... WVEST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. A large meeting was held at the Mansion Heaase )esterdnY3 on the SeUbject of the West African slave trade. Sir Bartle Frere, in the ,mavoidable absence of the Lord Mayor, pre. sded. lie said he bad received a letter from a gentleman of high standing, expressing the belief that the only thing for Africa was the stick, He believed much more might be done by education ...

... IHE .ORTHERN ECHO. TUESDAY, NOVEMBFR 3, 1874. ON the right bank of the Hoogly, the traveller on his way to Calcutta. passes a ?? long low building, gaudy and architectur- ally hideous, but from its vast size almost itnposing ; the residence of one of the many Monarchs whom we have dethroned in India. Within the walls of that palace, jealously secluded from the eyes of the outer worMl, WAJID ...

... The new Cemetery, North-road, the munifi- cent gift of the Mayor and other members of his family to Darlington, wals consecrated in . part yesterday by Bishop Ryran, late of the Manritius, and now vicar of Bradford, on be- half of the Lord Bishop of Durham, whose ill X health pievented his taking part in the cere- mony. The cemetery, which is some distance beyond St. Paul's -Church on the ...

... 'Ork A. -1.d~cte3 he rtiring ceueelller,] W the DARLINGTON. bed SOUTH WASM. ok The Polling DaylunthiseWard, as mighit trve van een xpecedwas looked forward to wit!] great o bee nterpest.Edrl in the moqping placards from thebi )lty rival candidates were to be seen on every avail. j beable wall. The majority of these were in opposi. to ;er. tion to Mr Morrell, aesd conspicuous among thesa t Ian ...

... The monthly meeting of this Board wasl held I jesterday aiternoon, in the Board's Offices, ILI Norbhga.;e, Air W. C. Parkor, in the ?? of i bl 'Mr 1) Dale, eheirman, presidinxg. 'I.II( Elii. fTIGON O0 PAUPER (MIt EW. | ot AIXr FEY proposed that Thei Maui 'ore of I h the Board's Felhools be, directed to reqalusL that h the teachers in tbler vohooh dolfill up the weekly I or nionthly ...

... Subserlptlon-ates, notices of private entertsAimetes, and all announements of personal interest and private advantage, ARE CHARSEABLZ AS ADVRBTIBERaNTS. oammunications forwarded without authentioatica areE Invariably rejected. Printed letters, Scotto us tsermthe ?? of other joarnals, cannot be inserted. THE STATE OF JOFRN-STREET, DARLING- TON. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE NORTHEP.RN oEo. SiR,-Most ...

... ASSAULT.OF THE POLICE AT STCCXTON.-Yester. day, at the Police Court, John Terney was fined 11. or one month's imprisonment, for en assault on Sergeant Lidster on the previous evening: USING PROFANE LAXGUAGz.-At the Stockton Police Court, yesterday, Sergeant H~eslop pre- ;ferred aU charge against Thomas ?? profane language in Teasnant-street on the pre- vious evening. Defendant was fined l0s ...

... MIDDLESBROTUGH SCHOOL BOARD. I The monthly meeting of the members of this Board was held yesterday afternoon, Mr J. Wilson in the chair. Some conversation took place as to the new bye ?? authority of the chairman should be required by the wardens befcre they proceeded to summon the parents of absent ?? Fallows suggested that the piece of vacant land adjoining the Fleetham-street School for the ...