... COURSLYG. 1H-YDOCK PARK MERBTING. TPJD&Y, Mamch 22. Judge, Ur Hadley. Slipper. T. Idusawo. One of the beat meetings that 'has been held at Hay dock Park for a long timne wan brought to a conclusion to-day, at wbich altogether W4 dogs ha~vemrn since the irst courson Tuesday. Mr E. M. Croswe, the well-known southern courser, was- one of the principal winners at the meeting, for his Coca Water ...

... DAILY RECORD OF POLITICAL I AND OTHER EVENTS. PEOIAL TELEGRAMS VIA TH . COMMERCIAL CABLE.) thc Washington, March 23. toz Mr Whitelaw Reid was confirmed as the Tb Minister to France toeday, also Colonel Fred D. Grant as the Minister to Austria. The appoint. Tei 'ment ef Mr Reid was coofirmed by a party i vote, but that of Colonel Grant was unanimous. Tb The Secretary of State has designated ...

... WEATRERI REPORT AND FORECASTS. it MzffonoLoaroAL Oim[CB, LONDON, id Thursday, Februar28. - Then Ih no denite indication of any importtht kd change; old weather is ?? probable, but there is r nso Indicatioa of any gales. nD. - v WEATHER OIRECASTS pox FRIDAY M&E0W L d Issusr AT 8.30 P.M. ON Paniwsous biS. utt 8 W f South-easterly or easterly wind& -~ SCO9LSD . * 7Zmoderate; fair. .CTLN South - ...

... MR AR?NOT'S TRAVELS. B. If Africa is not exactly a region for the il- sudden making of splendid names, it still 1d offers unlimited scope for the intrepid explorer ?? and the adventurous traveller, and still more is nd it par excellence the reserved land for those. -devoted persons who, taking their lives or in their hands, risk and dare all for the Master Ir )d they serve. Though ...

... EsrABLISAED PRES1AYTERY OF i M I ?? ctri. iA meeting of this PresbYtery was hedyetrdy Ad -Dr Christie. Gilmerton, moderator. Weit'r DR. BtACGRGOoWS INSVITATI0t5. TO AUSTIRALIA hu et Dr MAcarBEoF (Slt Cuthibert's) said he had two. for I requests to prefer to the Frieshytery-thflt they i woold grant him six Months' leave of aheence, and cite athat~ they would examinie and approve of the pians ...

... DAILY RECORD OFPOLIT fOAL AND OTHER EVENTS. (SPECIAL TELEGRAMS VIA TH-h COMMERCIAL CABLE.) C New York, March 15, Evening. Vernal weather has prevailed this week over 0 the United States, exceps in the north-west. t So far the weather has been favourable to agri- culture, and no damage has been done to the 5 growing corn by the frosts, even in Dakota. t There is no indication of any ...

... ?? 0UESP ODNOE I OOL ?? 65 FLEzR ST3ET, i Sunday Nighlt. L ndeate o the Address in the o10uns cf of T wi vill last the o*t part of this week. Co'los0sr Wilirid Law9ons and Professor o * t be able to move their resou-0 i rt srdar to Local Option and theo , D:3 of the working classes, there is nothing B 5;eeh rd othes making speeches on v ,j~. ?? M wr Caldvel will have the t f eiy mbrost ...

... i WEST EDINDURGH W0N'S LIBERAL ' 1 , ASSOCIATIO - ' i 1- t ADDIMBYS 3!LDY AfDR.gi Lady Aberdeen att ended and was the principal Po0 gas sneaker at the inaugural meeting of the newly the formed womn' Liberal Association for the West seel Division of Edinburgh. which was held on Saturday hoas evening in the Queen Street Hall, Edinburgh. The ?? hail was crowded, the majority of the audience being ...

... 15cOTCH VIA BIhL8' JI PARLAME-14 Di QikoN OF TilH COMI L C - At~~estsiflsthr, Thuera¢ L ~ber Selec'gter C ittes of the Huts e Conoe3 r ef~lr Eabse sin tb8 oha tonday rto ad fom sideratm of the Caledonlian Ioiliey (Stea Im essels) Bil ?? evideilcE was lid in Snhe te b of the tradose s teamot d shis i owners against the bill. I MrJ Winter Stoa,&r, factor to fth WMurvlsb ef bitll said he wasi ...

... SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE CLVIRy -. A*NUAL MTilXG AND DMOMEE. ] f The 99th anniversary of the. Society. of Bone of P the lergy wwas celebrated in Glgoaw yesterday. to the membere asembled in the George Hotel at a el quarter before two o'clock to receive the. Lord 0 Provost ad the. Magiatrates, aftor. which; tboy at walked in precession to St George's Church, where rd the annual sernsal was ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - O NBRIGHT AS zN, AUIHOB,' . Glasgw and West of Bcetas*k~cWlii I, Sn,-Ia apjartbrpb 'on abbee sulbject I Our tb literature. gc It may istereet acme'- of your readers to know *Sk that -a vigorous and. churactsristin- SA106Ice on J I Gae ad te Gme aws wa-wntspbyhim T to ~RAILWAY A'ND) CANAL TRAPrFV0 th ACT, 188. Sm-nthe rreport in ybudr issue of Wedduaidt-y .. last of ...

... : fivag disesstiose in our last article the a general relations existing between our bodily I energy (or power of doing work) and our I food, it behoves us, in the second place, to glance at the question of foodvalue in relation to the work of our frams. To understand this e matter fally, we must indulge in a historics I rcsumd of the views about food held by scien- tiuic men. Probably ...