... I [From the Daily News.] The members of the Carlton Club and the frequenters of Pall Mall will miss the characteristic figure of George Hudson, who, after a long and painful absence from his native country, has become once more familiar to West End London during the last two years. A new generation hee sprng, up since he was famous as the. Railway King, but nothing gratified him more than ...

... TEE SCHOOL BOARD CONTEST IN WOLVERHADIPTON. Lest night a kneeting was held In the Exchange, Wolverhaump- ton, in support of the eandidature of Mr. James Walker, in the present School Board contest in Wolverhampton. Mr. BR P. Walker presided; and the floor of the hell was crowded, whilst there was a considerable number of the candidate's friends on the platform. The Chairman explained that ...

... EDUCATION ACT. The illness of the Prince of WALES and the ' deep feeling of interest to which it has given rise amongst men of every shade of political opinion c has produced a kind of truce in the various con- fe dicts in which we have been engaged during the Be R1 recess, The discussion of even the most important i questions has been suspended for a time, bat it is oi evident that the battle ...

... NUT.ib FIAUJ UaX- uN.. Cccc' [Br A OANTONIAN.] naor' On the bridge that crosses the Taff between Cardiff and Cs Canton, there may be seen very often in the early morning afte an elderly female, evidently mentally affected. Her features can can' are finely cut, but there is an unnaturalness in the expression me 1 oe her face. A phronologist would probably detect large shut idenlity and ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENOF (rEUTER'S T'LrGrAMS.) FRANCE. PrAns, Dre. 19 .-Tlie Due ?? and tle I Prince de J oijuville took their seats to-day in the pits Assemubly. but the event e:'used no excitoment. Con There is no doubt that the flual vote of yestorday '1 was produced by the comllbination of Legitiiaists dail and Republicans. PAntis, DEC. 20.-Uv to the ltth lnst. 2 022 sentences had been ...

... LOCAL BOARD.—This Board held its fortnightly meet- ing on Friday, when the chair was taken by the Rev. I). Roberts. The Clerk said he had written to the Water Company relative to the Board's intention to j lace hydrants in the town, but had received ro reply. The committee appointed to report upon the positions in which lamps were to be placed in Coity-road, Mea- dow-street, &e., laid a plan ...

... COLLIERY EXPLOSION. — On Saturday a serious acci- dent occurred in the Rhos Llantwit Colliery, near Caerphilly, by an explosion of fire damp. Fortunately- very few persons were near at the time of the explosion, but one man named Edwards, living at Rudry, was hurt. Hopes of his recovery are entertained. One or two others were slightly injured. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION LEAGUE.—A meeting in ...

... latest bidliffma. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN FROM SAN- DRINGRAM. TUESDAY. The Queen left Sandringham this morning. OPENING OF PARLIAiiENT. Parliament, says the Observer, will, according to present arrangements, meet about the second week in February. TICHBORNE CASE. Recent Australian affidavits read. Deponents knew Orion; his eye twitched; he concealed his real name, and said he was of good ...

... PRIIONB HRORENSTIEL-SOIIWANGAU.e /i The publication- of ' Mr,, Brownifig's new poem, fn1firms the foreoast which we were enabled to snakesome weeks ago.- It is in effectaparable, which he who runs may. read. Disguise of any ' sort has scarcely been attempted; and the reader I least familiar with the incidents of modern history will not be at a loss to recognise the real subject of-the poem, ...

... ft HMU DEROUiS OUTRAGE IN TMEIRRY. (Inox 0UR OWN oWLWWOlWMqV.) DUBLIT, Www=&r. Sir George Hamilton Seymour, in whose favour the Court of Common Pleas hba decided the bispute. re- garding the ownership of the Hertford estei, in the county of A.ntrimD, baa caused a cirbulmr, eigued by bin soli- citors to be forwarded to the tenants, stating.that hce would be most unwilling to be obliged to have ...

... THEATER ROYAL. HAYMARET. Tuis EvEsto, at 7, FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Everill, Mr. Roges, Miss Harrleon.-AtS, PYGMAT ION AND GALA- TEA. Messrs. Buckstone, Kendal, Howe, Bnrad, Weatlherby' imeadame Robertson, Chippendale, Hill, and Merton.-And ffi IRISH LION. Messrs. Arnott, Rogers, Gordon, Miss ?? Wright PRICE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Miss Marie Wilton (Mrs. Bancroft). Tars ...

... At the usual fortnightle meeting otthel Royal Geographical Suciety last Monday evening Sir 11. Rlowliisou (chlaininz), in the course of the proceediegsasaid: -Beobrc I iuvitc elr. Keith Johnston and Captain Bur ton to read the papers whichl they hove prepared for this oec)asoiI, I woukl i sk to be allowed to say a ?? words on another subject it, which tile Society takes aii equally warm ...