... I --ra.1 A WEDNESDAY, MA1WII 1. The House of Lords sat for only ten minutes yeterday, and occupied the time in advancing twvo private bills. Some considerable time at the opening of the sittting of the House of Commons was spent in discuising the Lonclon Improvement Bill, pro- moted by the London County Council, the second, reading of which was opposed by Sir Henry Fowler with a yiew of ...

... THE QUEEN AT WPi3SOR CASTLE. (221OI TEI COOURT CtttUTtAl-) Windsor Casrtle, Wednesday. The Queen drove ont yesterday afternoon, nttended by tho Dowevger-Lady Amptlill and the Eon. Evelyn ;Moore. The Dowager-Lady Churchill and thme Countass of Strafford hbd the honour of dining with Her M2`easty. 7dajor-Gencral Slatin Pasha, ?? C.B.1 - ?? arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of being ...

... L THE ALLEGED ROYALIST in PLOT. (SPECIAtT TULEGRAN TO STANDAiRD F TO-DAY.) il ?? '-iarcla 1, 'Niggat. ?? ?? o£' 3r. Dnpuy's siglnificant ?? t in the Senate yesterday, to the effect that he j had not yet done ?? the tongues, and I Ithat they were not likely to ftorgt bim. PT has not been long in corirg 8about. l- -bre. SC the W-amming Magictrate who hoas been appr)irted to go through the ...

... RECENT ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES. DUhBUK ALN DUBO WE. THE VIEWS OF OR DAVID MUR.RAY. (To the Editor of thc GZaCsgoe Herald.) Sir,-The recent discoveries on the shore at Dombuck have excited much interest, but have, unfortunately, given rise to considerable contra- versy; and, while no final judgment can be arrived at upon the various issues which hare been raised until an official account of ...

... OUR LONtDON' GR=OE`.i 68 FLIZE STf33T, Monday Night. LORDS AND COMMOINS. S j The House of Lords had a brief - sitting this afterneon. -Meeting at three i v o'clock, it advanced a number of private bills, i introduced three new ones, sent for the' t F Coremons and had a Royal Commission with all 5 its quaint old ceremonies, passed an Act or two Y in the Queen's name, and adjourned for the | a ...

... CHUBCH OF SCOTLAND SABBATH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. The fifty-third annual meeting of the Glasgow Satbath School Association in connection with the Church of Scotland was held in the Irsdes' Hall, Glassford Street, last night. 3M1r A. 3M. Williams, the rreesident, occupied the obeir, and among thoae present were Professor Cooper, Sir John N. Catbbertson, Rev. Dr MAdam Muir, Mr Pirae, Rev. J. Bell ...

... COTTON WEAVERS AND THEIR WAGES. The Executive Committee of the N'orthern ('rnntiea Amalgamated Association of Weavers lsre decided to issue circulars to the districts 'ttin-r forth that the application for an advance r1 ner ?? in the w.ages of the operatives has !),en t-rtf.ed. and aski-ng _Are yon, as members, it -avcur of cominz out on strike so as to enforce he m ?? It xcill thus he seenl ...

... THE FAY' EAST. A REDUFF TO ITALY FROM1 CHINA. SPHERE OF INFLUENGE REFUSED. (.raESS ASSOCIATIOXN SPrEUTl.) Peking, Mcarch 5. The refusal of the Chiineso to accods to the Italian demand for a sphero of infuence, with ?? lease of Sau-Tien as a naval base, was ex- pected, but. te m;rnaer of the reftrsal-viz., by the return of the Italian Minister's despateh, is ronsidered -aunu'al. It is reported ...

... I GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY I- E.XTENSION. OPENING CEREMONY-SPEECH BY MR RITCHIE. The opening of the Great Centr2 Railway ex- tension to London yesterday was a notable event in the annals of railway enterprise, and the' directors of the company wore fortunate in securing Mr C. T. Ritchie, I.LP, the President of the Board of Trade, to perform the-ceremony,! and thus give the undertaking a sort of ...

... THE QUEEN AT HNIE-DRIVE BEYOND I ~ JVILLEFRANICE. I (uzurTEr' S T2fLEGRAIC.| Nice, March 13. The sky was overcast this morning, and a slight ! sirocco was blowving. Queen VicAria, who is satcd to be in perfect health, has ordered her thanks to be conveyed to the municipalities of Nice and Boulogne, to the Chamber of Commerce of Boulogne, to' Madame Bardon, Madomoiselle Biesini, and I others ...

... ?? j 1 NEaVron UP. cOuncn, PARTSCr-NEW OLGAx. I-In Newton Place United Presbyterian Church, Partick, last night, Mr D. -T. Wilson, Mss. Doc. I Oxon, inangurated a new orgau which has been recently placed in the church. There was a, large attendance of the congregation, and Rev. John T. Burton, M.A., minister, presided The new organ. which. has beon subscribed for by the congregation, is a ?? ...

... SCOTCH RAILWAY MIEETINGS. CALEDONIAN. The half-yearly meeting of thle proprietors of the Caledonirtn Railway was held in the 3er- chants' Heouse, Glasgow, yestrday-31ir J. C. Bunten, the chairman of the company, pre- i siding. I. The Cai.rman, in moving the adoption of the report, ?? the accounts in order, the; pfirst to hich I shalU call your attention is the K capital account. As you are ...