... CORRTESPONDEN CE. NOIES'O COilINESPONDENTS. /. &C'' lCiWlC1 for InilrclosUZtC lie a.ceaapaztscd by - A 5m v a'/rese of tbe ?? St ?? ccvceecari'iy for r'icait,- 4sf 1or thle ittformaltioni C~f the Lv*,i tsr. ?? t qlciiO?5' (we i's t qh1c till IOw Col//use of' a /1iC'Uet -Au1gust 29, 18(i4, r aV ioal-ThcThetreRove!. p1 smtall ?? do0 not know. .\ c1 -Tic Tholetrit Royal wifl scat 3,039. 3' a ...

... THE INSTITUTE CONVERSAMIONE. Owiing to the alterations during the building-- of this niew lcetnen theatre, it is not possible to use tile ilnstitute this 'r year for tho conversazione. The committee having only I the 'Towi Hall ait thoir disposal, tho exhibition will ba a somewhat curtailed, but in ninny respects will present nt- tractions greater thjan tllose of provioas years. The I South ...

... SERIOUS ALLEGxATIONS AGAINST A MEi'DICALt OFFICCEI- . J 41 VI\A ?? A}E) I t O rt0 Isk %1 \ R~ !- Dam P- ,A At the fortnightly mreeti;ng of thic Stoko-on-Trent Board of Gauftiani, yesterday (GMr. J.. Dimnm1ck in the chair), the I-ev. Adam Clarke said he had beard continual com- plairits as to tise wriy i which menlical relief hand been sia- nairiaistretl in lonrton. Atlas t the matter cams ...

... WO0LVE7 R-HAIAMIPT ON 01bSouDrN, DscA'rr.-Ali ?? held yesterday ufofl 'tile b~ody of the cattle drover, Wilia Hahr(nvhs deat wecretd yesterday. --Tire eidence showe~d that Ii ecesedoriinaly aro froml ILiverpool, but for some timehdbe nadeing aboutu in this district as aL cattle diovl 11 lisil 10 ixe hjones, and had for ?? Pmast benr n h hai afsepin in thle cattle and Sheep polls a i esa ale n ...

... NEWES OF THE DAY. The Marquis of SALISBURY, accompanied by his Excellency Kuo TA-,JEw, the Chinese Minister, Madame Kluo, and attended by Dr. MACARESTy and the secretaries of the Chinese Legation, left London yesterday, by special train for Portsmouth Barbour, Cel roulc for Osborne. The Rloyal yacht, Victoria and Albert, left Ports- mouth yesterday afternoon for Gravesend, for the purpose of ...

... NOTES ON THE AFGHAlt CAM- PAIG N.I [From ott owA Corrtspondcnt.] LAhHolto, Decenber 5. The lapse of a fortnight has enabled us to look a,t the taking of Ali btusjicl calmly and dispassion- ately, and most of us begin to acknowledgo that, i thile usual luck oi the Britislz arnly, we havor blundered somlellow into a victory by tactics which WoUldli hase rendered a defeat a greater probability. ...

... TFIE CAPE & AIL. C Alletoter's telegram from Plymoutih rives the following smnimary of tboe new8 brought by tie Cape mail of the tlth of December:-- iMlr. C. Blrownlee, late Sccrctary, anti Mr. Joln Shep- 0 stono, Assistant i;ccretary for Native Affairs in Natal, - accompanied by Colonel Walker and Irlesser. Fyin and I Iyncy, were tire becares of tde High Commissioner's message to Uetewayo, ...

... BIBRfINGHATU RIFLE VOLIT NTEERS. ANNUAL CHURCH PARADE. Yesterday afternoon, the members cf the I ilstt Wr: wicrihire (Birminghram) Rifle Volunteers attenled Diviam service at thle Parish Church of tst. Martin. The, paraded in lingley Hall at half-past two, iu full cITe; uniform, and hclded by the baud of the regiment, tmdei Mr. ifrench Davis, they marched along ?? Street, N!'ew htieat, and the ...

... CORRESPONDWCE. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. All letters intendcd for biubliat rre ist be accompanied by the nam50c 11111 stliea5 ' thle centeier ; inot eseeesaritly flo pat' p ?? ?? ?? tile flereiatioit of thle Eitor. ?? alsiecrs to questitons are not qven is the coarse f a oe ait or t0eo, the ?? please to understand that w| ari C illlabte to alcpplls the ?? asked for. I We Clralllt ri'tr15; ...

... I GCxLEANINGS. sianos' DePretiq is corihnedl to ills bed wit], hrfl~clitis Fifty thou5ftud francs have been voted for hospital seor- Vice irs theiornla ThsIai ottry tickets have ?? to -if. 25c., the issue price bein8g J1. 20C. ?? Agrand C!oilrt ball will hea givenat th hae ?? rest on1 the orthodox new year. I h talian. Court wvent into 7orin cstd0 o PriceS Alce,(laied D~ucheis of Hesse. The Un ...

... y O T Ar STlRIK-E ON THE AilDLANhD RAILWAYA1 cA Central News tolegram Says: At midnight, oni Thurs- iday, the goods guards of the Midland Railway at Sti 3Ps-ncras, Nottingham, Shoelleld, (Chesterfield, and other stations struck work without giving previous notice, owing to the adoption of the trip system in place of that of eweekly payments by the company. Theo change to the trip system was ...

... The annual dinner of No. 12 Company was held on i Saturday night, at the White Horse, Congrove Street. Captainll rown presided. Sergeant PecIC occupied the vice- p chir and amongst those plesent were Captain Rooke a (No. I Company), Lieutenant H. WT. Carter, Colour-sel- t geent. Baraie, Cilour-serg-eant Lovett (Press Company), t M .essrs J. F. West, . Evalis, J. Gough, H. Riehlards, .ve t -' ...