... I [PWRa SooMATION TELUG]AM.J FIVE MEN DROWNED. A fihing boat has been capsized off the coast of Donegal, and the occupants, five men, were drowned. SEVERN TUNNEL BILL. The Severn Tannel Bill was before the Committee on Unopposed Bills yesterday, and after being carefully scrutinised, was ordered to be reported to the House. FLOGGING PRISONERS. Ten men, who were sentenced at Leeds Assizes to be ...

... A A FB G I ,TV DIGISTRACY OF BIRMINGHAM. I our readers will remember that some time ago, the 7own Council of Birmingham memorialised the Lord cbsucellor for the appointment of additional Borough blagitrates; and in consequence of the intended Stioen of the Council, the Borough Justices also tool the subject in hand. The Justices were of opinion that if any addition were made, A EmU number ...

... CORRESPOWDENCE. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. COriepdektS who get any apecial value upon their com- munications must copies of theM, a's we cannot under. take to return use eonuticns. dZI letters intewdd for publication mut be accompanied by the name and/ address of the rit-r, not necesarily for publication, but for the infornezation of tihe Editor. H. M4 S.-Off Malta. W. F. U.-We do not know ...

... ArPPLICATION on A NE~v T-arA.-At the County Court, on Monday, before Mr. J. Loxdale Warren. j adge, application was made by Mr. Miller Corbeb, of Kidder. minister, on behalf of deiendan s, for a new trial, or to re- duce the damages in the case, Alfred Palmer v The Bromagrove Was Consumers' Company, Limited, which was tried at tie last oourt, and the particulars reported in the Post of the ...

... . The fortnightly meeting of the Vislting and Ganeral Purposes Committee was held at the Workhouse yeater. day. This being the meeting for the election of Chairmarn and Vice-chairman, Mr. Bowker was voted to the chair. On the motion of Mr. DOWNVING, seconded by Mr. Cop. rOCx, Mr. Thomas Bloor was unanimously elected chair. man of the committee for the ensuing six months. Ar. Henry Rabamn was, ...

... AND JOURNAL SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1872. ?? I 30011 NEWS OF THE, DAY. l the House of Commons, last night, Mr. NEW- vraArE put his question with reference to the recent interview between the PrineC of WHALES and the Poi'x. MIr. 0Aims'roNx's reply was that the Prince's visit to Rome was not of an olficial character. A brief debate blllowerl on the recent accident to the Ariadne, and then some votes ...

... , The annual general meeting of the subscribers to this Institution was held at the School, yesterday. The chair was taken by the Hon. and Rev. Grantham Yorke ; and among those present were the Rev. G. Pettitt, 11ev. S. Thornton, Dr. Suckling, and Messrs. J. Barwell, R. Lloyd, W. Davies, D. Maills, G,3 Jabet, W. Bolton, T. Jones, J. Dorhing, J. S. Hopkins, S. Briggs, G. S. Dunn, D. S; Haslnck, ...

... THE WEDNESBURY COACESHITHS. The Wednesbury coachsmiths have given fourteen days' notice for the usual perquisites, or 10 per cent. rise of wages. THE I3RIDGNORTH TAILORS. The tailors in Brddgnorth axe following the example of those in other places, and axe endeavouring to obtain an advance of wages. At a meeting at the Robin Hood Inn, Lfslley Street, the following resolution was passed unani ...

... WOLV2ISHA1@'PTON ORPHAN ASYLUM. Yesterday afternoon there was an annual meeting of thlsinstitution. It was held in the Board Room, and was presided over by the Mayor (Mr. Joseph Ford). The report, which was read ' by Mr. Marsh, the secretary, and will appear in-,eztenso as an advertise- ment on a future day, showed that the income derived from several sources had inoreased during the past year ...

... I MUEERS' DEMONSTRATION AT HALY MB r;LY, IIP., ON THEMI1EYS8 MESUR7ES. Easter Monday has beoome a, great holiday for the miners oof North Staffordshire, who have elected it as the cocadon of a dosntratlon in the shiape of pricessions and an opea-hir meeting. This gathering takes place at Hanley, whioh is central and oonvenient, and which on thisi patcar day seems to be almost given up to ...

... A GERMAN VIEW OF THE WARWICK- SHIRE LABOURERS' STRIKE. We take from the Noddeutsche Allgeewine Zeitung, of Friday, the following remarks on this sabject:- The In- suffiolency of the wages in the southorn and midland counties of the United Kingdom has at length spread among the country population that agitation wbioh has hitherto been almost exclusively confined to the great in- dustrial ...

... The annual meeting of the subscribere to the Shake- speare Memorial Library wRS held on Tuesday, at the Library. Mr. G. Dawson presided, aud the other gentle. men present were Mr. G. 3abet. Mr. B. Harris, Mr. W. Glydon, Mr. W. Kenrick, Mr. J.0t. Woodhili, Mr. F IV. Robinson (Lrondon), Dr. Langford, Mr. S. Timmins, Mr. S. Whitfield, Mr. J. EL Chamberlain, Dr. Freeman, Mr. J. KIirehaw, and Mr. ...