... .THE DOCKS BILL. The adjourned special meeting of the Town Council on the question of opposition to the above bill was held on Monday, 'the Mavor presiding. There were also pre- renttheex-Mayer(Ald. King), Aldermen Seaton, Wells, Roberts,Willows, La-nbert, Bannister, Symons, Dows- ing, Woodhouse, and Councillors Hodge, Toogood, Evington, Fryer, Raymont, Ansell, Spnrr, Appleby, Soith, Battersby ...

... EI.AST SOULCOATES CONSERVATIVE CLUB. I IANNUAL DINNER,. The mombers of this club held their annual dinner on TIseSday evening, at Tiger No. 5. A substantial repast, pruviled by Mr. J. Jennings, was sat down to be ab)out sixty or seventy persons. The chair waS oCsis- pied by th e President, Mr. C. w. lriggs, and the vice- chair by Mir. T. Reed. There were present Councillors Fryer and Eviep-ton ...

... guotat _ittulere. HuLL L IEAR.URY AND 6CIENTIFIC MECHANICS' INSTITUTL-Lait night a lecture was delivered in the above institute by the Rev. J. M. Dixon, the subject being George Dawson. The lecturer ably described the lie of Dawson, giving many examples of the noble and manly character of this truly good and great man. At the close a cordial vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer. Mr. ...

... LAST MNIGT'S PARLIAMENT.: 11 ?? a. ,, HOUSE OF LORDS. RESIGNATION OF LORD DERBY. The Earl of DeHnY announced with regret the re- signation of his office as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, but under the present circumstances it was his duty to ibstain from entering into an explanation of the reason. ;e Hstlted, however, that his severance from hid colleagues 'eas not upon any 'difference of ...

... DEBORAB. Or, BY PATHS -BARTON, .UNKNOWN. (Speciesly wrttea for the ,Hull Packet.) Above all things, trath beareth away the victory,- Book of Esrcras. CHAPTER V. Thetwo girls-theywere iittle more tbstngirls, either of then.-.went upstairs and paused by little Edie's cot, looking down upon the bonnie child's faee framed with its dusk, clusteriug earls ;. its lips were parted, but the child ...

... THE LINCOLNSIIIRE HANDICAP. WEDNESDAY, The LINCOLNSHIIREI HANDICAP of 1,000 s8v8., added to ib Svvesptiakes of 20. each, 10 ft.; and 3 if declared ; winner o(f any rice after January 23, 71b. ; of twii, or one valise 200 soVS., 1°lb. extra; second to receive 50 'ovs., and third to save stake. Aboat one nubil strai-ht. 122 subs., 34 of whom declared. 7 12 Mr. R. Peck's Kalei:]oscopeby Speculum- ...

... Di5trict News.- I ? ? I tic Te Clf ridge Com4any'& comimittee~ me-t;. AtV-7i Scarboro', on .Tuesday, for' the purposa of opening and T considering the' tenrders, seu nt. fox tlhe.'.ivvork 'Of the a third cdontract, which embraee th aiwiuli t No decision was arrived at, -ansi the e~uoimttee ~ad- n ijeuriied. *A~ large numbee'of the member:s ofi the i2nd Northh Yoirkshire Attilltir, Vdtntfor ...

... THE HULL DOCKS QUESTION- . TO THE EDITOIS 0F THlE HULL PACKET. &RE,-I. attended the ratepayer's meeting on the Aelt imbjtct of the ]Qock Bil1. and fdund the room was prE nearly filled-with the employees of the comIpally, and Ne of a coal merchant whose name it is suiperfluous to s55l mention ; while, tas to the platform, it was crosvded 9O( Nwithl the company's employees, their tradesmen ...

... local, lutflligeu?ce. TRAMWAY RIETuRzeS.-The traffic receipts of the Hull Street Tramways Company for the week ending Saturdlay last amounted to £263 ids. id. Tars POLL ON TiOD Doexf3 BeL-A; notice has been issued requesting all owners anad rat jpayers who - i.not receive voting papers, or whose voting Papsers wrere not collected, to at onvce send their names and a~ddressei to Mr. Gething, ...

... gattIliput. in HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRiDAY. THE T' :A'rY oS P:.cE.-In reply to Eart Granville, the Earl e 'Derby st Lte l that he had received a state- ment to tile effect that the treaty of peace between ?? and Turkey A ould.probably be signed to-morrow, 2, and he ha I also heard from several sources that the is demand fo: the cession of the Turkish fleet had been d withdrawn. 1, . SCOTCH LEGI ...

... MASONIIC CALE\DA.r H Humber Lodge, No. 57, Freefjausons' Hjall, street, Hull. Bro. Francis Sumnmners 1V')s i . ne third Tuesdays. Humber Royal Arch C'1 . Thursday. Humber Lodge of Mlark 3lasre, Ls Toeesday-7-30 p.m. . Mlinerva Lodge, No. 2.30, Mauaonic Hlln~. Dn-gurj1, Hull. Bro. G. Wilkinson, N..)3 Sscm ' -l fe rfl Wednesdaysin OctoberiNovemiiberDecom be!,ahina.n February, March, and April; ...

... Rulssia is reported to' he rnakin greatt efforts to coine to an understarnding with Austria and Gcrnmany vespecting the Cofcnce, in ' ordei, it is stated; that a firm fixrn'- niy biI predei'ted to England ini the eventl of her' remirring to the provis'ons nf the treiity. ?? It is rearde(i as hoist probable that inthe event' of te' Confverence taking, place, Ergland will.'be'' hbollyisolated, ...