... An exciting scene occurred in the Stockport Borough Police Court on Tuesday morning. A man of the name of Edward Charles Foy, described as an actor, from Birmingham, was brought up oil remand charged with felony. Directty after the case had been proceeded with the prisoner, who was seated in the dock, suddenly threw himself head foremost down a long flight of steps leading from the court to a ...

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... A deputation waited on the Chief Secretary, at Dublin Castle, on Monday, from the Working Men's Sunday Closing League. A memorial was read, from which it appeared that the organisa- tion was formed last October. It now numbers 2000 members, bonajide workmen, and the number is increasing 250 per week. Working men as a whole favoured the movement. The memorial further stated that the late ...

... During the year just closed the lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution have rescued 841 lives, besides 35 vessels saved from destruction. In the same period the institution granted re wards for saving 200 lives by fishing and other boats, making a grand total of 10-11 lives saved last year, mainly through its instrumentality. Altogether, since its formation the society has contributed ...

... BY A POLICEMAN. At Shrewsbury, on Monday, a man named Geo. Roberts, who has been a member of the police- force, was in custody charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel, the property of James Meredith, a labourer, living at Bourton. Up to the 13th ult., the prisoner lodged at the prosecutor's house, and when prosecutor returned from his work on that day he found that his wife ...

... A Press despatch from Washington states that Solicitor Ray nor, of the Treasury Department, has rendered an opinion with reference to a claim of Dr. Mary Walker. In March, 1873, Dr. Mary was appointed to a clerkship in the Treasury Department by Secretary Richardson, passed the usual examination, was duly sworn in, and ordered to report for duty to Treasurer Spinner. She did so report, but ...

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... ,,¥ ORT BOARD OF G ,r\RULL\S. The ordinary meeting of this Board was held on Saturday, at the workhouse, when th, %A' a present, .Ir..P. Woodruff, chairman Mr. G. B. Gjthiug, ice- chairman Revs. J. Griffiths, and F. r;, Leonard; Messrs. M. M. Cope, W. Price, D. Drm;, S. Scard' P. Jenkins, Rees Keene, J. H. Hillier. J. iones, D. Roberts, W. Jones, Phineas James. E. Morgan, Thomas, H. R. Evans, ...

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... During 1877 there have been but fifteen bye-elec- tions, and the result has been a gain of two seats by the Liberals against a gain of one seat by the Con- servativu, or a nett Liberal gain of one seat on the year ...

... The Empress of Austria arrived at Dover from Calais on Monday, per the special steamer Sam- phire. Her Imperial Majesty left for London immediately. ...