrrrnt, ROeSS, and Duffus; Tres- I Surer Wrdker, Dotan of Guild Walicer, MeasrA Findlity, in' Me-'ns, Ogilvie, Hunter, Tennant, Gordon, George t, Walker, K~inghorn, Patterson, GMO, ...

... RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHAINISTAN. Flues A TELEGRAM from Lord Lytton, of Sunday's tate date, informs us that leading men from the the Hazara had come into the camp of General the Roberts-without doubt another result of the tish decisive defeat and dispersion of the great tice gathering that had been led on by Mohammed Jan. If, as the Afghans themselves allege, that gathering numbered 60,000 men, ...