... THE MANCHESTER UNITY M.LC. AT RICHMOND. The Annual Movable Committee of the Manchoster Unity of Oddfellows met yesterday, for the fifth day, at Richmond, Sanroy, for the transaction of the business of the Order; Mr. Western, of Poole, the Grand Master of the Unity, occupied the chair. The rem-aining propositions for anmending the General Laws of the Unity were first considered by. the ?? West ...

... MIDLAND COUNTIES CHEM[CAL ASSOcIAlirorT. The annual meeting of members of the above associatiott was held last evening. at the (Great Western Jlotel Dlr Wmn. Southall occupying the chair, in the room of Mr. Grieves (President', who was unavoidably ?? SFcReTeAur read the annual report, in which it. was etated that the Council had decided to give up the rooms .jin the Quadrant. one reason being- ...

... SmALTpox i' BaRmsGHA. TO LOCAL GOVEENMENI BOARD E.NQtIRV. Dr. Bueba2=, one of the medical officers of the Local ccverament Board, continued his investigations yester- ?? into the small-pox cpidemic in Birmingham. During ;d y be had an interview wivith the Chairm-nan of the t ;igSry andi Vaccination Committee of the Board of and visited the public vaccination station at ?? lrdi Streett Dr. ...

... The Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows' Annual IMovable Coramittee re-assembled yesterday morning, at Richmond, Ssrsey. Mr. Western, of Poole, the Grand Master of the Oider, occupied the chair. The consideration of the remaining propositions for amending tne general laws of the Order was the first business. A proposition for prohibiting candidates for any office from canvassing was defeated by a ...

... BIRATINGHAIM MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Tho 11fty-second annual meeting of the memlbers of this society was hold .t the H-oen and Chickens Hotel, Now Strhet, yesterbay. Dr. Baker (Leanhington) occupied tho chair ; and thero wero present Dr. IoWtor, Dr. I'ussell, Dr. Bennett (Droilwicli), Dr. WaVsde, Dr. Keyworth, Dr. Mlalins, Dr. Agar {Henley-in-Arden), Dr. Warner (Acock's Green), Dr. Savage, ...

... gir3mils-AND Oaill Fi AND JOURNAL _ , ?? NEWS OF' THE DAY. It can haxdly be wondered at that small-pox is spreading rapidly at Preston when we learn, upon tle sutbority of one of the parish medical officers, that a. wedding breakfast was recently given in the ?? where a young woman lay suffering from a very severe attack of confluent variola, and that ,,nother woman continued to work at a ...

... CHURO A-ND STATE IN PRUSSIA. The Berlin correspondcnt of the Timsci says it being expected that under the new German law for the banish- mont of racusant ecclesiastics the greater part of the Roman Catholic Bishops will be shortly coulpellod to leave the country, and that the diocesan Chapters will refuse to elect new bishops during the life of the former incumbents, a law has just been ...

... NEW3 OF THE DAIM ?? ?? AND JOURNAL. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1874 Speaking at a public dinner, at Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening, the Naval Commander-in-Chief at that port (Sir RODNEY MUNDY) said he last week had the honour of being presented to the Emperor of RUssIA, and on his expressing t) his Majesty the disappointment felt by the people of Portsmouth at his Majesty not visiting the town, the ...

... ASSOOIATh*I OF M U N IO I P A L AD I ' sAmTACY uxom=B ALNAM SURvEoRa I The mnnial gnera1l meeting of the Association of Muni- cipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors was held in the Council Chamber at the Publio Offices, Moor Street, yesterday. Mr. Lewis Angell, C.E., F.R.I.B.A. (London), president of the association, occupied the chair; and there were also present Mr. J. Lemon, C.E., A.R.I ...

... * [Aeutieri's Tdeleyras.ss, per Press Atsociatfoam] - ' FRANCE. VERSAILLES, MAY 28 (Evening). The National Assembly met to-day, and discui-sed a bill ?? to the Government stuid, the object of the measure being to increase the breeding oi horses, in or'der to obtain a better supply of cavalry remounts. PARTS, MAY 28. The no- Minister of the Interior, in receiving the sta(f of hisappointmuent, ...

... , CORRESPONDENCk t I NOTICES TO CORBRESPONDENT& Al3 tters~m IUO~i5'4C 'or ?? ?? hc accoucpassed 61i the nai tand aiidrajs of the nrit's- not a vsesarily for viu'51ation hut for the i'sorrnation ofths Edisar. COi'rsi!6ontdmnes who' et ans Snq pectol Ve5 uj4apen thsr coin- ststicstionw inust Uocn CO b&CA2 o f h'ea, as we cannot an.- ?? rsern .uianeed ionoibstionh. ltex.-Juue 14, 1856. B. ...

... BIRMINGHAM WHITSUNTIDE FATI Notwithstanding all that ltsas bean said in Its deprecin- tion, Birmingham Whitsuntide pleasure fair not only exists, but appears to have lost none of its vitality. The carnival commenced yesterday, and will continue, as usual, until midnight on Saturday. Excursion trains from distant places brought large numbers of visitors into the towvn, and the crowd in the fair ...