... [1PRgs ASCIATmON TELEo.Amj ROUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'dock. WOMEN'S DISABILITIES BILL Mr. JACOB BRIGHT moved the second reading of the Women's Disabilities Bill, the object of which he explined was to confer upon women, duly qualified as electors, the .enjoyment of the franchise, both in counties and boroughs. He pointed out that the effect of this, which he ...

... THE REV. J. JACKSON AND THE PARISHIONERS OF LEDBDURY. 'Shis gentleman, whose name has of late acquired great notoriety, visited Ledbury on Thursday last. For some a days previous It had been rumoured that the reverend h gentleman was about to pay a visit to one of the a parishioners, and when the fact was ascertained It was determined to have such a demonstration as should show him in what ...

... C- COBRESPOND TOTICES To COBRESPONDENTS. 0tha irderld en for o ,blpe5o ewoan bedsmand5s ½ ior ?? increaoed, we msnt request Corresponde ts to be so good as address us only on matters of grave len. portnce, and then as briefly as possible, AU reasonable enquirie will be answered as usual, but those who dig. regard the suggestion now made will barv tlemsolves to blame if no notice is taken of ...

... NEWS OF- THE DAY. The annual meeting of the Reform Club takes place on Thursday next. Usually, this is an event of im- portance only to the members of the club; but at the meeting this week, at which a large attendance is ex- pected, propositions of great importance to the Liberal party will, according to the Ob erver, be discussed. No eligible Tory candidate has yet been found suffi- ciently ...

... BI1INGH&M LIBERAL ASSOOIATION. ST. PETERB' WARD. A public meeting of Liberals is St. Peters Ward was held yesterday, at one o'&look, at the Public Offices, for the purpose of eleeting representatives to the Executive and G eneral Committees of the Liberal Associatfon. Councillor Deykin, chairman of the Ward Committee, presided, There were not many present.-Mr. GoswsNG proposed, and Captain ...

... TO thei EDMOR of the DAmY PosT. Sir,-Ever since the race for the Two Thousand proved such a hollow victory for Macgregor, all thl events at minor meetings have been comparatively ignored, with the single exception of the Cheater Cup, which is now ran'ked as one of the greatest surprises in modern raoing,. The racing of the week about to close has been tame in the extreme; for, although we have ...

... WOLVERHIAMPTON. v A e.xO D ISPiyH AT Sr. GOOBCs:'s,.-The Bev. A..S, tl Prior the vicar of St. George's, and his churchwarden, t Dr. douin, on the oneside, and the supedrtendent of the a Sunday school (Wi. James Phullips, vestry clerk) Rnd the n People's OhurohWarden (Mr. J. 0 Lee) on the other, crossed swords In the parilh school roomnon Suay aiter t] noen 1 n t XDbcember last, the Vicar ...

... MEE rING OF TOE WESLEYAN MINISTERSi. BIRMINGHAM AND SHREWSBURY DISTRIC,. Yesterday morning, the Wesleysre Hinisters of the Bir . minghiani District assembled for their annual May gather- ing, on the premises of the Belmont Row Wesleyan. Chapel. The ministers, during their stay in Birmigham., are provided with homes by Wesleyan and other friends. The following are the arrangements for the ...

... THE ENDOWED CHARITIES OF STAFFORDDSHIRR A Parliamentary return has just been Issued with reference to the endowed charities of Staffordshire. The return shows first the total gross income of each charity, and next the purposes to which the income Is applicable- education, apprenticing, endowments of clergy, &c., Church purposes maintenance of Dissenting places of worship, education of ...

... IDEBATE ON THE CONTAGIOUS DiSEASES I rAO1. EXCLUSION OF S1TRANGERS FROM THE GALLERY. [SPEC1AL TLEMGRAM.] ?? Or. CoxMorES, Tuesday Night. When My. W. Fowler moved the introductiou of hbi bill to repeal the Contagious Diseases Act, Mr. Craufard took notice that strrngers were present in the gallery. The Speaaer accord- ingly ordered ?? the galleries to be cleared. The reporters wil- lingly ...

... (OVEISNT'UAL AND MONASTIC 0E8TIllr TIO N:. lily. Cogau anotion, In the Uui1oc, oi Co noriong lmfh night, i'Tbat the order for the appointment of the Selecti Committee oil Convenstual and Monastic Institutions be discharged,1' was carried by §70 to 16Q0 The following it the division list:- AYS Acland, T. D. Egerton, Hn. ?? Monsell, lY. Agar-Eilis, L. G. Enfiels. Viscount Morgan, G. 0. Amcotts, ...

... PARIAMENT, YESTERDAY. [PRESS AISEOCITION TZLEZGO S] RoUvs OF COMMONS. The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes after twelve o'clock. NEW MEJ!1BEB. Mr. Waters took the oath and his seat for Mallow, in the room of Mr. Mnnster, unseated. MUNICIPAL BOROUGHS (METROPOLIS) BILL. Mr. C. IBUXTON moved the second reading of the Muni. cipal Boriuagba (Metropolis) Bill. He explained that the object of ...