... THE SMALL-POX HOSPITAL AT SUMMER I ?? We continue to receive a large number of letters of objection and protest; but cannot possibly find room for more than a condensation of them. Mr. James Pattison, the Manor House, Spring Hill, writes: As a resident and larme ratepayer of Spring Hill, I protest against the introduction of a small-pox hospital into the midst of our densely populated neigh- ...

... BIR3IiINGEAMI WORKHOUSE. 1Yasteslray afternoon the ordinary fortnighstly t0j, of the Visiting anil General Ptirposes Qoesnimttee vs;W ?? at thie Birmingham Worklloulse, under the prcsidncs J Mr. llland.-Mr. BATES, the medical officer of the snl: pox hospital, reported that there were 124 omal4l1, patients in tbie wards on the 24th ult.; 42c admittefdur 11%, the week ; 4ischaroed and died, 37; ...

... GEN ER AL NEWS,. [BY TELEGRAPH4 _ ?? THE VISIT OF THE CZAR. The Emperor of Russia left Flushing yesterday after- noon,-or Gravesend. E Great preparations are being made at Aldershot for the review on the occasion of the Ckar's visit. It is announced that on the ocession of the Czar's visit to Woolwieh Arsenal. Prince Arthur will attend, with an escort of the 17th Hussars. Divisional orders ...

... GLOUCESTER AND BERKELEY CANAL COMPAN'Y. IIALF-TEARLY IMEETING. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Canal Otlices, Gloucester, yesterdtay, whenr W. C. ILucy, Esq., chabirmno of directors, presided. Tbe attend- ance of sharehollers was nqt so large as ussil'. The roudrt, of which we gave a summary a fewv days since, wrs taken as read, and the C{AcIMAtsn, AIn moving its adop- ...

... THE G ET- TA ,, ?? w , ?? MKOE~G IN THE TOWN RHAIL. A mcatinf of fiwloltants, caled by the Mayor, in eom- pllacp with anerously signed requisition, waja held in the Town HAll, Iset evening, for the purpose of conuider- ing the Government Licensuin Bill, especially that part of it which relates to the extensaon of hours for the 2ale of intoxicating liquors. The Mayor presided, and there was a ...

... WIAIAt TOWN corrm The ?? quarterly -sting ?? this bU aa Wednesday afternoon; Alderman 4. Fne= d, irth absence of the Mayor, through Illneup presding tb Town Clerk was also absent through Qllnes-Ouatrly accounts to the following amounts were ordered t paid :-Borough Fund account,, £1,64. 19,. 2d.; Sanitary ac'ount, £1,795. os. Od.; Borough end capital accOant, -3,72. 8S. 8d.; Aildridgo QuarrY ...

... WILLENEHALL. RESULT OF TIUE PRtOSEClTION BY Tin LocAL BOARD. -Joselih Beards, a locksmith, appeared, on remand, at the Police Court, yesterday, chlrgel, with refusing to comply with an order fronm the Local Boarrd to improve his drwelling. Mr. N. N. Solly (one of the magistrates) said that thc case had been adjourned a fortnight ago, in order that the opinion of counsel might be taken upon the ...

... Yesterday morning, mass recting of colliers was leld in the large concert room attached to the Limerick Inn, Great BrIdee. Tole Chairman -was supported by Air. Thomes Giffitihs, the miners' agent, and 'Mr. WMilliam Piceiaril (Lanceshirc). Mr. Grifitlis Cirst adliressed the meeting, and denied the report in a cortemnporary, that the men bad agreed to serb- | mit to a reduction at the meeting, ...

... F4RMING IN AMERICA. [From a Pril-atc Co,'rreslnonlecut.] BrRi OAKS FAR-M, FOnD C(OUNTY, ILLINOIS, April IS, I.S-N. For some days under the hospitable roof of Mr. IT. L. Sullivan, the great farner of the Wcst, I now writo to do- scribe that which must be interesting to all persons con- nected with agricultural pursuits. Burr Oaks Farm is the property of Mr. Sallivan, and consists of 40,000 ...

... NOVEL APPLICATIoN OF SEwaam rNI ?? Lm Yesterday morning Alderman Avery, chairman of the Sewage Committee of the Town Council, with a number of bthbr gentilememt, attended at Mr. DanIks's nills, Cecil Street, for the purpose of witruessicag experiments with a new ind'of patent fuel. T'he inventor of this novelty is Mr. Edwin Lowe, of Birmingham, the present proprietor of the patent being Mr. IV ...

... THE BUTTY SYSTEM AMI'ONG THE WxAll.XICKSH{IRE MINERS.I Tile revelations recently made, in a magisterial enquiry, respecting the enormous profits of ' butty colliers in the Warwickshire eoalfield, seems to be leading both masters and men to the conclusion that a change in the mode of working the pits is al)solutely necessary. A numeronsly- attended meeting of members of the Warwick-shire ...

... wigig % ?? -paid aore AND JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1874. NEWS OF THE DAy. The Government Bill to Amend the Law of Rating by including mines, woods, and game is appointed to be read a second time on Monday next. It is shown by a return just issued that in the last five years the number of petitions prpsented to 1Parliament was 105,197, the number printed in the period 4,638, the number of ...