... 1 1fl:MISCELLANUEOU . tTS Woman suffrage finds few supporters in 1a(1aa - The woods in Minnesota cover a region 200 D ,_ by 40 wide0 Subscriptions to the Greeley monument fual - amount to 16,484 dollars.. The Japanese ladles have indignantly prothc the iatroduotion of ohignons. On Saturday evening at eight o'clock the Pope. from the Vatican in a close carrage, and pro ?? Porta del Popolo and ...

... TEE ANTI-INCOME TAX AGITATION. CONFERENCE IN BrRMINGEAM. The second dey's Conference wvas held yesterday, at the Exchange Rvoms, under the presidency of Mr. P. . blunt z, 1I. P. In our list of persons present on Wedues- day the name of Alderman Holland was omitted. Alder- man Holland wes present all day, and again yesterday. The CHaAIRAAN said he believed there was but one opinion in regard to ...

... GENE RAL NEWS. [PIRSS AMsOATION TEL4GRA S.] Only seventy masons remain on strike at Sheffisld, masters having conceded the men's demands. The troops in Dover Garrison were on Saturday in. spected by the Duke of Cambridge, and subsequetaly his Royal Highness inspected the East Kent Militia. The North German Lloyd steamer Baltimore, which cillided off Hastings with the Lorenzo Semprin, arrived ...

... PRIVATE CORRESPONDEC(E Lorncox, Saturdar2- The House of Commons will reassemble on Monday, l after the Whitsun holidays, with, it is hoped, a ...

... TIHE ALABA-qIA QUESTION. 'A DMPORTANT 3MOTION BY GENERAL BUTLER. WASsITINTONX, Iay 20.-In to-day's sitting of the House of Representatives, General Butler moved to suspend the rules in order to pass a resolution, of which the following is the ?? Sir Stafford Northcote, in a recent speech at the Exeter Chamber of Counnerce, stated that the British Comn- tmissioners understood a promise to have ...

... THE XAMLO, AT LANOASTER. The deputies comprising the Amnual Committee met yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, for the fifth day, in the Palatine Hall, Dalton Square, Lancester. TheGrand Master(bir. Reuben Ginn) occupied the chair. The meeting first discussed the remaining propositions for altering the general laws of the Unity. FORV EITu~rr Or FNUNKuIL ByiurVPITS. The Aberdaro district ...

... The usual wfekly meeting-of the above Board was held at the Workhouse, yesterday; Mr. Win Fowler pre. siding. A letter was read from the Local Government Board, stating that It had been observed in the Reglstrar-General's returns for the quarter ending 31st March last, that twrenty deaths from smallpox were stated to have occurred in the BRealstration district of Aston. A menoraudadm was ...

... I I I The Government Bill for Regulating the Sale of Ia. toxicatiig Liquors has been reprinted, in order to show the amendments made by the House of Lords in committee on, the hill on the 10th of May. As regards the record of convictions on the license, the severity of the bill has been lessened. The words requiring such a record to be made in case of conviction for any of the following ...

... [PRESS ASSOCIATION TEGRAMS1 HOUSR Op COMMONS. The Speaker took the chair at four ocdlocL. INDIAN FINANCE. Mr. FAwcmsr gave notice that on the Indian financial statement he should move a resolution to the effect that in the present financial state of India it was not desirable that the income tax should be continued, and that other taxes burdensome to the people of that country ought to be ...

... MEETING AT WORCESTER ON THE PUBLIO HEALTH BILL. A meeting took place on Saturday, at the Guildhall, Wor. ceter, in order to consider the provisions of the Public Health Bill, 1872, introduced by Mr. Stanefeld, and which has passed a second reading in the House of Commons. There was a numerous attendance of members of Town Councils. Boards of Guardians, and sanitary authorities in the county of ...

... I i THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDIrION. The anniversary meeting of this saoiety was held yester- day, In the Theatre of the London University; Major. General Sir . 0. Bawllnson, ?? president, In the Ohir. After the adoption of the repork, the President pre- sented the Founder's Meda to Sir W. Baker, on behalf of Colonel Yule, which was suitably acknowledged. The Patron's Med was awarded t Mr. R. B. ...

... Yesterday, the usual weekly meeting of the Guardians of the Wolverhampton Union was held In the Board Boom of the Workhouse; Ur. James Lengman (chairman). ?? returns' showed that there are now 645 paupers in the house, a decrease upon .a year ago of 47; and that t,081 men, women, and children awe receiving out.rellef, at a cost of r26. 18s., a- decrease -upon the corresponding, period of 1871 ...