... On Thursday an inquest was beld at the Fruedom House. South-road, Walkley, before Mr. Coroner Wightman on the body of George Beaumont, forger, of Owlertou, who was killed on Christmas t)ny, whilst playing at football iii a field at Walkley. The ball ni the course of the geme was kicked over a boundary wall. The deceased, on leaping the wall, fell into a quarry. on the other side, and received ...

... NEWv A'EnicAN ArPLt.-The Northern Spy is one of the best late-kospiug apples. The fruit is delicious, 8 inches in length by 3i inches in width, rich crimsou with yellow streaks, and a great bearer. IL has been introdaced from Now York. WO have two coloured illustrations in the Garden this week; arlicles on 'i Transplanting Trees, by Mr. James McNab; ?? Oranges as Dessert Fniit' by Mr. T. F. ...

... THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND'S OPINION OF I MR. GLADSTONE. F1 The Duke of Sutherland presided on Thursday after- c noon at a meeting held at St. James's-hall, at which Mr. e A. Borthwick gave a lecture entitlel The Eastern n Question. Among those present were Lord Aberga- si venny, Sir Charles Russell, M.P., Mr. W. Denison, h M.P., Mr. B]3ilie Cochrane, &c. In introducing the it lecturer, the ...

... FAILUREzs OF Bu R ?? Birmingham corres- pondent of the Globe says:- Much attention having been attracted of late by the numerous failures of builders in the Midlands, it may be interesting to state that from the 1st of June last year to Friday 41. builders filed their ?? for liquidation in the Birmingham County Court, the amount of their liabilities being 129,2571. Tis STRIKE IN VrIE ...

... THE TE MR. THOMAS WRIGHT, ?? &c. One of our most emninentantiquaries, Mr. TbonsiUsWri;lit, pansed away'oD Sunday at his house in Chelsea, at1he age of 67. Bore in 1810 in the neighbourbood of Lull Vow, vud- educated at the grammar sohool of that tqowc,;h afterwards, took his degrees ot bachelo? Dud taastol of arts at Trinity College, Cambridge. Wbihi there he became a zealous Px- plorer of the ...

... poreigln bte ifftact. THIE WAR. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. SURRENJ)ER OF ADRIANOPLE. LDoily Tegyraph Telegrams.] P.En., Friday. The Turkish delegates met the Grand Duke Nicholas yesterday evening at Tirnova, when the preliminary notes were exchanged. The Grand Duke then an- nounced that he had decided only to treat atAdrianople, which should be immediately surrendered. The dele- gates having assented ...

... In consequence of the decision taken *t the Cabinet of Wednesday lastt -o send up tho Fleet to Constant;j nople, Lord Derby (together with Lord Cmarnarvon) tendered his resignation. The order having been countermanded, and explanationt having taken plaic with hi. colleagues*, Lorri Derby hatt consented to ge- dune hid post. ThO meeting of the Cabinet on Sunday took plae at fve 4?elock it the ...

... I Jorei'l kntUlligtece. I - THE WAR. TURKEY'S PREPARATIONS FOR CONTINUING THE WAR. A[Standard Telegram]. CON8TAimNOPLE, Tuesday, As Rlussia has refused to listen to proposals for medi- ation, Turkey is compelled either to continue the war to the last extremity or to make a separate peace direct witf Russia. IThe most vigorous preparations for carry- ing on the vwar are being made. Large ...

... A CHILD POISONED. BY ARSENIC. Ar. inquest was held on Tuesday (yestrday) by Mr. Hory, the denuty-coroner for the borougb, at the Town-hall, on the body of John Edwnrd Oliver, son of Mr. Walter Wm. Ollver, Mackln-street, wbo mect his diath through eating white arsenic. The evidence adduced at the inquest wee as follows:- Walter William Oliver deposed that he wea an auctioneer, in practice at ...

... YANKEPE NOTIONk. ' 1, . . . June is tboe nonth of love auti joy and August that of 1ts -'B°Y- Iu June two hearts knit together tud become one. In August twro bodies enparate. 8he goes away to soe her mother's ault In the. country. and he stays at hbome working the treadmill of duty.' This comes hard on all men, but its weight la the heaviest on the croer clerk.. His heart il Dot in his work. ...

... THE N3EW LAW ON 5OL10ITORS. Yerterd ay, Tuesday, January 1, the sot passed in the late session Came into operation to regulate the examinations of potitons ilaplying to be admitted solicitors of the Supreme ?? of Judicature in England, and for thirowig open tho Ecolesiestical Uourts which have hitherto been conttred to proctors. Certain powers as to preliminry, intermediate, and final ...

... William Stephenson, a gentlemanly-looking man, wan brought up at the Derby Borough Police-court on Wednes- day, oharged with steailng * pair of kid gloves, a pair of cloth gloves, 12 handkerchlefst and other articles, the pro- perty of George Catton.-Mr, Briggs defended the prisoner. Mr. Cation said the prisoner came to his shop In King- street on tbe 9th January, about one o'clock, anld said, ...