... . SCIENCE: INDISTRIES.. ! NOTES AND NW . The nmnnber of men employed in building loce-, motives in this country has increased 10 per Pant: during the year just olosed. A New York firm are malking a pump for acids: ond chemicals of hard rubber in ?? its parts, mounted, with iron, and worked by steam. Some of the manufaoturers in Sheflield are. arranging to use oil fuel for their steam boilers ...

... ADVAN'CE FOR. NORTIIUMlB'RljA;I') 31INERS. At the newly-constituteld Board of Conciliation of northern coal owniers aiid miners, at Newceastle, on Saturday. it wie decided to advaile tho wages of the lins bV 5 per cent, being an advance of 30 per cent above the basis (f 1879. FAAIINE IN YORKSHIRE. Thc reality of th c(al famineo isseel ini the fact that the Sheflield Gas Company, v hceso works ...

... 1 THE GRoT CT RAA L WAT COM- IPANY. RALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half.yearly meeting of tho shareholders of the Great Central Railway Company was held on Wed- neaday, in Malhester. The chairman (Mr. Alex. Henderson, ?? in moving the adoption of the report, expressed great disappointment at the results I so far obtained from the new line to London. The revenue for the half-year showed all increase ...

... THE DOt'GLA8 BANK SINS\ATION _ - PARRIS ORIf INAL OFFER~ WViTIp I I1 tA D~ouglats (Isle, of Alan) corrcspont1,d.i ..i the affairs, of Iiunilill's llank va nees were In s51110' intisaite made. III one case a fttadr wai5 advitiv, i sands without security, and eventually lt ft t leaving thle hank a heavy loser. When ii discovered the hopeless position of the Iaer, them bitterly and forcibly ...

... SHIP CANAL OOMP-UNY. METETNG OF SHIAR4EHOLDERlS. TVILE ItA01COU1ISE PU~RCHIASE. The. 29th ordlinary general meeting of the Mtanclies- 'I ter Ship Canal Copany was held in the Association FHall, Peter-street, Manchester, yesterday, under the presidency' of Air. J. K. Bythell. There was a large attejidance of shareholders, In their report for thle past hialf-year, the direotorsl of the ...

... THE COTTON TRkFE. I IMPORTANT MEETIN(0- OF MANUFAO- TYITR}R5s. PROPOSED SHORT TIME. At a meeting of the North and North-East; Lanca- shire Cotton Snianers and Manufacturers' Associa- tion, held in Manchester on Ttuedoay, the following resolution was unanimously passed: That in view of the present high prices and the scarcity of raw material the local associations be asked to take the opinion ...

... THE iRICE OF COAL. Con Mond.1ay the Associated house coalowners of Dean Forest roduoed the price 2s. per ton. The men's wages were likewise reduced 10 per cent. A correspondent learns that a reduction in the price of Lancashire coal may be expected at the close of the present month. Customers are declining to enter into contracts at the present exorbitant prices, and are casting about for ...

... IHE WAGES AGITATION IN THE I I COTTON TRADE. JOINT CONFERENCE. Yesterday, at the Federation Rooms, St. MNary a- gant, Manchester, a joint conference of the representa- tives of the Federation of Master Cotton SpinnoWr Associations and the Amalgamated Associlltion of Operative Cotton Spinners, tho Card and Blowing Room Hands Awalgamation, and tile Winders and Reelers, was held with reference to ...

... A BLAGPOOL COMPANY HOUSR. ALLEGED MILSR1EPRESENTATr0NS. At the Liverpool Assizes, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Phillimore, Mr. Shee, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilkinson for the defendants, in an action brought by Charles Rigg against Arthur and Sarah Boon for damages for frau- dulent misrepresentation alleged to have been made on sthe sale of the company ...

... SCENIC ANi) INDUSTRIAL SOUVENIRS OF LANCASIIR.F. PICTORIAL SUIJPPLEMENTS. Ail advertisemenb which appears in another column callq the attention of our readers to an enterpriso which, we venture to think, has many features of publii interest and importance. With th1e derelopenionet of printing oni the pictorial side, illustiated souvenoirs of places and subjects lhavle biccomo ?? popillar. We ...

... ?? =~ TOWN. HALLS ?? E LLi 5 V S ,2y -I--StA~~f2 THuE CIRAMB1 1 I oil cosM:1:C' 1 AN- Filt -'fhU1AE. I Thoe 1adwlss rf Mfr. JTohn Thoml- sll, tile 'leSijdvIlt of tile Alan- ,tlt~t ?? lii C ' cl' ?? ?? 1iiinircQ, delivered the ?? cliV, is strik- ?? significaut of the, ?? clal-le w'lich is crOepl)il, Over t ic op!lijols ljf IlllL5I er I YOU H la- tive to thie qle:iol of i'Creo-TL'lde.' III ?? ...

... TWivwi .iwwb allg TwGN HALLS BELL fv - - H WV= F @u: CORPORATION FTINAICE. A subdued joy reigms in the hear I of The Overburdened Rate- payer of Manchester. Two weeks ago he was threatened with an increase in his rate bill Of sevenpence in the pound. To-day ho finds that the addition is only to be threepence halfpenny. If it had been nothing at all lie would have been better pleased, but ...