... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... In the Court of (Chancery, yesterday, before Vice- Chancellor Sir J. Bacon, a motion carme on in the matter of the Attorney-General (at' the relation of Sir Charles Aiderloy) v. tbei Corporation of Birmingliam. Mr. W. P'earson, Q.C., andl Mr. Cozens Hartly appeared for the Corporation ; Mr. llddis, Q.C., appeared for tbe Attorney-Genemal. br. 1'earson said he moved, on behalf of the Corpora- ...

... MR. NEWDEGATE, M.P.; ON THE BRITISH ARAY. IThe annual dinner of the Coventry Rideo Volunteer| Corps was held on Tuesday night, in St. Mary's Hall. The Mayor (Mr. R. A. Dalton) presided, and Mr. J. Bill occupied the vice-chair. There was a large company pre- sent, including Mr. Hl. W. Eaton, DLP., Mr. Newdegate, MYP., Mr. S. Carter, Revs; Canon Baynes, F. M. Beamount, Col. Mlachen, Major ...

... GENERAL NEWSm. ra-g -- ma. - ?? ?? - - I BY TEL GiJ APX, I Mr. Robinson, the new Governor of the Bahamas, has left Queenftown for the seat of his government. Typhoid fever in Lewes is greatly on the deoreass. The adjourned Guy Fawhes demonstration wvill be held on the 2nd proxiino. At a meeting of brassworkers in London, last night, it .waLS resolved to form a branch of the National Society of ...

... Newcastle Winter Assizes will ha opened on the 1st of December. The first Sleevig-lfolstein Musical Festival is to be held at Kisl nert Tune. The- fever is dlemenishing at flarwen. There have been no fatal ccase, sinces Saturday. It is proposed cleat lice nest exhibition of the Liverpool Art Clssb should he devoted to embroidery. THes Grace ties Archbishop of York hold a confirmation at St. ...

... wirer or late rr s ?? WOLVERHAMPTON. THEm Nn 3MAYOR.-Yesterday, the Mayor (Mr. W. Edwards) having taken the oath and subscribed the customary declaration as a borough magistrate, gave the usual donation to the poor box, and took his seat on the bench at the Police Court. Povasu MrsuclAXLses.-At the Police Court, yester- day, Edward Huglses, a puddler, was lined £2. and costs, or he default of ...

... FORTHCO&MING GOVERNMENT NIEASURES. The London correspondent of the Glasgow Herald writes :- I have obtained information which enables me to give you a pretty correct outline of the measures that will be submitted to Parliament, at the opening of the session. Several of them are, of course, remnants from last year, but among the novelties there will be bills of very considerable iportacico. ...

... BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT TRAMWAYS COMPANY (IMITED). The half-yearly meeting of the above company was hell at the Great Western Hotel yesterday, and was fairly at- tended. The directors present were Mr. H. G. Smith, in the Obairs; Mr. W. S. Blade. Sir. A. Taylor, and Mr. John Read, The report of the directors and statement of no- counts were taken as read. The directors stated that the accounts ...

... GLEANINGS, Oysters winl not flourish in the water of the great Salt Lake. A translation, of Othello Into Hebrew baa been published in Vienna, Italy has 154 art, technical, and trade sebools, attended by 13,32D pupils. Tics building! trade in New York is said to be in a very unsatis- factory condition. fRock-ford, ill., baa a black list, on which appears ilice names of .4 habitual drunkards. ...

... AND JOURNAL. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1874 Mr. TOM HOOD, editor of FPio, son of the great hIuniorist, (lied at Peckham, yesterday, of dropsy, after a linaering illnesses The deceased, who was in his fortieth year, had made a reputation as a writerof the light trifles that are now so mnuch in vogue. Mr. STTrr (Liberal) and Mr. MelvEm (Conserva- tive) were nominated for Birkenhead X esterday. Mr. ...

... LATdEAS] NEWS. LI poie. T fi p*, r Preii Asse.ocimtio.7)L. IISRAELI'S TDISC1LA.IMEf3. PAYlIS, PtNovrma 18 (Evening). The JTow-1l ilS J) ol; publishes ain ;1tiCIC, signed M. John Leleioifie, on the parligrailp in thle jilies, correcting the interpretation praced npon a passna'4 of iIr. Disraelis speech at rhe Suilblhall. The article says- ?? The note in the Thlmss constitiltes a verv hmtnible ...