... TH1IE STANLEY EXPRDITIN. S'RIOUS NEWS. St IPaul ,le Loawla, Ap1ril 2i, via Liverpool. --A betious rpoPlrt has been received here con- ceti :U th e Stanllcy expedition. and thollghll not positiN ely autlhenticiatei, is believed to be sub- i ttInt.atll correct, Rut1 has caused -reat I: un ;sness. The report is to the etieet that I Yii io~r l3arttelot, whlo 1(,oniilands the small party ,itatl ...

... 1 rl (OI AN EL(IIN M x!GUTRATE.-Baitlit, 1Ilin I ,,n Of -htll' most popular and hiL'Illy lesiljsted t izIS, ied o' M day nitht at the a,.l i ,i 5i eith the eX~ ii oi ta few years' retireituelt, he was coniiiCr,; \, ii ro tl'e 'f i t *oincil from 1864 till now, and fer oiiii t~liltall dislie r iedi the daties of tfse Mactrnd y '~Jrue ml~ei'tinfl af the Town Council (rOln- venel on M,,da sY ...

... BAN FISIIRE ENDO WMENTS. D EPUTATION TO LORD LOTHIAN. The Marqnuis of Lothian and Mr Craik of the Scotch Education Department, on' Vednesdiy received, at the Scotch Office, Dover House, London, a deputation from various parishes in Banirishire, to protest against the recently- issued scheme of the Educational Endowments Conmissioners in regard to certain bursaries in tile county. Lord Fife, in ...

... THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH. OPENING OF PRUJS1AN DIE The sessi'fl of the German Reiclhstag lWas opened o n M uda by the Elmperor William 11. ill pers , audl tlhe lobg expectedl Speech from the Thr. n a ro.lardd as indicatingl the pro- babiliti 's olf irotatl peace beilt' maintanied. was d - v-r l. T lie tonlo of the Imperial ; .*.* is on .ie 30 h0ole nacitic. Ihle sule aim oL t/fi 'ii' l l '' '.lestV ...

... THE GOVERNTMENT AN D ITS CRITICS. - - Slit GEOIRGE TRESVELYAN AT CLAPTON. Sir George Trevelvan was the principal speaker at a meeting at Clapton last night in support of the candidature of Mr Michael Young, Sir Charles Russell, M.P., paesiding. Sir George said the pre- sent battle was an uphill one, but the durability of success would be proportionately great. Alluding to the conduct of ...

... IDOLATRY AT ST PAtTLS. Tihe Blishrop of London having vetoed the reprse- seutation which was made to him under the Public Worship legulitiotn Act by Mr J. 1). Alleroft, Mr lantne Houldsworth, Liout.-General Sir Robert Phayre, and Mr If. WV. Williamson, and dhavina re- tused to comply with the memorial of the Church Association signed by 9000 Churchmen in his diocese, it has been decided to ...

... ABEfRDEE.N WAPINSCHAW. SECOND DAY. as -I The second day's shooting in the small arms com-o petition at Aberdeen Wapiusohaw was commenced f yesterday shortly before nine o'clock. The weatherd wvas again very favourable, though in marked contrasth to that which was experienced on Tuesday. LightS :greyish clouds obscured the sun and sky, modifying The light to an uniform dulness, and the light . ...

... THlE ACTION AGAINST AI. WINANS. Lord M'Laren in the Court of Session yesterday I disposed of the action in which Lord Lovat sluef William Lolis Winans, Phoineas House, Beauly, for payment of £6461 15s 8d as balance of rent due for the deer forest of Glen Strathfarrar. The defender contended that he was entitled to a deduction on the ground that Lord Lovat had failed to supply the services of a ...

... In the Aberdeen Small Debt Court yesterday- Sheriff Brown on the bench-Mrs Janet Walker or Buckner sued Mr Lanchlan Mackinnon, advocate, for £6 2s, being her mother's proportion of an amount taxed off defender's business account in con- nection with the division of certain trust monies. Mr A. El. Smith, advocate, who appeared for defender, explained that the Rev. Harry Leith, of Balgairn, died ...

... AB.ERDEEN-, TUESDAY, JUNE ., ISSS. A histmlical debate took place in the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday when General To a~ I a .1 r . . . I I Beoulinger, fresh from his triumphs before the electorate of the Nord and other districts, gave notice of a proposal for the revision of the Constitution. demanding, urgency therefor. -le S tI inveirhed against the Government, declaring C that the ...

... VERIFIE;D BY THE PUBLISHERS. A isost remrirkAle casc is giveri in the Brlstol Times and Mirror,' and verifjed hI tie publishers. Henry Ricktti, residing at Trym Cottages, Westhury, stiffered t'o years cith severe rheumatism. Jtecently he was so secerely attacked that he was sent to Rath Hospiral for troatmrent and the use of the waters. In five weeks he was dicwnerned ,orze than when he ...

... Theboyishness of the troops reviewed in the Ph cnix Park, Dublin, on the Queen's birthday excited j comment. The Highland ers and Coldstreamn Guards made bv far the beet show. The Viceroy, on a 'grey charger-, wore his new insignia of the Garter, as well ae the decoration of St Patrick. He was cheered by ti the troops onl leaving the ground. In thu evening ad big offical dinner was givers at ...