... SEVERE SSOWSTOQ. E Glasgow. Thte ridwinter weather which we have recently esperienced in Glasgow culminatedon Monday night in a snowstorm of exceptional sevcrity. The cold snap set in on Friday last, when thle trnemcrature suddenly fell to below frcezing goint. This continued throughoutt Saturdaty and Sunday, and on the latter night 16 degrees of frost were registered. The sudden rhange from ...

... WARSHIP STEAM TRIALS. (TECH OUR LONDON. CORnESPONDENT.) n London, Friday Night. C As there will be no more steam trials of war- c ships this year, it may beinteresting now to re- a view btisfly'the Sr6lts ~achiivid'by the various i' vessels tested, as they tar l,prpggess with naval machinery. Last year 12 new warships were d tried; this year there have been 18, in addition c to four cruisers ...

... THE AVAR,;, MAFTKING TO KIMBERLEY. M1AFEKING SIEGE. INTERESTING RECORD OF El VENTS. THE TUGELA BATTLE1i BRITISHI DEAD ROBBED OF CLOTHING. BOERi OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.- THE DEFENCE 0' LADYSMITH. 110GV MR CHURCHILL ESCAPED. A ARRIV>-AL OF WOUNDED AT SOUTHAMPTON. The most interesting item of newss ?? ?? to-day is a further instalment of the diary j if a war correspondent of the siege of Mafeking. From ...

... MKR CHAMBERLAIN AT LECESTER. SPEECI ON FOREIGN AND RONtE AFFAIRS. ANGLT O-GERMA UDhER- STANDI NT. I PRESS ATTACKS ON THE QUEEN. . rOTO1AILE NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE t¶r Chamberlain was entertained yesterday ,ft-rnocn to a comphlrnitary luncheon at the COLy \;ssrmbiy Rooms, Leicoster, the gather- aag i og been arranged by local Unionists in. conrection with the riaht lhon. gentleman'svisit to the ...

... -TH QUEEN AT -V-tOa CASTLE. (F=tI WEOCOUBT CocyR.} Windsor Cable, Friday. The Qreen went out this morning, attended by the Hoit Ethel Cadogan. . TocTdy 'is the anniversary of the birth of the Princess of Wales. I; Priomee Loui of Battambac ?? thre dA - arrved dat the cadeL The Queen receied yeel erday afternoon the Mase efi ea n M ?? t a tioant:Clien@I tho T§ij WP *&A~ina h& eff beneee~des by ...

... ,lSp.ECIAL EDITION E;D'O!CB,~6.30 &.K. I S iLATEST WAR NEWS. Ibd THE ADVANCE TOWARDS LADYSMITH. __ ?? Preparations for the Fight. (Press Association War Special) I Frere Camp, December 12. t The advance brigade which moved out of camp - ( early this morning, and took np a position within I sight of Colenso, io that now known ac the Union i 'Fnsilier Brigade. England, Ireland, Scotland, and ...

... - VICORIA FREE CITRELIJ A bazaar in connection with Victorra Free 1 Church -was opened yesterday in the gallery of I the Fine Art Institut, Glasgow. there was & i large attendance of. members and friends of 4 the congregation. Lord Provost Chisholm pr-.- sided, and amonr others on.. the platform were.. 34r Shaw Stewart, MP.; Lady Alice Shawv I Stewart, Rev. T 3B. W. Niven, D.D.; audv. I Mr ...

... BAZAARSI CGreyfriars U.P. Church. a A three-days bazaar in ?? Gi friars United Presbyterian Church ?? yesterday in the Fine Art Institute, Glasgow. The aim of the promoters is to raise -£150 to cear off a debt of £450 and to provide an organ. Among those present at the opening ceremony were Sir John Neilson Cuthbertson (wshoere- sided), Rev. Dr lMacEwen, Rev. Dr Steel, Rev. A. Brunton, Mr John ...

... GLASGOW HERALD'i SHILLING i WAR FUND. I RELIEF FOR FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS. Tetal up to date, 84,700a, Shillings. TIds Fund, started by the proprietors of th's Glasgow Herald for the Relief of the Families of our Soldiers who are fighting thei r o-intry's battles in South Africa, has mnet with a prompt and generous response ti i th public. i .serrri-ly necessary to mention that the prin ...

... LABOUR A.-FFAIM IS. COAL CONC!LIATION BOARD. The Coal Conciliation Board met yesterday in London to consider the demand of the miners'E for a further increase in wages of 5 per cent. l] beyond the 40 per cent- above the 1879 standard, which they are now getting. The followin- gentlemen represented the Coalownors' Asso- ?? Alfred Hewlett, Mr XV. L. Bourke, Mr W. Kellett, Mer Bramall (Lancashire ...

... OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE . i f 65 FLIEET STREET, Thursday Night. ;THE WAA. Beyond the receipt of a preliminary list-of the killed and wounded at the great fight at Nodder River, and the intimation, which has I I aroused much sympathy, that Lord Methuen himself figures among the wounded, we have no ?? of Tuesday last. We are still without knowledge as to which side of the river was the scene ...

... r r ?? T -rnOR. WAR TELD UMENTS FUIND 19 Craven Street, Strand. London, v.C., - December.27, 1859. Sir,-The appeal which yo2 repently Pub- lished for funds to enable mue to purchase flc: instruments for the Yeomanry and Volunteers who are about to proceed to South Africa 1i9 lmet with a small response, but much more *5 required if our men are to be properly equiipcd- Binoculars are wanted by ...