... APPEALS FR~OM THE TIP5TON DISTRICT. *Yesterday Messrs. flowdisswell, Hawslosly, and Woodhosise, arbitrators under the South Staffordebire Mines Drainage Act, helda public mneeting at the iofficce of thse Commissloners, Wol- vorhaceipton, to make a draft award for the Tipton district, which they estimeatedt would be equivalent to a rate of 30. pct ton on fireclay or lltnteatoue, end 6d. for ...

... trBYTE [LEGRAI:.i'l.] Mr. Serjeant Cox, in the courlse or a lecture delivered in London, last siight, advocated the formation of a Court of Criminal Review. consisting of the Home Secretary, the judgo ?? tried the ease, and an independent judicial functioniary, Suchi a court would hiave power to increase or dliillishl tIe. .,entilse. rhr. Forsytli, M.P., said such a court might very well be ...

... I [ A meeting of the Hospital Sunday Committee was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices of ?? N. Fisher, AWaterloo Street. The ?? (Alderman Baker) pre- sided; and there were also present'the Revds. Canon Wilkinson, J. J. Brown, A. MVorkmnan, J. a. BliHsard. .J. G. Emanuel, J. B. Thorbuin, andmJ. P. Maitland ; Ir. It. W. Dale, Alderinan Avery, MIr. Jaffray, Counoillor lrrtow?; iessro. W. ...

... THE-E WAR. [Reuter's Telegram :. OPERATIONS IN EUROPE. THE SERVIAN ADVANCE. SEMLIN, DIIOErit 24. No news has been received from the' Servian headquarters for the last two days, pxcept that the heavy snowfall is obstructing military operations. A severe engagemnent is reported to have occurred near Nova Varos. An English surgeon attached to a Red Crescent ambulance was made prisoner by the ...

... Some singuar and interesting letters were discovered on Friday in an old box belonging to the convict Kurr, which has boon lying in a 601iailor's ofle ever since the Walters nnd M'urray turr iosirisuo swindle wa1s exposJd. It was stated at the recent trial of bho doteetives that Benson first mado teacquaintacne of Xrtiouhan advertisement, inwh the I t latt mode public his desire to meet with a ...

... I I INTENTIONS OF TEE GOVERMIENT. We announced on Saturday that England had consented to play the part of mediator between Russia and Turkey. The official paragraph con- veying this intelligence states that the Sultan has solicited her Majesty's Government to approach the Emperor of Russia, with the view of bring- ing about negotiations for peace, and that her Majoity's Government have agreed ...

... I MIDLIAND BRANCH.' The anniversary meetings of the Midland Branch of the English Church Union were held in Birmingham yester- day. The business meeting for appointment of officers waslheld in the afternoon, at the Royal Hotel; Colonel Bagnall in the chair. Amongst those resent were tle H'on. end Rev. E. Douglas, the Revs. W. KPaton, C. B. Cooper, R. IV. Emrsreht, C. Bodington, C. H. Pixell, J ...

... THEfJ WAR.. OPERATIONS IN EUROPE. THlE FALL OF PLEVNA. OVERTURES FOR MEDIATION CONTRA- DICTED. REJOICINGS IN RUSSIA. [Reufer's Tdeqerain-.l'- iT. PETERSBURG, DECIIMBER 12, Last night the city was Inrt brilliantly illudi- nated, and the streets were thronged by crowds of people singing and cheering. The fall of Plevna has been celebrated by similar enthusiastio re- joicii'g' in Moscow and all ...

... LATEST_ NEWSr. [141Cer's Telegrams, per Press Association.I FRANCE. PARIS, DECEMBER 15. The Raprel of to-day announces that the Chamber will now proceed energetically with the enquiry into the ?? of the official candidates returned at the general elections. The Itfpbliqn6 Fnencaise, the organ of Al. G amrbota, approves Alashal ?? Message, which it considers as frankly Republican in tone and ...

... SOUTH STAFFORDSI IRE INSTITUTB OF MINING ENGINEERS. TlIJI MINES DIIATNAGE ACT. A monthly meeting of the above I nstitute was held yes- tCrday, in the Secretsry's Roonm, Midlland Institute, Pam- dis Shtrect; M:r. Tbos. PaTton, ?? ?? thanks wits passed to MrI W. Blakeemore for his three papers on the Faults of the South btaffordshire Coal- lield, after which the writer promuised to lay his ...

... NEWS OF TIHE DAY. The Duchess of TEca is .said to have completely recovered from her recent indisposition. The Duchess and. Duke of Tads's young family have removed to Kensington Palace from White Lodge, Richmond Park, having quite recovered from measles. Eleven German masons, who are employed in lhe erection of the now Law Courts in Londeon, were attacked by a gang of roulghs on Christm)a1 ...

... It is expected that the Prince of WALES will i honour the Duke and Duchess of HAMILTON with a visit, at Hamnilton Palace, early in January. I1er Majesty the QUEEN and Princess BEATRICE I were to have left Windsor Castle next Wednesday n for Osborne. Onl Saturday evening, however, upo I the return of Her MAIESTY to the Palace after visiting Lord BEACONSFIELD at Hughenden, the i I QUEEN altered ...