... -,-TTEBS TO THEE EDITOR. U UNIVERSITY REFORM. Campsie, 28th April, 1882. Srmt,-I bave read Sheriff Guthrie's letter in to- day's Herald on this subject, which, however, does not materially add to the arguments *vhich have been already advanced in opposition to theappoint- ment of an Executive Commission. Dr Anderson ' Kirkwood, in bis carefully-prepared speech at the I meeting of the General ...

... IMTH1bENERAIL- 1..S3LIES. ~:EStBLIS9HED CHR. I TheGeneafASB ?? the hchf.Sq-I-i lad as oene ?? yeterday Vith the- anly usual State ?? yes', aslit h lad, whic 4-ifli ashaab tevcrgl elosm deuc Auiar he esttndasNameoAS .dot, t, t1hat scen prsentd>tes L thhI _ 1 an pr rle ~ on he ocasin the.- uifor of-the Lordgi- -pie e Lieuenaoltdof It Ort brei eete na: ?? VKiegof4t½Lod TeigOmnlstOf -Lodth i and-- ...

... TAE AMERICA'GOVEMNIMENT AN-D I THE ISLATD OF IONA. e All who have visited that island which will ever be held sacred in the ecclesiastical history of Scotland-the island of Iona-will remember i that the guide, in explaining the relics and ] pointing out the graves of saints and kings, also refers tolthe interment, some sixteen or seven- teen years ago, of nineteen American seamen, who perished ...

... INPERIAL PARLIAMENT.1 HOUSE OF OMMOS-WEDNEsDAT. The SPmirsaa took the Chair at twelve o'lock. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. 1 Mr BOUEE gavenoticethatto-morrow be would i ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with respect to the assurance be wave last Monday week that the measures that were being adopted by the Western Powers in Egpt had met ' e with the concurrence of the Porte wheth_ er it ...

... PROSECUTION OF THE P1HEIZT Fog. IelIBkL i At Bow Street Police Court, London, yesterday, William Mertens, of 54 Whitteld Street, a native of Germany, sad describing bimseif as a comn'osi- tor, was brought before Sir J1 ames Ingham, in custody of inspector UO'tagan, charged on a war- rant with having on the ISGa hilst. prioted and pub- lished ie the arrijveitasoaadalous, wicked, ad seidi- tious ...

... (RxUTR's TELEGA.) - I :1 C airo,.May 29, 5.10 P. I Arabi Pasha demands the withdrawal of thel circular recently issued by the lhedive pernittiog i the provincial authorities to stop recruiting. I 1 Constantinople, -May 29. The Ministers again held a Council to-day to dicluss the question of Turkish intervention in' ,Egypt, but still no resolution has been taken. The I majority are in favour of ...

... THE COMIG GROUSE SEASON. *r (ar A SFORPTO?G COHTarehwot.) 'o atALTnzouGH it is'mnucb too soon to form anything Pt like a correct estimate of the present year's - !'grouse supply so far as young birds are con- in cerned, I think it is only right to let it be co known as early as possible that on some of our g Scottish moors a large. percentage of the old is grouse have been attacked by a ...

... UNITED PRESBYTERIA-N CHURCH SYNOD. irk FIFTH DY-Mnl 12. tb P1 (FROM OUR OWN RBPOPRTBB,) I Edinburgh, Friday. io The Synod of the United Presbyterian Church th resumed its sittings this ?? Young, ef Glasgow, Moderator. MR F.OB2ET GEM ZLL AGATE. tia On the minutes of yesterday's sederunt being t' read, S The Rev. ROBERT G FmrsLL rose and asked an se extract in connection with the decision of the ...

... IX] XLSI.- bSICUAL. ;NVEW WEST FREE CHURCHf, HAMILTONI. This church, the builli.g of Which was corn- menuced LYt May, hls jiust been eoouapleted, and wias opned trf public worship yesterday s by Prmcipal la:nv. At id situated at the ! Cirnler ot lumrnuaolk Rued auni Clydeda lo Siriedt, adjoilning, the WYest Statiuu. Thle ?? is thle Rev. Thola;s 31. B. 'aterson. Thle style adopted is Uothir of ...

... MILLEN ?? BILLING. On Saturday, at Westminster, Lords Justicem Brett and Cotron, in the Court of Appeal, had this case before them by way of appeal bytbe plaintiff from an order of Mr Justice field refus- ig to enter judgment, and sending the case back to the official reteree for re-trial. The action was brought to recover the value of work and labuur done ?? Miller, acivilengineer, of ...

... GLASGO.W IE6TITUTF, OF THE FUNE AT1'S. The following is the completed list of pictures sold at the receut Exhibidioso of the Institute of the inue Aris:- Ainount previously reported ?? z44 90 324. lundssousin, 'Alex. Davidsuu ?? 2) 00 377. A Woodlild Lurn, i . ?? 9 0 ., 3. Doubtful wVeartor,' C. J. vx ?? 55 0 94t. '''dlur els, Alice teeha ?? la 1 0 J. Liloupet Usateserr J. i. Laing ?? 2 ...

... METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Thursday, May 13, &30 P.0 . Fine brightweather prevails over the British Islands generally. The daytime is decidedly warmer than it was two days ago, but the nights are still cold. A slight frost has occurred on the grass at our inand stations during the past two nights. It appears from the reports of to-day that the centre of the anti-cyclone which has been recently ...