... L THE LATE LORD CAIGHILL, 11 - - -N or The Faculty of Advocates, which, as the Bar awi of Scotland, claims to be a national and not a merely Edinburgh institution, has this at least he to show in support of its nitional character, in tbat its ranks are filled by Aspirants frolt all av parts of the country. The law of Scotland is c a b; diaticively nationarilroduot; and the lead- n in ing ...

... TiHE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the British Medical Association opers to-dayin theCollege,Gilmore- hill. Throughout the whole of yesterday the {local executive were busily engaged completing the arrangements. Early in the forenoon the Entrance Hall of the College was opened as a reception-room, with a large staff of clerks in attendance, for the enrolment of members ...

... ARGYLLSIHRE GATHERING AT OBAOI. - T THE LIST OF PRIZE.TA ' R ' T e eighteenth annual Argylishire Gathering a a took plach at Oban yesterday. The day was as r usual regarded am *general holiday in the district, M around Oban, and during the. foreneoa tha 11- habitants came estraming into the town by stener, ?? coac and rail. TheiGrenadier made sepecial ruu M 3 in the morning to bring holiday ...

... 6 i x 6 -1 .THIURSDY MORNIG, SEPT. 20. Mr Chamberhin, addressing~ ,greatLiberal Cnionist meeting at Briafa last night, eaid' the Gladatonian Liberals bad no policy-they had only a leader, and they did not care into j.hat ditch he wsas going te lead them. The tic Liberal Unjesists were denounced because they f 'h,4takea.right-vsiw of.Mr-Gladstonos Rome el 'Rule Bilj. and they--would 31t ...

... PROCLAMATIONS UNDER THE CRIMES ACT. Last nigbt's Dublin Gazette contained a number, of proclamationts under the Crimes Act. The barony of Arklow, County Wicklow, is proclaimed I under section two (summary jurisdiction); fourtesa baronies in County Wicklow are proclaimed under sectiers one, two, three, and four; and seveQ; ]baronies' in County Mayo are also preclaimed under the same sections. ...

... AFFAIRS IN FRANCES (ntoir Our SPEClIA, -CORRMPONDEYT.) ?? 'Paris, September 2, 1SB& Although Boulanger is said to be somewhere in Sweden (it being, however, shrewdly suspected he is quietly enjoying himself in his own country) we cannot get entirely rid, oi the General and his works. The Turin correspon- dent o*f the B, 114iq Fnansfase positivel y asserts that a treaty has been rentered into ...

... OPE NING OF THE: SPIER'S SCHOOL AT BEITHf. istio SPEECHES ]BY MR, COCHRi-A.N--PATRICK ir the AND PR1INCIPAL:D0NTAI5SON ti ided to- li a The Spier's School, Bolts, of which some nlotice f, The hasa already been taken in our columnis, was for- en e 15 mally opened yesterday. This school, it may be as iri to slier well tie repeast, has been built and munificently Id endowed frome funds left by ...

... GERMS AND GER3M LIFE. ?? I. g 'esr That we are eerywhere encompasse aboutd, tc by a cloud of germs, some of good and others of ns s or badreport, is one of the ?? ?? of rI does modern science. But there are Waany extremely sl mile erroneous notions about germ life For instance,it hi use is a not uncommon belief that all germs are u mdi- fraught with injury, disease, and possibly death CC ined ...

... CiURFlErtS COMMISSION IN olRKNEY. GENERAL uliRtOUGslS'S TENANTRIY. (FsOM OUR SPECIAL CORflESPONDiENT.) Kirkwall, Friday Night. The Commissioners held another sitting here b-:yag to consider apilicatioes from the island Lrt Rcusay, the joroperty oi General Burpooghs. 3[r Robertson, solicitor, Kirkwall, again appeared for General Burroughs and MrThomnson, solicitor, IR;rkesll, for the crofters. ...

... THE LATE -MAJOR BAR1'TELOT. Mr W. G. Barttelet, a brother of the late Major Barttelot, writing to the Sandard from the Carlton Club. says s Assa d 3Farren admittedly bated with true Eastern ' intensity bothA ty brother and Mr Jameson oft ':accort of his dienisal, and while Mr Troup lay ill an boaxd the steamer coming down the t Congo had every opportunity to scatter his tale aboatboth officers ...

... - thberns, Sunday.jI 'The Queen, H.R.H. the Duke and Prince~ss Alice of Hleese, attended by L-ady Southampton,a drove out yesterday afternoon. 5a His Serene Highness Prince Adolphus of Teck It visited Her Majesty and remained to luncheon, I after which he took leave en his departure for d India to Join the 17th (Dukie of Camo~zidge's O Wn) Lanesre.' General the Right Hoe, antd the Hon. Lady a ...

... THRUPSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30. The memberi of the British Archaeological Association visited several places of interest inI and around Stirling yesterday. After a short inspection of Torwoodhead Castle the party x proceeded to Tapock Broch, where an in- teresting paper on that peculiar class of build- I ings was read by Mr J. Dalrymnple Duncan. 1 The field of Bannockbnrn was surveyed, and after ...