... I THE PRISON COXHISSIONERS' FIRSI' I REPORT. | e Matters of local and general interest are contained in ,f the above official paper just issued. The Commis- .Eionars state that the time is too short to justify them in expressing any general opinions on the resulte J which have followed the change; bat as yet they have s found no reasons to anticipate any insuperable diffi. a culties in ...

... B S S B X. e n d )f it 2, e 1. r, ing from the Bank with money, was suddenly seized with a fit, and fall upon his face. Dr. Hanna was soon in attendance, but the sufferer still remains in a very g prostrate state. a ROMFORD. , BUaRNT TO DEATH.-An- inquest was held on Wed. e nesday on the body of Ann Pedder, nurse, aged 53, before the coroner, H. S. Haynes, Esq. It appears that deceased lived ...

... CURRENT TOPICSM -TsHE accident on board the Thunderer comes to re- mind us once more that the power of our monstrous iron-clad ships of war is liable to reduction to a very low point at any moment by an accident. Had the gun which borst on Thursday morning been disabled while in action, the ship would probably have been compelled to retire; certainly her offensive power would have been very ...

... J BTEOROLO.GIOAL NOTS. (By Or?4ctdo Whistlecreat.,) ' Ropert.forbthioweek ending January 11th, 1879.- . -a -~ -a0. ;a9. Wind; 'ail. n ?? rlag nsg San e 24 .32 3 W. - third frost, and very bright. Alen 241 38 W. - Rard frost. Bright an.m. Gloomy p.m. 7e Tn. 7 27T 31 . . - Sharp wind. F reeztng aliday W. 0 26 32 E. ~, Very Reen, wind; froze all dry. Tb. 9 26 34 N.E. - Propt and a itoidosutow., P ...

... LETTERS T THE EDITOR. THE PUBLIC-HOUSE QUESTION. Sia,-My time has been so fully occupied, that I have not been able to write, ha I wished, a few words in re ference to this question. I was very pleased to find that you enforced. hat I said at the banquet, with respect to the utterance of one of our leading judges. 'Ihe argument had occurred to me, and I had intended to use it, but, as many ...

... -TiuE lREiP~SeNIAT7ON OF WORTU NoRrOLK.-Tlte %Speaker's notice of his intention to issue him warrant -for a writ to fill the vacancy in the represontation of this Constituency appears in Friday's Gazette. I'The Liberals hbeld a meeting at Norwieh on Saturday, and Sir T. P. Bnxton, their candidate, was warmly extolled as a man -who had not contracted himself out of the eigricultural Tenancies ...

... IP3WICH PAVING AND LIGHTING COMMITTEE. The fortnightly meeting of this body was held at the Town Hall vesterday (Friday), when the following members were present:r-Mr. E. Grimwade (chairman), Mr. B. P. Grimsey (vice.chairman), the Mayor (A. F. Nicolson, Esq.), Mr. S. Hutchinson, Mr. A. Piper, Mr. F. Fish, Mr. R. Anness. Mr. N. Catchpole, Mr. W. B. Jeffries, Air. Fox, and Mr. F. Turner. TEg GAS ...

... I. RIGHT RON. W. E. FORSTER AT X GREAT YARMOUTH. - | The RWiWtHon. W. E. Forster wea one of the speakers at a meeting of the Liberal electors of North Norfelk, at Yarmouth, on Saturday. After referring to tile interest which attaohed to the result of the election in North Norfolk, the hon. gentleman remnrked that there were various home questions which claimed attention. 4 He mentioned the ...

... |THE EARNIINGS OF TVHE WOHsING * I CLASSES. I Professor Leone Levi, at the request of Mr. M. T. Bass' M.P., has prepared an estimate of the present earnings of the working classes in the United Kingdom, similar to that eornpiled at the samesolicitationdin IB61. Tihe prevailing distress and the critical condition of the working classes at present have led Mr. Bass to believe: that such an ...

... JOURTH NORFOLR ELECTION.. Our N orwich correspondent telegraphs -. Yesterday (Friday), Mr. E. Birkbeck, M.P., issued an address, in which he observed tbat the constituen)cy may rely upon his endenvours at all times to represent and protect their interests. Sir T. F. Buxton, the unsuceresful Liberal candidate, also issued an address, in which he expresses his. sincere thanks to those whb ...

... I I:EIRRSPONSIXBM P&IVOLITY, It is the misfortune of Sir W. Harcourt's speeches they will not beer the calm consideration of the next day. It is simply cruel to submit these bold exaggera- tions, these value generalisations, these amusing flights of fancy to serious analysis and criticism. - One cannot measure romance by tire standard of the ordinary every day world; but it is unhappily not ...

... -WE record, with much regret, the death of M.W febry Corbet,late editor ofthe MarkLane Express, at the corm. paratively early age of 58 years. To many of our readers Mr. Corbet was known as a brilliant writer on almost all kinds of live stock. In the files of the Mark Lane Express may be found some of the most finished de. scriptions of famous horses and other animals that are to be found in ...