21 JANUARY 1888, page 3

The Convocation Of The University Of London On Tuesday...

after a very good debate,—in which, however, one speaker attempted a style of oratory very unsuitable to a Uni- versity,—the petition of University College and King's College,......

The Six Crofters Belonging To Lochs Who Were Tried Before

Lord Justice Clerk Moncreiff and an Edinburgh jury on Monday and Tuesday for shooting the deer, trespassing on the deer-forest, and intimidating those who were appointed to......

In Sentencing, On Thursday Fortnight, To Penal Servitude...

period of eighteen years, two of the accomplices in a most cruel and cold-blooded Kerry murder,—a murder that occurred in the early part of last year,—Mr. Justice Murphy made......

A Telegram From Shanghai Tells A Story Which Strongly Con-

firms the accounts received last week of the destruction caused by the Yellow River. A body of four thousand labourers, under some mandarins, were repairing one of the dykes,......

Sir Lyon Playfair Made A Very Interesting Speech At The

dinner of the City Liberal Club on Wednesday, on the causes of the recent depression in trade, and some of the reasons why it had lasted longer in England than in the United......

Lord Charles Beresford Has Resigned His Post As A Junior

Lord of the Admiralty, and has been succeeded by Admiral Tryon. The ostensible cause of his resignation was, it is stated, a dispute about the cost of the Naval Intelligence......

The Trial Of Messrs. Canninghame Graham And Burns For Their

share in the Trafalgar Square riots ended on Wednesday. They were accused of rioting, assault, and unlawful assembly ; but the jury found them guilty on the last count only, and......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

Cnneols were on Friday 102i to 1021.......