... PUNCH'S PROGVNITOR. (By the 4 Peripatetic of the Globe.) lo It was in the neigbbourhood of the Tottenbam-court- St road that the little theatre was pitched. Those who In are acquainted with the drama of which Mr. Punch is to the hero will remember the thrilling part of the play el when, having murderously disposed of his wife, of the T parish beadle, of the undertaker, and of the ghost of ...

... , (tarropoOma. . ST. CHAD'S CHURCH. TO THE EDITOUt OP THE DEBUY XROCURT. Sir-I was not a little surprised to learn from a letter, signed i Henry Wright, which appeared in' your leans of May 22nd, that the work of Church extension in the parishes of Christ, Churob, Normanton, and St. James', bad been appropriated to themselves by the trusteescf Chlrist Church and Normanton. If I am not ...

... ELECTORAL FACTS. Mr. Henry J. Church writs to the Standard:- Sir-Figures manipulsted in various vraysi, have been nlaced before the public, with a view to show on the one hand that the `Ministerialista, notwithstanding the atrocity rage, hold their own since tie elections of 1874; ou the other, tbat the Liberal or Opposition party are steadily ?? in public esteem; in other words, that ...

... CHESTERFIELD & DERBYSHIRE INSTITIUJE OF MINING, CIVIL, AND MECHANICAL EN- GIN EERS. The annual rleating of this institute was held in the Free ChurchSchnol-roorm, Maraden-street, Chesterfield, on Thurs- day last. Lord Edward Cavendise, the president of the society, prosided, and there was a large attendance of en- gineers snd meu of science, amongst whom were Mr. Tbos. Evans, ?? and Mr. A. H. ...

... 'nibtfid Ittirs. (12 CODNOR. On Wednesday. the 14th lust,, the children attendig Coduor Church Sunday-schools bad their anntial treat. The went her clearod up about two p.m. enabling the sciolars to play in the Vicar's ields until tlea was announced, to which ample justice was done. Play at various games was resumed until dusek, when all assembled in front of the Vlcaroge to hear a fow words ...

... qnit,,,t BtIUS, KIRK LANGLEY. Collections In aid of the I Solwyn Memorial wore made on Sunday last, amounting to 81. Ss. 2d. The sermons were preaohed by the Rev,. J. Stapleton Cotton, Lou, sec. CODNOR. On Sunday last two sermons were preached in Coduor Church, on behalf of the Sunday Schools connected there- with, by the Rev. 11. M. Musse, M, A., rector of Heage. A collection was made after ...

... On Thursday evening last Mrs. Fearn, the wife of the i lindlord of the Red Cow, at Allestree, died very suddenly After ber death abe was found to bo mclih bruised, and this, coupled with the fact that the deceased had of late had some disagreement with her husband, led to very strauge e rumours being propagated. These rumours, in fact, reached a very alarming point, and rendered it necessary ...

... I On Wednesday the Derby Town Council had another Meeting for the purpose of disposing of the question of the appointment of a magistrate for the town, hut it terttminated with almost as great a fiasco as on tbe prq- ViOus ocenction. There were present, besides tbe Mhayor, Aldermen Sherwin, S. W. Cox, T. Roe, Jun., Higgin- bottom. Renls, 'Turner, Leech, llolme, Gisbotne, and Wheeldon ; ...

... - X iptist gtdbg. I MAPPERLEY. WHSLHYAN SCHOOL-The anniversary sermoun of the Weslean achool in this villago were proaobed on Sundsy the 281h ult., by Mr. J. Harrison, of Derby, and the oollections realized 8L 160o ETWALL. PARISG METIsO.-A reqloidtion ?? been signed by mote tbha one-third of the ratepayers, king the School Attemdancoe Committee of the Burton-on-Ttout Union to frame bye-laws ...

... Observers of Russian progress in the ERsAt who have allowved their eyes to tnrn from the g]are of Constantinople to the feeble rays rays emitted by' Taabkent will remember tbat in the summer three columns Het out from Turkestan towards India-one from Kbiva, one from Tashkent, and one from Perghtnih. Of the operations of two of thesecolumns a few scanty particulars have already appeared in the ...

... I - foreign ?Iltdfiqffflcr. I of THE AFGHAN DIFFICULTY. e1 6- REPLY OF THE AMEER. DETER.MINED ATTITUDE. 3d BOMBAT, Friday, 5 85 a.m. j11 The reliefs of British troops in the Bombay Presi- n- dency have been stopped. The Bombay army are bt greatly lissatiefled that they are to have no sharo in he the campaign. Sir Frederick Haines, the commander- re in-chief, will proceed to Peshawur after a ...

... TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN IMONMOUTIISHIIRE. he LOSS OF TWO HUNDPRED AND -SIXTY-FIVE is LIVEtS. uand The most terrible colifery explosion that has ever oc. in curred in Montmouthahire. or .~outh Wales, took place I shortly after noon ?? at the Old Abercarne wit Pit, belonging to the Ebbw.Vale Coal and Iron Corn. not pany''at Aberearfie. At first it waii feared that the All lives of upwards ...