... THUMB 'AIÆM NOTES.U (,slt-oia'Uy Lbt~ttribigted.)3 MTe weathor is all that'caahe desired, both forsdcur- a ing tho' hay csopi rnd maturing the cereals. *A large t 'breadth' of hay has .beetn ;wrried durling 'the week is -very'prime conditiria t he gm;saes hre nowr getting ripseL aued the tatalka are daily beooming mnoody, and ?? su~ently o. less-value as nodder. The early eunt grassesF que by ...

... L THE, LESSONS AN.D DUTY OF WvARFARE. 8, An interesting service was held on Sunday afternoon m .last at St. George's Church, Mlacclesfield. The 5ith Cheshire be R ifle Volunteers and some of the 2nd Cheshire Militia, at m ,present in training at the M~acelesfield Barracks, were ,present among the general congregation, and the preacher w ean the Rev. Darwin Wilmot, head master of the ann ...

... WH&T* TO-DAY'S WORLD SA.YS. One of the mzore hopefualsigusof the times in Ireland ic (though it has not yet been noticed) is t;he fact thatI x~ several landowners have taken to breeding pheatsants. .k again, and getting up at heal, of game in their pre-| a erves.t This looks as if they had some faith in the nmaintenance of lawa and order and the stability of the 1 Stat1d.Y 'JUO. e The Prince ...

... mat The German Government reaffirms its previous Pali statement that if the commander of tho Itlis has committed an error, he will have to suffer T the consequences, and the Germans will with. wer draw. But the main question respecting the rights pres of Spain in the Carolines is still unsettled, and the spec negotiations between the parties drag. Spain will G not admit as a basis of ...

... ?? ?Opip. The first Diocesan Conference of the new See of Southwell, held in the Mechanics' Hall, Nottingham, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, must be pronounced a great success. Although, to the expressed disappoint- ment of the BISHOP, only twolegislators (Lord DENMAN and Mr. S TORR, M.P.) attended, yet the proportion of elected members who were present, both clergy and laity, was remarkably ...

... FITNESS OF WOMAN'S WORK, The question of the fitness or unfitness of certain kinds of labour for women has been prominently brought before the notice of the public by Mr. Ellis Lever 'Miss Heather-Bigg, and other writers, wvho have advanced various views on the subject. The employ- ment of women and young children in coal mines, which was formerly a general practice, was prohibited by an Act ...

... lied SOUTHERN DIVISION. at ~ted On Tuesday, the Hon.G.N. Curzon addressed 5meetinlg thf the of the electors of the Reptoan Polling District in the SV4 ~ coloma htplace. There was a good audience, me t.- the room being packed, and the proceedinge were of a rost. tir ton- encouiraging character in spite of the interruptions ot thead was usual Radical element led on by a loquacious gentle-' Pei ...

... Now that wve are -within What Mr. 0L.ADSTONE Mi calls a zmeasurable distance of the General Elec- for tion it is gratifying to find that the friendds of the ma Constitution, as represented by the Conservative tin Party, are preparing to close up their ranks and tlic offer a solid front to the Opposition. Tle comiug fol struggle will be the most memorable which the tio country has wvitnsossed ...

... Plt Q5hlliit QOrqi4,5 iL b - b - With men's minds full of the battle which is being fought between the two great parties of the State, but lislittle interest is taken, outside a rather narrow circle, ry in matters merely municipal, In Derby two gentle- n. men are named as candidates for the mayoralty-Mr. tS CIR~Iu1:s LEEcH and Mr. S. WIRTAKICE, and amongst of their brethren of the Council the ...

... DIOCESAN TRATINING COLLEGE FOR iSCHOOLMIST'RESSES. ice- On Friday thle annual meeting of subscribers to thle We( t he above institution and distrib)ution of prizt-s took place at the college. Uttoxvter lNew-road. Derby. Tliers was a good ?? ret- tattendai e, atnongat those presenit being the Bdighols of Tbh uld, Liebdeold, who pretlidtd. the lies. MJrs. Manlagail., Ladly ?? Wilnot, thle flon. ...

... U'e5I. It is now authoritatively announced that the disso- lution will take place on WednesdaY, the 18th of November, and, therefore, all doubts and speculations en the subject are set at rest. The new writs will be sent out on Wednesday evening, and will be received on the following day in every borough and county I of Great Britain, with the possible exc ption of the northern boroughs and ...

... aloefs Era ansd ~We can state confidently that the Government areho quite prepared for a vote of the House which will th make it impossible for them to retain office. They pu are already carefully preparing their programme for d tadthe session as though their p.sition were as stable CO] te as the rocks. But they are perfectly cognisant ml rs of the negotiations which are going on upon fez dic ...