... GENERAL NBWS. (PR=sB AasOMTION IslMAM&] RAILWAY TDAFli REOEIPTS. WEmE UND a JULY 27. XNCRBSE South-Eastern ?? .L 750 Glasgow and South Western ?? 1,628 DECREESL London, Brighton, vnd South Coast ?? 5,093 THE EMPLOYMNXT OF WOBIMEN AND CHILDREN. DEPUTATIONS TO MR. BRUCE. Yesterday, two deputations attended the Home Office, one to urge upon the Government the naeesrity for adopt. iag Mr. ...

... 1 [Reutfers Tekgr=m8, pet Press Assoc'aiton.] THE GENEVA CONFERENCE. GENEVA, JULY 29. The interruption in the sittings of the Court for several days appears to have been necessary in order to examine, after being provided with the necessary documents for that purpose :-let. Whether the English law permitted the construction of ships similar to those of the Alabama; and secondly, whether the ...

... Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the R 4tway Rolling Etock Company, Wolverhampton, was held at the cona. Eany's offices, Exchange Street, In that town. Mr. John Perks (chalrman of the directors) presided; and there were also present Messrs. John Harley, S. Loverldge, a. Corser, B. Savage, T. Wood, G. Cox, S, SDeriden, T. Griffin XE Tottey, B. J. Lewis (Worcester), Henry UnderkI, John ...

... R.EATM TOWN. z LOCAL BOARD -The monthly meeting of this Boart1 was heli on Menday; Ur. Le11, chairman, ?? Burveyor, hir. Lack, reporsed that there were atill aoU. plaints among the inhabitants of that district of tha existence of nuisances that had not been removed by the Dight-soil centraotorand he confirmed, from hig own obssr. vatlon, the correctness of the complaints, He said that although ...

... Ofl P'VATE UQ ?? TlI MARRIAGE',OF'q MAD0E,. NIl3go: Tus- M-IM -f o , of h Queenof OSf Weptsniintr Abbey t, mo g,:im t assumed v oharictertofi ?? Al ?? mn the imposing nate oif tlie ce'inoi~ Md 'brilliancy f the as embh~I The populrizty of the fair bridsjiaa a at its height dinw her return from America, and the stas of Ade Patti la sbnmew - * sbince' the awedishprE1 dmona hax arrived,.to ...

... ANJT JOURNAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1872. THE BIRMIN7GHAM DAILY MAIL, AN EVMIING JOUBNAAL PRICE A HALD moy; publislwd at Thre and Siz oclodc, congaim oll the Telegrama, Market, Sportg, Potce, and Local NewM qf the Day. Daily Circulaton now eaex& 15,000. 9Oce for Advtisemra, No. 11, Cannon 8areas During the brief sitting of the House of Lords yesterday, several bills were advanced a stage, among ...

... MEETING OP AGRICULTURAL L&BOURER.S A meeting of agricaltural labourers was held near the Town Hall, Alcester, by permission of the High BaiUff. on Saturday evening last. The proceedings comomenced about half-past eight o'clock, when there were about 300 persons present, Including, in addition to the labourary, several farmers, and a number of tradesmen and artisans. A young labouring man, ...

... VOLUNTEER INSPECTION AT HAGLEHY. The annual inspection of the 1st Battallon of Woroes. terahire Mfle Volunteers took place yesterday, at EHagley. Under the new regulations the companies must have on the ground at leawt two.thirds of their total strength; and yenterday this requirement wa fuilly eompled with. The battalilonmuntered 665of all ranks and 20 band. The Staff officers present were ...

... : MEETING OF BUTCHERS AT OLDBURY. Last evening, at the Talbot Hotel, Oldbury, a meeting of butchers was held for the purpose of codeding the present high prices of meat, and the proposal of the butchers to close their shops for a fortnight. Mr. George Holland, pork butcher, presided; and ther was a very good attendance,-Mr. Holland sadd he thought that In the face of the agitation golng on ...

... SHIOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. MA-N KILLED AT 0S10 RAILWAY STATION, A shocking and fatal accident c-scarrd at the Bob, StatioD, on the Great Western RdAwy yesterday mom, ing. Boho Is one of the tations on the Great Westft system which is not provided with a foctbrtdge, and everyg person having occasion to go ?? dde of: the stato= to the other is fored to ars the line. Shortly after ten o'elsk, a ...

... The usual fortnightly meeting of the Watch Committee was held yesterday, at the Public Offioe. Mr. Barker, the chairman, presided; and there were also present Aldermen BrInsley, Holland, and Manton; Messrs. Deyldu, Kenrlok, Lewis, Morley, Taylor, Thomason, and Webster, Mr. Fickard, cleric, and Mr. Glossop, Chief Superintendent. THE EIsSPEcnoxr oF TnE POLICE FoRcz.-The following letter, ...

... THE WHIP THOONG MAKERS. The Birmingham and Walsall operative whip thong makers have resolved to resume work at the advance offered by their employers. STAFFORDSHIRBE POTTERS. A large meeting of men employed In the firing branches of the pottery trade In the Staffordehlre Potterles waa held on Dfonday evening, at the Mechanics' Intitutlon, Hanley. It was unanimously decided to demand the fol. ...