... The inaugural meeting of the Walsall branch of the Reform League was held yesterday evening, in the Guild- hall Assembly Room, Councillor B. T. Holden presiding, supported by most of the more active Liberals of the to wn. Messrs, Radford and Nuttall attended as a deputation from the Birmingham Society. Prior to the meeting Meqsra. Lambert Brothers' brass band perambulated the town. At the time ...

... Tho potato blight lisas mude its appearance in the nuigh- bourhood of Southamptou. Six cascs of Aejatic cholera, three of which proved fatal, have occurred in Acerington, The Parisian daudies are beginning to wear pins in their cravats with a miniature umodel of tho nedle gun. Snow has maudo its appearalco on SOUIO of the higher peaks of tho 1'yrcns, nad frlosty mornings ae scidn to lave been ...

... I DEDICATION SERVICES AT ST. ALBAI'S I It is now little over 6 year since the Inoumbent of Holy Trinity, Bordesley, wvho rosy be looked upon, perhaps, as the pioncer of the High Church movomncat in Birming ham, put forth activ~gef exertions to augmetnt the spiritual appliencesef his very pOpUlOUB parish. The result of his labour in the establishment of the ,present temporary church of Saint ...

... PRESIDENT JOHENSON AND THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. The New York papers of the 23rd ult., received to-day, contain the text of President Johnson's speech, in reply to the deputation of the Committee of the Philadelphia Con- vention which waited on him. After some preliminary re- marks, the President said:- The nation is in periL We have just passed througha mighty, a bloody, and a momentous ...

... :7. - ?? 0 111P M)INAI iv q 1, am M Ag Tot &5 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1866. NEWS OF TIlE DAY. The GIomwOrin says it is very generally believed 'hat the Government intend to introduce a Reform ?? next session. The Corporation of Salford have agreod to offer a roward of £100. for the apprehension of Mr. WILLIA[ NOARL, their late treasurer, who is a do- laultcr to the extent of £3,100. The 8r ...

... DUDLEY AND MIDLA.ND GEOLOGICAL I FIELD CLUB. 1 This popular and numaerous club held their last meeting ror this season, at Froghall, in the Ohurnet VaUcy, North Staffordshire, on Tuesday last, at the express ?? uI the North Staffordshire Field Club. It would be im- possible to conceive a more enjoyable excursion. Tlhe North Stnffordshire Club was under the guidance of Air. Spanton, their ...

... OPENING OF THE TENBY AND WHITLAWD RAILWAY. (Prom our Reporter.] TENDY, Wednesday. To-day the new narrow gauge line of railway from Tenby to the Great Western (South Wales section) Rail- way, at Wbitland, has been used for the first time for regular traffic, the line having been formally opened yes- terday with great rejoicing. This railway, or rather the' section just opened, is only sixteen ...

... TIME OF HIGH WATER AT HUM. - I rn M. I EVM. T2 | - _ , . , ?? ._ Sept28 FrL. 36 put 8 59 pat 8 - 29 Sat. 21 ?? 18th 4 .d. 9 - 30Sun.I 8 ?? 10 36 ?? 10 Oct. 'IMon 7 ?? 11 41 1 ?? . Tinity - 2 Tus ?? - 20 ?? 0 - 3 Wed 4 ?? ^ ;il47 ?? 1 -4Thflii~ 29 10 ?? 3 - SHIPPING'hTELL1GENCE. BRITISE PORTS. BOLDnRAA, Sept. 15.-Arived: Bethlehem, Jensen, from Hull, i oazrx, Sept. 21.-Arrived: Czar, Lowery ...

... jimpltpU ttPREgMA SALUS l'OFPJLI haR SUPBEA. SUMMA-RY. DOMESTIC. Mr. Stitt submitted the following resolution to a meeting of the borough magistrates yesterday :-1 That in the opinion of this meeting it is very desirable that special inspectors of all refreshment houses and places licensed for the sale of excisable or intoxicat- ing liquors should be appointed for this borough, whose duty it ...

... ATEST . LAD TEILEGRAPHIC NEWS. A STEAMER BURNT. A ljlerane received fronn India reports the loss tl i sttanier Ho Qulang by fire at Shanghae. piri g Brothers have sustained a loss, it is said, FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 22. T1e lotaue continues dull. RIentes closed at G ?? 180. lower than yesterday. BELGIUM. ]IRUsSELt, SEPT. 22 (EVENING). 'l e C'ourt of Cassation has rejected the appeal ,r if. ...

... RE LIGION AND POLITICS IN, JWIGION. WALES. LIBEI~lAON CONFERENCE AT, DENBIGH,. Yeaterdqr~ a conference foi'tbeproe of plo. moting the obecota of the Society for the Libera- tion of .Reegien Nyom0 state ratronaso and Control was held at Denbigh. The conference was firit advertjeed to take place in the Town'Hall, but for sr we reason or other the pee of tlntt bailding' iwas denied for the ...

... SALUS POPULI 8Ex SUPREMA. DOMESTIC. Thedirectors of the Bank of England have neen *their way to a further reduction of the rate of discount, naxnely, from 6 to 5 per cent. Th -'fluctuations of the rate during the last four months have been extraordinary. On ]day 8 it was raised from 7 to 8; on May 11 from -8 to 9; and on May 12 from 9 to 10 per cent. At this high and ruinous figure it ...