... Lieutenant-Colonel Layard, chief constable of the East Hiding of Yorksliiro, died suddenly, afler a short illness on Saturday night. He h.1 hell the oliico since the establishment of the constabulary fiiteen years ago. Sir John Lubbock has undertaken to introduce a bill to extend the provisions of the Factory and Work- shops Acts to all shops open for the manufacture, sale. or repair cf any ...

... THE LICENSING QUESTION.—Several of the town and district publicans have been kept in a state of suspense, owing to the non-granting of their licenses the magis- trates having ordered valuations to be made of then- pre- mises, to See if they met the requirements* of the Act. THE W(,I»RN(,I4- —The Poor Law Board have or- dered that alterations shall be made in the Union Work^ house, as the ...

... AUTUMNAL MEETING. The autumnal meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce commenced on Tuesday at South- ampton. The Hartley Institution was the place of assembly, and the Southampton Chamber, and, indeed, the Southampton people generally, had evidently made up their minds to give their visitors a hearty welcome. One of the features of that welcome was, luncheon given to the delegates by ...

... Under the auspices of the Vigilant Committee re- cently established at Pontlottyn, a public meeting was held at the Primitive Methodist chapel, Pontlottyn, on Wednesday night last, to discuss the new Licensing Act, and other important matters connected therewith. Among those present were the Revs. J. P. Williams and A. Davies, Pontlottyn T. Williams, Llangynog J. R. Williams, Penygroes and ...

... As usual, the statistics of the tonnage employed in the coasting trade, as shown by the Board of Trade returns, are important and interesting. There were entered 1,595,115 tons, against 1,670,669 in August, 1871, and 1,535,739 in 1870 so that there has been no substantial increase over 1870 aad a positive decrease !ft1871' 0ft1^ tonnage entered as coasting, o9Cy01, much more than one-third ...

... THE ROYAL ENGINEERS.—Unless, says the Times, recruiting goes on more briskly for the Corps of Royal Engineers than has lately been the case, it must be some time before the two additional battalions which are to be added to the corps can be raised, for during this month only two men have been enlisted. The fact is that for this very select corps recruiting is full of difficulties, especially ...

... IVORITES.—On Saturday the members of the lodge of True Ivorites, held at the Cross Oak Inn, had their turn- out. The members, attired in full regalia of the order, headed by a German band, paraded the neighbourhood, and then returned in the afternoon to their inn, where Mr. Jones provided a capital dinner, to which ample justice was done. After removing the cloth the usual toast list was gene ...

... The Earl of Carnarvon on Monday afternoon laid the foundation stone of a new Mechanics' Institute at Carlton, near Nottingham, and afterwards delivered » short address. He described the institution of clubs aa thoroughly English, and social in their character, and thought working men's clubs might be made as useful and popular as the London clubs were. He hoped they would have a good library, ...

... THE MORAL CLAUSES OF THE IM- PROVEMENT ACT. THE committal of a woman to six months' imprison- ment for keeping one of those infamous houses which abound in the neighbourhood of the docks, and are not unknown in Roath and Canton, is a gratifying promise that the Improvement Act, which the Mayor carried through Parliament, is likely to do a great deal of good morally as well as socially in the ...

... LONDON, Thursday. THERE seems only too much reason to suppose that a considerable portion of next Session will ■ be occupied by efforts to amend the two principal measures of the Session just closed. It is generally admitted by the Liberal pariy that the Preston election has been heavy blow dealt against the Ballot. There is no getting ever the fact that the Conservatives did contrive to all ...

... DISOBEYING A JUSTICES' ORDER.—William Richards was [brought up on Tuesday on a warrant charged with neglecting to obey an order of affiliation. Defendant ad- mitted the charge, and was ordered to pay the amount of arrears, 25s., and costs, or one month's imprisonment. OBITUARY.—It is eur painful duty to record the decease of Mr. Henry Jones, one of the firm of Messrs. Jones and Curtis, ...

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