... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... [ MIE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT DUNDEE. [From otre own Reporter.1 DUONDEY, Thesday Morning. The reception room Is filling. It is ?? with visitors at the early hour of nine. Tbs list includes somo good namo. Bnt tho meeting of 1807, as a whole, wti be rather marked by the absence of veterans. The inangural meeting in the Kinnaird Hall last night was brilliantly attended. TDerc were at lseot 2,000 ...

... THE SEWAGE DIFFIOULTY AT LEAMINGTON. SUSPENSION 01 THE SEQUESTRATION , Sincethe 20th Augustlast, when M r, Heath,th tplaiatiff Ilo the Chancory suits respecting the pollution of the river Learn with sewage, enforced the writ of sequestration issued for contempt of Court, the Leamington Local Board of Health have been absolutely withoutefunda the moneys inthe hands of their treasurer being ...

... I THE RATEPAYING CLAUSES OF THE I ]LFORDI ACT. The following circular, issued by the Overseers of Edgbaston, explains a method by which the hardship of the ratepaying clauses may be considerably lightened, and the parochial funds benefitted, without depriving ocoupier of their votes. The plan Is that landlords shall receiv0 the rates by small wveelly instalments added to the rent, and ohall at ...

... I ?? ?? WORKHOT~sI~g ~-LItA s- I #HGITSWRW-ES~- BB.- suc a o.ravw on ne'troatpnut ot uh a8 d6id hltvasti~ation brought ?? 'meItoen oiin,- ?? ritnwpssbet g na~f@ edffldiitie~ fi qiyprd ove so 4 gu:s~tinh 2~ia or~, ~tgIitne fdn ~ ?? dtion'lr astohem-now:. 3flrmhy hre- hci.'stadteiof things is'dn maimn (Spebr~'1866); he'foun'd allthe'`worst i: Cdefet's d6f-,pbrei nyrli;ing iunthewards :LSeeing ...

... I -, PIMMU.pyRTY COKr1TTEE. The usual for nightly meeting of this committee ti was held at ?? on Monday; Aldermnan C1 Bannister in the chair. The Chairman reported f that he had let the premises occupied by Mr. B. ru Halliday, ale and porter merchant, to Messrs. 1 Wright and Thelwall. The following letter was 0 read ?? t Treasury Chambers, 12th Sept., 1867. V SIR,-With reference to the return ...

... |- 1ESHIRE-AGRICULTURAiL; I.. ,- I. .. ,S.OCIETY.,'. ?? . , 'The, 'ani~nuil sho~w of'.the Cleshije Agriistnial z,.I Society was held oii'JWednst0daj, on the Roodee, at I Chester.' No horned cattle. were exhibited on account of theo cattle plage restriotions ; ;bu i 1n 1 all other olasses, with the exception of pigs, the D1i entries far'eiceeded'tho6e of previoduqyears, . The 'W day being .very ...

... I-- L The chaplain to Bishop Gobat explains the I oiroumstances under which the German artisans I now in Abyssinia first visited the country. It appear3 thbatseveralyears agothe Anglioan Bishop in Jerusalem received a communication from Theodore, whom heknew asaboywhen helivedin. Abysslnia,-informlng him of his succession to the t throne and of his desire to improve the condition of his ...

... ]WctBSI4TIOAL NEWS. I .. . . , .. A T ?? . PMWM *NrWTh'NDA#~iOnbimirs- Dur1Wsd Bev~. W. UA;, ?? BefeRci, E. t''X iraxlidod Ret!.. ev. 1.to S4hCor, Kent. Bishop, kit3.iJ~ B,:A. to Vieo smt41 AleOsninslo RO i.rv.et3e11 t|9 4thebOiJ~4Ocpnml 'O i Oth8.Cburob e 2 : .t. P i ! .: te's' Grizath, Rev. I. ML, L As £hylousIL Blaruon, Re J. to the Menth Africn xilon. Hsc~* EVE. 1 W . tJ.} thfe SouhArcatfi ...