... THE BIRMINGHAM GUARDIANS AN' THE BOARDING-OUT SYSTEMJ. D A special meeting of the Visiting and CGeneral pertl5, Committee of the. Birmingham Beoard Of' Guarcdiafl 2 held yesterday ?? Stet;dr. F. ldiessent, vise-chairman, la~eecds 'ct: metig rs called for the pscrisoac of lay, Henley, inspector of the Local riovernrimenet l5 teb-ai matters relating to thle conti ol of the GUardia11 c beatrded ...

... id SPORTING NOTES. ig To lice EDntree OfiScll' r DIXPOST. ?? icappens; frequently that in the lipighlt of or, f.special seasons soue 1 ielverythievng cropse il),nc thus it ywas that this wesltevrthn else Iva d er! n into insignificance by thle Waterloo0 Cup. The dog rce cr had at very narrow escape of going to the wall itespijf 5,the frost has come sail gone in a ruther extrardil fashion this ...

... THE DISTRESS IN TH-1E COUNTRY. AcSTON MANOR. - The continued prevalence Of ?? iitress in Aston is taxing sousewhlit severely the esources I of the public committee in that district. Since the appeal, which ?? nmade a few weeks ago; a sum of about £231. (including £'20. from Mr. W. Mliddlemore) has been received.. Of this amount upwards of .2'00. bas becnI alrheady epipeloild and soiac 1,lG00 ...

... Cardinal Manning is at the Hotel Windsor, en routefor xr Rome. Y The death is announced in Munich of the well-known d historical antl fresco paiter, Milisael E.chter. 0 Plesiro-pneunnonisn exists oln a farm at W iganthorpe, near o J Malton. So far the outbreak has been localised. iW I Prince Robert Lichnowlsyv, Prelate of thle Pope's house- if hold, has bequeathed his inimense fortune to the ...

... CORRESPONDENC1E. NOTICES TO COlRRESPONDENTS. All letters intended for pueblicatulo,7n'7mst be aconpaensnd lip the nae an.. d addres-cls of the loriter ; not neccessaaily fOs7 publication, but far the informationt of the ILditor. 13/hc, ?? to q1testions are nrt ?? in the course of a da,; or t1Vo, the questioners quill pleame to understand that 10e are unabic to supply the informnatoln asted for ...

... NORTH ISTAFFORDSHIRE AIMINIG INSTITUTEl. I The aununl miceting of the members of this instittte I took place at Stoke-oou-Trent, on lilday evening r., John Strick (the presidetit) in tho chair. T'here wsa large 4 atteld-Lice0-Mr. J. Richard HIines, the secretury. read ' thc report of the Council. The number of new Illember' I added last year had beer. 29-an increase of 1i; over the J previous ...

... TH-E ZULU WAR. THE DESPATCHI OF REINFORCEMIENTS AND SUPPLIES. LOsiON, Friday Evening1. Up to the time of wvritinig tho Asiat:e, whichl sailedI a rday Inter from the Cape- than the Unsrobill Clastle.lhad not I reached the Masleiras, where she is hourly expected ; ndti colisequently thero is no !aO fresh news from the seat of: Tho Admniralty tiansport departmnent-are vorlidg hard at sp1pointnis ...

... l~etlillcf 'tMr. ce~rae 8hase.1 Tule follosvinn ?? wecre issafed durin Ih ekedn Febru rv 03. 1 0711 John Wilkes antd Thomans Johlnson. flirt'snghnit, Improve- tments in polrifying, or refining of cotpper. Id jed Ansitgul. 2!I, IS78. Janmen Henmdersrst, 'elckhtstt, 'Surey. finsprovementest inl cases or calls for containtng lrtrenervttd meats and other articles. Date-d N7ovenmber 01078. WIVlli ...

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... ST. MATTREW'S, DUDDESTOTT On Sunday list the Rev. T. T. Scowveroft, inelltnb St.,atte' Dudrleston. in minomil ing to his ec' l,,t O' tion his contern platedt removal from the wntprisjj 3 twenty days ago the lbihop of the Dioese in a r7 $4- letter, asied hir1 ro accept tile beneici or xhii ?? ltchington. a little aillago sevelrnit Leamington, nd contaninng only b0i parishioner, hesitated in ...

... FAREWVELL LETTER TO THE REV, H. LITTLE WOOD. Yesterday the Rev. 1I. Littlewood, vicar of Darnal, to wlhom c Peace mnrie his confession, received letters from all earts of the country asking as to the genuiloeness of tbe ! ilocumuent. Mr. Littlewooi states that he cannot possibly answer these letters, but ho has written to ahhoflieldpaper as follows Hlaving received enquiries from various ...

... WOLVERHAMP'TON. R elTLWV.\ ACCIDENT. - Ci ausday night William CaIrtlidge, married, and aged about 40, a goods guard, living at lis1lbriry. was caught between the buffers of two of the wagons of his train, at Tipton. and received severe injury to one of his arms. Ile was brought on to Wolverhampton. and was removed to the lospital, where lie now lies. It is feared that thle limab niay havo to ...