... THE recent calamity on the Thames, whereby more than six hundred persons lost their lives, has given birth to an immense number of suggestions for the better management of vessels under steam. These suggestions are of a very varied nature. One advises the adoption of a life-belt as an article of daily attire. Another would have all the cushions of a boat stuffed with buoyant material. A third ...

... ;lThe inquest wee resumed on Monday, when Mr.' Towse, manager to the Stbsmboat Company, statei that all the requirements of the Board of Trade were observed on board the Princess Alice. In the exami' nation. of the first mate of the latter vessel it was elicited that the man at the wheel at the time of the accident was a stranger who had never steered the ship before, though a person regularly ...

... THE LIBERAL TWO HUNDRED. As there exists a strong desire in Hall to know who are the gentlemen who comprise the Liberal Two Hundred, we have prepared the following list, which is daly authentic, and which we have pleasure in placing before our readers this morning HULI; CENTRAL LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. Comnplete List of the General a? cd Executwre C-ommnittces for 1878. NORTH MYTON WARD. ...

... X4om't anllitihgence. ROYAL TNSTITUTlON.-Oti Saturdlay, at three o'clock adal esr.I\E. B. Spurt' anilt W. B. Thomas wvill give ri readings from standard authors. se TuLe POLICE BAND AT THE P,~nic--The following seen is the programm e t, be performed, unider the 'hirectirnl app] of Id r. Dod~gsoo, bandmaster, at thle 1'.rk, this even- .3 to suig, 1rom 0 to S pin. :- . Xedaidf-es Muarch ?? uin ...

... - TO THE EDITOR OF THE HULL PACE.` l Srn,-t understand that it is intended that Alderman Wailer be elected for a second term as Mlayor of H~ull.n I have no objection to the manner in which the worthy alderman has filled his honourable office, but it seense to me that, as a general rule, second terms are not at all desirable. It is only right and proper that honours a should go round, that ...

... DOMESTICa NHA1'?ANESS AT- BIRKENHEA.D. ANT EX-WORKIIOUSE MASTER A-ND IHIS WIFE. At the Birkeishead police court, yesterday, before Mr. 0. J. Prestoni, stipendiiery moagistrate, Thomala Rtedding, ex-mastir of the Birketehead workhoase, aperd to answer an adjourned sumimons fur asalieng his wife, Ellen Redding, who also applied for a separate maintenance under the Matrkaonlia'; Causes Act. Mr. ...

... T SiUpool SWPEEiA. SALM3 NPOPI Ln. SUPRERA. SUMMARY . ~ I DOMESTIC. (9eneral Sir Thomas Biddulph, who has lien in attendance on the Queen since her return to Scotland. died on Saturday. 'Jr. Plimsoll has conseiited to forego his intention of retiring from the representa- tion of Derby at the next general election. M1i. John Roberts, M.P., addressed a meeting of his constituents at Rhuddlan on ...

... IT HE AFGITANISTAN DFFI| L i7Y. There is sore trouble in store for t.s in India. Having extricated us with discredit r from one difficulty of their own makiing the Government have been doing their best, or their worst, to entangle us inl another; and -what is worse-costly and mis- v chievous as 'their first experiment has been, a their second promises to be more coztly e and misehievous still. ...

... LATEST AD TELEGIAPHIC NEWS. THE COURT,, &g, (F7rom the (iffxiaie Court Circorar.) BALMORAL, SEPT. 7. The Queen, accompanied by PrincesE Beatrice, walked out in the morning, and in the afternoon Prince Leopold went out driving with Mr. Cross and the Hon. Alexander Yorke. The Right Hon. B. A. Cross anti Mr. John Athole Farquharson had the honour of dining with the Queen and royal family. ...

... r the Indon Mr. E. B. Wildman, 62, Grove-road, Rock Ferry, night had a-brood of seven chickens batched on Wednes- ly t day bya young pullet six months old. She is one yffie of same age which commenced laying erry; two months ago, having been batched on the 12th I Call of Iarch last. 'arlia- TiEs PorucE BAYDn-This band will play at St. or all. George's Hall to-day (Friday), at half-past one. d ...

... RAILWVAY SEI\' ANNTS AND THE SYSTEM. Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon a meetinig of r kii- way servants was held at the Spinners' Itistitt, 7 Preston, to consider ?? injustic' of the iti system as now enforced on the Loeee atlo d North-western PRailwav, and to take sauch ?? as may be deemed expediient .o the meu' lot- rests. h'ailway men from all lines it lbe locality were invited to attend. aul ...

... LAT E#SI I tzi-n A ?? tFB TIlL COURT A i BALM;ORAL. s Her L5i:` esty the Quaee-n ai ' t'-e Pr.ncess Besitrico, wilth tb n Ni3is tv--. :. aos sndv-n-waitt ag,| drove to 1 .emar on Ve v-!.t -viy 2.fternoon in a It swaggox.v e drawvn by a ,: : 0r. ys ant pit-ended a by an ct-trider. H;orse- s e ch teugl a fewi. h~mndtred2 yards below tho I*. age, cad the One-u and p.tv posted ort t. u':-.ctu2-y ...