... , LA UNCHES. Massern Robert Duncan & Co,, Port-Glasgow, launebed yesterday a steel sailing ship of the' folowing dimensious :-Lengtb, 235ft.; breadth, 38ft. 9in.;' depth of hold, 22ft. 6in.; and of 1500 tons net register. ,O leaving the ways she was gracefully named Pass of Balmaba by Mins M1illar of rolloksbiebds, This vessel is bul t t'ht order of Messrs Gibson & Clark, Glasnw, and is to ...

... OFENINGiOF BAZAAR AT NORTH s. *- '3RWIVCK.- oc4~o~- In. the-spacious and beautif l grounds o! The l 1 . Lodge a grand bazaar in connection with the S s United Presbyterian Church -of the Martyrs was la P opened at noon yesterday. This event of the r, sea~on has been causing much interest for some time past both amongst -the visiting and resident si classes of the population. The preparations, ...

... TEBE COURT. Osborne, Thursday. The Queen drove out yesterday afterroon, I accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess . Beatrice, and Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Alice of Hesse. Baron Von Grancy, Major-General Sir Howard LElphiustone, ?? and Lieutenant- Colonel I Veser, counmaiading the Cafordahire Light Infantry at Parkhurst, had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family. ...

... IRISH MEDICAL SCHOOLS' AND GRA.DIUATES' ASSOCIATION. The above association, founded in 1878, held its summer general meeting en Wednesday in the mathematical clase-room. of the university. The society is quite independent of the British Medical Association, but as a large number of its members are also members of the latter it is found conveni- ent to hold one of the three general meetings of ...

... TIHESVOfLNTEERS. HnGHrA2DTHM8 ASSOCIATION, Inverness yesterday. Comprn &etlatb&preVioulk two days,. ,the weather Was excellent- andthere'wao & cor-esrondting. improvement in the shooting. The defial stages for the BannckbstflShild roved very exoilinig, the last three teame to fire being A. COmpany ,Invore h a o h Itrophy twice; queen's EdinburO, and bren aho whonm were considered to hasve a ?? ...

... EDUC ATIONAL. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND NORMAL SCHOOL.-In thea Ia-te examination held by the Endowments Com- mission the following boys attending this school secured Technical Bursaries r-Adam Stewar 4tUh, James Richardson 6th, and James Dorsie 7th. Two boys also have obtained evening class bursaries. GCARTSHEZLIT SCIENCE SoCocL.-The following are the results of tise examinations held in May last by ...

... RP-ORT 'OF THE PILOTAGE COMMiSSIOn . .; IMPORTUNT RECOMMENDATIONS. The Press Association has received an advance 3 copy of the report- by the Select Committee on.1 Pilotage. During their proceedings the committee examined witnesses fromliverpool, Now Brighton, Deal, F61kesteane, Flashing, Great Yarnmouth, Southweld, Cowes, Hnll, Sunderland, Cerk, Queenstown, Dundalk, Slattery Island, EKirush, ...

... : ,* C1LTE S - . . bTHE JOHN ELDER STATUE. Glasgow, August 8, 1SS9. Sa,--The inscription plates on the pedestal of: this fine statue, to my eye, appear very bare. £ a would suggest to the committee that a little erna- ! | mektal carving bh cut ion the plates about the in- r scriptions. As to ths inscriptions themselves, it i c took ase all my time to ?? out the wording, andI I think that the ...

... MUNNICIP.AL 21BETINGS. d BnzcmsN.-At the monthly zmeeting of Brec'oit e Town Council on WVednesday evening, the reccra. meudation by a special committee nor to remove r the petty custows levied on potato merchants e hawking with lorries and carts vers adopted, and it was also remitted to a committee to consider t-e w-hole question of petty cuasoms, with a vxew to the exacting or equitable ...

... OUR LOIN~DOGT! ,iI} lI ursday NLight. in the House of Lords to.night. the Lord. Ctancellor read a letter from the German Am. bassador expressing the thanks of the German nation to their Lordships for the special reso- hn 'iou of condolence passed on the occasion ef tfe death of the late Emperor Frederick. bseveral bills were brought up from the Commons and read a first time, and among them ...

... I' AA alI : f~10.i Al; i s brd Balfour with seat bu arhbrgh, in! -Zeem i5~hes late Dr ?? Bill was r>s~~i~s~'and read a Bill was ' aet .-^adii~g was tC ~itie d stage, and, | : 'th :.1~rd readingi i mcis -:r the reporth ! -t.. s v-msnt Bill,| , RBat' this report be ii >; ' , ithout a 2 :sst ?? :;ade, andi ,U ?? and passed.3 , diiscassion, toS ?? Ons o the + ?? ?? Fishery t e id e and , .a bill, ...

... LIBERATION OF THE CLASHMORE PRISONERLS , The liberation of the Clashmore ?? LMatheson, Mrs Mary Kerr, and Mrs Johann Mt'Ieod-bas caused the utmost surprise to them- selves and everyone interested in them, as no inti- mation whatever was given that their terms of imprisonment were to be shortened; and such was the celerity and secrecyof their journey home from Edinburgh to Clashrocre that they ...