... he expressed the great satisfaction and pleasure it gave him to place on record the gallant and courageous conduct of Police-constable James Barker in his endeavours to apprehend two burglars at North Finchley, and further to announce that the Home Secretary had approved of the promotion of him to the rank of sergeant, and that the Home Secretaryhad also approved of the pay- mnent to Sergeant ...

... of a son. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DIVIDEND. The directors of the Great Western Railway Company have declared a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 6Y2 per cent. per annum, carrying forward 442,5oo. A year ago the distribution was the same, and £,40, Z89 W-6 carried forward. THE COAL AND WINE DUES. The challenge thrown out shortly before Christmas by the ex-Chan- cellor of the ...

... A PICTORIAL SUM MARY OF THE SESSION. THE POLITICAL BILL SLOGGINS. The Session is over. . . Sir Wllliam Harcourt has fully established his reputation as the most brilliant Parliamentary slogger of the day.' ...

... QUR arti do us the following sketches of Tuesday's meeting, at which -m.d!AA delivered his great ?? speech : A POWERFUL ILLUMINANT. MR. GLADSTONE'S SPEECI. MR. SCHNZADlIORST. ...

... bsen seriously injured by the heavy fall of snow. This is the third title within about three months that great damage has been done to Ketv Gardens. Such an amount of injury within so short a period has nelver been previously known in the history of the gardens. At Richmond and Bushey Parks also the trees have suffered severely. ...

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... the ratio is on the increase. In ?? the total number of miles built in the United States was 87,801, and in I885 that figure had increased to 102,000 miles. During i886 the miles built numbered 8,648, which is greater than in any preceding year. For the current year, however, no less than X r,ooo miles of new line have been projected. The greatest activity has been shown in the south-western ...

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