... IFeocal -t41igenc. It will be noticed that a town's meeting is to be held this evening in the Sessions Court on the ques- tion of the Hull fooks Bill. THE PERMISSIVE BILL.-On Wednesday evening a meeting wvill be held in Hengler's Cirque on the question of the Permissive Bill. The meeting is the annual one of the United Kingdom Alliance, and will I be addressed by IV. Hoyle, Esq, J. Patterson, ...

... HOW THE VOICES OF THE DEAD CAN BE | REPRODUCED. l es cc T or. MARVELLOUS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. e Not many weeks have passed since we were startled by the announcement that we could converse audibly with each other, although hundreds of miles apart, by. means of so imany miles of wire with a little electro- I ruaglet at each end, yet we are on the point of realising some of the many advantages ...

... YORK CORPORATION AND THE GAS CO(MPANY. A speoial meeting of the York Corporation was held l yesterday, for the purpose of further considering the application to Parliament of the York Gas Company for h increased povqrs and the opplosition thereto, and to adopt snob measures as they might~think expedient. The Loan ti CMr. LE rAr5 M.P., as chlairman of the Corporation~ ~V Comm1alittee who 4ad ...

... I JS v , C b; IA:E J A . ?? A N. '-ETO ?? 11:8 *The. Queen accoxip~aniz by Princess beariee, e~ and aettenided byteod'and '-Ladies of tile-'court is bt HerMajstywil prbaby -esie a ~ukiflghara Palace' lv two or three days~ and returnat the close of the week to Dio MRt. BUTT, M~.P.-Mir. Baitt, M.P., has so arrival- Improved'in health -by his temporary riatiremien tha .h roph isxeotedoto resume ...

... | iWEATHER CHART, FsB. 23. The chart represents the western countries of EinOVS from Norway to the coast of Portugal, and embra=es Great Britain and the British Islea. It also ineludei the North Sea or German Ocean, the Bay of Bissay, the$ Mediterranean. the Atlantic, with the English Channel, Bristol Channel. and Irish Sea. I -r,, - -- - ?? ?? _- - ?? - - - In the abovechart the dotted ...

... I GENERaI FOREIGN -NEWS. I I ~~(EBMITens TELGRaMS. THE CONCLAVE. ROBE Thursday Evening. - ThIa Congregation of Cardinals has been engaged to-day in discussing the rules to be observed in the forthcoming Conclase. The work of preparing-the place where the Conclave whill be held is being'aetively prosecuted. The Fooce delta Yerta of thid t evening Pays- Excellent relations subsist between the c ...

... I (BiEJ'EBES ITBEQBALSX.) PRINCE LEOPOLD. CATArs, Wednesday.-His Royal Highnese Prince Leopold arrived here to-day by special steamer from Dover at 11.36 a.m., and left for Paris by the mail train at 12.35 p.m. FRANCE. VsAszins, Monday Evening.-The Budget, ,Com. mittee continued to-day the consideration of the best mode and conditions of issuing 3 per cent. Redeemable Bonds. The members of the ...

... RUSSIA AND THE PEACE NEGO'rIATIONS VrENNA, Friday. The reply of the Russian Government to Count Andrassy's note recognises in the clearest terms the feasibility of modifying the peace preliminaries arranged with Turkey, and admits that they are not completely settled until they have received the assent of Europe. CoxmTAiNxosPL, Thursday, 1210 p.m. The Sultari has telegraphed to the Emperor of ...

... YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF I AIDUOATION. to The annual meeting of the Yorkshire Lisdies' Council - of Education and Training School of Cookery was held C Ill yesterday in the large room over the Savings Bank, York u -the R1ev. Canon Roligoe one of Her Majesty's Corn- - sissioners, presiding. These was a small attendance. The Cmrunmcsis Said he had. pleaelire in opeuing the annual meetivig of ...

... THIM REPRESENTATION OF NORTHALLERTON. On Wednesday evening a, meeting of the Northallarton. , e- Liberal Association was held at the Old Golden Lion Iinn, to There were present a large number of members from On ?? BromptonandRo~mauby, newetll s roml~iorthallurtoD. Air. Mc once, E. H. REIEn (Ohairman of the Executive) occupied the In does chair, ?? remarked that the Association was formed in st ...

... (P.Es 'ac T-GnAm.) ?? - ) THE PAPAL CONJLA.VE. Roas, Sunday Eveniug.-Wowea published by this even. L Ing's journals with regard to the place of meeting of the boncsve issvery oontradiotory. The lib0'h sys the I ardinas yeeterday rolved not to ome to. any fnal 2 ?? on the subjeot before tLe, artivaI of the *oMeOa .aaidi is0 but deterfnired by arnajorltyo a oW chit id nd ae.0hou34 &Oonu1n 0e b a ...

... , TlHE CONCLAVE. ROME, Wednesdiey.-There are upwards of fiftW ar. ,dinals at present in Rome. - The Libera of to-day states that three parties have formed, in the Sacred College, the irreconoilablea, the advocates of compromi'e, and those who are in favour of maintaining the status fuo. The first of these, which is led by Cardinal Manning, commands about twelve votes; the second is said tb ...