... | LORD CEORCE HAMILTON AT SUNDERLAND. I Lord George Hamilton, M.P., the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the principal speaoer last night at a Unionist denmonstration held in Victoris Hall, Sunderland. Mr S. P. Austin, president of tbe Sunderland Conservative Association, presided. Lord George, who was received with loud cheers, referred at the ontset to the recent elections, which i had made ...

... GOVAN AND THE BOdUDARM QUESTIONS The mdinutes of Several private meatiege the Police Commissioners for the Burgh of Gavan, hald during the month for the purpose of consider- ing in some form or other the question8 of annexa- tion, *ere placed in the hands df mneobers at Monday's itatntory rieetibt. At a meeting held on 23d September, Bafife MarT moved that Ibe London agents of the Board should ...

... THE -BRIGHTON E ION. ISSUE 9F THEzW IT. ~i'be writ for the election waa received ?? are last evein g. noe Mayor has -fixed Tuesday next Igow for the alcmmnatiosi, and Fridayifer the polling. GlaE For the preset there in little to nseord exespt a Ch marked increase in the activity of -the. canvass' oh Amongst Liberals and Conservatives, alike foil ZL recognition is given to the ?? the)13 eon. e ...

... GLASGOW INSTITUTE OF AROHITECTS. The 21st annual meeting of the Glasgow Insti- tuite of Architects was held in the Feligions Insti- tution Rloomr, Glasgow, yesterday-lir John s Gm,rdon, president, in the chair. Mr WVmc. MAOcLEAr, the secretary, enbmitte4 the anntual renort, wiich stated that the membership Do.ir ?? 51. The Institute bad become ttiiliated with the Royal Ibstituti of British A ...

... e The Hen. E. Staenhope last night addressed a ;-;meeting in the Corn Exchange, Ely, under the { auspices o' the local Working Men's Conservative a Association. The President of the Association, a I Mr A. Hall, occupied the chair. I Mr STANHOPE, who was loudly cheered cn rising to acknowledge a vote of confidence in the Gov- erroment, said that in reference to the recent elec- * tions they had ...

... LETTE RS TO -THE EDITOR. I CLYDE PURIFICATION, y 24 Robertson Street, October,12, 188. rI gi Strn-It appears to me theat l.i Buchanl, in his St .ml contte-ovrsial nisthod, closely imeitates'it agrst rja political jiereonage. Fortunately, eas in the one are Icase, en in tie otheor, his admissions and quotations estf Iyield the Zdaterisi. *srere~ith tn destroy his argo- aI Monts. whi Consider, ...

... NATIONAL HOME-READING I UNION. - ?? Union was held in the Waterloo auhj tucozirelast night. Professor Edward third ocen- his pied the chair, and among those prfesent were orltr 5 -Rev Dr Donald Maclead, Dr Hill, Downing gene sCollege, Cambridge, Prof essor Drummond, M~r orva Henry Dyer, Mr XWm. Jolliy, Her Majesty's In' obje sepstac of Schools ; Mr Wallace Bruce, U.S gene that Ceanl Ediniburh; ...

... LORD KISNANIRJD %ND THr -. LIBEI.AQlON SOCIETY. Trip Dundre Cbnrifr p.blishes to-day a corte- -sp Odeuce wlthM has pagssd b-etivoln 1,nrd 1lin- ndrod and the Rev. Odin Crcrpreli,' Dunefe, with U relereace to tire relation in wnicr the f-rr Lera:Ads C towaras tbe Church of Scotland. a TiC Lnmlphll, in iettor tb Lord Kinnaird, etates tbhat ot lat rncetiqg (f Dutdles irresbycery lie n ouljctitsI ...

... I GLASGOW TOWN COUNCIL1 The members of Glesgow Town CeonsIMI! met .tl yesterday in the Hall, George Square-Sir James as, King. Bart., the Hest, the Lord Provost-, pres5iding. w ?ARTITAISENT&Y BILLS-ELECTRIC LOIGHTO?C. b The minutes of the Committee on Parliamentary - Bills, of date 4th jnst., contained the following.- at ICThe Town-Clarl, reported that, under resol- tr at tions of the Town ...

... THE FORTlfi BRIDGE. THE DIRECTORS WALK ACROS&S. 1 ?? Yesterday the directors of the Forth Bridge I Raiway Company, along with representatives of the North British, Great Northern, North-1 Sunu Esastern, and Midland Railway Companies, paid ilg a visit to the Forth Bridge, and, with the aid of br Ia temporary gangway over the existing gap, mar walked from the south to the north hank of the dise ...

... --GATHLMG OF THE 'CTAN-j AT PARi (ESt==S SEZGRAM.) ' C THE BS>TES1t QU^,9R03's , t i CE;ielS Octoker l7. jlhe bXids,} ChanBe! Sqo&dron sailed at tewt; 35 vessels avill prceeed direct to Portsmout3, lshere ',o'olook 1ibis ?? sor Carlslbrona. Thance the . .e tbay are dae on the 23t-o itasti. Yi t ?? ?? il THE SSISS iBIJ1DSET. , {Rss TffiP.oDat.1 Berne, Octol;er lf. ?? Srrt6s 2uQR9t for IS'JO ...

... I (rO the E1itfor of the Glesgoui Hera~j.) 'utchesOnt Buildings, Ingram Street, Glasgow, October 16, 1S89. SIR,-I beg to enclose copy of clauses embodyin6 the proposals submitted to and approved of by the Scotch Education Department by the governors of the Glasgow City and General Educational Endow- meents Boards for the allocation of the proportion of funds hitherto expended on free scholars ...