... 'IBIRMINGHAM SERVANTS' IIOME AND TRAINING SCHOOL, The annual meeting of the Birmingham Servants' Homc and Training School was held yesterday, at the rooms of the Institution, Broad Street. The Rev. Dr. Wilkinson preaided, and there were also present Mr. J. D. Goodman, the R'ev. Charles Mareon, and a number of ladies. The report, which was read by Mr. GOODMAN, stated in reference to the Home, ...

... *1111' ABiERG;l:ELE ACCIL)DENT. -m , 1, t Ibo l.t |: 1.lo lA tpy S-ooionP, ?? J, a.ol Lo o I no.tii, !to E., T-p §.t.t1n 0u0lig 2100n, , 1ohblw~l t.rlc !it..otro tt Sipootor r~% Ml-r0, WV. Joupe%, and IV, kit, o p itet L s1 tL.-Y. IL. ~oith I'o. . 1:;I ?? p.Vril of b: lla,. ?? ?? : . 001 !iII tit 3 printljd kcvp cortoin to~oo L .ol a! 1. ::1. to.- ?? toll !ono. l to etcrctfO Up ooalO.Oo ...

... I COLLECTIONS ON SUNDAY. Onl Sunday last, collections were made in the churches and chapels of Wolverhampton and neighbouring towns on behalf of the South Staffordabiro Hospital. The following anmounts have been reported:- St. Mark's Chutch, Wolverhampton ?? £55 3 3 Snow lill CongregationalChu-rch and Stations 30 15 4 Roman Catholic Chiurch, North Street ?? 10 7 Waterloo Road Baptist Chapl .7 ...

... STAFFORD ELECTION -PETITIONS. IiF2 om our owns Repiorter..] 13T.&FoRD, Thursday. The trial -of the petition 'pr'seented against the retarin of Mr. HI. D. Poshin, the Liberal member forlitafford, was reseamed this morning beffore Mr. 'Justice Blackburn. There is also a crass petition -by Mr. Rt. 0. Chawnier, the defeated Liberal candidate, against-Colonel. Mellor, the sitting Coneervative ...

... I EuTERa's TELEGRAMS.] . FRANCE. . PARIS, FEBRUARY 24. The French Government has sent a circular note to its diplomatic agents abroad, briefly detailing the results of the Conference, M. Troplong, the President of the Senate, is e eio iosly ill. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, F F.BRUARY 24 (Evening). A decree, signmed by the King of Prussia, has been issued to-day, convoking the North German Parlia- ment ...

... To the EDITOR of the BnbWmNaoW[AM DAILY Pos. Sir,-The meeting at Northampton was a very great success, both in point of sport and attendance; and at times people were disposed to forget the cold in the excite- ment created by the racing, bly suspicions that The Duke of Beanfort was not quite up to the mark were confirmed by the pen being put through his name on Saturday morning, when a new ...

... INUNDATION OF A COLLIERY NEAR MMNSFIELD. SEVEN MlEN ENTOM.1BED AND LOSS OF FOUR LIVES. On Friday night, about half-past ten o'clock, an aeciden b occurred in the Molyneux coal-pit, at Skegby, Nottingham. shire, by which four men have unhappily lost their lives. Skeghy is a small mining village, pleasantly situate on two declivities of a valley, about three miles from Mlansfield. For several ...

... NEWS OF T-1I DAY. At the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Union of Educational Institutes, held at Leeds on Wednesday, the Right Hon. W. E. ForSTE R spoke at some length on the position of the education question. The right hon. gentleman, with some emphasis, laid it down that the poor must be made to feel that State aid in education is not a matter of charity, but a work of co-operation. ...

... At the ROYAL OAK GnOu.NOO, Burnt Tree, yesterday, Young Cutler and J. Davis, both of Oldbury, ran their 100 yards match for £5. Cutler was mado the favonrite, at 5 to 4. He got away with tho best of start, and won by a yard. Mr. Wilkinson, of Oldbsrry, referece. At the ALIIION GRouNDS, W'olverhampton,-Richard Fuller and ThonasSlihcen. These Wolverhamupton meo, yesterday, ran 100 yards for .0. ...

... LONDON, Saturday. Whitsuntide has brought us an enormous number of visitors and sight-seers from the country. Foremiost in attraction is the Italian Opera. The attempt to open a second opera-house at the Lyceum broke down ol the secosd night, add since then the Iloyal Italian Opera has had everything its own way. Covent Garden is crowded every night from the floor to the ceiling; and Messrs. ...

... WVOLVEMl HAMPTON. ?? ?? EILtIA.itL- J5.. ECtARD or (;ARDILANs.-fliLe usual weekly meeting of the members of this Board was held yesterday, when there were present Messrs. Keudrickl (Chairman), Wilcock, Langman, Cnflwick, Eagaley, aoyes, ironnmon ger, Griffiths Owen. Rogers, Holloway, Thomlpson, Lello, Hinter, Jone3, Tildesley, Hall, Healey, Sanlkey, Sparrow, and the Iev. ?? G. Horton. The ...

... [o in this series we beg to remind our readers that [Iny facts eltin to the getieral history of Birmingham, orthe. district around, will be always accoptable, that a questiS asked will be pretty sure of a satisfatory nswer, and that, u~nder certain necessary restrictions, questiOlS of local interest, bleyond ltihe mcre news of the, day ma h fuly isussd. llcomniunicationsi for thischlnmn s ould ...