... LATEST LoNpoN Nvaws. __ [FROM OUR OWN OORRESPONDENTS,] LONDON, Thursday night. The Standard, examining the state of political parties, finds a majority of 100 on the side of the Government. The Conservatives number 313 ; the Liberal Unionists, 71. This gives a total against which are arrayed 199 I Gladstonians and 86 Irish Nationalists-285, t the Speaker completing the 670, the number of ...

... %It's AbPraphl ADERMEN, SATURDAY. SPT. 17,1887. The railway siding of Hexthorpe, about a mile c and a half from Doncaster, was yesterday the t scene of a disastrous railway collision involving r the loss of over twenty lives andthe infliction of severe injuries on some thirty persons. Don- caster was filled with excursionists to witness the horse races there' being held, and the acci- dent ...

... THE TRAD.ES.UNION CONGRESS. i The concluding meeting of the Trades Union Con- gress was held in Swansea otn Saturday, and, in con- sequence of a number of important questions remain- ing on the agenda to be disposed of, a large propor. tion of the delegates remained until the ' debth. ,THE LABOUR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. At the opening of Saturday's sitting, Mr Cremer, M.P., naked permission ...

... IGRERALF oEIGN NEW$ BULGARIA.' [R:zanaS T G.l .Constantinople, Wedhes ydis sitatd in official circles that the Sultan h o trot VaIproea the proposal of the Council of Minter to address a note to all the Powers on the Zulgriax question. There is no foundation fc th. report that Baron Blanc had counxlled the Sultan to send troops into Bulgaria, a in fhau case Austria would occupy Saloui4. .Th ...

... LOOA-I AND D)[STRIUT NEWS Foman-VoTRsr' RoLL.-The voters' roll, sub- ject to revisal, shows a total of 553 electors, viz., 462 male and 101 female electors. Last year's roll contained the same total. This year there has been an increase of six male, and a decrease of six female electors. FETJeiHEAD-ALLEGTCD AsSAULT BY A FISHOURER'.- it the Peterhead Police Court on Monday- before Provost Will ...

... Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the tel Synod of Moray was held in the Parish he Church, Elgin. The Rev. John Fraser, Erchless, wl Inverness-sbire, the retiring moderator, preached a pr very impressive sermon, lot Rev. Mr Fraser said he had had very little work fai to do as moderator, but, before be should demit, he kn wished to propose another gentleman, one-who would co be quite able to ...

... IIPERIAL PARLIAMEtNT. I HOUSE OF COMMONS-SATURDAY. The Speaker took the chair at a quarter past twelve. SUPENANNUATrONS. Mr JENNINGS gave notice for next session td call attention to the system of superannuations and move a resolution. GENERAL ERNROTH', MISSION. Dr TANNER had notice of a question in refer- ence to General Eroroth's mission to Bulgaria, but was not in his place to put it. Sir ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE TRADES COUNCIL AND THE CITY v HOSPITAL. Srin,-Is it not a little inconsistent of Mir Catto a and his Council to turn round and tell us, after siup- i porting the candidature of the convener of the Public q Health Committee for municipal honouirs andsecuring xi his return, that the doctor cannot be expected to take ic his full share of the work of his own committee Z ...

... LATEST LONDON NiEwS. I [FROM OrR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] LoNDoN, Monday night. Mr Henry Labouchere intended to move the adjournment of the House of Commons this' afternoon in order to discuss the suppression of the Ennis meetings. Hle was, however, de- terred from his intention by the inability of his scouts to find 40 supporters, the minimum num- ber without which a motion for the adjourn- ment ...

... 4 I k THE CROFTERS COMIMISSION AT NORTH 1. . UIST. f t . I The Crofters Commissioners, sitting in Lochniaddy tc Courthouse, yesterday continued their bearing in IS North Uist cases. The proprietor, Sir Jobn (lrde, appeared in his own interest, and Mr D. CQ Mac- donald, Aberdeen, for the crofters. The Commis- sioners considered the cases from a townihip situated on a small island called ...

... I FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MAIL9. DxsrAmCl or NEXT MAIs NEXT. DRSTWIATIONS, FBOut LOmDOf. ML DuL Ascension .. viaPlymouth .. Oct 13 E Sept. 21 Australia, viz.: Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tas- mania, via Brirldisi Sept. 23 E Sept 26 Western Australia. via BrindisiSept. 23 E Oct. 3 Australia (Parcelsalail* .Sept 22 M: Sept.- Bermudas .. via New ...

... SI'RErTr-HIAWKING EXTLA. ORDINARY. ryA story, reflecting shames ont a Christian community, wreven more appalling than that published by the F all trMall Gazette for a sensation and to bring pence, telhas been brought to the notice of the Newcastle Board' of Guardians by the Rev. Cation Franklin, who moved I in the following resolution-.' That it is advisable to! ofform a committee of the ...