... The Wesleyan Education Committee met yesterday morning in the Centenary Hall, Bishopsgate-street, Jjondon, to diacuss the questions remitted to them by the Conference, and involving the attitude of Methodism on education. The first point discussed was whether or no the meetings should be opened to newspaper reporters. After a discussion it was agreed almost Unanimously that no reporters should ...

... HEALTH OF SANDRINGHAM. The Lancet is authorized to state that, contrary to decent reports, the health of San lriugham is in all l'espl'cts satisfactory. With the exception of a few 04ses, Ll0W convalescent, of smallpox, there has been no instance for some ;iuie past of epidemic disease, typhoid .beiug absolutely non-existent in the district. ...

... A heavy gale was blowing in the English Bristol Channels yesterday, first from S.E., and then from S.S.W. A telegram from Scilly at sundown reported that the gale was increasing, and terrific seas were rolling off that part of the Atlantic. The only casualty yet reported is to the Caroline Phillips of Swansea, Meelstone mister, the crew of which had yesterday afternoon been taken off from a ...

... THE MONETARY SYSTEMS OF THE | j CONTINENT. A special Commission was, on the initiative of the I. dish Government, appointed in 1869 to introduce | French monetary system into the Scandinavian countries., | Interrupted at its outset by the war of 1870, it was ow last August that a new Commission, consisting of dele- gate* from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, met at hagen to decide upon the ...

... I FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [REUTERS' AND CENTRAL TRESS TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE. 1 PARIS, Tuesday Evening.—The Bien, public Ministerial organ, maintains that the speech of M. Thiers confirms that of M. Dufaure but the Conservative journals express disappointment, and j announce their readiness to support the majority, if it break with M. Thiers. The Radicals warmly approve the President's speech. S ...

... THE AMERICAN POSTAL SERVICE.—The Phila- delphia correspondent of the 2imes writes:—The Hon. John A. J. Cresswell, Postmaster-General, shews, as usual, a deficiency in the postal service, the revenues of the last year being 21,915,426 dols.,and the expenditure 21,658,192 dols. There are 251,395 miles of mail routes in operation, 57,971 miles being railway routes. During the year 24,362,500 ...

... Commercial and 3ttarhct Jntcllinciuc. MONEY MARKET —WEDNESDAY. The inquiry for discount this morning has been fair. The brokers are well supplied with money, but the quotation is firm, at 4t to 4 per cent. The Markets for General Securities remain m the inanimate condition which has characterised them of late, and, owing to the busine88 that has been concluded, consisting in a great measure of ...

... The Pall Mall Gazette of yesterday published the under- given letter from the Board of Inland Revenue Sir,—There appeared in your paper of yesterday a circular which has been addressed by some persons lately employed in this department to traders and others assessed under Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts, threatening the Publication of the, amount of profits brought into charge. As this is ...

... SHOCKiNG AcciDENr.-Shortly after .even o'clock v terday morning, as a miner, r.aiaed William Jones -G, was-proceeding to his work at the Gw-mbar 'Oed'ni^n the train with a number of other colliers L P I «o get o„t„f the truck in „hicll h, w the tram was m motion, but missed his footm- and X across the rails. Tne wheels of one of the empty trucS passing over his body, literally cut the ...

... MR. HENRi RICHARD.—We would call the attention of our readers to the fact that our worthy member will address a meeting at the Drill-hall this evening. We trust to see a good gathering. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting of th Board was held on Saturday, Mr. G. T. Clark in the chair. The minutes of the meeting of Saturday last, and of the adjourned meetings held on Thursday and ...

... f PONTLOTTYN. j EXCISE PROSECUTION-At the Merthvr police-court, on Saturday, before Messrs. A. de Rutzen and Dr. Probert, D»vid Williams, Pontlottyn, was summoned at the instance of Mr. Hugo, e-upervisor of excise, with keep- ing a horse without a license. Defendant said he had never been called oil to pay. Thi-s statement was, how- ever, disproved by the evidemce of Nir. Smith, officer of ...

... STRONG EMOTIONS OF DOGS.—Mrs. E. having- returned home unexpectedly from a long absence, (when. can such events be otherwise than unexpected to a dog ?) Sly very nearly lost her life from joy, and did lose a litter- of 'puppies. After long years the lady died abroad, and. her body was brought to her house enslosed in a leaden. coffin and placedon trestles in her library. In some in- scrntable ...