... prfess gAmorIATriO TELgaRAM.] HOUSE OF L020DS. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. Lord STRATUMSDEN, who had given notice to move for papers authorising intervention by Great Britain against abuses in the Gpvornmnent of the Porte, prstponed his motion till the first sitting after Easter, as it was c1tao1- lated to bring on a general discussion, which might be inconvenient while ...

... PROTECTION FROM FIRE , IN BIRMINGHIAM. IMPORTANT EXPERIBIENTS. During the last few weeks the Watch Consmittee of the Birmingham Town Couilcil have had undgr their considera- tion the efficiency of the appliances now possessed by the Corporation for the extinction of fires occurring within the borough. It will be roeenl)ered tliat whiist admitting the necessity for a thorough reorgtnisation of ...

... I [Renfer'a Tecgrcrsams. RUSSIA, TUIRKEY, AND SERIVIA. 'ST. PETERSBURG, JANUARY SL To.day's Golos publishos an article on tho negotiations pending between Tuikey and gSrvit, in which it says no sensible man in Russia ean desire a renewal of the Servian war, the consequences of which would only complicate the Eastern question. The victorious advance of the Turkish. army to Belgrade would ...

... Mr. ?? I. Manby, F.R.C.S. Eng. (of tlie firm of Newn- h1aiti anld Malrby, surgeons, Wolverhamspton), delivered a itec lecture in the lree Library, in that town, on Satur- day, upon Infantile Mlorallity.-Upon the question of thle jotleneucs of sick and burial societies, Mr. ?? read rairacts from a letter which, in repily to tis questions, lie had rereived fronm Mr. F. Dunn, surgeon, of ...

... 0 PARLIAMENT,: LAST, NIGHT. . * fe'irass AStI ?? ' ,LEGAAIS . !OUSE, OF LORDS. p I The Lord Chaacellor took his seat at f5 o'clock. t KIDNAPJPERS IN THE SOUTH SEAS. t The Earl of BFILMORP enquired whobetlfr the Colonial t Secretary was in a position to state that kidnapping in the South Seas had been entirely supprensed. A squadron alm o laree sa that on the Australian station shiring the last ...

... Exaggerated as may be the estimation in which recent events and subsequent tall talk have caused the French thoroughbred to be, at any rate tem- porarily, held, there is no doubt that our neigh- bours on the Other side of the Channel have brought their racehorses to a wonderful pitch of excellence; and if we were to trace that excellence back to its first cause, with the ?? intention of giving ...

... I WEDiESBURY SCHOOL BOastD, The last mreting of the retiring Sehool Boird won held yester- (lay eveningi:; frr. XV. Lloyd ?? Atter auce Oiecer reported ticat-e1nc th3 l;ast meeting lie ?? raeade 393 visils, :14s being in respect of absent and irregular scholars. Ho found that iuany children were nbsent through the inability of their parents to pay fees; and theso persons, respeptauble, ...

... I - GENERA._L NEWS. [BY TELErRAPX.] THE BURIALS BILL, The joint committecs of the Liberation Society and the Dissinting Deputies met in London yesterday, and con- sidered the Governmenst Burials Bill. The bill was strongly denounced, the silent burials clause being characterised as specially insulting and degrading to Nonconforsnissts. A vigorous opposition to the measure was resolved upon, ...

... iN'OTICES To CORRESPONDEUNTs t, ,fdel torpublication miust be accomseanied bO 7MIC' ;a,,I address, of the 7oriter; not necesstrily for ov «16 ji,,,bt f~u r the infomo tion of the Editor, rFN41 sden who set OvlY SpOCief Mlue 4PO th75 er coin ?? ktep copies of them, as WC Coujot l:3lliC reuto yet unused contributions. ,,,de CtSqWhoSe qurstion3 tare 'not answered woiatjins a -O,,I ...

... AIATEST NEWS.I ?? 7e egrarnw, per Pross Associatiom.] THE PRINCESS OF WAIES. BRINDIST, MARoCK 9. The Princes of Wale3 arrived here at cloveno'clock yesterday evening. The civil authorities iwere in waiting nbthe railway station to-receive her Royal 1fighnoss, whn left at midnisht for Athens on board the rtoyaryaclt Osborne. ?? THE DUMCIIESS OF EJDINBURGH. MALTA, ArnIL 9. ! ler Royal Highnessi ...

... I R SCHOOL BOAWD. T orinary monthly meeting of the School Board was eterday at the Parish Oliices, Paradise Street. ML. Ielde ITS(tile chairman) prtsided ; and there were also G1. alt°gr. Ts Besiten, Itev. I1 AV. Crostskey, Ili. . -V,.W resoI5 W'T Davis, Dir. AV. H. Greening, Mr. J. lils 1elriCk, Dr. Ivungford, Rev. E. F. M1 Ma-o 'JTones t eS , Tl. C. Milward, Rev. W. H. Poulton, and | TIIV ...

... ; ?? ASS0014ION TELEGRAMJ. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House reassembled at 4 o'clock. THE FACTORY AN) WVORKSHOPS ACT. Mr.-CRoss gave notice that to-morrow he should ask leave to introduce a bill to consolidate and amend the ?? and Workshops Act. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Mr. E. JENKINS gave notice that on the Civil Service Estimates he shoald call attention to the Science and Art Department of the ...