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... LoNDox, Friday Afternoon. Last night's proceedings in Parliament were by no means devoid of interest. In the House of Commons Mr. Forster brought forward his important measure upon education, and though he abstained from entering upon its details, he gave such a sketch of its principles as to ensure for the bill a cordial reception amongst many different sections of educational reformers. Mr. ...
... I -- - 1 - . 1mP.Atin~ of thil Ysterday inoreiag the annual meeting Of this institutiol was hold in the Hospital, Hiallfield-road, Brad- ford, the MAYOU (Mr. Ald. West) in the chair,-Mr. JACOB BDEuBiNS, chairmnn of the committee, read the twelfth mnumal report, which stated that the hospital had afforded relied to a greater number of Patients in 1808 than in any previous year, wit),a ...
... WEEKLY RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATSS IN THE BOROUGH Of LEEDS, 4THn WEEs, 1869. t et In the week ending last Raturday, 4,058 births v, and 3,104 deaths were registered in eleven large cities and IB boroughs of En~gland, including London. The births ex- t, ceeded by 222, and the deaths by 372, the average 3. w eekly numbers in the ten years 1851-G0, corrected f or r, increase of population to the ...
... I THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER GULF' -CITY, AND LO3SS OF 22 LIVES. t Yesterday, full details were received of the v wreck of the steamer Gulf City, whilst on a voyage from O talvekton to New York. The Glulf City left Galvestnn, lwih - cargo of cotton, for New York on Friday, January lst, and it appears that the atil g rublod .bout going a to sea on that day-it being the first day of the year and a ...
... HOUSIF OF COQMON13, FRIDAY. t THE ENSLAVEM19T OF XCAzFIR OHILI)REN. o Mr. GLADSTONEI moved that the B use, at its risDng, adjouin until Monday next. Mr. Bt. FOWLER asked the TUnder-Secretary of Slate for the Colonies whether the attention of Her Majesty's Goveinment had been directed to the systematic enslave. ment of Kaffir children by the Bears of tk Trans vaal Republic; whether any steps ...
... THE GOYERlNMENT AND ADMIRALTY REFORM. Craom OSn LONDON RErBORTon.) LONDON, Friday Afternoon. Though no revelation of the intentions of the Government was made at the Fishmongers' Hall last night, I have reason to believe that the crisis which existed a few days ago has passed away, and that the danger of some such half measure as that proposed by Lord Russell being adopted by the Ministry no ...
... ST. IGNATIUS'S CHURCO, PRESTON.-TaE HON. AND REV. E. ARUNDEL ON THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. . On Sunday, two serm~ons were preache d in the above Plac of worship, that in the morning by the Rev. A. Vyan.o S.J., f St. Wilfrid's, and that in the evening by the tion. and Riev. Everard Arundel, S.J., of Stonyhurst Collegre, or. behalf of the poor aided by the Society of St. Viaceut de Paul ...
... IEDUCATION.-HAS IT TO BE VOLUNTARy 1 OR COMPULSORY O T - . . . T . .. E The day is rapidly approaching when the parliament of this country will have to seriously consider the ques. tion of public education. The ignorance of the land- the dense, crass darkness of the population-has been a disgrace to us quite long enough. It is astonishing to notice how few persons there are in the country able ...
... DINNER AT THlE PLOUGH HOTEL, On Tuesday last a public dinner at the Plough Hotel, St. Asaph, was held, in honour of the marriage of Edw. Roberts, Esq., solicitor, St. Asaph, to Miss Kerfoot, daughter of James Kerfoot, Esq., Vaenol Park, St. Asaph. The marriage took place on Tuesday morning at Bodeiwyddan Church, near St. Aeaph, and the happy couple shortly afterwards took train en sroue for ...
... CORRE SPOND ENCE. All letters to the editor on subjects of local or general interest will hud ready access into our columns. We ar6.desirous that our readers should not hesitate to avail themselves of the Courant for circulating the news of their respective districts, r d essing grievances, or making known theirviews. Correspondents arerespect- iully requested to write only on one side of the ...
... THE REGISTR GENERAL'S QUARTERLI I IRETURN. The usual quarterly account of the health of Bog land and Wales has just been issued by the registrat general, with bis accustomed punctuality, for the edification and guidance of the m2 zillion inhabitants of this country. The return relates to the three months ending on the 31st of December last, when the actual number of deaths registered in ...
... CITY, THVUSDAY EVENING.-ConSOIS opened steadily on Monday at slightly higher prices than they closed at last week. Ihe rise was well maintained, and on Tuesday a further advance of I was at one time, made, but it was not supported. They have since, however, gone lower, owing partly to the continued flow of gold from the Bank of England, which, as usual, is inducing holders of money to ask ...