... SATURDAY, MAY 4, 18t;9. Ta the House of Lords yesterday the Glasgovr and South-Western Railway Bill was read a second time. A bill to explain the Secretary for Scotland Act in regard to tho jurisdiction of the War O~ice was introduced by Lord Lothian, and read a first time. Their Lordships rose at 25 minutes to five o'clock. In the House of Commons, at the morning kitting, the Chief-Secretary, ...

... T THE AMERICAN tans I- CONGLESS- I PROSPECTS OF THE WINNIGi PLAIJ8W (RETZFS TELEGPaM.) New Yore May The reetlts of yesterdayr' play are as fili,,, Mr Bird, London, defeated MIr 3'Leod, Quebec Mr Gunaherg, ?? champion, Londo, c feated M. Delmar; AL Tochigorit dsieati ir Baird, United States; Mr Showalter, . dfeaited Mr Martinez, Philadelahia, Mr Go' A&ustralian champion, defeated Mr Judd, St Mr ...

... FRMAY, MAY 31, 1839. AM yeatorday was Ascension Day the HOBS| of Lords did not sit. In the House of Co Imons he rewere no fewer than 76 questions on the a paper. In reply to Mr Howarth, Mr W. HI Saith said the Government proposed thut the h fistof the Scotch Local Government Billshould e he considered in Committee of the whole House, v and that the second bill should be referred to a the ...

... aI ne. 8 ITHE MINERS' AGITATION IN el | ~WESTPHALIA. SEENTY THOUSAND MEN ON STRIKL (2101011% TMEGRA.) Berlie, May 9. Tbe Dumber of miner on strike in Westphalia and the Rhine province already exceeds 40,000, and is increasing. According to the Folkszeitung a meeting ?? man fixed for to-day was forbidden by the police acting under the provisions of the Socialist law. It is reperted that a ...

... WEDNESDAY, MIAY 29, 1889. Tn the House of Lords yesterday Lord Halifax called attention to the serious danger to which Caen ?? b u OLi -E. V British missionaries were exposed in East t Africa through the hostile operations of the I German East African Company. After some 1 observations from the Bishop of London, Lord | iFitzgerald, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, I Lord Salisbury expressed ...

... DESPERATE RESISTANCE-'SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CoenPOms . Falcarragh. Monday EVenings.j S Tbe evictions on the Olphert property were 1 resumned to-day. Although only three ejectsemnts were carried out, thre operations involved one of I the fiercest struggles that has taken plane in r recent times in the land war in DonegAl. The farm an which the fight occurred was occupied by ...

... ?ALPARLIA4? soULSE OF LORDS. _ cgg0 ;cg took bi gt BW 1111 t Ir 0,1,0 arte Pt fe-r o'eliesk.Y k at so'coc y f$g rckAvAL DEFENCE BILL at 1of SALISBURY, in moving the th v3iorq the Naval Defence Bill, said--'i' dtd~h.C I now move the second reading !n b jr the public for aome time, bad I nc 01 tbaI tes ctre t of its provisions and th eo no toru'i wblch it has bean brought forward i fe1iliet ta ...

... AGBICULTURZ, S~aR Soox.t~t.goxnidrabl ?? has tasmn place in tha price of stock on esumedo Lord 'fGalloway's farms. The trustees of the late Mr t 4M'adzean of Kirriereco, the outgoing tenant, shewa a considerable advance over previous yearm. I BaSia lambs brought £45$ per dlad score and £32 10s per clad score ; Nittiemors lambs, £4A1; ewe hoags, £130; Kirriereech ewes and lambs, £37.; ewe hegg ...

... CLOSE OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. asbrxulu TRLEGRAM, Vla ComarOWUL CAB) pi New York, Mlay 1. The city is still in holiday attire, with all the largae stores and offices closed, but the interest o, this time is centered up town, where a civil ol parade of one hundred thousand men passed the pi reviewing stand. The streets were as crowded r' as yesterday, and the procession was perhaps as Is ...

... j TE SITUATION IN DONEGAL. CDP PROGRESS OF FALCARBAG a TRIS. coi (tROar OU. SPECIAXL COZRESPOXDIt?T.) - FelcarrAigh, Wednesday Night. A; 'There is some talk to-night of negotiations with be the view of arriving at a settlement of the dispute on the Olphart property. Ur O'Hea, Lv.P. for this division of Donegal, and who is agent for the l defendants in the Crown prosecution, has been in ...

... PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. Horses marked witi an asterisk (1 have arrived. At 2.-Tbe HUNTERS' SELLING PLATE of 40 Sovs.; four-year-olds lst 71b, five l2st Sib, six and aged 12st 71b; the tinner to be soldfor ?? sov, if for SO allowed 7lb; aix- year-olds and upwards that have not won a hunters'flat race value 40 sov. in 1188 or 188! allowed 71b; qualified riders. Two miles, on the fLat. Mr H. D. ...

... SCOTCH BILLS IN PARLIA- MENT. GLASGOW HARBOUR TUNNEL BILL- Westminster, Monday. et di This bill to-day came before a Select Committee it. of the House of Lords-LIcrd Belper in the chair. th The promoters were represented by Mr Pember, c Q.C., Mr Jeuno, Q.C.; and Mr BIlten. The bili B was opposed by then Corporation of Glasgow, who were represented by Mr Pope, Q.C., and Mr vs Balfour Browns, Q ...