... IT The result of the balot of the men on strike was made known yesterday. Two hundred and thirty papers were distributed and 226 were returned, and of these no fewer than 225 voted for the continuance of the strike until the bonus was conceded, or until some compromise had been arrived at. Encouraging support is being received. The Birmingham 'Trades Council has made a grant of £14., the mnen ...

... DUDLEY. AS. UNSUSTAINED CHARtEn-Yesterday, at the Police Court-before Messrs. H. G. Walker and G. Thompson -Mr. George Williams, hairdresser, Hall Street, was summoned for being drunk in charge of a horse and gig; and Mr. Joseph William Bate, landlord of the Three Hors6sboes inn, Hall Street, was charged with being drunk. Mr. Ward ?? evidence for the prosecution was to the effect that the ...

... . THE CONTEST AT GRIMSBY. A. crowded Unionist meeting was held at the Prince of Wales's Theatre on Saturday ?? Right Hlon. Edward Stanhope said the present crisis was the greatest danger which had ever thratened the country. There could be no compromise, and Unionists were beginning an opposition to the most dangerous measure over intro- duced. It was fiftV times worn than the previous bill. ...

... THE WOMAN IN W.ITE In the Court of Appeal, on Saturday, the case of Schlesinger v. Bedford was heard before Lords Justices Lindley, Lopes, and A. L Smith. Mr. Bedford had bad an action brought against him by the executors 'of the late Mr. Wilkie Collins for an injunction to restrain bi= from playing aa adaptation of the play of the Woman in White.' An interim injunction was obtained, with ...

... SEVEMN FISHERY BOARD. A meeting of the Board of Conservators of the Severn Fishery District was held yesterday, at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham; Mr. J. Cladle presiding Herman W. Holland, of Worcester, was elected a member of the board in the room of the late Alderman C. IL Birbeck; Mr. Geoffrey Poole, of Shrewrbury, in that of Mr. Pryce Jones (retired ; and Mr. James Peter, of Ham Villa, ...

... T11E student of the Irish question who is not yet patisted may find matter in the Pi ortiaqy Review. ?? Unionist, in a temperately-written article discusses the financial clauses in the Home Rule Bill, and, summing up the points be has insisted on, says the bill will be injurious to the United King- dom, utnjust to Great Britain, and ruinous to Ireland. Irious to the United Kingdor because by ...

... pARIJAMI Y , TE- S . I : I PARLIANOWT 'NOB&S.; 7 I - u onta o-. r OF arCOrS, T - 1t AfttZ the -e-witbg events of ?? isqu in accordance i.th Parliamentary tradition that the 'iltiig to-night should have oeen dull, though almost on the threshldd of the Home 'RuleCon- mittee there was a sharp reminder thatthe .elaments. are just as inflammabie as ever. During. questions the ?? had a listless air, ...

... I - pAELaMAN% LAST NIGHT. . rO o 'r C&L) ozi -: The 8peee tok the chair sttwn o~~lq~k LOCAL PETITIONS. Petitions in favour af the IocAl Veto BIE we pe sented by Mr. F. A: Newdigate ?? ur, Attlbborugib, and by 'Mr IL D. Greene from the in- habitants of Shrewsbury. Mr. R. B. Martin a large number of petitions against the We Church euspensory Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. The ?? nrotices wee given for ...

... CORRESPONDENCEN NOTICZS TO CO 5POYDENTS.-AiR kms ?? ?? mft~ti be acospaaicat by Uth nore aen address c'eat ,mtr; rnot r~iw~ for pt~ifios er uth 1 00fon t t of MFt 02. Wh~ser etsers to guc,4iea seo ,t i~wle -aj. eotsrse of a 5114! 0 tco, the41C5$Z~iI5?5 mU please to U{da-f,4 tht o a'ssscf to's25xk4 1tc tseeviettsa asked for T TZ at set ,xIwh I'GekdC 0llfi2tmt?5 W. W.-We bhve no record. C . S ...

... E O IABERATOR BUILD G SOCETY The pullie examination of the directors aud officials of the liberator Building Society was ?? beforei Mr. Regisirar Emden at the ?? GuildfhaA, yester- dav.-H. GranviUe Wright continued his evidence as: to his relations with the society as solicitor and financial manager. In answer to Mr. Wheeler, the' assistant official receiver, the witnes3 said he remembered ...

... [ 5~- ~ .? I Thbfolowring =emondum hisbeen ?? CDommiittee ~ounnil ?? ?? : Uinder the.Education Act of 1891 the'greater number. oE the elementary schools in England and Wales aie pnow frme.' Withjregard 'to districts where all scho: places: iare eot yet free the fbllowingxmemorandunm explains the. rights oE parents, anid how they may obtain free educa- tionifdr -their children: r1: , eGnT OF ...

... 'The Foreign Office issued on Saturday night a MiesyE! ,of ?? from British representatives abroad, prepared il respotisato anaddress from ?? of Commons forsa retrutflshowing, in regard to foreign countries, wvhetbee 18 payment; of members exists. the amount or scale of such (18) jaymenit, and whether there is any allowance fora travllin expnse, or the privilege of free passes aon riay.The ...