... SPEECIAL TELEGRAMS. &c. 'th ?? death is announced of Mr. John Walker, ly eldest of the well-known family of cricketers to The prisoner Maxwell, who stands charged with ut the murder of Mr. Preller, has arrived at St. x- Louis in custody and been lodged in jaii.-Rester. Ts MaJor General Dormer, who left Cairo for Alex- ht abdria yesterday en rout tor England, will be h tappointed to a post at ...

... I AGRICUL4TURE. I LANARK GREAT LAB FAIR. The second of those fairs was opened yesterday mnornin g, and esteeidn over to-day, for the sale of blsckfaced wethoc and ewe lambs. There was beautiful weather, and the stock was stanned under th~e best possibls advantages. It is competed thlat there lies been ecooced. on the moor 15,000, and Messrs Lawrie & Syminigtcon had in their mart. 24,000, so ...

... ?? 7T; OR, TifE DIARY Oi1 A CITY IJTZY lITrI. .1; t! *i -:e ent vbasime Robert-no one ever calls him n ob s a . (i 11iljv nen -,d in-n 11' things that have cciae before h s no 1' ?? il tilc (.ty ,nJ'o ., hal et:: .ates his volune To thc grandohl Co; ?? n o. t ?? SelAc and Nohel City of London, that has done its d cony .. uan )il n aiv 700o years, and won the respect of ALL by i's go(d ;ve; ...

... A : RO IjO eC Y. It is recorded of Charles IX. of France, says the iao Standard, that, having beau assured by a magician he E would live as many days as he should turn about on his via: heoels in an hour, standing on ons leg, His Moot Gracious pec Majesty performed that solemn exerciso for an hour every ma morning, the principal officers of the Court, the Judges, me' the Chancellors, and ...

... f(TR OUltPS1. CUXDLE AT TREIMbliL'S,r I - r',.rdi TSE MYSTIERY SOLVED. 6(99 [BY AIOuIEN,,J ,, Sines the publication in the ?? Mail of a = paragraph calling attention to at mysterious ighIl. Seten at night in Glynthif Cemnetery thlioiigs of The people lhave ascended l(ieJ hill siue an1d ga zeld All tile eppoi dintant mystery witlb hurror. Fair eyes linve been opened almost as 1 wide as ...

... CIZy1 NOTES. b.I=2 II VU 1J, J. The Paiis stock market followed the advance in London yesterday, just as London followed New York. On the face of it there is no apparent reason 1, ly Paris should be affected by New York, the bonds and shares dealt in respectively being entirely different. Paris, however, is a very impressionable market. It is at one time elated, at another cast down. For some ...

... TI=E SAL VATIO.N ARMY'S THAATKSGIZIVG AlEETING. Prim Salvation Army held a thanksgiving meeting for the passing of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill in Exeter Hall last night. The hall, with the exception of the gallery, was crowded. General Booth presided, and the pro- ceedings, which were most enthusiastic, were commenced with selections from th, band, followed by singing and a prayer by Dr. ...

... To AFGHAN QUESTION. NCEFENTOE OF HERAT-ALLEGED | ffi pEUSSI4 INTRIGUES. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Berlin, August 17. tjlligesnee from St Petersburg states that no of importance has lately been received ?? General Koruaroff. All was reported o the Afghan frontier. Thebheat was and on that account the Russians eced some diffiulty in obtaining sup- Tiflis, August 17. he journal Kavkas, in an article ...

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... THE PROTECTION OFPGIRLS. ?? C1 - r The following is a summary of the provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act:- VERY TOMNM G ELS. The evidence of little girls too younX to understand the nature of an oath is nO longer to be rejected in cases or indecent assaults if the children understand the duty of speaking the truth. GIRLS MIDER T aIRMTsN. If any one has unlawful intercourse with a girl ...

... m._ , 1 ?? _; P- Xi , S~ soth frir I tafrtt The ;o-llwin is tbe forest or tle We thic ior ?? four hours from S.30 p.m. on Mondiy 0. ScoTLAfD N.-Very HgZ t winds and fine weatht5 during the g~reater part of the day; doubtful later. 1. SCOTLAND E.-Ditto. 2. EneGLAtnD N.E. (includin.g Leeds and District)- Ditto. I. ENGLAID E.-Sa me as No. 5. 4. MmnLeD CoouaeTirs.-Ditto. S. ENGLAND S. (inclidinx ...

... MR. OSBORNE, MORGAN AT ROSSETT. I A large meeting of Mr. Osborne Mborgan's sup-- porters was held in a tenton Rossett Green, near WYrexham, last night, The chair was occupied by Mr. Enoch Moss. M~r. M[orGAN, who was received with loud cheers, replying to the question What had the Liberals done during the five years they had been in-office?' maintained that they had done something for every ...