... .. OFE8Sfp :FLrhNT ON SOACIALIS Last nlrt in :'the TruoeChurch, Ediuburgh, Professor ulint delivered te ecord of a series of ectures on Socialisos. IThe series so conducted uncer the auspice,- of the fldinbnrgh -United tiraieis Council, -and so far the lectutes have been largeay patronised bythe public. Last nigbt the church was filled -to the utmost of its capacity. TheRev. Dl Merrisdnr ...

... .LORD R. CH ANDL E E | NATIONAL EXPENDITURE. The following correspondence has bean sent to us n for publication: - ?? 20 Kent Street, Glasgow.v January 17. kMy Lord,-I beg to enclose report of Mr Russell's speech to his Bridgetoer constituents of this city. As 'I anm avoter in this divisio'n,- and I very, mah intereated in the action and conduct of the preseat 'Liberal' representative, 1 I ...

... I1M1PRIAL PARLIAM3iENT. -j I H OUSE OF COiMMI IONS. TUESDAY, MAYT 2 The SPRArES took the Chair at a rcarter-pat1 two oclock. COMMISSIONS OF THE PEACE IN I EFLINTSHIRE. ' f Mr SAM~lUEL SSMIT'H asked the Secretaryro StAte for the ouome Departmcnt whether he was aware that there were over thirty Nonconformists in Flhntshir, legally qualified to hold the Ccm.- mission of toe Peace, and why none of ...

... A GRIC ULTUR-E.. ITne FrFSEH OuT-BrEAK OF Prs,ooJR AT AIRDIOCO -At a special meeting of Airririe T~own Counceil as Local Authority, held yesterday, it. was resolved to appily to the Privy Council for a special order pro- hihfting the remoeval to or from or within the burgh of any cattle, en as to limit the present out- bra f ier-pneumnasia at itoulltsolich farm. Tar FLEouio, iN WEsT ...

... T1AE CROFTERS COMMISSION IN SKYE. THE KILMUIIR CrOFTERS, * (FROM OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT.) Portree. Friday Night. The Commissioners resumed sitting in the IPortree Court-lHouse to-day at half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded to hear evidence from Stenscholl, the last township in the Statfin district. When this township was disposed of they had under con- sideration the township of Kilvaxter, ...

... MASS :dMiETINGS 01' F1IFESHIRE NI3SIIRZ . 'C'st. trisso3 gTR'Ir.CTiOI ~AND CONDITIONS OF Yetetrrday work was ?? at most of tihe collieries in the western district of Fifeshire, and at nelon the first of a series of rsass, ?? se of the ?? was held in the 'Mu-i1c fRal, Dun- fermfuse for the nunpo4e *5 corsideiing the p.ro- prsal to LerrasLte prceets. cuntracts, and. (1) press I for the, abodi: ...

... - The Glasgow Town Council met yesterday for I i the transaction of business in connection with .the 1 various Municipal Trusts. Bailie Gray presided r in the absence of the Lord Provost, who was en- gaged in connection with the visit to the city of I His Highness the Maharajab;.Gaikosar of Baroda. It THE WATER TRUST. e Mr We. WILSON, in ?? the approval of the t minutes of the Water Trust, ...

... VOLUNTERES. Tehar LANAI.Y RNV. Aal tnsmrcr CofrPAy._-The annual supper end presentation of Prizes in connection ?? No. 7 ?? ?? oi the 15th LaBV. took place last night in the Lanaham iHotel. DNajor W. W- Mitter pre- o lded, and there were also present Bev. Robert Blair,tCanbus- jl-ng, ohagiarn; Majora Williamsons, Johutone. and Reid; Lieutenant Brock, Captains hlacpherson and Itzarsay; aod I ...

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... ?? XT;NIVERSITY i COUNCIL ASSOCIATION. T1,ouYIvJ&1T15sl~ MILL '-seciatiori vIi%. heill yes-erday Ito thle hod! no thal 1'ioX [ ?? anir 'Surgazn5r St Vi;o'osao Sttreefot i- the otsopalie (if considering the 'Unnvooo.i' tC~ .iii Ar C.,iishrato.Piitrickc, ?? ocruieri~ the : .~ e. ainiry thers6 praeistm seler'--C'CtI I ?? Cai±.i, -flee Dr Anderson, !lolv~ Watt \s, Re. ts Poel Di0r M'Vn41 Dr ...

... W - H i: . _N F O I WEATHER REP9ORT, A By, MZWOEO0IOzAL Cmo~es, !owt Thurday, JwunrY27. &30-r.an Throughout the pst I 24 hours pressure has remlrd highest eve I FVI ce and Germany, and llowest of ew e;xtresnex uqrtb ...

... SCOTCH FPRI VA.TE BIlls WX PARLIAMENT. i- - -s -- -l SILLUBAD AND KELYINSIDE LNNEXA2 f >- TION-THE-BIL DEFEATED.E ' , j HOUSE or As, Fria :be Selest Committee of the House of Lords i -under the presidency-of the Barl'of Northbrooke --resumed consideration of this bill to-day. Mr Pope,Q.C. ;'Mr Balfour-Bro sae. Q.C.; and Mr 3adenohcNicholson appeared for the promoters; I lr LittlorA, 'C.;JMr ...