... SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRBR AND LAST WOROESTF5EB3=f MINERS, The following address has been ent' to us for Pam. cation:- To the Mlneownerx of South Staffordshire aid kast Worcestershire.' Gentlemen,-At aeonference of delegates, represent. ing the whole of South Staffordshire and gaut Worcestar. Bhire, beld on Monday last, at Great Bridge, several Iteolutlofl of great importance at this time were ...

... IBIRMINGHAM BOARD OF GTARDIAW.34 The usual fortnlightly meetitg of the Board ofnardi5x was held yesterday afternoon, at the Parish Olbias, dise Street; Mr. J. B. Downing, the chaTrman, preetln& The minutes of the various committees were read, ba they contained no subject reqairing notice. REJEMOIT OF TIE CIa&PL AnS APPLI~kTIoIT jol CompznS,&Tro.-The following letter fron tho Rev. 0. Brittain, ...

... [IPR% AMOCIATION ULGRAMBS,3 HOUSE OF LOBDS, The House met at five o'cloos TEZ EARL OF GRANARD AND JUSTICE * K aE r .OGH. The Earl of G AlRt Id he had to st~te that having read over carefully the pppers whloh had been laid on the table In reference to Justice Keogh and other papers, he feund himself unable consolentiously to modify the opi- nions he expressed or to retract a single expression ...

... AND JOURNAL FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1872. THE BIRMfIKGHAM DAILY MA14 aN KVNRG :PURRAi RICsE A HAmzym?,- publishaed a and Six eel* cgnfat aUt2 t2?ekgvrame, Martea, sporiNg, Pyhe, and Zacal News, qf, tU Day. Driby VirAlaion now ec& 15,000. )gmc for Ad d Noe X15 OaAmo adut NEWS, OV THE DAY. I Tile House of Lords sat for only a short time yes. lerday, and disposed of a number of bills. On the motion of ...

... GREAT FIRE IN BIRMINGH&M. TOTAL DESTRUOTION OF A CORN STORE Durlug the atorm,.ene of the moat terrific fires whisk has occurred In this town for some time broke out on the premises of Mr. Sydney Smith, the Crescent hay, straw, and corn stores, King Edward's Road, and raged with great violence until every particle of Inf'lurnmable matter was consumed. r. SmIth's stores were sfitated in a yard ...

... L A T E S XEW ?Aeute'a Tegra-a, per Press Ajssociveiow.] THE GENEYA ARBITRATION. GENEVA, JVLY 24 (11.20 a.m.) The Court of Arbitration did not sit to-day. ACce-ding to reliable information, the Arbitrators do not expect to close their proceedings within three ,or four months. They are still engaged in the pre- liminary discussion of liability on the part of England, which country pleals, ...

... Last evening a public meeting of the ratepayers of the pariah of Handsworth was held in the National School Room, when the Inspectors, elected to carry out the pro- visions of the Watching and Lighting Act, produced their accounts and vouchers. Mr. W. Pf Hughes (one of the Overseers) presided. The attendance was very small, and the Chairman said he regretted that the ratepayers gene. rally had ...

... r = ?? AND JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1872. THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY MAIL, AN EVENING JOURNAL, P-81M HaLIPENA; ?? at Tree and Siz O'eock, contaisal t7he Telegrawa, Markets, #oandag, Folice, and Local News of the Day. Daily Circulaion now exceeds 15,000. DYMe for Adwtimmmu, No. 11, Cannon vg&fes In the House of Lords, yesterday, the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Bill and the Coal Mines ...

... I Yesterday, Mr. J. T. Harrison, OC.B, attendea at Wsl. sall Guildhall, for the purpose of making an enquiry, on behalf of the Local Government Board, with reference to the application of the Council for sanction for a loan of £1,500. for the erection of a permanent hospital for the reception of persons suffering from any dangerous Infeoa tiusn diseases. After ascertaining that the hospital ...

... AMERICAN A&FF AIRS. [Bconr our o'n W ondenq.] NEW YORK, July 12. Tuis morning is published the text of Count Selopis' speech giving the opinion of himself and colleagues that the indirect claims have no founda- tion in international law, for an award of compensa- tion or computation of damages between nations, and must be excluded from the consideration of the Geneva Tribunal. This decision is ...

... DISTRICT NEWVS. WOLVElli1Auir ror, ! FS'I~ MNrIL TO Tllt REVJ . X. HA.r'TOY-Ye3torday evetstlr, im tie N atiatil SLxcol Room, t)UltelyadStreot% thevev 1 . Mkn-ptOl, vicar of t. Johu'a Cbursh, Was presented with a tet!mno41al raised by jvoluntary contri- cutfonsaby the w&nmbcrs of the Wolverhampton Dratrict of the Mliiiheater 1! ity of Oddfellowr. 'Thetostimurnlal coa° alited of a Lectituary. ...

... WORKING MEN'S CLUB AND INSTITU rE UN14 N. A conference of delegates of metropolltan and pro- vinclulcluls, In connection with the Workirng hhloa' Ciab and Institute Union, was held on Saturday in the lecture theatre of the South Kensington MuIseum. The subjects set down for discuasion were : The bast meaus of Interchangitg the advantages of club membership between the various affiliated clubs; ...