... tGIJ t1;t't~~~ Ta-it - - - - - _ - - ?? MUONDAY, APRIL 10, 1871. r | The fighting ?? is growing more like warfare than it was at the beginning of last week . when hortilitiaA flret.. pn-z.-noA fln V;Aa., I when hostilities first commenced. On Friday afternoon the troops of the Government attaoked in great strength the position held by the federal. ists at the bridge of Nenilly. Both forces ...

... A NNUAL NATIONAL COQOPERATIVE CONGRESS. The third annual Congress of delegates from the C3- operative Societies of tire United Kingdom opened on-Mon- idty morning anG the Blidland Institute, Birmingham. The Hon. Anberon Herbert, M.P., presided. Delegates were present from London, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Bradford, Idle, Heckmondwike, Glasgow, and other towns. The CHAIREMAN, in an opening ...

... DISTRIOT INFELL1GENtOR, - . )r C~~~(ARDIFF.. ucce d C41POWAIN Or A, SHIP fll- MEFI~r, 1BAT,-;E1ZLOR'S 1. YAniu.-YoSterday nsorxii~g,- aboutt 4i20 ame., the French: Ship 1 r- Meot anind of Nenter, 955 tons refgistee',-WhiI§: under repairs- on the 4to tt .0 stocks he- Messrs. Butoheler'9 shipbuilding. yard, saddealy- cap. wosei e0 sized. Severad of the crew were on hoard at the time, b-.tt; for ...

... j1ft. FOTH]lfLi., Brf P., oI THE PAUPER INMATES DISCHARGE AND REGULA. TION BILL. ' -- On E'ritday:night lIst, In theo course of the debate on the above Bill, in the House of Commons, the members for Merthyr Tydfil took an active part. . After comle observations made by H. Richards upon the Bll, referring to the petition, Mr. Fothorgill said, that as he was a resident as well as one of the ...

... Ignominiously defeated'on the question of the ridiculous match tax-obliged to retreat from its unmtnable poition in reference to the Succession Duties-the Government appears determined to throw away the last ragoof its reputation for finan- cial ability, The first Budget of the season (there' have aready been two, and we know not how many moresee may have within the next few days), announced a ...

... I ROPOSED:AD1'WN DTHS A&D . WAPflH -i . L .17, , I. - . I~ ?? ~ A a specal meeating of the water and s~to11 com- mittee vims held yesterday, to consider 'the report o Mr. Duncoanson, the acting water engineeis ol the bxtension of bathe andwashhouses an town. Mr, Belor pre8ded; and the other members of the committee present were Mr. Alderman Rigby, Messrs, Wilson, Melly, Hormby, F. Rogers, ...

... I ~ VESTRY POLL. TURBULENT MEETING. Yesterday, the polling for the two candidates for it seat on the select vestry-Messrs. GeOr3e I Scott an~d George Carr..as resumed in the Law Association IROOmq, CooksStreet. The voting commenced at ten o'clock in the morning, and~ close at four o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. .J. T. Turner, as on the previous day, presided, Elir Thursday evening the numbers ...

... ?? I .. .I .; - ,( ! .11.% J+,8 §TER;,TE TRIES. r ;, Thie ,Dnntuail', ~ .'sten vriy. pfil this lparishi tdok; plabe 'yesiterday.u 41ha Froceedingl *ere 'formailyv commienced at 'St. ,Nicholas's, Churoh, .where'aMS ?? -Ckwurc'wardeif Tuoner Was oted' tothe chalr;caid; the meeting N% as then adjourned to thew.haw Abo- okation looms, a Cook-treet. There was a largal attinqsneiofi'aepayera.e e ...

... TIHE DUTIES OF NEUTRALS IN TIME OF WAR. There seems reason to hope, not merely that themattersin dispute between England and the United States, arising out of the escape of the Alabama from this port and her subsequentcaptures of American vessels, will be settled on grounds satisfactory to the two countries, but also that this will be made the opportunity for introducing into the international ...

... L LOSS OFT rTHE STr MiER BuRs. BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. Yesterday, an investigation into the circum- stances of the loss of the steamship.Burns was hold in the police court, Dale-street, by Mr. T. S. Raffles, stipendiary magistrate, and Captains Harris and Bight, nautical assessors. Mr. O'Dowd conducted the inquiry on;behalf of the Board of Trade; Mr. Tyndall watched the case on behalf of the ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...