... PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, I LONONN, Saturday The Opposi' ion appear disposed to turn promptly to ,account the personal and pecuiar difficulties which beset the new First Minister of the Crown. In order to prove his Conservative orthodoxy, and to obtain the adhesion of Lord Cairns and two or three members of Lord Derby's Cabinet, Mr. Disraeli has been obliged, it is said, to consent to some ...

... IHANDBWORTH WORKING MEN'S CLUB. The seventh annual meeting of the Handsworbh Work. ing Men's Club was held, last evening, in the rooms of the assooiation, Aston Villa. Dr. Bury, Vic.Prealdent, pre. sided, and introduced Mr. S. RICHARDSON, Hon. Seoretary, who read the seventh annual report. As In prevlous years, the com- mittee were glad to report that the positioa of the cleb,' financlally and ...

... On Thursday evening. an important meeting was hofildn the Town Hall, Oxford, for the purpose of considering the question of University extension in relation to middle. class education. The Mayor (Alderman Oarr) occupied the ohair. The Principal of St. Mary's Hall (the Rev. a. D. Chase) opened the prooeedlngse n a speech of some length, In the ouarse of whioh he remarked that the impediments to ...

... THE PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE WEER ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1868. In the week ending last Saturday, 4,049 births and 2,964 deaths were registered in eleven large cities and boroughe of Englant, inoluding London, The births exceeded by 317, and the deaths by 305, the average weekly numbers in the ten years 1851-G0, corrected for increase of popula- tlion to the middle of this year. The deaths ...

... STOURBRIDGE CHUROC OF ENGLAND I I ASSOOIATION. The anmuaal solr6e of this association took place in the Corn Exchange, Stourbridge, on Monday evening. The room -was featooned with evergreens, and decorated with devices. There were 220 or more to tea, (trays and sub. schoptions in aid of whioh had been given by ladies and gentlemen of the neighbourhood), and after tea the number was swelled to ...

... SALE OF LIQUOMS ON SUNDAY BILL. [From our own Correqondcnt] The Select Committee resumed yesterday, in No. 13, Room. Sir J. Fergusson presided, and there were also pre- sent Messrs. Roebuck, J. Locke, F. Stanley, E. Baines, J. Abet Smith, Evans, and Hibbert. Mr. Glossop, Chief of the Birminghatn Police, was the first examined. He stated that since he had occupied the post of Chief Constable of ...

... UNITED BUILDING SOOIETY. The 11th annual meeting of this society was held last evening, at the offices, 44, Waterloo Street. About eighty members were present. Ur. Richard White was voted to the chair, and after reading the rule for convening the meeting, called upon the Seoretary to read the report. From this It appears that the receipts for the past financial year had been £14,293. 15a, 7d., ...

... CORRIESPONDENCE, NOTICES TO COURESPONDENTr Delplci-August 1805. J. N. 's letter is an adsvertisement J. C. -(1) Yes; (2) the arrival and departure of sea- going vessels. E. S.-You nmust pay1 and recover the money from thei poison who gave the bill. Thana. -We do not give trade addresseas Look at a directory, at the Free Library. ]3. Ii, Wolverhampton.-We doubt if it can be pro- ...

... HOPM1NS ,:. THE ANOR QESTER AND BIfl-MING]IAM CA*>NAL COrMPANY. An application ill tils lnatteir wIt's tesife to Vice-Cimrceilior til'ard, yesterdaIy. -Ibr. Drue, ') .C., end hir. Fox Biristowe, in- stricted by Moessri Cest and Ileton, Blirioiwlhsau apiieared for the plaintiff :Mr. 2i ly, t Q.('., zd Mr. ?Fced, inlstructed by 3Jicssrs.Tvdlkllt, Johnson, and 'I!ya>ll, uiinariaial, were for thi ...

... DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL, A opocial meeting of the Dudley Town Council was hold yester- day morning, at theMechanical Institute, Wolverhampton Street, the Mayor (Mr. Job Taylor) presiding. Among the commuuIon. tions from the Mayor wan a correspondenco between the Tiwn Clerk and Mr. Tom Taylor (Local Government Oltice) resprcting the removal of the night-soil of the borough. The commLtteo appointed ...

... rnA Tn(Tv;.N'TF NOTICES TO CORRESPONDiNT'. ', P., Selly Oak.-Jamnes Bennett. st I. IV. O. -Not until the three months havec elapsed. in A. B.-Ask at the Stamp Office, Inland tevenue Office, ic- New Street. n Protest,-We have noo room for a discussion of the d- affairs of Polarnd.lewitsordrsn d Enquirer,-The initials give the weights of riders in he stones and pounds. at Anxious ...

... CORRESPONDENCKE NOTICES TO OORREBPONDENT3 . l tcltersie teXnedafor publioation mast be a som tanield bYj the nanasncd addressof the arits' soteeO us '54II41 but for the 'ilfor'ssitiofl of the Editor. o hi owaia Correspondetdst who set afll spcal __lu cI hi eise tions mimt ks c01ie0 of 11as wecaot se'uder~take So retunrt Unnssed contributiontd J. Joneph.-Where did the testator die? .Fslr Play, ...