... MANaCESTDR SootL;OARD I -- -, ELECTION.' - The last day for Mesolving nominations xbr member- thip of the Manchester School Board was ysib'day, and at the closing hour (four o'olock) no less than -4- persons had b0e0h nominated for the 15 seats., The notice of the election was issued last Saturday, and aftor its appearance nominations could be made at any time f op to four o'clock yesterday ...

... ' II'd: ?? ?? .: :} ' 'An irvnqest on the body of 'Mr. George Cuiniughanm, whose.death occurred in one of the baths at Leaf-street,; Hulme, on' Sturday, lait, was held on Monday by the City 'Coroner (Mr. B. Herford),;at'his Courtin St. John- street. i. Aqcording to the depositions, the deceased lvas 54~ years of age, and .iesided at the Whalley Eotel, Whalloy lvings. ?? was also the ...

... THUE TWO BISHOPS AND MIRACLES. TO TZaN EDITOR 0 ME WEErXLr TKURS. Sir,-I have perused with much pleasure the ale letter of your correspondent 1 Verax, published in your edition of to-day, but it would be more satisfactory tw rce, and doubtles' likewise to most of your readers, if he would give his authority for the following statement. Be saYs. At the former Period it would not havebeeat ...

... ?? New York papers of the 28th of August contain the amiouneement of the failure of the Bank of California. This great financial disaster is attributed to a reckless stem oe speculation indulged in by the president of ovanbfor many years. In oonsequenoeof thefailuro, tke National Gold Bank and Trust Company and the Merchants' Exchange Bank of San Francisco, two rioh and populax institutions, ...

... THE WEEKLY TIMES. FOREIGN. Prince BISMARCK has laid before the German a Federal Oounoil a bill authorisiug the Imperial Governmenit, with the assent of the Federal C Counoil and Imperial Parliament, to levy the N duties proposed in the Tariff Bill without waiting until that measure shall have been I passed. c Another difficulty appears to have arisen with a regard to the administration of ...

... I I ' £bttea ; Five Jbodipee have been recovered from Diman' Colliery, leaving 55 in the mine. H Father Hiayointhe contradiots the reportof his havidk petitioned the Chanbers for State recognition. The Becord deeply regrets to learn that T Viscount Bnry heir to the earidom of Albemarle, was di received into tie Romish Church on Easter Sunday. Vl FAGGOT VOTEBS.-The Scotsmnan gives a list . of ...

... I - ?? _fCoullanemw. It has been decided to start a London Home- rule Club of a political, literary, and social character. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales -was again nominated on Wednesday night as Grand Master of the Elglieh Freemasons. Mr. Kirkman Hodgson has applied for and received the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, and it is thought that the new election for Bristol will ...

... - - iPER, IA, L -.-1 HOUSII OF OOMMONS.-.FBID~f The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. THN flRRLIN ThRITy. Lord% M.~ONTAGU gave notice that ?? four weeka ho would bring forward his, motion in reference to the Berlin Treaty, and call attention' to Lord- Salisbury's despatch of the 26th of January,~ i879, an move an Wadress. ENGLAND AIND AFGH1ANiSTIN. Mr. FORSTER: A statement appears in one ...

... LOCAL NO iTO I le_ Id That bill poster of the Corporation ise aolidek at man, Aetuated doubtless by awishto sp3e the f6 of the idly curious, who, if the documentwart M. picous, might b btempted to read it, ha poatsiu, moript notice of the Council meeting and thc pt El of business high enough on that horrible blahbolia ir the Prinoee-estreet and Albert Square oorns of j Town Hall, to be out of ...

... CHORLTON BOARD OF GUABD&NS. I - -, - - -. I The weekly meeting of the Chorlton Board of Guardians was held yesterdayt in the Boardroom, Grosvenor Square; Mr. Chsa. Cutting ?? Clerk (Mr. Edgill) stated that on Monday last an order for relief was made on behalf of a man. whose name he would not mention, and who, with his famlily, lived in Derby-stroet, Hyde Road. The money was paid over, but had ...

... TH]E NORTH WALES MINERS. A great meeting of the miners of the North Wales district was held ?? ?? con- sider the propriety of ?? for the redress of their grievances, and for an amendment of the Mines' Regulation Bill. The districts represented embraced a circumference of about thirty miles round Wrexham. Bodies of men and boys walked in procession from the collieries at whichthey are employed, ...

... Di. OLLIVIER ON THE FRENCH PRESS. The circular of Bl. Ollivier to the procureurs g6n6raux, issued on the 28th, contains the following passages :- jln every publication you must distinguish between news and argument. You will most scrupulously insist upon the observance of all the rules tending to ensure the honesty and correctness of published news. Thus you will net permit either the ...