... THE WORlKLNG CLASSES AND THE AMERICAN WAI. (Daily News.) It does not properly belong to any one or two classes of the community to maintain the honour and character of the British nation in the eyes of the world. But there is no class which may not aspire to do so when others make default. This duty the working classes of our great towns are now performing in a particular direction, to the ...

... I THE IHOLLOW-WARE MOULDERS, STRIKE. A meeting of the operatives employed in the hollow. ware trade was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Box Iron Inn, Hill Top. 4lr. Chumley (secretary), who was voted to the chair, expressed it as his determination, and that of the committee, still to carry out the strike, until they gained the object they had so long struggled for, and with a cheerful ...

... A dinner to the officers of the Walsall Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, given by the non-commissioned officers and privates, took place on Monday evening, in the Cuildhall Assembly Room, Walsall, which was taste- fully festooned with evergreens and flowers, and decorated with flags and banners. Quarter-master Newman occupied the chair; supported right and left by Captain Chawner and Captain Darwall ...

... The annual general meeting of the governors of this Institution was held yesterday, ll. Luec-ocx;, Esq., presiding. Amongst the other gentlenson present were Mlessrs. J, T. Lawrence, T. Bassett, W. 13olton, T. CArtcr, J. Garner, and Dr. Anthony. The pro- ceedings were almost entirely of a formal ?? report of the Medical Committee was In the first place submitted. This doce rst tatetd thlt tbe ...

... PROBABLE LOCK-OUT AT THE IRON- WORKS IN SOUTH STAFIFORDSHIRE. (Prom our Correspondent) Certain of the leading finished-iron masters in South Staffordshire have it in contemplation to take a course whish is almost exceptional in that trade in this part of the kingdom. It will be remembered that at the adjourned meeting of irosmssters in Bismingham, on Thursday, relative to the puddlers' strike, ...

... ANNUAL MEETING AT LEAMINGTON. The committee met yesterday morning in the Pablic Hall, Leamington, at tine o'clock. The officials and dele- gates present were the same as on the previous day. The G. 31, who presided, referring tothe disagreement between the directors and Mr. Tidd Pratt, mentioned in his inau- gural address on the previous day, said that the opinion of the Attorney-General had ...

... I A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Friday, at the company's offices, Bridge Street, vestminster, for the purpose of autho- rising in accordance with the provisions of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway Act, 1863, the creation of now shares or stock in the Undertaking to an amount not ex- ceeding ;£200,00. The chair was occupied by l.r. 0. H. lWhalley, I'I ...

... The following circular has been addressed by the secre- tary to the proprietors of this undertaking :-1 I am instructed to forward to you the annexed copy of notice convening ordinary and special general meetings of pro- prietors for Wednesday, the 12th instant at noon. In order to enable the warrants to be prepared ready for issue, as usual, immediately after the declaration of the dividend, ...

... NE W S. LATEST By ELECTRIC AND INTERNtTIONAL TELICORAH, OFlo0s, TmarLl BUVILDIxaS, NEw STSEST, THE AMERICAN WAR. THE SIEGE 0F CHARLESTON. (Tdegrprkf Company' Expres3, ) ROCHES POINT, MONDAY EVENING. who extra Inman steamship City of Cork, with dates from New York to the 13tb, and vid Cape Race to the 14tb, arrived here at six p.m. Oa the 13th, off Sandy Hook, she passed the American ship Ark. ...

... Wn dare say there are not many of our readers who ever heard of Sir T. G. HRszisrn, and that there are not very many people anywhere who vwould attach much importance to his opinion about anything. Yet this gentleman, who by some un. fortunate accident is member for Preston, evidently fancies he has a mission, and that is to enlighten the British public upon the American question. The way in ...

... GUILDFORtD, Monday Evening. A riotous disturbance took place last night, resulting in serious injury to upwards of thirty persons, at a small village a mile from Guildford, known as St. (Cbtherine's, being at the foot of a high hill on the Gaildford and Ports- mouth road, on the summit of which is situated the ruined church of St. Catherine. It appears that on the 4th of October will recur the ...

... A RETURNED CONVICr. (Frmf thle Globe.) On Tuesday, the 28th df April, of the present year, the French frigate LAneazoneanived in theharbour of Toulon, with 10 returnod convicts from Cayenne. Discharged at the Pilifecture of Police, each of the 10 received a small sum of money end a passport, setting forth bin destination. Condemned criminals in France, even after they have served out their ...