... Wt 4 r u It It ?d.a T tr At REGISTZRED AT THE GENSERAL POST OFFICE FOR TRANSMISSION AmROAD. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1868. ElECTORAL ADDRESSES. WE are fairly in for the electoral season. On ordinary occasions it would be thought little short of hisanity to commence a vontest, some four months before the electioln could l take place. But unless we greatly mistake the position before us, it is a ...

... ' IH 1 _: . 1 -- _ - i ,- - ,, I . , . . Full particulars have now arrived of the battle ons before Magdala, the restoration of the captives, and one the fall of Theodore's stronghold. Frnm the vanri- to ona correspondents' accounts we extract the follow- )m. ing:- lu9 THE FIRST SIGHT OF THE ENEMY. ion It was on the Good Friday, having marched up a the succession of rises, the men suffering ...

... __ _ _ _B ?? - : . . .d HE:CHU LLCH MiSSION-A- SOOIFTY. . j I Ml - e . ?? - - - IThe fifty-fifth annuali meeting of the Hull and East. Biding auxiliary of the above society was held on Mon- day morning in the Music-hall, and by adjournment inn the evening. Thee was a crowded congreg ition, which was composed almost entirely of ladies. F. X Hoare, Esq., ?? vice-president of the local society, I ...

... HULL BOARD OF GUARDIANS. A sectional meeting of the guardians was held on Wednesday at the Workhouse; Governor Fountain presided, and twelve guardians were present.-Mr. Baichin asked a question relative to the recent election of Mr. Giilett as a guardian. At an election a short time since Mer. Mitchell was proposed as a guardian, bat it was ruled that he could not be chosen, as be did not ...

... THE F REPRESENTATION OF HULL8. SPEECH OF THE NEW CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE, MR. BAXTER. A large and influential meeting of it, . 'e I the Central Association was held on W60jers | George Hotel, to meet MIr. P &Miky, at the eminent legal firm of Baxte-. Ot2* lhhxter, of the London, who had been rev '5 *4e} 'anid Norton, of for adoption as the v Ikd~i§k by the comhaittee Charles Bell, of Lr ...

... I THE WE, ST DISTRICT DRAINAGE WORKS. I PROPOSED GRATUITY TO THE SURVEYOR. P At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Works Conm. mittee held on Friday, Mr W. F. Chapman in the tb chair, the minutes of the proceedings of the West District Drainage Sub-committee, with regard to t giving Mr J. F. Sharpe, the surveyor, a gratuity for d the services he has rendered in connection with the j, West ...

... (ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS PER fDOtRO.1) None of the crews of the Conway, Derwent, Tyne, and Solent perished. The following are the names of the crew of the Rome who were saved:- Sherwood, boatswain; Olderman, captain of the hold; Mudie, boatswain's mate. Able seamen: Eaton, M'Kean, Wallace, Hannaford, Palmer, Brunswick. Ordinary seamen: Bailey, Askell, Nanas, Buckle, Reece, Jones, Tergram, ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of BRADFORD, Lord Chamberlain, brought up the reply of her Majesty to the address passed by their Lordships in answer to the speech from the Throne, which was as follows ?? I thank you for your loyal and dutiful address. I am con- fident that I shall receive your cordial assistance and support in all measures I may consider neces-s ...

... I BEY LEYmit-We understand that the Hon. F. b Lawley and Mr. Keane, Q C., are likely to become 3. candidates in the Liberal interest. The name of Mr. Bethell, of Rise, has been mentioned as a N probable Conservrative candidate in the place of Mr. . Sykes. H at WHITBY, Monday evening.-Mr. W. II. (Inadstone (son of the leader of the Opposition, and the present C] member for C'heater) has ...

... Sir S. Northcote has received several telegrams from Sir R. Napier. The following are extIacts:- Ray 10th.-The son of Theodore is a child. His life would not be safe in Abyssinia. I solinie per e mission to carry him and his mother, should they desire it, to Bombay on the part of the Government, aad to entrust the child to the Rev. Dr. Wilson to be educated. CAMP HAIKHrULLUT, May ?? widowed l ...

... I A bimonthly meeting of the guardians of the Hull Workhouse was held on Monday at the Board-room, Governor Fountain in the ?? Law Clerk read a communication from Alderman Abbey inform. ing the guardians of the re-election of Governor Fountain for Austin Ward (applause).-The Governor expressed his gratification at the warm expression of feeling just shown by the guardians. They would recollect ...

... ELECTION OF GO(VERNOR AT THE HULL WORKHOUSE. I . . . I .. . - .. . On Monday a bi-monthly meeting of the guardians was held at the Hull Workhouse, for the purpose of electing a governor, deputy-governor, and the com- mittees, and transacting other business, Governor Fountain ?? the voting papers for a governor being examined, the scrutators announced that the present governor had been re ...