... VALUATI![ON OF PROaERTY BMIL nho bill ictrodueed by the Presided of the Lol Goversment was ike yesterday, It provides that from the peksing of the AAt the poor rate shall extend to land used for a plantation or w wood, or for the growth of sale- able underwood; also to rights of fowling, of shooting, of taking or killing geiem or rabbits, and of fishing, when severed from the occupation of the ...

... TE1 ASTON GLUARDIAE AND Tmu ,I.L-POX_ 9PIDEMM the '1rekly mneeti; of the lstaft Qusraiaosu,5 V Yost~.y at the Worldbptes, Grave*lly iun. ihj bldg praiding. Mtr. HEcaoy (ditrct ksnpaet0crl Mouet (mnedical ispector of the Loal Goiectr) t attended to advise the Guardinat in vernent B0o, inreforexss tothe spread of mnall-pox in the Ul ?? reportofb Medical Offdor showed that during the vack S cases ...

... I 1NCREASED FEES AT RUGBY SCHOo. 1 The following letter appears in the Tises:-Sir, The first fruit of Dr. Jex Blake'a headmastership, now only a few weeks old, is the issue of the enclosed notices that the sphool charges are raised directly about 25 per cent., and indirectly a further 2 or 3 per oent,, in consequence of payments being required in advance. The grounds sug- gested for the ...

... ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, SAIETHWICK. I On Wednesday evening, a wellristtonded meeting of the Churohmen of St. Matthow's, Smothwick, wan hold at Mr. Allen's School Room, Thdmas Street, Smethwick, for the purpose of electing two laymen, being communicants, to represent the parish at the Ruridiaconml and Arehi- diaconal Conference. Ir. Collings was voted to the chair. Tho Chairman said that at a ...

... ASSOOIATION OF MUI N I a I P A L AND | SANITARY ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS. 1 The: proeeedings of the annual geueral meeting of the Association of Municipal and Sanitary Jngineers and Sur- yeyora were continued yesterday, at tho C'ouncil Chanmbor, Moor Street; Mr. L. Angoll (president) in the chair. TrE SEWVAGIC QUrSrTION.-The PnTSSIDENT said they had now to diseuss the sewage question raised iy ...

... NEW ROMNIAN CATH(LIO CHURCH IN BIRMIINGH1.AM. Yesterday morning, the ioulnlation stone of a ?? Catholic church, to be dedicated to St. Caternille of Sic-T'i was laid on a site in the Hlorse Fair, Birmingiai. n r e the present time the Roman Catholics resident in ?? vicinity have attended services held ie the school roteei tlhe Horse Fair, the mission priest being the Rev. E. neas. Efforts have ...

... ?? .[PRSS AISOCIAflOW TZLUGRAM.] HTO USE OP LORDS. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'cloek, and shortly afterwards announced that he proposed to fix the second reading of the Supreme Court of. Judicature Act for Monday, the 1st of June. CHURCH PATRONAGE IN SCOTLAND. The Duke of RircemoNct rose to call attention to the state of Church patronage in Scotland, the qsestion of the ...

... The forty-ninth anniversary meeting of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association was held on Wednesday, at Essex Street Chapel, Strand, and was well attendeid. It was preceded by a religious service, attended by a very large congregation. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Robert Laird Collier, of Chicago. The neeting, which commenced at one o'clock, was presided over by Mr. James Hop ...

... GLOUCESTER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BILtL .HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday. The Select Committee of the House of Commons tp- pointed to consider thes merits of this bill resumed their investigation this morning Sir Wmi. Clowes in the chair. Sir John Duckwbrth sat as referee. Mr. Michael, Q.C., appeared for the promoters. The question of the rights and privileges of the freemen of the Duehy of ...

... IN PARLIAMENT. [BY AiV ZD,*PbriND a 2'X rktixf1 Loimoi. Friday Evening. spn what promised. to be one of the most urtevehntfill ,eings of the session, itht Monday tb wit, the 1,uSe -was suddenly startled by the sound of the ord ' privilege, and by the rising of a member ,n the front bench below the gangway on the 1pOsition side who had .a grievance. the very 0eration of privilege, especially ...

... THE LABOURERS' LO CK-:OUT. Mr. Joseph Arch attended a large and enthusiastic meeting at Liverpool, beld for tbe purpose of expressing sympathy with the locked-out farm labourers. Mr. Arch delivered an address occupying an hour and a quarter, in the course of whichi he Said that in view of the moderate and just manner in which the agitation litd been carried on, it was unfair, unjust, and cruel ...

... [Tihe following appeared in only our town edition yesterdna.] CONFEREIECE OF THE MINERS' NATIONAL A.SOCIATION. The Conforemssee of the Mliners' Natjional Association was re. sumned on NVcdosicty morning, in the Diechanics' Institution, Newcastle. Mr. Wia. Crawford, of Durbarn, occupied tho chetrduring the first portion of the u1ay's proceeslings, iii the absience of Mr. rclcdoral, I\LP., w o ...