... THE COLLISION OX THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. On Friday, at the Town-hall, Dronfield, Oliver Merritt, ,*intsman, was charged, on remand from last week, with manslaughter. The magistrates present were Messrs. H. Bowden, T. W. Rodger, and C. Cammell. John Skidmore, stationmaster at Unstone, said the defendant, Oliver Merritt, was the pointsman on the 19th of July. The goods train arrived at the station ...

... r?pirn?.ence. MR. B3ASS AND HIS WORKPEOPLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MERCURY. Sir-I notice in a speech made about a fortnight ago, in Dery, y oe o yur eprsenatiesin Parliament (Mr. Bas), hathe s astrng dvoateforth eight hours per daymoemet or hewormei. ayI ask Low it i i doe no st te eamle y lttng isowl, workmen work eigh hors or day hu I uppse is motto is, do as I Bay, not as Id. ...

... ALFRETON FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL ISOCIETY. The first annual show of this society was held on Wed- nesday last, in a field kindly lent for the occasion by J. R. Fielding, Esq. The weather was all that could bd wished for. The attendance was very large, upwards of 2,000 pay- ing for admission exclusive of those admitted by members' tickets. On the ground we noticed C. 1. P. Morewood, Esq., the ...

... Kool Idus, We understand a marriage is arranged to take place next On 'I month between the Right Hon. Lrd Denmen and Miss Act Aitchison, eldest daughter of the late James Aithis0on, Esq., Su of Alderston, East Lotbian.-Court Journal. place The marriage of Lord Churston with Miss Palk, eldest Mrs. daughter of Sir Lawence Palk, Bert., M.P., will, we hear, stree take place in November. hlealt Mr. ...

... IMl Zi'. .1LttiUBis VAX. ie se Doncaster Town Moor was crowded on Wednesday with al persons who flocked there to see the contest for the St. d Leger. The programme began with the Corporation Stakes, which fell to the lot of St. Vincent-one of the favourites. * The Municipal Stakes was merely a match between Bethnal s Green and Onslow, the former winning by a short heed. id Then came the race ...

... MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.-On Friday night a niusical entertainment was given in the School-room, Castle-hill, by the members of the Sewing-class and the children of the parochial schools. Readings were kindly given by the Rev. John Eaton, rector of Shardlow, the Rev. J. G. Bourne, Mr. Joseph Barson, and Mr. John Caleb Davies. The musical part of the entertainment was much liked. The pianoforte ...

... Thefiollowing are the alterations of trains for the month of V October:- The 10.55 a.m. train Macclesfield to Uttoxeter, and the 7.50 p.11. train Uttoxeter to Macclesfield will be discon- tinued. 'The 12.20 p.m. train UttoxetertoAlton, and the 4.85 p.m. train Altoni to Uttoxeter will be discontinued. The 6.10 pin. train from Crewe will cease stopping at H Uttoxeter Junction. E ASHBORNE BRANCH. ...

... ? lattst ?ntrlligtna. [CMITRAL PRESS TRLsoNRA.] THE NEUTRALITY QUESTION. Judgment has been delivered in the case of the Interna- tional French vessel seized by the English Government. The ship was ordered to be unconditionally released, but no costs or damages awarded to the owners. It is announced that the Prussian intention isto withdraw all privileges to French merchantmen, and to order ...

... ph-qtritf !il __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t.ARLESTON. o la PLrULmo-PNVFu 0NOIA.-At it meeting of the Cattle Plague o is Committee at the County Ball, Derby, the farm of Mr. Gilbert I.. ip d Mee, of Arleston, wats declared flee from pl.'uro-pneunonlia. t TRUSLIEY. S 11 V 1'LFURO-INEUX0XIA.-The Cattle Flague Committee, atC . a meeting on Friday last, at the County Hall, Derby, ...

... )r - -- -- - . ?? ?? . - it THE TWELFTH NIGHT FETE AT THE DRILL ) SHALL. 1- Te l- SN n- A- - .--l --fA - 1)-hs j. 1-I1 . )a RALL. I-It has' now become un annual custom in Derby to bold a of twelfth-night Nisl. So popular has the festival become, and 3' it affords such an amount of enjoyment Dot only to juveniles Ithut to growyn-up persons, that a proposal to discontinue the g custom, we are ...

... la 3 A meeting of the general committee and subscribers was I ,m held on Tuesday at the Salisbury Hotel, for the reception of ft the executive committee's report in reference to the distribu- t. tion of seed corn to the French peasant-farmers ruined by to war. The Eight Hon., the Lord Vernon presided. The d report of the committee for a copy of which we are indebted 11 to the courtesy of Lord ...

... . giifrid I&S, tat - , rheALVASTON. Ao A tea meeting was held in the Sehool-room on Easter es Tuesday evening. There was a numerous attendance, the -.W tables being presided at by several ladies in the village. De, After tea the evening was spent in listening to vocal and tnt instrumeuttil music given by volunteers from the audience. ge The profits were given to defray the expenscs of the ...