... NAVAL MOVEIENTS TO THEZ EAST. One hundred tons of gunpowder antd a million small arm 8 cartridges have just been dispatched from the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to Gibraltar and Malta, and the fleet in the f Mediterranean. The quantity of ammunition which has b now been dispatched far exceeds, and is quitesupplementary ii to, the ordinary supply. Guns of the latest and most ap- proved ...

... THE PIINOE OF (VALES'S COLLECTION AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARIDENS. jr On Mondary morning t he visitors to the Zoologicall Gardens k 1 Irad thue opport unity of seeing a conidis uable proiportioin of F r thle large tailleetron of birds arid aninratls prresenited to thle Fr Prince of Wales during his recent Indian toair. Thily Fr. arrived on Saturday morning lin charge of Mr. Bartlett, son F Fr. ...

... ?? Cambridge M.A., writing in the Leicester Journal co upon the romantic scenery of Derbyshire, ?? of disparaging this scenery, I shall probably feel that it is en rather too near home; that the change is not sufficient, as mit people would say; that I must get further a-field. Still, if 5s you like, here is all Derbyshire easily put before you. Dove- dale and its fishing, and its most ...

... d 19 ?tf. Emile Zold, the weil-known French novelist, lies pub- is Iblisind a book orntitlid hon Excellence *Eug~rni iRorgoi, et o whih, prporing to be a rrrmatice otf tire Second tive*O i's g 14 believed to have muelt. literal truth Iir it. It- is not lirtoN- c 11 astry hero to express atny oipinlion Rs to tire truth of M. Zolt's 7niarrtetive; it is merely corsilnrsed in order thait ...

... ' THE GRAND FESTIVAL OF FREEMASONS. The nnusil festival of Freemasons of England, at which ?? Master of the order is yearly installed in his offcee, was held last Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall. Much to the regret of all the brethren, the Prince of Wales, who was re-elected as Grand Master at Itie quarterly commuinication in March, was not able to be present to be re-invested; but the ...

... e rag .. ; d IMPROVED DWELLINGS FOR THE WORK- ] . ING CLASSES-THE RATE OF MOFTrA- , LITY. I ii The passing of the Artizans' Dwelling Act of last lei IS year is now likely to bear fruit in the action of the Sani- WI tary Authorities, not only in the Metropolis, but in some se of the more important of the provincial towns. to . An Inspector, appointed by the Local Government TI Board, has been ...

... The demonstration of hearty goodwill and affection winch VA was elicited in Derbyshire as ivell. as in otbor iosortaies on our thle occasion of the msrriage of Vituncey Harpur Crewe, by Esq., with Miss Isabel Addlarley, wits fittingly su PPle tat mented by the welcome to Calke which the happy pair re- (Jr ceived oin their return from the honeymoon on Wednesday. (E Tire day wasl a beautiful one ...

... DINNER TO THE EX-CHAIRMAN OF THE I LITCIIURCH LOCAL BOARD. Thle sluint nd , cII pi non t ry diunnerto the retiring Chairmatn Iloi Of thet Lji'litiii*li J1icitI lluiirnd ?? 1ilaoi at tlim Arboreituml out Hotel iii1 (Ihe !iit julSt. MI. W. I leiii' ttt Clftairitia1t I hit thle Botard, lirv~idei, hlvieig ttt hiii right hmuh the0 guest Of i the evoliiri, Mr. tlettry faltre, lile ?? ; tile Chair- ...

... Nptfial varliawnt. HOUSE OF LORDS, MON~DAY, May 1. Sp( Sp( The Inns of Court Bill and the General -School of aI -Law Bill were, on the motion of Lord SELI1ORJR read Pr( se a second time. Thle Irish Peerage Bill was considered] Af of in committee, when upon the second clause the princi- agi ?? ple of allowing, in the election of Irish representative of 88 peers, the minilrity to be represented, ...

... THE GLOSSOP VOLUNTEERS. 8s'EECH BY BR. ?? H. rDErtOTTO'M, u p. On Saturday afternoon about 50 of t he Glissop (23rd Doibyshire) Rifle Volunteer Gorps, which ?? recelitiv beeu fo r iod, were conveyed by spcvial train to tIrIlfiem. aillenco they proceeded to Tiutwvistiv. liere the corps, which corn- prisos two companies numiboring 250 01011, *v inspected bv Lietiteninut Colonel Wilkinson, of ...

... As we announced lost week, the hfiuual meeting of this moei Society was held on Tuesday, after sermons had been failse preached on Sunday, the collectionis at which we presented il in our last issue. At the morning meeting, W. T. Cox,mIstlaf REq., occupied the chair, in the absence of Rowland Smith, Proc0 Esq., and there were also present the Right Rev, the Lord men Bishop of Lichifleld, the ...

... LANDOWNERS IN DERBYSHIRE. - Thle piopulation of the county in 1871 wast - 79,894 Inhabited houses - - - - - 78,809 Number or par~ishes - - 81 Trotal ownersof onencronaud upwards 0,992, holding 619,357a. 2r. 42p. Total owiners of less than one acre 12,874, holding I;597a. 3r. Estimsated extent of conmm~ns, 11 fi55a. 3r. 3p. Total estimatod rantal of the county, 1,764,6891. 7s.Grs Exctent ...