... 'The first assertilg of the Board after the vanoulo wag 1helf) a*, the rarish, OCfices, yesterday ; Wr. W. I,, Sargant presding~. There wore present: Revovd.r. Bsrgea,~F. S; Dale, Frd Cmann O'Bullivan ; Messrs. RL.W Dale, G.Dawv. eon, C. Vince, J. Chamberlain, F. Elklgtom, J. S. Hop. ki,, anti J. Gouigh. TIME BUILI)ING 01p Scuoois,-The OHAIRMAN read coesmulnicatieona from the Xladl.oato ...

... I The following Is the report of the directors for the half- year ?? .30th June, 1872:- The directors deeply regret to report the death of their colleague, Mr. Abel Eoilason, who for upwards of ten years was a director of your company. To fill up the vacaucy thus occslonved they have appointed Mr. George Heaton, of ChurohHUil, Handsworth. Thedirec'orshavetoreport that the water rerntal for ...

... 'THE FINANCES OF WOLVERHAMPTO. The Finance Committee of the Wolverhampton Oorpora. tlon have reconsidered their estimate of the expesrsie for the year ending Augurt, 1873, as the Town Council, at their meeting a month azo, desired. Yesterday, the amended report was Isined. The amended estlmstes represent a reduction on the origlnal anmount to the extent of £1,780. 8s. (id. This sum of £1,780. ...

... THE AUTUMN MAN(EUVRES. I[rPS ASSOCUTION TR=BU X] PEWHEY, Mionday Evening. There Is good reason to believe that a general advance of the force will take place to-morrow. The crapj In a etate of deplorable filth, but the health of the troops has not suffered. Ali men unfit for duty are forwarded at once to Aldershot. This morning the Third Division went out for a field day. The troops formed in ...

... l Q Bt m BENAL X NWIS. FATAL RAILWAY AOCIDENT.: Yesterday afternoon the 4.5 tra frori Glasg'to' Sterling and Callender, ran Int agoods tran ala Geaen. hill. This train war beinl o p ta to peass.. The pass~enger train was Dupet, nd: the stoke.r and driver were killtL One passenger was ?? bust, :. . KICKIG A WOM,. TO DEATH. The Coroner's Jury at Sheffield returned a verdiatI yestqrday of ...

... CORUHSPONp NDIE-CE. JUItUer tfse fe' o wis ba. zecoeipassidd t' t rssbl~cetie~a. ~seI fop theW 'eatonetosaUopf thve UD I Gr:ca ?? X se } SPeas valut upees ?? £(11A 'W. Smith.-Lndon f ~'Pellan..-We~ do not know. 5W B,-.He can be made to Pay doublo rent. H. srones, Bloxvih.-We have no rd of the date. 0. B., 'Hurst St..et.-YOn mast obtain a hawker' certificate. . E-Aboust sli yeirs we ...

... WOLVBERAUP1ON'. Yeaterday, Mr. B. Willcook, President of the Wolver- hampton Icensead Victualnlers' a05soiatloD, applied, before Measrs.-Ironmonger and Norton, at the Petty Sessions, on behalf of the association, for permission far the ?? victuallers of the town to open their houses till twelve o'clock during the three evenings of the Wolver- hampton Races, next week. He said that he had ...

... ST. PLrTW SWARD.-We understand that Mr. Peikr one of the present members for this -ward,b him deidednot to tfler himself so a oandIato' for eeleotlon, and that some of him former ewppoxters. are preparing a requiition to Ur. T. Fallows, It to doubtfal, however, If a contest w1ill be ventured' ...

... STRIKES AlD WAGES IN BELGIU41. Mr. Grattai-, British Consul at: Antwerp, mends to the Government some Interesting faots on work and wages In Beium He states .that within -the last few yeass there boa been-a rise In wages of about 25 to 3D per cent. Nevertheless, the operatives are far from being satslfied,- and, their demands Inoreasing from day to day, atrlkee. have pakoen paee In the ...

... | STAFFRDSHIRE AGRIOULTURAL SOoIPiry. Yesterday was the grand field day of this soctety a' Stifford, and ln many resprbt it was vary sucoeesfil, Oa !tesday and Wednesday there were trials, of impleoieutf, -but these seldom attract the people. The entries, iaolutl Sng yesterday's exhibition, were. as follow -jattl3, b°: Aheep, 74; pIgs, 30; horses, 86; cheese, 39; butter, 8; .orni, 23 ; roots, ...

... ?? A L~ :.:Y 1G r EN1~RAL_ NWS, jf I~~ ?? I I ?? [-Fh5 A9 U T0TION TRXOR-M&] MINERB'WAGES INX0UMBE&LLND. 'ZJhe West Cumberland 5o0lowriers have: agreed to give. ar a.1vance of lO per oent. on colllers' wagei aud to refer. furne disputes to arbitration. THE QUEEN IN THE HIGHLNDS.' ',l'he Queen, wlbthe% Princess. Beatrice ail le:sold, left BAlmoral thie morning, 'and taiveilled .t DVi~obin ...

... CORME8LEO SP 1) D ; N UN rt) vB, , ,uoull;;.A rsnr Me ,en(d fadreat ej ofc w,- te, .. -- ?? ?? se~ls~atver Y 0A t i n+orfnativp 0-f 940r O'S >4X-ffsleA.d ant karpi! ?? ?? hlss? Ssch Nwnionrvlb 4 keep wpies ft'ti or 4e ndr 14tke toreire urrd 0 r ?? in 11E47. A. B.-Notlce ia not rfquired. J. nIown.7-Ves, to all the questlolls. . RN. B3 -We do not know any such plaoe T. B. B.-(l) 1857; (2 ...