... SOLIHULL. MATGISTERIAL PROCnDInNuS.-At the Petty Sessienra held on Saturday, before Captain Boultbre and Mr. E. A. Everitt, two lads, named Henry Tarver, Salford, and Henry Houghton, Broom, near Bidwick, wera charged with having, on the 1st inst., absented themselves from the service of Mr. Richardson, farmer, Solihull, and who olaimed IO-s. as corpensation in each case. Mr. Edwards appeared ...

... THE LIBERA-I VICTORY IN ST. MARY'S WAI(D. On Tuesday evening, a convivial gathering of the Liberal burgesscs of St. Mary's WVard was held in the Lawrence Street Chapel, to celebrate the election of Councillor Knoebous. There were between eighty and ninety presont, incltuling CouncillorsICneeboue,A.Ch ansberlain,lMartineau, WVhite, and Cook, and Messrs. S. Greenway, G. Marris, Pank, leson, ...

... LATEST NEWS, [Retster's Aelegra'e, ter Press Association.1 FRSANCE. PARIS, NOVEMIBER 97 (Evening). The draft of the Presidental message to be do- livered at the opening of the Assembly, which has been drawis up by the Due Decazes, has only ?? read at. a Cabinet Council, and is now being re- vised bv Marshal Maclahon. All the intelligence obtained on the subject confirms the expectation that ...

... MINING. ENTERPRISE IN THE SOUTH STAFFORDSIPiME COALFILLD. Whhere does the celebrated seam of thick coal terminate in the south of the coaIlield, is a question that remains yet to be solved. The trial sinking at W1rassell Grove, although a failure, hns been of service in denmonstrating that the site selected for the shaf ts was within the adihitted area of the coal district, but that the ...

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. U /ettes-g jilztinskd tror piee'atichon IbustC oe arcomnpanied ba dhe nstate and addrsss of the writer, net ntegstsnwly for nt'dicetion. &Ut for Viee snforenaton of the Echtor. Corr's-7oatnsas 41io act any sptciaC vatur uepon theser con 2 ueicatiosene utset teen Co IBt orft'ssm, as w2e cannot sender. tus to ,_tLura ?t't5z185' contbfhutions. C'iifden.--lee. J. H. H ...

... MINERS' NATIONAL CONFERENOE. Thesittings of the Conference were resumed on Satur- day morning, at the Miners' Hall, Barnalpy, under the presidency of Mr. McDonald, M.P. e Only a limited num- ber of delegates were present, some having been obliged to leave in order to get home that night. Tiei FEAstFUL EXPLOSION AT RAWMvARSH1 COLarEsY. -On the President taking the chair, Mr. Normensell said the ...

... ORTINOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS 02 THE WARWICK e 2rb Qss ?? tf tX Vsrr Posa S, Liverpcol and Sbrewabiny were Identifted with so .cb Arccoss that it la easy to ntilcipate a brilliant ter_ in . to the rating season at Werwiclk next week. That b been an eventful year In the way of sport there is , the least doubt, and the honours of the season are °detaldey due to Apolgy, Who won the three events in ...

... The fortnightly meeting of the Birmingham Board of GurIldians was held at the Parish Offices yestetdtty after- noon; Mr. T. S. Pallows in the chair. TII EOARDING.OUT SySTEntm-iLfr. HXiOLDo, in inoving the adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Visiting and General Purposes Caosnittee which was held for the purpose of hearing tlic half-yearly reports of the working of the boarding-out ...

... VEDNESBURY SCHOOL BOARD. An ordinary ieting of this Board was held oil olon- day eveninz; Mr. W. Lloyd ?? Clerk read a letter froin the Education Department, sanctioning the ereotion of a school for 120 infanits at New Town, biut suggesting that it should be so ?? ats to be easily enlarged hereafter. The mrtter was leferred to a coni- mnittee of the whole Board.- -lhe Chairrman, in accordance ...

... SUNDAY POSTAL DELIVERY IN I IBrlMINGHAM. A public meeting iil support of the movement for the abolition of the Sunday postal delivery in Birmninghlan, was held last night, at tile Public Office. Councillor Whateley presided. The attendance was ratiher snall. The Cunss-,IAN, in opening the proceediingsj said they were met to help a class of most intelligent and respect- able men, by trying to ...

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. iCitt1 . 1 tncr nrt /1 ?? , i 'licrrtion must be u :coriia aned bj. the nairr? anwt rf. l -s 0- ?? vri'S' i, ?nat 5c ssarily for' n'rtiCatajorr, tic for' th, it'r'rutiol of Mt1ue Editor. COrrvS'reSd'rts whto set aa/ seccdt vale, upon thir rom- minree'etu ar ?? ,'Cee CO 1j' ofr iv cn, as see cannot under- ?? r tern irius-d contr!j;,utions. W'ir, Richards. -Yes. ...

... ASTON TfANOR DISTRICT LICENSED VIOTUALLERST PROTFOTION SOCtIETY. The tenth annual diunner of the Aston Manor, H:nds- worth, and District Licensed Victiuallurs' Friendly and Protection Soeiety was held in the Assuml-ly Room at the Relite Hotel, Aston, last evening. A very large company sat dowis to dinner, including Ar. George Wilkinson (in the chair), Mr. J. 1Hf. D'Egville (vice-chair), Dr. C. ...