... LICfF1ELD ELECTION PETITION. [Byp our in-n Reporter.] LICInI[Flui), Thursday. T[he trial (If the Liehileld election petition, by which Major As-n o eks to ungeat, Coionel I)Yott, an the ground Of corruIA prarticee. Was rostliftl 1thi m10iling, helone Mr. dstilet wiles. ?? b all wats again crowded. The voiniiiol [or [ho petitioner wore My. rowell, QjC., ?? Mr. Alacnaiara ;for thle cespoiident, ...

... DISTRICT _EWS. WyATS ALL, TusiloAiRn Or GUARDIANS AND THiE P11OPOearn AuirsuTrO 'To 'TilEWolrssriuei:,I-Ye!Slerilay, ?? meeting of ?? of Guardians wats held for tire purpses of conferring scith Mr. Nitcholls, rrclritect, tourhib'g that ropoisaed ?? to the~ W~rrt. house. Air. Coaens prcesidled; and there were also present Messrs. Creen, Strongltlisili, lHolden, J. Brewer, jun., ritepheos, ...

... I The quarterly meeting of thle Borough Magistrates was held yesterday foreoecsN, in the Council Cic accbrr, Mloor Screat. The Meyor (Aldermant lioliasid) in thle Chicsr. ?? Sturge, Mfanton, ~oodirick, Avery, PhllpS W e. Holdy E. okyte, S. Buckley, J. D. Goodman, J. uiraicainl, ?? Vnder.sec orl. J 1sTCES RsoeT.-TlcA report of thle Visiting Jueticee Stated that the state of tle priso.,n ...

... DISTRICT NEWS, WOLVY~ERLAMPTON. F IRE A' THrE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY GOODS STATION.-At nine o'clock on Friday night, a large bottle of vitriol, on the deck of the Great Western Railway Goods Station, Herbert Street, caught fire, but the flames were extinguished before any of the surrounding property could be destroyed. The bottle was covered with twigs, and lying on the top of it was a quantity ...

... SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF AGED AVOMIEN. I The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Society for the Relief of Infirm and Aged Women was held yesterday, in the Sehool Room, Upper Priory ; MP. John Cadbusry in the chair. All the other members of the society present were ladies. The followiug report wvas presented :- The comnittee present their forty-fourth report to the frionds and supporters of this ...

... I,, lE THINKING PRINCIPLE. e,ast evening, Dr. Hitchman, of this town, gave another of his present course of lectures on the philosophy of the human mind, in the hall of the .Free Public Library, to a nuneroue and respectable alldicece, including the membors of the Phreno- logical Society, weveral clergymen, bysicias, eirg~eolsr, and others. Tire Ilev. W. tt' Traylor, LLI, D., occ upiedl the ...

... TIlE PAkRIS CONFERENCE. Turkey has reqttested that the m eting of the Coil- furence sbould bie postponed for ciglt days, in itier to enable the Ottomlan Cabinet to forward instructions to the Turkish Minister ait Paris. BELIN, JANUA11V G. 'The P'roviiatuil t o )req plldtence states that the Con- ference will meet on the Oth inst., atld that CoUnt Solms has been appoilntcd Special Envoy to ...

... ICURCH OF THE SAVIOUR CONGREGA- I TIONAL GATHERING. The annual gathering of the congregation of the Churci of the Saviour ?? held last night In the foawn Hall. A large collection of pictures, scientific apparatus, curiosities, and other objects of interest, occupied the floor and galleries. The work of varlous elescliptions leurt by Mlessrs. Ellington was extreniely beautiful and interesting. ...

... THE TURN-OUT OF COLLIERS AT ROWLEY REGIS, During last week there have been several private mcek- ings of the men recently ensployed by Mlessrs. Wright antl North, but now on strike against the introduction of the tonnage system. In some instances the vacant situations have been filled up by the firm, hut we understand that the new hands left again on Friday last, for the same reason as ...

... THE BALLOT.-MEET1NG IN LONDON. On fr iday a crowded meeting, convened under the auspices bf the Ballot Society, vas held at the Great I Rail, Arundel-street, Strand, under the presidency of the Right Hon, Thomas Mimler Gibson. Amongst those present were Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., Mr. Sar- torts, A.P., Mr. Richards. M.P., Mr. 0. Reed, E MP., Mr. Onslow, M.P., Serjeant Simon, Mr. Bro- derick, Mr. ...

... PfW6REI;s'- OF ROMANISM IN 10GLhAND, i Terh g._. . ?? - I .I I e other day we gave from a Romish source tho Stta stics for some years bygone of 1fomish ptogress and perversion in England. The results appeared to us much less important than they are generally believed to be, the increase in chapels and priests being in a great measure accounted for by the na{ turnh inrease of the Auglo-Irish ...

... LOCAL INTELLJTIGENCE.I COAL CoirssrTreE.-Tlhe forttnightlY meeting of this | committee was held in the Towii-hal ?? under the presidency ofM.AdranAby h fortigirtly report of thle borne tr'ade was 'rsntdb Mr. Pexton, Which sthowed that tire aritvals of coal from December 12th to 26th ?? to 23,850 tone. Of these, 8,725 ton were for domlestic an arfc turing puo-poees, and 15,125 tone for export ...