... LORD SALISBUTRY IN EDINBURGIH. REMSENTATION OF ADDRES3SB.i URIMN'TANT SMECHES ?? WE SH | The Marquis of Salisbury spent a busy day in Ednbnurgh yesterday. The present visit of the Premier to the Scottish metronolis has been of limitoui duration, bust much has becu cons- pressed into the time at his Lordsship's disposal. Notwvithstaudinlg his exhausting effort of the previous eveuing lie ...

... ITaHS CROU'0FTE1S COMMISSION IN ASSTNT. Is ?? 8t (Fitte 0nn SECIoAL C0RRE3FOYD?NT.) I Lochiinver, Friday N151h.t ra The Cmmtirsgireer renamed consideratios thisl tj morning of the application for more land by the i crofters of Otashmere. Mrf Tail appenred for the Duike of Sutherland, and Mr ~Meoderuald icr the crofters. As only sixc of the CLdshalorre s tenants had at first signed the ...

... BEHIIND THE SCENES ON TfIE CONTINENT. a (FmenF OUS1J SPECZAL COnRESZYOIDIINT.) - Berlin, December 24. The foolish attacks en Sir Robert Morier in the Cologne Gazette have caused more astonish- ment in Britain than they would have done had the true causes of them been ki.ewn. A reference to the Foreign flice List will show I that Sir Robert Mnorir spent no less than twenty-three years of his ...

... OPENING OF THEE M'KECHNIE LIBRARY AND READING-ROOM, GIRVAN. i This institution was opened to the public yester- day by the trustees and Town Council of Girvan, and a large assembly of the leading ladies ang gentlemen of the town and district, among whor% were Mr and Mrs Wason of Blair, Mr apd Mrt Andrews, the Rev. S. C. Fry and Mrs Fry, thq Manse; Bailie s.and Mrs Cato, Mr and Mrg Marshall. ...

... THE ZANZIB1AR1 BLOCKADi4 Berlin, secember 27, BW;,, 'a ImwmWAfis tl.e ansnirnlI of thO * a quts~t-'n tsZ be Put, to ?? teet owsa to tt-ee di-lqlii~t~ing news re-eriyl ec;eive 1;aez as to th,, horaitiirl 'itte cre-ws of lb ('o'aar, r'ts, tiione f Lu~;st Afrca. he i The Io-; ?? Gri ZrAr Sl211)1tfpcrs T-lr lea vunleet--' anid !nneirals' 'err ,, of calon;il1 eft~r-lrige, ?? gy tnp!e edj tile ...

... I APPEAL BY PORlT-.CIASGOW SHEI BUILDEI>. In the House of Lordcs on 1 r'day, 'iei.t~ Lord Chancellor, Lorti Wi-on arJ. La. nrlaktes, the beariirg was t'i-6 ol a1 apoX ; brought by Mr William sijvii ann ii 'ilr NtA Hamilton, of Port-Glesgaw, ?? iso Lr. i there as a~lebutilders under the ,iy s e t\t rs Hamilton & Co., in an actir n bhc-c t t- spondent, Mr William Ba;kier .ii ;trLe b of the ...

... I /A. o -w- Il. SUGAR BOUNTIES. akGreenock, December 3, 1IS8. eer Ss-With your permission I should like to .'refer to orne or twoa rssertions madc ?? J. Alain' , Anderson in his letter on the above bject in your issue of lst December. First, he says that the prohibition clause in the Sugar Bounty Conven- o tien ie the most aggravated form of Protection. It would save a great deal of time and ...

... THE COaUT. Windsor Castle, Monday. The Empress Frederick, accompanied by Prin. . ee5s Sophie and Princeass Margaret of Prussiat3ad attended by MdIle. Faber die Faur and Caunt Seckendorff, proceeded to London yesterday, and took luncheon with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough Honse, after which Her Majesty, with Princess Sophio and Princess Mar- garet, attended divine service ia ...

... DISASTJERS AT SEA. w WRECK OF A NORWEGIAN BARQUE ~r .iAND LOSS OF LPER. The royal snail steamer Norge arrived in thle , Tyne last night from Bsrgen, having aboard the o captaini and crew of the Norwegian bacque Lu Olafnielsen, belonging to Chrietiania, which. 'o vessel had foundered in the North Sea. From | 3. the statement oi the captain it appears tbe 3. vessel left Grimsby in the latter ...

... o WEATHER REPOIT ASO FOREIAST . A. i S gOROiOGlCAL OPFi E, LONDON, WednesdY. D tcem bar 5. I The depression wbich was approaching the weat of Ireland iast evesing proved to be of ne great f depth, and bas since travelled away in a Borth- ;nerth-sasterlydirection. Seuthand eonth wsstelly I reemdrt in fori-e iln the east but strong In2 t breezes, molrlerate ~t pe.i vr£e@~ - th wet. aveconinued ...

... . ~- - LCORRIE (LOCKERKBE) MEETIN!G, WEDNESa &Y, December S. S Jde, Mr Hedley. Slieper, T. Bootinsan. The weather experienc~ed to-day was of the most wretched description, as it not osly rained heavily ifrom early morning, but on our arrival at Corried IC 2ommon we had to encounter a thick mist, which'D bad the appearance of playing us the same trc it tal IIdid four years ago, whsu the ...

... PESU GTS OF WITEOROLO)GICAL OBSTRVATIONS BDE AT THE (ESERVATORY OF GLASGOW TNTIVERflST IN TUE MOE;TEI v NovEM1BERL. ISM, Is T EHE MONTH OF LNOVON000. 1000 Me ?? bsrootric press sur corroeed for temperature In. W and redsoesi to mcoan s5a level ?? 6 31i*ehet reading Ion the 6i).2. 0 s ld6 ; Lowest (on the 27th) . .. ?? 29'O15 - Mronhly ?? I 1 , Degs. Maximnsm temporitore in shstde ln th e 16th) ...