... SUPPOSED INCENDIARY PLOT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. Great consternation was caused in Hull on Sunday. afternoon by the breaking out of a conflagration in No. 21. of the Dock Company's Warehouzes on the north side of the Albert Dock. The fire was discovered about half- past three, and although information was speedily con - veyed to the central police station, the flames had spread to a most alarming e ...

... AYR.SHIRE YLOMANRIY CAVALRY. i Colonel he ?? C. AV. 'I'lesiger, Inspector I Auxxiliary Cavaliy, _North.ern Distiict, maaie tile folloviuig resiiaks ?? inspeccing this re-imlent . -Colonel Ii l~antitul - Canplicil, oticelos, lion- coumissioned ohiceni, and Inlea-, I have always oitcih piea urc in inspecting this tegioteut. FL4oEu die Cjloni.e lou lnwards oil ranks endeavour to do their utyL. ...

... NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL.1 On Tuesday a special meeting of the Newport Corporation was held at the Council-house in the Town-hall. The Mayor (J. R. Jacob, Esq.) presided, and there were also present Aldermen H. J. Davis, D. Harrhy, and J. Murphy Councillors A. R. Bear, A. Blake, B. Evans, H. R. Evans, H. Faulkner, J. Gibbs, O. Goss, S. Goss, E. Griffiths, J. W. Jones, T. Jones, J. Maddock, J. ...

... THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HOARSENESS.—All suf- fering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness wi'l be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relict afforded by the use of Brown's Bronchial Troches. These famous lozenges are now sold by most respectable chemists in this country, at ls.l^d. per box. People troubled with a hacking cough, a slight cold, or bronchial affections cannot ...

... ?? in ;etrl Small-pox is decreasing in London. Prince Milan has returned to Belgrade. The Cape Parliament ;as been prorogued. A new Mijistry h-as been formed at Adelaide. The Duke ?? ha6s arrived in London from Paris. A severe cyclone is reported from the Indian Ocean. More ?? demonstrations are reported from Italy. , A fire destroyed nearly the whole town ot Tomb- stone, Arizana. ' President ...

... VISI lTO. NOTTIGIM ?? . .:flJ f VE 8ITY } COLLEGE. '1 tJV .W Vi~ 1. : i . fl -i ., fI ^5 irarthe, sewn tii'wimti ire ?? e lson~uredrwit a oyl'visit . Iq &hce autuimnof 1878.tAh n ?? d j L ow hio younger biro61er,''1d. reoently ,reate ; b' of Albany-has O&OretoopenUniverlty Collee. d handsome,,buildin has baewereoted by the Tox i. ,tounol it a obst di no less thai SI00,900 (including s its3, El ...

... sly A French writer has said that the English take their Ive pleasures sadly. There may be a morsel of truth in the imcynicism as regards Continental travellers, but the e remark cannot in fairness be applied to the numerous an class of English tourists who find plenty of attractions cO a home. The tourist season in Yorkshire is sup. to an_ posed to commence in this, the mouth of roses, ...

... A murder was committed in Belfast on Tuesday, the victim being a Mrs. M'Clure, wife of James M'Clure, a mechanic, residing on the Old Lodge road. The latter, wbo had been drinking for same time past, entered the house at half-past three o'clock, and demanded a money order which was in his wife's possession. On her refusing to give it up he struck her several blows on tho head with a heavy ...

... IN America, cars with seats running alnng the sides are almost universal. But Ame- ricans arc original people, and are always in search for something new—something differ- ent to what the generality of other folk have been accustomed. They are over on the move, and in their search for novelties eccentricity sometimes takes the place of utility. We are reminded of the strang' methods in which ...

... LONDON LETTER. I » [SPECIALLY WIRED.] [ fey OUR liAXLERY CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, THURSDAY NIGHT. Tho debate on the seventh clause of the ...

... The Duke of Albany (Prince Leopold), who is the guest of the Duke of St. A1 ban's, on Thursday drove to Nottingham, attended by a numerous suite, to open the new university college erected there at the cost of the corporation. In response to the address of welcome, Prince Leopold highly eulogised the corporation for their public spirit in raising such a building, and said the Queen had ...

... -'GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND I ~IRAILWAY BILL. I aboe e DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE. did dhi 0 House onr Lomans, Thursday, 'waY This, bill was again before a committee of the House the, 0 ups :of Lords to-day-the Earl of Bowls in the chair. thai ,~The promoters of the bill are represented by Mr Pope, thiri QOC.; Mr Littler, QOC.; and Mr C. A. Orippel; and Con Messrs Dyson, Q.C., as Parliamentary ...