... I ~~-iU- - Twz TowN CouCIL.-An adjourned monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday; the Mayor in the chair. The ininutes of the last general and special nmeetings were read and ?? Town Clerk re- ported that the fourth instalment of £10,000, borrowed under the Public Works Act, had been paid to the borough treasurer. -On the motion of Alderman Massey, scoolded by Alderman ...

... FOIIEIGN NEWS. A ME RI CA. t' BnY ATLANTIC TELGLOIAPSI.) ria Now Y cr1:, Tuesday. -Intelligence from Mexic 5- ?? he French comioleted tile evacuation Iof' theil f eity of Mexico oil the (ith inast. The Emperor Maximilian to- 1 fiaillis at tile Cai5jtal. si New York, Tilursday noon. -Congress has finally passed inr abill fos the military governmlent of' the South, ponitllg ,5J-coi~istrilctio ...

... 1 1 1 1 -1-11 91 lpll_ D-- THE j Tar ROSSALLIAN.-Following the example of the other great public schools, it is proposed to establish at lossall, a monthly paper, called ' The Rossallian, to be conducted solely by the members of the schoot, and to serve as a medium of communication on all topics of general interest. The first number will be issued on the Ist proximo. BLACKPOOL LOCAL BoARD. ...

... I 1 LBY BlIrISB AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRArH.] HOUTSE OF LORDS.-FUIDAY. i 11E: ?? __ s , s . , Their lordships met at 5 o'clock. BIR5TH OF A PRINCESS. The Earl of DERBY moeved an address of congratulation to Her Majesty on the Princess of Wales having happily i given birth to a princess, and to assure Her Majesty of the deep interest felt by the House of Lords in all that concerns the domestic ...

... I_ Mr. T. Barstow, Mr. It. M. Newton, and Mr. A. S. Hill, the royal commissioners appointed to enquire into the existence of corrupt practices at the last Lancaster election, commencod their sittings in the Shirehall, Lancaster, on Monday. The Chief Commissioner (Mr. Barstow), in opening the proceedings, said it was a matter of notoriety that on the 12th ofJuly,1865, there was an election for ...

... O' REIG [( M MISCELLANY. t i:C late .Alsl',tri'at cti tntissar v cf polivo, Couti, has been a. ' at ;llttltua. li e lvit of llialla l3 has preoeuted the Viceroy of E -t iChl, the Glauid Co O' tile OrdoC of the Lion. A V\ ciet to, (C ait, L. Pa-ji, tis been appointed one of ' ;; e .~le ot-t of tho ItIlian. bi'1iat. lie was the ?? o th V lt~ktia ~ A'eru 6 4 t S. til thc ti! hatod coo posot, has ...

... COmPtLSORY EDUCATION. Neither hations nor irdividuials should be too proud to learn. Just as a feather may show which way the wind Mlows, so a small country and an insignificant person may afford valuable information. The wisest people are they who pick up knowledge wherever they can, recognise the fact that a working man can teach them something of Ahe details of his employment which they did ...

... The calm tenour of legislation in the House of Lords was somewhat disturbed on Monday and Tuesday even- ings, by a debate on the second reading of the Reform Bill. The crotchetty Earl Grey did not venture to oppose the second reading, but submitted a resolution condemning the measure, a proceeding in which he re- ceived little support; while spirited speeches were made by both Conservative and ...

... I v: . tile l 3ttOr O 3U t T r -f . I , er u like London? -It is in the midst of o red on board ship like a necklace'? a *cLral yai .l~rn ' 01rr7oon like a revolution ?--There is 4 e'retablho Origin ?? he is Why sbo~ld a pixclly o (pair). tus ?? 6. ~ alch~N make good 1rifle volunteers. \ 00 ll ?? t cL d tle Pleases about things; btit beit as he Pleases. a relet not ul wrote to his sweet. U. ...

... 1MiETROPOLITAN GOSSIP. (.FIrm our oawr Correspondent.) LONDON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The Lords, on Tuesday, refused their support to the bill for the protection of the property of ?? people in lodg- iogs, brought forward by the Marquis of Townshend, so well known in connection with the repression of street begging and the punishment of cruel workhouse officials. The rejection of the measure. ...

... ? L . .. . faim llautpuz. Speaking of Lord Faroham's treatment of Dr. Pierce the coroner of Abergole, the Spectator says that a more direct and deliberate affront was never offered to a judge. The needfal pressure could have been put on in private juist a well as in public, and would not then have de. ntroyed the coroner's authority for ever. It is the law of Prussia that any medical ...

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