... AIMERICA. IGENERAL AND COMMIE-tCIAL.1 F(,TELEGRAMS THRO UGH REUTERS3 AND SPEEIAL AGENGI~ES.) THE PRE-SIDENTIAL ELEOTI-9N-MEETlNC OF REPIJLICMN COlNVENT ION. New York, June 3. Great political excitement prevails through- out thre ,United States -as the (lay draws near for the assem-bling. of the Republican National Cont- vention at MiNlnneapslis. Crowds are pouring ints that city, and it is ...

... I SHIPPING INELLIGENCE. ARRIVED AT GLASGOW.: June 3. EfLe Gray (s), 147, Kerr, Port-Glasgow-light. Luchana s), 436, Arthur, Bilbao-ore. Jauets and Marion, 56, Dick, Larne-limeshell. Dern'ent (s), 11, Robinson, Ayr-light. Partsmore (s), 126, Ledley, Belfast-light. June 4. Henrietta H. (s), 1405, Berg, Antwerp-part out- ward. Jewess. 73, Ross, Bowling-light. Crystal Palace, OIS, Tyrell, Dublin ...

... BRITISH STEAMER SUNK-60 PERSONS DOMWNED. Advice to Lloyds from St Petersburg, dated thr Id mu.. state that the large steamer Albion -(ok Se and sank nearMarkaljen, on the Unsrha tter, t?:xtp parsons drowned; the remaininf 30 u-esawi.d The Albion is owned by the Salt beamna Limited), and is British but. Liverpool i'!i;r nor: of rej:~ry WArPSHIP ASHORE AT CHATHAM. WtS. Wildfire, which serves the ...

... I ?. A.MERIC a l - : GE AL AND CO6InMERCIAL MORE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT WAVE IN THE STATES. (SErxcrs TELEGRA.) Newv York, June 14. The almost unbearable heat experienced during the current month still continues, and so far as New York and several other cities are concerned to-day has been certified as the hottest 14th of June on record. Already many persons have been conveyed to the hos- pitals ...

... 0M1AMERCIAL YVI1S., B.vSS RATm -- ?? 2 SAsE Tnss LAST YEAR ?? GaLasGow, Tuesday Evening. .LE.SD5 Ehave again exprienced great difficulty ir disposing of their surplus balances in Lom. bard Street to-day, and the market generally !as shown no change from that reported yester- d,-hotloan3 were quoted J per cent., and ; ,orne instances 9 was given for fixtures over te dividend. It is now ...

... SfflPPING INTBLLIGENOB. I ARRIVED AT GLASGOW. June 28. Clar (s9, 1S4, M'Aulsy, Santander oin Bordeaux g -generaL Olderfieet (s), 112, M'Gavock, Glenarm-lirnestone. The Marquis (s). 14S, Macdonald. Dublin-light, Afton (s), 1.-M'Ne:il. Ormes Head-iimestone. Unicorn, 110, Dick, Teigninouth-clay. 3uite 29 Cartagena (s), 13, Eodge, Girgenti-ore. Citv of Bombay (B), 2938, 'Marr, London-gemeral ...

... B.,ANK RA^TS ?? , , 2%; SAmF TInc LAST YEAR ?? 3/O GLASGOW, Saturday Evening. To Stock Exchange was closed to-day, which ,ased the volume of business transacted in mbard Street to be even smaller than is 05115 oD a Saturday. Mo-N;Y was again in lethoric supply, and some difficulty wvas ex- prienced in dealing with surplus balances. Short loans wiere quoted per cent, for any nxture, and bankers ...

... MAIL AND STEAMISHIP NEWS. (I: oyd's Teleyrams.) ADuR, June 27.-Arcadia, London for Sydney, arrived. ADuN, June 25.-ManorajCalcutta for London, left. BOMBAY, June 26.-Carthage, from London. arrived. BRLaDusj, June 26.-Peninsular, London for China, left. FORTESPeALk, June 27.-Ormnuz, London for Sydney, passed. GIERtLTAR, June 26,-Wanderer, Liverpool for Calcutta, passed. GIBRALTArI, June 27. ...

... From tie Edinburgh Gazette.n SEQOESTRUTONS. June 6. ALEXANDER WILSON, residing at 19 Airlie Terrace, Dundee. Creditors to meet in Lninb's Temperance Hotel, Dundee, 29th June, at twelve o'clock.-C. D. Tfaitchell, solicitor, Dun- dee, agent. June S. C,&Rm.sLE Bno:rs, fancy stationers and dressing-case manufacturers, 49 Hanover Street, Edin;urgh, and John Carlisle, junior, and William Douglas ...

... (Lloyd's Telegrams.) ALBAYY, June 19J-Austral, London for Syd- nley, left. B1ALTiMor. June 1S. -Marviand sailed for Lon- do-I. BFRTAlOFS, June 20.-Atrato, from Southamp- ton. arrived. BARBADOES, June lS.-Orinoco, for Plymouth, left. BEACrrY HIIAD. June i9.-Buffalo, London for Newv York, pyased. BoMBAY. June 19.-Assamn arrived. |Boro.i (by cablek.-2areugo, from Hull. has aUrtived. BROWtNFAlV, ...

... | ARRIVED AT GLASGOW. June 4. Curlew (s), 122, Hughan, Port-Glasgow-light. Gulf of Guinea (s), 1541, Livingstone, Liverpool- light. Afton (s), 135, M'Neill, Llandullae-limestone. June 5. Glenasm (a), 105, Cam pbell, Glenarm-limestone. Twig, 110, I'CreacyLarneu li.eh.ll. Cornelian (s), 139, iNicolsen, Dublin-!ight. Sleipuer (a), 613, Jansson, Liverpool-light. Duddon (a), 147, Loobey, Fleetwood ...

... LANARKSHIRE ANDDUSATONSUIRE| RAILWAY COMPAQ. l SPEIAL i lC. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of this company was held within the Chambers of the Secretary, 186 West George Street, Glasgow, yesterday, to consider the Dumbarton and Bailoch Joint Line, &c., Bill. Mr J. H. Collins of Helvindale in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said they might remember that on the ...