... DISTRICT NEWSY STrAFFORD. MEsRTrNe OF TIlM In PRVEMoIIdNT Corn11s sasoxulsa,- The ordinary monthly meeting of the Improvenseuc W1e1- ndeeionecr was held at the Guisldbail, on Tuesday forenoon, the ebair being oconpiod by MrV. Brough. The report of the Finance Comm ittee, read by Mr. IV. Roebinson, an adopted by the meeting, stated that the exponditure upon thie streeto for the pact month wee ...

... [BY :ELUBTIO TELEGnRAPH.J HOUSE OP' OOMMONS3. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. THE NEW hMSBltR FOR COVENTRY. blr. Henry Jaokson took the oaths and his Heat npon his eleotion as member for Coventry, in the room of the late Mr. Troherne. IRELAND. The Lord Uayor of Dublin appeared in his robes at the bar of the Douse and presented a petition from the Cor- teration of Dublin sking ...

... UO1RESPONDENCE. e aCONSISTENT TORtYISM. 1 1e 1Tre ltVW EIT oR (If it ])AILY FO'T. Sir,--I rcgret that it most unseemly row In the Town Hall, an Frilday mist, has glvon to the supportors of BMir Lloyd tho opportunity of inveighingagiasst the true. hearted Libserale of this town, It IH, of courso, absurd to delohre that the Liberal party had anything to do, directly or indirectly, with anytbing ...

... RANGING A FENIAN AT BARNSLEY. A few days ago, a practical joke, which narrowly oscapod being attended with fatal consequences, wsa played off on thc person of an avowed Fenian sympathIser, employed in the ?? of Messrs. Thomas Taylor and Sons, linen manufacturers, Barnsley. A party of the hbnds -all youths of twenty years and under-wero relieving the monotony of their daily occupation by ...

... NEWS OF TME DAY. The Local Executive Committeeof the Briaish As3o eiation held a meeting at Dundee, on Wednesday, to reckon up the cost, The receipts have amounted to £4926., and the expenditure is estimated at £3,220., which will leave a surplus of £1, 706 It seems that Mr. P ic~r'si statement, at St. Bar. tholomow's Hobpital dinner, with re'erence to the recovery of the Princess of WAErs, ...

... LA'TEST NEWS. lnriTEnflS ?? T.IE SULTAN. VIR2M A, Jusix Is. Tte u9llaz, on his way ?? to voan opie. wMl! pesi. ive~y a ?? to the Epneror Francis Joseph at Vienna. The Sultan will also amet tho King of Prussia, According to present arrangeeneat the meeting will t~e place eat Coblontz. JtlS ULV 11, The 4 ultmn leaves here this evening for England, est 7 P31, ]I is Bslajety travels by way of ...

... RETROSPECT OF GOODWOOD, AND ANTIMPATIONS OF RIPON, BRIGHTON, AND LEWES MEETINGS. hii, The gathiering this week In the Duke of Richmond's n pork failed in carrying out the wishes of the sporting t publie,wbo usually this time of the year make aforninghtly h~ trip, to the Queen of watering placese, the fields for the I usinol pal events, the Stakes and Cup, being made up of an nu,,ifftrent ...

... OLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION, The Leering of these claims was resumed yesterday morning in the Grand Jury Room, at the Public 01Ool.e before Messrs. I' Darlilgton (Chairuran), C. H. BrAcebrildgo, T. Lloyd, C. Ritellift. S. Thornton, W. S. Dugdale, C. Stusge, sad D1. Goodman, Mir. d Dngdaie, bariseter of thle Midland Circuit, inetrected by Mr. or Shrew, solicitor, Tamwerth, appeared for the High ...

... ANNUAL M~EETING. The annual meeting of the virminghiam and Midland Re6form League wee held yesterday evening At tile Odd Fellows' Hail. Mr. J. Baldwin, the prsidlont. wae ino tho chair, erid there wast a good Attendance, of mombece. The CHIAO5IRAN, in opening the Proceedings, expressed his -belief that the League bad renderea a great deal'of service to ite co0ntry. (Hear, llear.) Doting the ...

... [BY ILECTRnic TELEGRAPlwL Last evening a crowded meeting was held in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, under the auspices of the National Reform Union of the Northern Reform League, for the purpose of protesting against the Lords' Amendments to the Government Reform Bili. Mr. Geo. Wilson presided- Resolutions were passed unanimously, strongly con demning the several features in the Lords ...

... I THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT DUND1EE. I | [F~q~rom oarz n1a've liO 1,orfc'r.] DUNDREE, SatUrtlay. The oervcrsa-zionc in the Drill Hall was a very graeialbs relief from the heavy work of the sections. Thl major portion of the celebrities now in Dnndee were sresent during at least a portion of the evening, anid fi addition there was a large gathering of the residents of the town and district, ...

... WVATCH COMAITTEE. The weekly meetlng of the Watch Committee was held yesterday morning, at the Publio Office, Moor Street Aldermnan Briusley in the chair. The other members pre. sent were Aldermen Blanton and Holland, Messrs. Bedlington, Roberts, Taylor, Lewis, Morley, Gameson, Wlebster, and Pedlley. The followixig is the return of persons charged before the Msgistrates during the week ending ...