... TBE ROYAL VISIT TO TRENTIIAM. TuENlrTIrAai, Tuesday. The Prince and Princess of WVales teriillnatod their visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland to-day. Tools' Royal hlighriesses left Trentham by special train, and the departure was witnessed by several thousands of people. As early as nine o'clock this morning pedestrians were reaching Trenthanm front all parts of the district, and as ...

... GELL v,. TEE BIRMFIGHAM CORPORATION. In this action, which involves the question of the rights of the Clerks and Sextons to certain fees in respect of intermiients at WVitton, a summons has been taken out by tho defendants to substitute lr. Mellish as arbitrator in place of Mr. Kynnerslcy. We understand that the Judge has dismiised the application with costs. DIISLAN D FINANCIAL COXIPANtY,-Mr. ...

... being the St. George's Rooms, Great Street, Monday and Thursday evenings, and any of our friends interested the game chess are Invited attend. .. Accidents —The following persons were admitted Inpatients at the General Hospital, yesterday: —Eliza Dickson (20), residing in Camden Street, with burns the back and arms, occasioned by her clothes taking tire ; and Arthur Warrllow, Springfield ...

... MISCELLANEOUS, The Marquis of Exeter has been seriously III, bat is now reported better. The Marquis of Bristol Is in a critical state, h vving had a. relapse of his former severe attack of illness. A river gfg was run down, off the Liverpool landing stage, on Friday, by the steam tug Storm Kng, Two lives were lost. A branch association, In furtherance of the deolal system in weights, measures ...

... THlE WAML&ML BUILDERtS AND THE I -; . : ) D saO 1 S: 6 I- - .-:I :. * -. I - I MEE, tial'14 BLT'IGT Ameeting of operatives. employdI hbuld1dW tradi s in Walnall. and the 'neig0bourhoo. , .a Ifl 'yaterd. a ev61~j~ it the ,06*meicdal Ini~r 8taiinB~t Wla purrte of takilo~ lute consideatintudshr no( 1ticokt-of-leuve, DP a it wah fe ios6 ~ thi~liarans aninoun igtl'? g 't7dptcd ¶b the' inater ...

... Sir Francis Legard, Bart., dead. Stack-firing on the Wolds has again become prevalent. The Muiical World reports Mr, Vincent Wallace to be in a fair way of recovery. The strike among the ironworkers In the Rotheram district is virtually at an end. Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., continues Improve, and is so far recovered as to be able to leave his bed and be up a few hours every day. It affirmed, the ...

... NEW PATENTS. (Contributed Mr. Seerf* ftca The following patent* were sealed daring the week February 9, 13&>: Tbomaa Bojle, London, an improved air saaoke valve. Dated July 14. Kdwin and Frederick Crook, improvement* in the Mil ill— bracket* for supporting banner screens, reading deaka, other articles. Dated August 9, Mark Payee, Northampton, improved at traction engine. Dated August Henry ...

... /•» pnUitalitm, M for (As information Editor. (krmpomdmJt set wsy tpteiml upon iAttr tornmunicationt mm* i*q> topia of item, mmaiundm J. 5., Stafford.—We cannot find room for the letter. are obliged One who has been an Observer, , for his very interesting letter. Several letters and other communications are necessarily held over until morrow. A Lover Fair Play, Wednesbury.—We think the ...

... Series Daring Robberies.—At Wednesbury Police Court, yesterday, middle-aged woman, named Mary Whitehouse, was brought up, remand, before Mt •ssrs. J. Marshall and Davis, charged with having committed no less than four robberies one afternoon. the 7th inst., between the hours of one and four o'clock, the prisoner entered the houses of John Twist, licensed victualler. Bull Street; John Ford, ...

... Yesterday, and the previous day, the Sheriffs of Warwickshire, assisted .Mr. Willes, of the Midland Circuit, and a Special Jury, held enquiry at the Queen' Hotel, into a claim brought by Mr. William Mansfield, brick maker, Birmingham, for compensation for damage caused to his property and works, by the construction of branch, line and level crossing in the neighbourhood of Mill Road Mr. ...

... OXFORD UNIVERSITY. ,S K CON I) i> AV 'h I* 01.1. N Tlx- tliirel day's polling Saturday was most hotly contesteel that lias yet taken place. Both the friends Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Hardy exerted themselves the utmost, hut at the close of the poll the former in a minority . »9, according to the returns issued Mr. Gladstone's committee. The returns issued Mr. Hardy's lommittee made the majority in ...

... I* 'torn our City Correspondent.] London, Saturday Evening. The Stock markets have shown little alteration and no animation whatever, vet prices have for the most part been fairly maintained. There less apprehension advance in the rate of discount, and such a movement will not l>e resorted to unless the money market is more seriously threatened with a change than it is at present. The ...