... OFFICIAL BANQUET AT TUINSTALL. MIR. MELLY, M.P., ON THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT. The Chief Bailiff of.Tunstall (Mr. V. Adams) gave a banquet to the members and officers of the Local Board of Health and other gentlemen, on Wednesday evening, at the Sneyd's Arms Hotel, Tunstall. The Chief Bailiff was supported in the chair by Mlr. G. Melly, M.P;, and Mr. E. T. ?? Wood; the vice-chair being occupied by ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] CArmirrF, Tnesday-There seems to be a fatality attached to every proposal made. With the view of ending the strike, Mr. Brogden's suggested compromise has hope. lessly collapsed. He has been waited upon by a deputation of his-workmen who, while positively refusing to accept the double shift, submitted an alternative scheme which, based upon the northern system of working, ...

... The nunual meeting of the subscribers to the ValeStreet Industrial Schools was held last evening, in the Committee RLoom at the Town Hall. Air. T. Lloyd presided; and amongst those present were the Rev. C. Brittain, C1oun- cillors Collings and Brooke-Smith, Messrs. J. BI. Cham- berlain, J. B. Gausby, W. H. Rylands, Holdsworth, P'aviour, Rideut, &c. There was also 'a numerous attend- ance of ...

... THE SOUTH STAFFORDSIII.E, MIjNES I DRAINAGE BILL. I Yesterday, the Select Com itten appointed to enquite into the conditions of this bill, the Earl of March in the claur, commllened their proceedings. The members of the committee, in addition to the chairman, were Messrs. R. Eykin, Thoumas Cave, and H. Al. Fielden, and Sir J. Duck- worth acting as referee. Mr. Denison, Q.C., Ur. Cripps, Q.C., ...

... AMERIcAN AFFAIRS. | [From our ourn Cor'resUpondent.] NEw Youx, June 5. A4 OU1'LE of hours' gossip with some of the princi- pal hardware merchants of this city, with the view If t ollecting information on the condition and pro- spects of their department of business, shows that a singll.ar diversity of opinion exists on that sub- ject. One experienced firm finds trade quite brisk, anth r ...

... Sq4vLAR ?? I - TE[EFT OF AR@MS IN IRELAND. I [S PECAL TELE(P.M. M. 1 teme between ten o'clock oi Monday night and .;,l yesterday enorlnlig, eight stand of rifles were ic.C ° 1,; the sleeping roorl in the temporary barracks frsoth Cork Iight Infantry Mrilitia, in Bandon ,t tie °, wls ere tenl ti r 11 and a sergeant sleep- ?? oolzl The ritiwe r e all right at ten. o'clock Lit four o1ithe next ...

... NS'PE05At JELEURA-M.] Bath election took lilece yesterday. The following is the return at the close of t:e pol:- Lord Grev le Wilton (lCoiFeivativc) ?? 2,19 4 Captain Eayte. (Ministrl2iacj.2,143 Ur. J. C. Cox (Indepenldent Liberal, had retired) .. .. , ?? ?? ?? 1.3 Majority for Wilten .. 51 The contest ?? punctually at eight o'clock yesterday inornumig, great ueergy being displayed on each ...

... NETIIERTON NONCONFORMIIST ASSOCIATIOT. The annual public meeting of the above aseoeinteie which was established for the promotion of national lo, cation azd and religiouR equality, was held on mloeh3. nighb, in S$ John's school-room, Notherton, Dludloy; Mr. D. Round presiding. Ho was supportedbhy Rev. IT. V. Crosskey (Birmingham), Councillor Cooper, Mr. Parry &o. In openin% the mocting- the ...

... TI GT Ern ELECTIONm I t flin a othe cadidateas who have presented heielvesto the constitnehlllw is a complteo as can be nfrom the ?? at present received. Cosas' I~SL T OF CANDIDATES. S g ' tin MCmebers. Cawluidw.s Atlnga cm ?? L C. Lindsay, C..CoiC. Lindsry, C. -Cler, L. A~tdx.Z TT JB. Austin, L. ?? OIL D, rort3cue, L,.ton D. 1'ortescuo. L. ttietsey it. Daviesa . Capt. Wellesley, C. IL ves ?? ...

... Loirlulugham ffafl 'g-od AND JOURNAL4 MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 18,-i. N O TIC E . Ii consequence of the numerous reports of entertain- ments and meetings of Odd Fellows' and Good Ten'.plars' lodges, workmen's entertainments, presentations, private school and class reports and parties, &c., which are sent to us, we have to :nLounce that such notices, being of interest only to the persons directly ...

... I THIE ASHANTEE WAR. ON THE FURTHER SIDE OF THE PRAIL E17broin thel Daily Telegraph.] Pis~tnu, AsHANTERE, December 21, 1872. This beading is no mistake or halluiielnatien of fever. I ami writing under a cotton tree of giddy height seeded ansi grown in Ashlantee ;my desk is a buttress-curiously pro- duced at the ground level; alongside runs the petit by which our savage enemies retired to their ...

... TI-E ASHAIN-TEE WAR I r, ! .;.[1iettters s2q'aqij a ;CAPE COlAST C0ASTtE;, Novrunen 27. The wjais at present .practically at a standstill. Our people are employed in coilplofing the road to Pralsu, and are carrying up supplies to 'the camps at Dunquah, Mansu, and some to Acrafoo, oui most adwvnced post atesent, and but lately the camp of the Allsantee General Amanquatia Thle enemny.are ...