... , ELECTION NEdWS. isi. REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH Iy [ LEDLNBURGH. ad ER CEIrLDES'E CAYDIDATURE. ?? Last night the Right Hon. Hugh C. E. Childecs, re Liberal candidate for the South Division of Edi- ad burgh, aidressed hie jest meeting prior to the 'n piling on Friday. The meeting, which Was held ,in ?? Street Hall, was a large one, and Mr al James Thom presided. rit. Mr CHITDntus, *vho was ...

... RELIEF FOR THE UNEXPLOYED. e Thesecretary of the Charity Orranisation Society d A-ratefn Iv achknwledges receipt of the followiving D donations for r-iief of the uneitipltyed, viaZ.- re Ani3onymous' t5; Clyd6 Mechanic (overtime - ?? worked), L1; J. D. S., &1I- Paters D, Le UhoL.grathic Coumpany, £10 lfs 6d, bein: proceels *e of ph ttlgrahlls taken on 1st, 3 , and 'Ith January; 'S ,T. Lockhart ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOB. I I-, RECONSTRUCTION AIND DISENDOW- DIENT. Sheriff'sCh bes Glasgow, 19th January, 1885. a Sre,-i hailoospeil better things from the confer-v ence of F ree Church mtinist~ers at Ed~iiburgh than that they' Would have, laidi down thatr tile ojely sou Et Itioflol the present difficulty must inld ohde a establislhment aind disenduwrneut, As they have ad go m)isintsrpretscl ...

... MISCELLUNEOUS. 4 | B1TlItG&SGATE F3EL-FOar Sunplies yesterday, withl tslow trade at previous rates. Quotations ;-turbot Is to I -t; brll, 2s to 8S; ?? 6d dto ls; mullet, red. ld; grey do., 2sseach; Dotohsalmon. 23 6d; Irish do, 2a 6d; Oa-I .dan do.. 9d; soles. lld per lb.;baddocb. as; wrbitjs, 4s; plaice, 1SF; sprats, 4s per boz; hearings, 15a; Norway do., 1SF to 18e per barrel; dories. 13s ...

... UPPER -BUTRMAH. SKIRMISH NEAR PAGAN. - (REnox'S TELEGRAM.) - Pagan, January 19. There was a slight skirmish to-day with thei Burmese, who were ultimately forced to retreat with slight loss. The British casualties were trifling, a private, second battalion Liverpool, Regiment, being the only man killed. (TIMES TELEGRAL.) Mandalay, January 16. Arrangements have been made by Mr Ber- nard for ...

... {BRRMEI:S TFIEGRA1r.M) Paris, January 8. Tbe Cabinet will meet to-morrow to consider 'he Ministerial declaration to be made on the* opening of the Chambers. Its terms will be definitively settled at a Cabinet Council to be E held on Sunday next. President Grevy will read his Message to the Cabinet on Monday or Tuesday. LX France this evening states that in the Ministerial statement stress will ...

... HURRICANE IN THE ENGLISR MIDLA.NDS. GREAT DAM.'AGE TO rFOrERY-STAnTON UNROOFED. Betweenr nine and ten o'clockyesterday morn- ing Birmingham and the Midlands were sud- denly visited by a tremendous hurricane. The roofs were lifted off twvo houses in Smaltbrook Street, and a fire-escape was turned over near the Council-House. There were several uiira- culoas escapes. A large stack fell upon the ...

... IfPERlAI4 PARLIAM:ENT. .,HOUSE OF LORDS.J MONDAY, Snn Wn 20. The Duke of BucxnnaMs and Caannos, irn the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat onX the Wfoolsack shortly after four o'clock. PRIV7ATEB BILLS.t P The Duke of BUCKINGIRAM and CHAIMDOS moved that, as the House had been unable to dis- pose of the whole of the private hills suspended inc the Last session of the late Parliament, ...

... l AILWAYS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA., The first railway in the Malay Peninsula was opened on 16th September, lt is a line of 20 miles, in the State of E9eiango', made at a cost of £oOOO a.; mile, including earthworka, buildings, rolling I eloek, &c., all paid for out of the resources of the tt State, which a few years ago was only a barbour r for pirates, but is now highly peaceful and! ...

... TuE MINTERS' AGITATION. FIFE AND CLACKEMAN'NAN COAL- MASTERS AND RESTRICTION. A THRFSATENEED LOCK-EOT. Yesterday a meeting of the File and Clack- macnan coatmasters was held in the City Arms' Hotel, Dsotermline, for the purpose of considering the restriction policy on the part of the men, and 'the recent demand for an advance of wages. B1r Thomas Spowart of Broorohead occupied the chair, and ...

... GBANGZMOUTH NEW :WATER SUPPLy, in ?? CEREMONY. 'VOn Saturday the new, supply of water 55 CraIvgeiroath was turned onl at Avonbanik, o'l etnli five miles frnoto ho townl ite1 h~e w rie wlatch riia~siet of a tar.:e tart:tut jan?- the loigof aboit 4120.i.',1olO , cast-iron iopec. have be; n c'~iitilete it a i. op'cardeor uC d. The qioit f %yater &ali;- aole is stated to be I2'5,UOA gunls per &,ry ...

... C ARLYLE LETTER.S. IThe followving letter appears in the Timles 4 |yesterday:- ?? you kindly allow me to say afe words, which I, too, hope may be the last, in replj F to Mr F'ronds's letter in the Tiemes of yesterday. ?? Fronde says, Ir em charged with haviof idisregarded instructions to suppress particular papers. I had no such instrucison. Eiven it }this were literal~ly true, it is certain ...