... MR. E. W. EDWARDS ON HIS DEFENCE, I Yesterday morning, Mr. Edward Watkins Edwards, tho official assignee, attended beforo Mr. Commissioner llolroyd, at thls London 3tankruptoy Court, for the purpose of explaining certain portions of the evidence which ho recently gavoin tho Ovoreud and Gurney case before the Lord Mayor and Sir Thomas Gabriel. hfr. Edtwards wan reijeired to stats whether the ...

... STUD SALE AT SANDIWAY LODGE, HARITFORD. The stud sale that took place at the above pretty and compllete gentlemlan's huniting-box, on Thursday last, though not largely attended, brought some spirited buyers to the ground, and the prices in sonic instances, though not at all commensurate with the style and quality of the animals, were accepted by Captain de Vero Hunt's audible directions to the ...

... WORKING MEN'S VIEWS ABOUT MACHINERY. The adjourned discussion on the subject of machinery took place on Saturday night, at a meeting of the Society of Artisans, held in the Council Room of the Midland Ibstitute; Mr. J. A. Langford presiding. Mr. EINO held that machinery should not be used ex- cept to produce articles of necessity. It should not be used to produceluxuries, Itsintroduetion ...

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. J. B.-London is a seaport, C C. B. A.-Ask at the Concert Hall. 1. J. D.-Wo cannot tell. He should advertise. Troublesoee.-It is only a legend; and a very stupid One. i. Y. H.-Thrce yevars' resiclonce and payment of poor rate. 1A Brushmaker, Wolvorhampton -Order it off a book. seller. Fil. F. Ml.-Aslc at the County Court Offce, Watcrloo Street. 'Rowley ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMUMECE, ANNUAL MEETING. Yesterday, the animal meeting of the Wolvorhamnpton Chamber of Commeroe was held in the offices of the Chamber, High Street. Mr. Twentynian presided; and there were also present, Messrs. II. Walker, H. Loveridge, E. T. Wright, WV. Bate, H. Coloy, C. Neke, and El J. Gibbs (hon. Bec). Mr. Gibbs read the report of the Council. Upon the question ...

... THE EIGHT 11EV. DII. IJLLATHORNE AND THLE jitISH OF BIRMINGHM.L Is the EDITOR Of the DAILY PesT. ?? ]lest 1londay's issue Of Your ?? you 1ruhliisied lextracts; (per11i t political pamphlet, orI pastoral, written by 1)r, fllatlioririe. As these extracts, and indeed the entire 1ttlreilect gravely on the position and chatracter of certain of tire Irish population reesident inl this town, you will ...

... Yesterday, the annual meeting of the South Stafford- shire Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, was held in Wolverhamspton, the Earl of Dartmouth presiding. There were also present, the Earl of Lichfield, Sir John Morris, Major Thorneycroft, Messrs. Euport Kettle, I, Spooner, S. Cartwright, Rt, Briscoe, N. N. Solly, and other County Megistrates, with Dr. Millington, the Rev. J. Hampton, the Rev. ...

... TUBSTALL BOARD OF RILALTar.-Theo Donthlly meeting of the Board was held yesterday afternoon, the Chief Bailiff (Mr. J. J. Hancock) hn the ?? Chairman reported the proceedings of the recent conference on the smoke question, end in the course of some remarks on the ne- cessity of carrying out the law on thesnbject, he intimated his intention to ask the Nuisance Committee to invite the ...

... DISESTABLISIIMENT' OF THEI IRISH CIIUl;CJl.' LETTERI OF TITUE lX. CANON COO'ER. The Rev. W. Govei, Ititcip il of the Saftloy Training College, and I-Iot. Calnon of Woicester, has just issued ' a Ietter to a friend in Ireisilan on the dlisestablishilloint and future of the Irish Chulch. Mr. Cover wvas one of the clergy, who signed a petition to the House of Lords in favour of Mr. Gladstone's ...

... [BY ELEUTrRsO TELEOGAPO.1 HOUSE OF LORDS, Their Lordships met at five o'clock. THE SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL, The Duke of ARGYLE gave notice that he would bring forward iis mceaure for the extension and isiprovonl'ont of education in Scotland, on Thursday, instead of Friday. IBIS LAW REFORM. The Marquis of CLMNI5C1ARDE asked what measures the Government proposed to bring forward with respect to ...

... .1 I-fProma one onc or-apscfs. PAIIis, Wedinesdaiy. 0 TatE peaceful termination (in P'aris) of bits Gireek question at has not excited the sniillest automast. co are so neens- It tomend to blow thle lirel, whrich yields, nothing but tiso a sparhsq which blind and thle smokeo which smothers uts, li* -while the heat we have been at so ucuch pains to rcrate is( .goes straightwity upl the chimney, ...

... [11n resuning this serics wo beg to romnid our readers that mly facts relating to the general history of Birlningh11am , or the district alound, iwill be always acceptable, that any questions asked will be pretty sure of a satisfactory ttnswsr, and that, ltider certain necessary restrietionts, (ttestiolns of local interest, beyond the niore news of the slay, may be fully discu.ssed. 1l ...