... PRINCE AMATUR ON TECUNOLOGC ALi EXAMINATIONS, A conference was held on Saturday afternoou, as. Jolhn Street, Adelphi, under the auspices of the Society for the I Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, on techrnological examinations; Prince Arthur in the chair. Among those present were the Lord Chanceller, Lord De Lisle, Lord (, Paget, Lord A. Churchill, Sir J. Pakiug. ton, General ...

... I PAILIAMENT, LAST NIGHT. [PykU* A.ISOCIATWON TELIIS.G 1OUS0B~I OF LORDS. ThEir Lordships met at five o'clock. A long disculsion ensued on the motion of Earl Polvs, that the standing order be dispensed with in respect of the Great Soutihern and Western Railway (Ireland) 8IiL, at (d that tbe bill be read a second time. tllimately, In a very full House, a ?? was taken- Corjternts ?? ?? III Norn. ...

... REMINISCENCES OF JAMES GORDON I BENNETT. A correspondent of the New Yo2rk Times, who was associated with Mr. Bennett In the eagly days of the Herald, writes :-The Herald office was in Ann Street, between Broadway and Nassau Street, small and dingy. At our firstinterview Mr.Bmnnett asked me to dine with him, and we went round to a restaurant under Clinton Hall and bad a steak and bottled stout ...

... THlE STRIKE ON THE LONDON AND NO.WESTERN RAILWAY., SEBJOUS DISTURBANCES~ IN LONDON. The strike of the goods porters at the great metirepoltan depfltsof the London ?? Railway, although locked upon an a trivial matter tat te outset, heu led in far more seriousconseqnencesto the raiway ompie an to a large number of our Oity merchants and othlers than could possibly for a moment at firnt have been ...

... THE SOUTH MIDLAND IkiT1UTE OF ENGINBEES. The first meeting of the South Midland Institute of lining. Civil, and Meohanloal Engineers since the election an president of Mr. Edward Jones, FG.S., mining engineer, of the Ltlleshall Company, was held at the ooems of the Institute, Exchange, Wolverhampton, on Monday afternoon. The President-eleot waS in the chair, and he was supported by Ur. T. Rose ...

... S.TCHM IN PARMAMENT. IBY AN JVNDRPRXDR2.T KBXM52Rj LoNDoN, Friday. SE excitement caused by the Ballot Bill nendments in the Lords robbed the debate in ae H3ouse of Commons on the vote to Mr. Eyre ,f a good deal of its interest. A number of mem- bers went up to the Lords, and the benches of the Lower House were only about three-parts full when Mr. Lowe moved the vote. He had the good sense to ...

... THE GENER&L CHAP&EL FUND. The committee met at City Road Chapal, on Monday, at half-past nine o'clook. The report was read by the Rev. W. Edwards, one of the seoretaries. The amount raised during the year for new chapels and the payment of debts on chapels had been 2287,340. The erection of 125 new chapels, and enlargements of new chaipels, costing ;6306,727., had been sanctioned. The Rev. ...

... GENERAL :1EWS. DR. KIRK AND DRL LIWINGB3TONE. The following, saya the *Bobay Gazette, is Dr. Kirk's report to the Government of Bombay regarding the return of Mr. Stanley from Unyanyembr, and the latest Intelligence received at Zanzibar concerning Dr. Living. atone.-' On receipt of letters informiung us thct Dr. Livisgstone was awaiting at Unyanyambe, thlrty days' journey distant from ...

... On Saturday It was made known to the servants of the Lcndon and North-Western Railway Company that the directors refused to entertain a memorlal presented to them asking for the dismissal of Mr. Greenith, the Lon. don superintendent of the line, on the ground that he had unfairly distributed among the men the admance oon- ceded by the director, and hadt dismissed Earry King, a clerk, and P. ...

... A monthly meeting was held yesterday, the Mayor (Ur. E. Powell) in the ?? Markets Committee reported the acceptance of the tender of Mr. A. Heath for the ?? of the markets, for £145. 15s. Daring the last nine weeks, 1,101 beasts, G,619 sheep, and 521 pigs had been brought to the cattle market; against 1,122 beasts, S 840 sheep, and 795 pigs in the corresponding period of last ?? were 28 ...

... ATTEMPT TO SELL WHITMORE REAMS HALL AND JTInNHALL BRIEWN&Y. Ot n Thursday evening, first Whitnmore Reans Hall, and ?? put upfor saleby auction, at the Swan Hotel, Wolverhamrpton. The male was con. ducted by Messrs. Grimley and Son, atotioneers, who were advised by Messrs. Rutter, Neve, and Butter, molicitors, of Wolverhampton, as ?? Reaus Hall: and by Mr. J B. Thurafield, solicitor, of ...

... CORRUESPO NDENCE. NOTICES TO CORRESOUNDEN15. 30actrura deolsl lalo We4 anry pp ! vabrtbe zspror ?? (,n munsicationi tnuat keep ope of thflv, ea w e anoy. undar. taka to0r r f ?? contribsu1tlowl ,AU atfers in.nitd fore pubitwtnm 'essi at CCoaPyCiu by tke snme aA addires of the w'itcr. not -ermscreilY for ssbliic4tsc, W.t for the infornmm,0nr of tse Rditor, A. L s-Yeit. ?? word Is cournt; d. - ...