... THE CIRCUMSTA-NCES OF EGAN'S CONVICTION. The following is an outline, which we published some months ago, when Egan's release was being agitated, of the circumstances under which he was convicted nearly nine years ago:-Egan, who was a clerk in a Birmingham factor's warehouse, resided, from 1880 until the spring of 1884, at a detached dwelling known as KyAitts Lake House, Grafton Road, ...

... TRBES LN WINTER. There are two conditions (Mr. Henry Smith write in Natture Notes) under which trees in winter can b studied with the greatest advantage, and where theh individual peculiarities can be mora readily appre- ciated. If the observer is fortunate enough to be in the neighbowrhood of a mass of woodlnd trees on a surface more or less flat, and bounded by an open country, such &as a ...

... MtDLAND CDNSERVATIYE CJWUB. The annual meeting of the me~~mbers of ?? Conservative Club was held last night at the club in Waterloo Street. Rev. W. H. Poulton presided, and among those present were Mr. F. W. Lowe; Cousneillot- Powell, Messrs. J. Mi. Bayley, A. W. Still, Lister Lea, IC. Macbini, R. Sapeote, W. Barton, J. 0. Jardine, T Berd.C Aahnn,- ?? Levy. F. °Swi~ft,; JF. Pearson,- Bik-ker, ...

... BIMINGH3AM SUNDAMY-SCHOOL UNION. During this week the jubilee of the Birmingham Sunday-school Union is being celebrated by a number of meetings of special interest to those interested in Sunday schools. The jubilee sermon was preached last evenirg at the Presbyterian Church, Broad Street, bv the Rev. Principal Dykes, of London, who gave an address dealing with the qualifications of the Sunday ...

... ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF I ENIGLAND. I A new list of the governors and members of the Royal1 Agricultural Society of England, arranged according to counties, with addresses and dates, of election, has just been issued from the society's offices. The compilation i is a bulky octavo pamphlet of 152 pages, and contains, besides the actual namnes and addresses of the members, a considerable ...

... IBrR SM IGHA ,JEWELIERS' ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Birmingbam Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association was beld yesterday, at the Assay Office, Newhall Hil. Among those present were Messrs. J. W. Tonks (in the cbhir), W. H. Lord (vice- chairman), W. Best, W. H. Coley, J. MA Banks, T. H. Mole, F.H. Levi, F. Nathan, R. H. Jones, H. Griffith, jun., F. G. Swindon, Crisford, Benson, J. ...

... TEE RECENT WALSALL ELECTION. as THANKS TO THE WORKERS. On Saturday afternoon a meeting was held in the u- Temperance Hall for the purpose of affording the newvly- N. elected member an opportunity of thanking his workers, 's and they, on their part, organised a couple of surprises P in the shape of presentations. Alderman Holden ks presided, and amongst those present, in addition to Sir Arthur ...

... I A new career has been opened to the king of the brute creation. Lions do not take naturally to wrest- ling. lt.is not their chosen means of defence;- they prefer to grab, claw, and bite, and not to emulate the champions of the Cumberlaud and Westmoreland dales and the doughty men of France. On Friday, however, at a private view the management of the Oxford Music Hall entered upon a new ...

... IBIRMINGHAM LIBERAL UINIONI$T (Age I ALDERMAN KENICK, M.P., ON THE -HOME RULE BILL. The third annual meeting of the Birmingham Liberal Unionist Club (Limited) was held on Saturday evening, at the club premises in Martineau Street. Alderman Kenricc, MY., presided, and among those. present were Lieutenant-General Phelps, Councillor Hughes, hfessrs. E. H. Stringer, E. J. Smith, W. E. Ryland, J. ...

... M. ATEERLEY JONES, M.P., AD I HOME RULE. I Mr. Atherley Jones, IP. for South-West Durham, I wrjtes as follows to the Times:-I have no desire to question the wisdom of Mr. Gladstone for the attitude of reticence he has maintained upon the plan of Home Rule I that he will in the course of a few days submit to Parlia- t ment, but I venture to think that non-official Liberals would be doing no ...

... !Wovmuoam N- Add cpst I MND JOURNAL. i FRIDAY, FKBRUAYRY 3, 1893. LOcA WEATHM FwOECAST.-WtetCy swird', 4ght; Yair generaa'y Ir pcrtiaps ZocaZ fogs; odder. I In the. House of Lords, yesterday, after a p number of peers had taken the oath and sub- of scrihed the roll, the debate on the Address was co resumed by the Marquis of LOXNDOxDERRY, who said that Ulster had no intention of submitting M ...

... The Queen's first Drawing Room of the ?? w as n held. at Buckingham Palace yesterday in beautiful tin weather_.: There was a large attendance, about three, M hundred -presentations being made. The crowd in. the' &S Mall was very large, and carriages were not allowed me to form in rank till one o'clock. At two o'clock.. the first carriages entered the grand, quadrangle, these containing for the ...