... CHORAL FESTIVAL, YESTERDAY, _ AT KIDDEEMINSTER. The recurrence of the annual festival of the Kidder' minster branch of the Church Choral Association, yester- day, led to the visit of a fair number of visitors, Kidder- minster started the Idea of an association of the choirs of parish churches In the diocese three years ago, and the first festival of the associated choirs held In the county ...

... ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL BOARD.-Yester- day she annual meeting of this body was held at the Town HEall. Mr. John Aston, in the absence of the Chairman, was called upon to prealde over a small attendance of members. There were also present afessrs. Thos. Steed- man, W. Wilkinson, G. J. England, G. Bagotr, J. Marsh, and J. Astley. The minutes of the previous meeting hav. ing been confirmed, ...

... I On Wednesday the corner stone of a memorial hail, founded by the Unitarian body, in commemoration of the two thousand edeated ministers in 1662, was laid by Mr. Alderman Markle, at the corner of Lloyd Street and Cross Street, Manchester. The building will consist of four storeys. The ground and basement floors will be let off as a warehouse, with separate entrance In South Street. The ...

... MISCELLANEOUS, A soldier quartered in Winchestar Barracks wa flogged a few days ago for theft. The Convocation of Prelates and Clergy of the province of Canterbury will meet for the despatch of ba.3ness to- morrow. The family of the Bight Hon. 3. W. Henley, M.P., kma jiust suffered agreat affliction in the death of Mtn. Henley. -Sar. We learn by electric telegraph that news has reached Dublin ...

... The following letter from ConstantInople appears in the Tivies of yesterday:- 9Sir-It may interest mary of your readers to hear from an eyewitness some account of the Caucasian tribes who have abandoned their mountain homes and fled, they knew not wbither, from the dreaded domination of Russia. They had left with arms in their handa, to testify to the world that they were voluntary exilea. ...

... (Front our Reporter.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-TUBSDAY. Thecommitteere aasembledat noonto dayforthopurpome of taking into further consideration the two North Stafford- shire Bills and the Shrewsbury and Potterles Junction Railway Bill. The latter was the one which more imme- diately occupied attention to-day. Mr. b. 1oiling, who was examined up to the time of the adjournment of the committee yesterday ...

... TE ILEAMINGTON AND MDLAND I T oOUNgM AnRChuY MEETING. SHOOTING, YESTERDAY. A, fashionable and numerous cophtny assembled In the Jepbsou Gardens,1 yesterdayI to witness the conclusion of the archery contest. flapply, the weather wasn singularly ?? attroughout the d s for lot only wai there a total absence of rait-an unusual Occurrence, during the archery meetings at foeranngton-but the ...

... 3ol.iMEtAN'S AlOLOCrY FOR HIS LIFE. COIXCLUDING PART. At last Dr. Nowman hls completed the ?? which be judged needful o OthoeitudIcation of lis character. For several weeks 1,is assailant, Mr. Kingsley, has been out of milgt. But, tbough 'dismissed In the opening part of the A Apologia, he now re-appeasr in the Appendelx to hia morediscomfiture. Having fluiehed the -graver part of his ...

... CHELTENHAM. TmE GLOUCESTERanswRs AGRICULTURAL MEETING.- The arrangements for thbis long-looked for meeting, which takes place in the beautif ai grounds of the Pittville Estate, on Wedneeday and Thuredey next, are nearly com- plete. On the right of the Pump Room a large and coenmodious building has been erected for the purposes of the Dog Show, while on the left a spacious marquee and a number ...

... The annual meeting of the Birmingham Auxilliary of this Association, was held yesterday afternoon, at the H1en and Chicken8 Hotel, New Street. Mr. CARDEN, of Worcester, was in the chair, and there were also present Sir Charles Hastings, Wor- cester; Drs. Foster, ~Russell, and Fayror, ienley-in- Ardon Woolaston, Stafford; Hindu, Fleming, and Rodeo, Doitwlch Johnston, Parade; floisragon, ...

... Mr. Loy, carver and gllder,of thts tovrwn rnstaple), hai juat received intelligence of the death of a brother, late F non-cemmissioseed ?? army, whodiffifrofl a wound received at Fredericksburg. The following ex. tracts recount hbi aohivements :- We have paid our lasi tribute of respecC to our dear brother William, who died on Friday evening, the 8th Instant, at half.past six o'cloak, of a ...

... PARLIAMENT, LAST NtGHT. (By Rlaorsuo TxeaoaP'n) HO U S'E OF LORD$8. The Lord Chancollor took his seat on the woolsack at Eve o'clockr. LEEDS Assizes. The oLoRD OtAMseRLAIn brought down her Majesty's reply to the address of their Lordships; House with respect to the holding of the Yorkshire Asslces at Leeds. I1 stated that her Majesty, with the advice of her PrivY Council. had seleoted Leeds, ...