... BIiEMIN(GHAII BANKRUPTCY COURT. DBes'oim~ Mi. CO1Dll8saIOXll.lt SANDEns, I *s, It. Rr*littit,y Bil-mitilsthain. - (tertiftle,1to Ieeting, ,ttesdoslv Ire, Air. ltaifirtt( for ?? itissigttees. The estate was is ia-rt SPISU1 one indeeid, but M.Nr. Walford Opposed the bankrupt on tlre- gro5nd f-hat someO Of his Itreperty hadl been llisposed of in a 1,1lowu at least isusiiciotts, tiltlrtingl no ...

... COTrON IThOM S1HA.N(1IIA. - We have to record a novelty in the exports from Slanglhai. In consequence of thle hlgh rates ruling in 'liuglaid for cotton, a trial Sluip- .uent of forty bales has bsen smsade by tim Anglo Indian. for London. Tile cost on board is 5d. por lb., but aL large demnuldwould cause a considerable rise. The imports from India into the soutliern ports still ?? awo Clina ...

... OLDBURY. IMPORTANT QUESTION AS To THE EL, LATIONS OF MASTER AND SERVANT. In the Oldbury Police Court, yesterday, before J. T. Chance, and W. R. Dawes, Esqrs, George Hinton appeared en remand, charged under the 4th (Ce-. IV., e. 34, se& 3, with neglect of service, under circumstances detailed below. The section referred to states that any servant in husbandry, or artiflcer'. calico pruiter, ...

... An inaugural lecture wag delivered in the new Grammar School ?? evening by the Rev. G. D. Boyle, 'of Handeworth, the subject being Work and Play, or in and out of School. T~he edifie is a very handsome one, and a brief architectural description of it may not be uninteresting. The School and residences, which have facings of white brick'with Bath-stone dressing, have a frontage to High Street ...

... 110 UME OF 0OMfONS. The house met at twelve o'clock. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of the Qualifi- !cation for Offices Abolition Bill. Sir M. PETO seconded the motion Mr. NFVDEWEATE opposed the bill as introducing an uniecessary innovation, conceived in a spirit of hostility to the Church of England, and moved that the bill be read a second time that day six ...

... MR STIMPSOJ'S CONCERT. Two serious drawbacks militated against the financial success i of the congert given in the Town Hall on Thuradaynight-the first being thel unfavourable weather and the other the virtual novelty of the chief personal attraction upon whiel the belil- ficiairc relied and we need scarcely remark that novelty is by imo means so popular a recommendation in a musical celebrity ...

... BY ELECTRIC AND INrERNrIONAL TELEOGRAPIL OvFICES, TumtIwI BUILDINGS, NEW STREET. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. .RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Fiuin 0u.tY 6. The folloving are the estimatc(, exi-indlitnrc and income of the Russiall Empirc for the ensiuing year, as set forth in the Budget:- Expenditure ?? '254,000,000 silver rouldes. income ?? 234,000,000 ditto POLAND. TILLSDEN, FEBRUARY 6. The offieial ...

... DUDLEY. GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. A public meeting was held last niglht, at the School of Art, King Street, for the distribution of Government - prizes to the successful students. The chair wastakeisby H. F. Vernon, Esq. M.P., and amongst a large audience present were the Rev. Dr. Browne, Rev. E. H. L Noot, Rev. G. Lewis, Rev. - Edwards, Messrs. E. F. Smith, Joseph ...

... STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES STRET RAILWAY. I The first general meeting of the proprietors of this railway was held yesterday, at the Town Hall, Hanloy. and was tolerably well attended. Mr. George Baker was unassilinously voted to the chair, and in opening the meet- ing he said lie was not aware that anything lie could say would enhance the importance of the business upon which they were met. An ...

... W e (Aderdeen Herald) understand that, as presently intended, the Queen will come to Balmoral this season on or about the 1st of May, and make a stay of a month. Arrangements to this end wi'd very soon be made at the Highland palace. PRIVATE BILLS-There seems no probability of a lack of private business in Parliament this session. At the end of last week above 270 private bills bad been ...

... MISCELLANEOUTS. HOUSE OF LOReDS.--ThelRight Rev. Dr. Henry Philpott, Bishop of 5rorcCstei, will take hi8 seat in the Housc of Lords ae the opening6 of Parliamenlt, anld will act for the presenlt as cisaplaiss. Dr. Thomson, who has recently been coniecrated Bishop of Gloucester aund Bristol, will remain without a scat until one of the stipulated vacancies arises. LORA LYNDI)URST.-We are happy ...

... The following statement, showing the amount included in the Anny Estimates, 1862-63, for military purposes, at the undermentioned colonies, and showing also the pro- bable amount that will be. repaid by the several colonies on the same account, is taken from page 194 of the esti. mates, issued yesterday:- Amount in- cluded in Probable sum to be Station. Army esti- repaid by the Colony mates, ...