... DREADFUL SCENE AT A FEP. _7-i On Sunday morning a fire occurred at tbea house of Mr. brc Nalley Londn 'Before the fire-escapo could be brought to the spot Mrs. Nalley appeared At a window, with an i nfant Aui In hier arms. At the entreaties of the people assemrblied, site ~ dropped her babe. its shle hoped on a blanket held beneath, WI, but the poor infant fell onu the pavement end wae ...

... At the Matlock Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, before Q. it 0. Radford, R. K. Pringlo, and E. M. Wass, Esqrs., James Andrews, gardener to U. R. P. Morewood, Esq., of Alfreton Shre Y Park, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, was summoned by John prog d Walker, Esq., for a gtme trespass on the 12th of August end I Drlast, in the parish of Darley, and Mr. Rowland P. More- of Si le wood himself was summoned ...

... i fortion ?Mflligtnrt FANCE. TEF EXECUTIONS AT SATORY. PAus, Tuesday. The following are the most interesting and authentic par- tioulars concerning the last moments of Rossel and Ferrd:- These two leaders of the Commune were executed this morning, together with a sergeant of the 46th Regiment, named Bourgeois, who had been sentenced to death for hav- ing deserted his regiment and gone over to ...

... MANOD RMALwAy DiVmENn.-The dirpeotrR of MIDLAND RAILWAY DivIDEND.-The directors of the Midland Railway Company have decided to recommend to 1 the proprietors a dividend on the ordinary stock, for the half year ending 80th June last, at the rate of 6J per cent. per annum. THE MANCHBsTESn, BUXTON, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.-The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, ...

... IF , OE 3 FATAL FALL OVER A WELSH PRECIPICE, I An inquest was hold at Festiniog, last week, on the body. s of Mr. William H. Wright, who was killed by fallingjnto ithe Cynfal Waterfalls on the previous Friday evening. T.he i Bev. L. Iarshall, of Brixton, Surrey, identified the body as . that of his brother-in-law, who was asurgeon of the metro- e politan police force. Mr. Laurence Daniel Kirby ...

... ?? - a-.A TT-n-Zun 1 Our elsasmissg primat dosnnsa, Laura Ilarris, 1lies8 (Says the ai X11sscal .Sftandard) sigised is fivo moliths' engagemeont for 0o' October isext, withi the mnanagemenct of the San Carlos Opera tSr. at Lisbon. the v, THE BA tKE525TCY or THlE O'Doa'oGntiE.-Au adjudicat- oi tion of biaskrnpiey was made onl Tuesday, in London,asgainest aged this well kinown nicusber of ...

... ?? . - .1 - ?? - - 4ailwaD UtIlIVITM 20 MIMDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. PI The half-yearly meeting of the Midland Rthaliway conm- dt apwas held at the Derby Station yesterday Afternoon. divedr was a numerous attendanice of shareholders. Mr. H W. P. Price, chairman of the Beord of Directors, presided. hi Mr. Williamis. secretary, having read the advortisensent h convening the meeting, the rort, of ...

... Fat l 1tw. Madame D. de Girardin is on a visit to the Earl and Couu- Sa e tess of Harrington, at Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire. We are glad to hear that the Duke of Rutland is recover- nu ing satisfactorily from the effects of his recent fall from his hr horse while hunting. WI Y THE CAPTAIN CommissioN.-Rumour has given the Duke ar. e of Devonshire as the probable chairnanof the Captain Com- rem ...

... ' on Her Majesty was unable to dine with the Royal family on Saturday, or to attend divine service on Sunday, owing to fO indisposition. in The Queen was so far recovered on Monday, as to be able or to walk in the grounds at Osborne in the morning, but Her at Majesty was not able to join the dinner party. Prince te, Arthur has left Osborne for Aldershot. d- ay tic A little girl, aged two years ...

... a, On Saturday the Committee of Review of the Wesleyan l, Methodist Theological Institutions met in Oldhlam-street n Chapel, Manchester, the President (the Rev. J. Farrar) in if te chair. d The Rev. M. C. Osborne read various reports of examiners, - &e., in reference to the proficieicy of students and other d matters at the three colleges of Richmond, Didsbury, and - Headingley. r A ...

... The Committees of Management of the Derbyshire A Associated Dairies have issued their first Report . to the guarantors, and we are indebted to for an early copy of this interesting production. B The number of impressions being limited, we are induced to summarize its contents for the benefit of our agricultural friends, believing, at the same time, that the facts will be read with interest in ...

... E QantspunZlttew. THE, TOWN HALL CLOCK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MIERCURY. Sir-Will you kindly allow me a smill lspace in your columns to correct it misrepresentation in your article of last week speaking of illuminating some of the town clocks. You refer to the one in the To'wn Hall as one not to be de- pended upon; this is the statement I wish to correct. Since I had the management of the ...