... , CPRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMB.] THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. A deputation of stean rhip-owners waited on Mr. Dodson and Dr. Playfair, yesterday, at the Treasury, to represent thle injury to their trade by the subsidising of the Penin- sular arid Orientall Comp v. BMr. Holt, of Liverpool, said they ?? the company lhal aslked the Government to nllow them to carry the mails through the Suez Cneal, ...

... .je' EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND. `. _ _ ?? The following important letter has beea sent to us 'for publication:- NOw &ealalld Inmmigration dilice, Wellington, ' nd October, 1873. Sir,-I have, tlah honour to communicate with you upoU the sutbjact of your letter of the -15ih May, 1873, to the Colonial S crctary, in which you enclosed a memorial of the Cormaittee of the National Agricultural ...

... RAINFALL AT MOSELEY IN 1873, AMr. Plant sends us the following. note The rainfall at this place in the year just ended war 27126 inches. Th is is 20(43 inches loss than the quantity which fell in 1872, and 310 inches below the avqrags annual depthl'of rain here in thiirtecn yours' observations. Compared with 1872, the contrast is so great that I have placed in liartllel lines thle monthly ...

... The fortuiglitly meeting of the King's-Norton Board ci Gunrdiains was held yesterdays, at the Workhouse, SOlly o da. Mr. J. Rutter, chairman, presided.-A list of tihe various denominational schools in the Utnion to which the children of poor persons might be sent by the Guamlvians was submitted by the relieving officers. The officers were requested to furnish the number of children whose fees ...

... BIRMMGHAM SCHOOL BOARD. ohanysiaeetink of the Birmijghanm School Board wa hold it the Board, Room, Parish Offices Paradise Street, yesterday afternioil. The Mayor (M4i. J. Chae- berlhn) presided; and there were a!so ?? Stiurge, Mr. RI. W. Dale, Mr, Gee. Dawson, M.A. ?? Jesse Collings, Mr. J. Wright, Mr. C Vince, Mr. GetMr.g Dixon, PY., the Rev. Dr. Burges, the Rev. Canon Wil kinson, the Rev. F ...

... STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Eoiaourw Parry SEhSrONe.S-At the Town Hall yes- terday, before the liayoa (M1r. WV. Stephenson) anii Mr. Jamnes Cox, ?? Allen, a tramp who Iced been about tico town sellin ornews ruh p in custody for stealig a dck frm Mr. obertHewin, peulterer, oif Henly Steetin his orouh. Te pisoner went into the hop n th 26t n~t, an uner cover of selecting orcures or sle, e coveye ...

... DOG, POULTRY, PIGEON, AND CAT SHOW AT CAN-NOCK. I The first annual exhibilion of dogs, posoti-y, pigeons. and cats for the sleove district comrenced yesterday, in ithe Covered fiarket of ?? small, bert ptklrresqro, town Cannocl: and the show wilt extend over to-day (Thursday). REaly in the morning the committees were irs a dilemrnra in consequence of thie Iite arrival by train of the poultry ...

... vzirmogham Nazit Wtoo AND JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1874. I - - - - - - NEWS OF THEP DAY. The Duke of EDINBURaOu reached Berlin, at eight o'clock yesterday evening, en route for St. Petersburg. ' Tho following letter has been received from Mr. GLADSaoNE's secretary, by a gentleman of Rochl- dale, who had brought under the notice of the right lion. gentleman a statement niade at a Tory ...

... .L A T.E ST -N E W S.j [ReuferTs !Ck6rwvn-; F-er Press Association.] FRANCOF. VERSAILLES, DECEMBER 31. The National Assembly voted to-day about 80,000,000 francs of the new taxes, and thereupondecided to adjourn Untilthe Ith of January. On its renasernbling, priority )f diseassion will be given to the bill relative to the lornination of mayors. e , PARIS, DECitriB. 31 (Evening.) The Bourse was ...

... (CORERESPONDENCE. 2 NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. All lfetrs tnt'nded for pu5krtcation must be ace mpfntied 6k trhe name and addr!ss of thre se iter, not nrcessarily for psz5loation. but tor ths information of the Editeo. COs'r'w)pondents steo 3ad; any/ special value upon thetr corn- muni'lutions ernst keen co ?? o f them, as sac cannot under- take to ' !turn unused counteiVutions. Constanrt ...

... IPROPOSED NEW UNITkRIAN BeaRnR ?? COSFLEY. TPle Unitiarian congregation worshipping in the 01ii Meeting House, Coseloy, one of thea oldest Nonconformist places of worshlip in the country, have for some years past laboured under groat disads-antage~ from the ?? of suitable buildiag for holding religious service. The chapel having becoi damaged by thea mining, operations it, the vicinity *~as ...

... I LIFEBOAT SERVICES If 16T3. T'lb. followinrg is n list of serrices rendert'l by the life- I honts of the National lifeboat Injstituition last year:-| Steamer Druid, of Slurierlarnd, 4 lives saved ; schooner James, of Arbroath, 4; brig 1ello Isle, of Shorehani. 8; brig Ercole, of Naples, saved vessel and crew, 11, harque Ystromn, of Amsterdam, assisted to save vessel anil crew, 14; schooner ...