... [Daily TelegraphI] VERSAILLS9, .sanuary 23. Yesterday a small demostration was made upon the Saxon front, which was easily repelled Since two pm. the batteries havteg the nang of PAr' have kept up a steady but slow fire of shel upon the city. It ts known that shells fell the day before yesterday near Noire Dame, snd several are reportedas having reached the very outside ot the radU deacribed ...

... GENERIAtL NEWS. [vtPREsSSOCIsAcTI&N T WJ4LAMJ. SIR STAFFORD 49RTHCOWE. On Satfrday last. Sir Staffd orthcote, acconpanied by his two soea, left Liverpool fob New Yotkia the Canard Loyal mail steanmer, Russia, te rmeset for New lork. THE STRIKE AT SH eeL. The steel fork forgers and small manufacturers of Shef- fiekl have differed with the large manufacturers, and struck work. It is net expected ...

... THE POPE AND THE ITALIANS, To the ZmDo, of thd DAIIX Pos?. BIr,-A thoun pardons for intruding in a ?? etween a Bishop oi the Holy Roman Church and one so able to bold his own as you have proved yourself by masterly treatment of the great questions of international policy which have lately cropped up in such abundance. Bince Dr. UlIathorne has consented to notice the bit of Rabelela humour ...

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Corercndents who set any .Tpecia ?lale spone ther co- w2 &un catwsas muist keep ooj'&es of them, as tie canswt4 sunder- tote to return unused ccntiri&utions. fAlpha.-Nuo. Fair Play.-In Staffordshire. l ?? some schoolmasterl. 'D. Smith, Cookley.-(1) Lincoln: (2) Yes. ' Lover. -Consult Mr. Edmonds, bookseller, Bull Street. Eanbury.-The expiration of the ...

... COURT NEWS.-WxINDSOR CASTLER, Molnday.-The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, walked and drove i n the ?? thins mcornulg. l'risscess L'eatrice an d P'rince Leouold also went out. His Royal Highlness Prince Arthur, attended by Colonel Biphinstone, leE the Castle in the forenoon for Woolwich. Her Majesty went out in the afternoon, attended by the Duchess of Roxnurghe. Mr. Odo Rsrsell and ...

... - t- - ILeJers Telegrams, per Pres Associaionj] THE STATE OF PARIS. PARIS, MARcii 14 (Evening). The situation on the Montmartre remains unchanged, without there being any increase of danger. It is asserted that the authorities are resolved to enforce obedience on1 the part of the National Guard who are detaining the cannons. The Ministers in Council will decide the ques- tion to-morrow. ...

... WOLYERHAMFTON AND DISTRICT BARD WARIS. WOLVMRVA N, Tuesday. The busnass doing jas now in the principal branches is not widerable, the merchants being meutly engaged in stock tAing, and the faotoW travellers not having yet set out cm their sprbg journes. To-morrow (Wednsdy) being Quarterdmy in this town, It In expected that a fair distribution of orders will take place, bat under anY dr- ...

... THE PASTORAlID SOCIETY. To thre EDrTort She DAILY POST. Sir,-In your paper of Felruary 28 is this paragraph At the annual meeting of the Birmingham Branch of the Church Pastoral-Aid Society, heldl last evening, under the presidency of the Venerable Archldeacon Hone, the report of the committee showed the society to be in any- thing but a prosperous condition, the income being greatly in the ...

... STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS COMMTTEK This committee resumed its sittings yesterday. Xn. Flick, 3LP., occupied the chair. Mr. Blake, of the firm of Watt and Co., Birsingighns, and member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, was first examined. On the question of the necessity of cormpel- sory examination of boilers, he stated his general siew of the matter to be that, looking at the enormous ...

... STOKE-ON-TRENT. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-L fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday: Mlr. Taylor Ashworth presiding. Mr. Bishop said there were a number of persons in that parish who were always excused their rates through poverty but since the passing of the last Act, those people had been summoned before the Magistrates, who had told them they had no power to excuse them the rates, which they ...

... I On Tuesday evening, a meeting of the ratepayers of the parish of Woletanton, was held in the National School Room of the mother village, for the purpose of consider- ing the question of applying for authority to establish a School Board for the parish, which covers an area of some nine or ten miles in length by about four or five in breadth and includes the town of Tunstall, and the thriv- ...

... I ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPAN. I Tile important scheme to effect a settlement of the affairs of the Albert Life Assurance Company by arbitration, and for other purposes, came before a Committee of the House of Lords, com- prising the Duke of Richmond (chairman), Earl of Enniskillen, Earl of Bantry, Lord Strathallan, and Lord Lurgan, for the first time, on Thursday. It will be remembered ...