... THE POACHING AFFRAY AT HEATON I I PARK. On Wednesday. the adjourned inquest respecting the death of Ralph Mellorywhodiedatthelloyal Infirmaryfrom the effects of a gunshot wound received in an affray be- tween poachers and Lord Wilton's gamekeepers, at Heaton Park, on the 11th October, was hold at the City Coroner's Court, Manchbster, before Mr. Herford. Mr. James Heelis appeared on behalf of ...

... IIMPERIALPARLIAM- HOUSE OF LORDS.-Fam:y. Their Lordahips met at five O'clock. PHOPRIUTOiS OF LAND. The Earl of DERBY gave notice that on Thursday Ea should ask if the Government would take steps to a&cee. tain the, number of proprietors of land in ths Ugitd Kingdom, and the quantity of land eo held. THN VACCINATION ACT. Lord BUCKEHUST gate notioe that he should move for a select oommittee to ...

... IFRIENDLY AND BENEFIT BUILDING I SOOIETIES. The second report of the Royal Comm1ision, of which Sir Stafford Northoote is the chairman, inquiring into the working of these societies, has just been published The Commissioners state that, from want of suffi. oient powers and facilities for obtaining evidence and for indemnifying witnesses, and for want ala of the legal assistance for which they ...

... -ALARMING OUTRAGE THE QUEEN. Great excitement was created in London on Thursday night by a report that an attempt had been made on the life of her Majesty. In both Houses of Parliament statements were made of the circumstances under which the assault was committed. These were to the effect that her Majesty, on returning from a drive in the afternoon, was followed up to the entrance of ...

... T CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BUNTIT, EVLE. The spplition for a faculty to sanotion the reposed ticts in thebanolof tdhe Cbure of St Jobn the vapll; Huhue, again came before the obaneellor of t w 51O,0u xr B.C. Chitig, at the Diocesan Chambers, St aP .qeue Se, on Wedrnesday. M r.Leresch (I{tzctd OrJO14 solicitor) appeared for the Rev. Peter , iflth' rector ot the church, and Mr. Thomas s zOn, ...

... -T.ELEGRAPHIC NEWS. AMERICA, THE SENATE AND THE TREATY. E NEw Yoni, N&IDAY. 01 T1he debate in the S.rate on the supplemental W 1ele of the Treaty of Washioigton lasted five tj ~ but no report has been published. of houre butrno16 wrhich opposed the aiticle gene t ral eede that it will be ratified. 8 The HerId says that the surrender is complete, b a tbe tumidlY, hesitation, and cowardice of ...

... I l;: At the City Police Court on Monday, before Mr. HeAd lam and other magistrates Fountain Clarbour was charged with having embezzled various sums of money belonging to his employers, the Burton Brewery company.. Mr. Cottingham proseouted, and Mr. Addison appeared on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Cottinghaim, in opening the case, said the priaoner was in the employment of the company before ...

... PERILOUS POSITIOX OF SOO RAILWAy I ~~LABOURERS. A correspondent at Chicago, telegraphl o, bhe 21st ulb., sends to the New York papers ?? following special despatch from St. Paul's _ Gloomy news may be anticipated from Minno,,te, S he track layors on the extension of the Winona and St. Peter Vailroad were approaching the western Sta tine at the rate of two miles daily, when a terrible storm ...

... On Saturday evening, a meeting of the members and friends of the Broughton branch of the Salford Liberal Association was held in the Broughton Town Hall, to celebrate the opening of a new Liberal Clubhouse in the Dd district. There was a large attendance of ladies and gen- to lemen. Mr. Robert Croseland, president of the club, 1 occupied the obair.-A report read by the SECnETARY (Mr. Spekeman) ...

... Vihe fifteenth half-yearly festival, promoted by the Lacashire and Cheshire Band of Hope Union, took place in the large room of the Froe-trade Hall, on Saturday evening, when Mr. Alderman Walthew, Mayor of Stock. port, took tho chair. Au exeellent choir, numbering ah.eost SOO girls, young women, and men, who had been Pelected fromthebands of hope, occupied the platform. Mr. Whitehead presided ...

... I _ ?? Yesterday afternoon, the prizes awarded by the Oxford University examiners to those pupils who have ?? distinction in the examinations for the Manchester oentrq wore distributed in the Free-trde Eall, by the Mrqus Of Salisbury. The Mayor of Manohester (Mr. Alderman Booth) occupied the ehair, and there was a large attend. auce of parents and friends of the pupils and others interested in ...

... I ?? ihfUA IPARLIAMENT. I .HOUSE OU' LORDS.-No Im GOV'I5NMNT IlS.S The Duke of RICHMOND naked what bills the Govern- m mntintendeded to origiate in the Houe of ords. - Earl GRANVILTZ -reanrkebd'iat of oate years the question of the inequalitie pt the bujicss introduced in the two Houses had beea iotnitaitly ?? He reminded their Lordships that several of the bils now before the Commons, such as ...