... o I D - - g MINZtSfC OFERBNCE IN GLASroW. 0 I ?? a t' - jA conference of miners' delegates was beld yesterda y inr te Waterloo Rooms-Mr Ohisholm Robeitso in the chair. Attenticin Wan called to a letter.which_.bod. appeared in the. newespapers reflecting on the report supplied to the press on the aiftbority 6b laat cooferbed, Mr Quin 'irioved- ; That since-the correctness Of the report has ...

... O EEGISTRAR.GENERALS REMEM I The weekly return ox' births, deaths, and mar. riages in the eight principal towns oi Scotland for the week ending Saturday, July 27, ?? deatb-rate in the eight principal towns during the week ending with Saturday, July 27, 1889, was 17 9 per thousand of estimated population, This rate is 2 6 above that for the corresponding week of last year, and 17 below that for ...

... EXTNSION Or THE CENTRAL STATION. OrESING OF SEW SUBWAY. Bv the opening yesterday of the subway leading from Argyll Street to the Central Station of the Caledonian Railway Company the cublic are now in Possession of one of the mast important of the improvements which will result from the extensive alterations which have been in progress at the station for the past 12 months. Commnodious as the ...

... SCOTTISH ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION, PRIZE MEETING AND CAMPOF INSTRUC- Pc TION ON BARRY LINKS. Ti - . or The sixth annual camp of the Scottish Niational or Artillery Association on Barry Links was opened m yesterday. The weather was cloudy but breezy M and clear, and although there is a slight falling off te in the number of entries, the present meeting c promises to be quite as succesfual as any ...

... POLiTICAL AFFAIRS. LORD R. CHURCHILL AT WALSALL. Lord a. Churchill left London yesterday in order to fulfil a series of engagements in the Midlands. His Lordship, who was accompanied from Enusto ; by Lady R. Churchill and Viscount and Vie- ! countess Curzon, arrived at Walsall at balf-past four, and immediately drove to the Working Aleas Conservative Club. In the gropnds ad- joining the club a ...

... THEI CEOP PROSPECTS. ( (a5zom T2LGsums via COMMEEMAL CABLE.) New Yerik JMly 16, Night. 1i The intbs heat and huzidit prevaii i 0 the United States eaet of Mtiissippi were replaced by coojer weather yestarday, devping severs storms in the Ohio valleys. Ia several kocalities t the crops wereo dbut not overa vry lag area, so the weathee crop bulletin ?? the weatherdaring the week has been ...

... ELECTION NEWS JRCAIMPBEIL-BA.-YERWMAN, M1.P., AR AND WEST PERTH. 'lhe Right Eon. H. Campbell - Bannerman, ?? baa not as yet indicated anything definite in connection with the petition from West Perth, rraying him to contest the seat at the next general electiona agaiust Sir DonaldCurrie. Mr Campbell- iianoermau's promiqe to consider the petition has creased a little uneasieess in the Stirling ...

... DUR LONDON CORREESPONDENCE. 65 FLEET STREET, 2J Wednesdavy Night. ,AE. House of Commons has devoted itself ertirelyto Scotch business to-day. The Local Governrment Bill has closed its career here, and been read a third time, and some progress, I tough not x§ry much, has been ?? with the universities Bill, the report of amendments to ,quach still remains to be disposed of. AT the conmmencement ...

... OCa LONDON CORRESFONDENOCE. 65'FLVET STREET, Thursdav Night. T prwere but few Peers present in tler House of Lord~s to-day, most of them in ligh1t holiday attire; bet the two rival leaders were there, and one of them was clearly in a condi- tion of unusual concern. As soon isbi Iopportunity arrived, Earl (1ranville rose to amk Ih-ow it was that the Royal messages had not been communicated to ...

... ISPRINGBUEN NORTH) FREE CRURCm a The memerl. stene of Spriogbarn (North) Fre C Church was laid by Mr James Reid, &f Ryd6 Park locomotive Works, on Saturday afterosun The Rev. Alexander Soutar, ir the course of a Er statement as to the origin and progress of the coa ea g~regation, said that svervle we caneocad ft August lat; in November a minister was and before a month had elapsed the neceosit ...

... THE POYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY. -- lof A PLEA FOR REFORM. tra IV. ag In striking a balance between the Academy f and the public, the first point to be kept art steadily in view is that the Academy receives far nothing out of the Imperial Exchequer. In tha return for its income from admission fees, it to lik provides the public with an annual exhibition of shi o works of art. Everything connected ...

... ITHE &NATIONAL APRTILLERY MEETLNG. I - . 'The competitive work at the artillery camp en Pt Barry Links was begun yesterday in favourable is weather. The morning was devoted to the usnal by fatigues and the firing of the trial rounds, aind in sii the forenoon the men wrere eagogod at drill on the ho TI gones which they do net have at homea in prepara- Po tien for certain of the competitions. ...