... LATEST NEW S.1 [REUTER's TxLEGRAMS.J FRANCE. PARIS, JANUARY 1. In the audience given to him by the Emperor Napo- leon, yesterday, Count von der Goltz, the newly accredited representative of the North German Con- federation, spoke as follows:- Called upon by the Federal Cinstitution to repre- sent the Confederation in its international relations. the King of Prussia eagerly desires to ...

... STATE OF PROVINCIAL WORKEHOUSES. I OFFICIAL REPORTS, WOLVERHAMPTON, DUDLEY, AND WORCESTIFR1 The following are the reports of Dr. Edward Smith, Medical Inspector of the Poor Law Board, on the above. named Workhouses, They are extracted from the official publication just issued by the Poor Liw Board WOLVERHAMPTON. Mr. Doyle and I visited this workhouse on the 15;h February. 1867. It Is a, large ...

... B1RMJ1GHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held at the Parish Offloes, Paxadise Street yesterday aftersoon; lir. George Baker, ohairman, presiding. Fc~mcE.ca-Mr. Tosnrn TAYL~OR, in moving the adop.. a, tice of the Finance Committee's report, in which the payment of a number of accounts was recommended, said y, the finances were in a rather mere satisfactory ...

... SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE FAZELEY I I CLUB AND READING BOOM,. e On Thursday night, a special general meeting of the z. members of the Fazeley Club, called by the secretary and L, treasurer, was held at the Plough and Harrow Inn, for I the purpose of deciding the method by which the said ,s booea and moneys are to be disposed of, and also taking a action as to the carrying on, or otherwise, of ...

... The usual quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of this district commenced at Wolverhampton, yesterday. It se happens that this year it falls at the earllest date possible D that circumstance, combined with the utter stagnation in other respects prevailing, made the assembly yesterday one of the most meagre ever witnessed. After the experiences of it, the Wolverhampton meeting may as well be ...

... IIISTORY OF INDEPENDENCY IN HULL, 3 ?? following extracts are quoted from an article I under the above title contained in the January nunn iber of the Hull and Ja'ast-Ridbig Gongreja,:onaZl ya_ !gazie, and may be read with some interest. The ar- I tide commences with the following extract from ITickell'a Ihistory of .1lal:-' About this tine, too, a (165S), a zealous, though perhaps somewhit ...

... 1 . WRtm REGisTErrR FOR 1866. l r A ?? recently issued by the Board of Trade re~ards 1,860 wrecks and casualties as having oc- curred in 1866 on and near the coasts of the United Kingdom. The number reported in 1865 was 1,656. The number for 1866 was not only above the corrected average of the last ten years, but also above the average of the preced. ing five years. This was partly ...

... EDUCATIONAL CONYERENOM I AT MANORwOmP'D ,_I ?? I A conference On public education was COM: menced yesterday at Manchester, and will be contibuedto-day. The meeting isof aninfluentale and representative. oharacter, and was convened by the Manohestir educational ?? who promoted the bill introduced last session ol Par. Ihme tby Mr. Bruce, Mr. Forster, and Mr. A. Egerton. The committee having come ...

... I REO; EDITION I The coloneicy of the 7h *)ragcon Guards I8 vacant by the death of GenerAL Sr M, Whit. The Court Crcukr says that Ie,. Ihondy last Prince Leopold has been confined to ble -°o° b'y severe Indisposition, but waS better yetos.'day and is progressing very satisfactorily. The sentence on two Privates of the lot Royals; tried by court mnartlia for Penlan and seditious language In the ...

... I The usual monthly meeting of the connoll was held yesterday under the presidency of the Mayor (Edward Whitley, Esq,) ROYAL VISITORS TO LIVERPOOL. On the assembling of the council, The MArdl said-I may perhaps be permitted to wish to all the members of the oonoil a very happy and prosperous new year. (gear, hear,) At the same time, I have nu announcement to make which I am sure will be ...

... I Z70tteet of ptstoaetnia of tftmnronua~s, entertatu- mints to e0n1l/y03 ar co0 rorpesp club ansiver- saries, admiseione to professions ?? eppon*- rntnts, and matters of a Ul4e nature, the intcrest qf uhich is of a private and timitec rather than of a general and public character, arc charged as adiersWement. CAUTION TO TIM PDBLIO. -On Tuesday evening a vell.dressed young man called at ...

... ABERDEEN, BANFF, AND MORAY SCHOOL- MASTERS' ASSOCIATION. THE annual meeting of the Aberdeen, Banff, and Moray- - shires Aessociation of Parochial Schoolmasters was held intho tGrammrnarSchool here on Saturday. There was a large attend- ance, and the chair was occupied by the retiring President,l Mr 'ardy Newachar whodeliereda, pretty lengthy addrssgivig aotrspec ofthe ductioal matters of the ...