... CONVOCATION'. Yesterday mornir_-, convocation of the province of Canterbury met for the despatch of business, the A usual celebration of the Holy Communion takiag place not in 'Westminster Abbey, as 'csual, but in the private chapel of Lambeth Palace. The Prolo- V cutor took the chair in the lower housen, when several notices of motion were given. Canon Gregory presentei a memorial of ...

... CONGRE GATIONAL TEA PARTIES, &-c. .INORTH.IOOAD WRSVEYAco CHAPEL.-A tea meeting WAS Bheld in thle Wvalker-street.scboolroorn. on Tuesday eveniniz Lin aid of objects connected with the circuit, and aboat 800 people partook of tea. This namber was larcely increased aat the meeting hold afterwards. The chair wae taken by S the Rev. J. Shiphasm, suit among those on the platfitorm were the Rev. ...

... I BLACKPOOL. FATLUOR OF Mr. VILNEcc.-Ths failure of Mr. A. M, Viener, dealer in fancy goods, of Blackpool, Eoothport, and Locndon is announced. Debts said to be £19,000; nssots valued at £7,000., FLEETWOOD. FORLMTIOS OF A RATSiPAYERS' ASSOCATInN.-A meot- ing of ratepayers took place in the Whitworth Institute, Fleetwood, on Friday evening, for the purpose of consider- ing the advisability of ...

... I GF. Thle Right Hon. George Peel dli6e at MIarble Hill, Twickeuham, on Thursday. Sir A. Layard is about to return to England for a six months leave of ahsence. r HOTEL Bu.RNED DowNts.-The Sandown Rail- way Hotel has been biaint down. A youth named Herbert Whitelock has( died at Qc Tunstall from a kick received at a football match. Fl The deathi is announced at Rurgby of 'William Morgan, who ...

... tOOAL ,NOTES.: There will be a grand let-to at the South-Eastrn .meeting today. The reent exchanges of cour- tesies through the piees have 'made it evidentthat this time :t is to be war to the death. Mr. Hugh aon,1 hear, intendn to be present at the meeting- for the Bft time,:I bliaeve, in his life.-ad to speak in favour of the policy of Ves800. Bibby, Bae6on, and Bcley, 'and the mjorityo the ...

... - LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S t CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. I ?? _ -.I d; The mnusal meeting of this association was hd eo lat nigljc in the lowtr room of the Lord Nelson. so street OnLcert HaIll. Mr. Griffith Thomaseocupied of tie chair, and there was a fair attendance of jc Lititnbers. The balance sheet showed that the Et- total In-ne, including a hbs ance from last year of te £&C6 ITs. 6d., ...

... CONFERENCE OF hIIE hO11ME- RULE LEAGUE,. yr uU'I:ACCUSED OF TREACHERY. Home-rdav.i Dublin, a conference of members e; 1Homne-lRule League was held. Mr. Shaw r 2 presided. There was a small attendance, i d-ing about fifteen members of Parliament. I . tt and Mr. Parnell both received applause ;,-.pearing. After some routine brausiness was S pc.d of, ?? Denis Sullivan. editor of the Nation. pro- ...

... U/> lU tULC l~ULtt3LD tL U LU UU l. t THE REV. W. BIANS ON THE STR1ES A2ND LOCKOUTS. _ I . . . i _ - . - . B: PJJ.LtflBdJ .&1'J ?? XVV. Last evening the Rev. W. Birns, of Charing-cross Unitarian Church, Birkenhead, delivered a lectare on The Fresent Social Conflict and the Remedy. He said that religion was mixed up with every department of human thought and life, and that ministers of ...

... THE GREAT STRI. There i8 a hbroak i;> +in rgiclq P r A ant. se] There i8 a broak in the clouds. Prudent ov foimnsels havo at length found acceptanceel) among the dock labourers. They no loneer talk of no surrender. They have been th brought by their leaders to see that the Of wiseot course is to submit tko points in 7t disaizte to arbitration. Yesterday they i emuowcred -Mr. Simpson and two ...

... Y ir) IJ n A - v r T. v 7T AoT I\ to a. - MONDAY, FEIB A Y l ' 10 a : The chart represents the wt.rern b 'A b Europe, from Norway to the coa't of rldal, and d embraces Great Britain and the Dritieh IYs It a also includes the North Sea or Cerman Oceaan. the s Bay of Biscay, the Mcditerraueau, ?? Atlaitic, s with the Evglish Channel, EritnI Channel. z.na b Irish Sea. g a I~ i 'he 8 CoLne i ...

... LETTER TO T EDITOR LETTERS TO THE EDITORS ' £nDVERTISENxsT.] TSi NORTH-END MARKET. co so Gentlemen,-May I, through your columns, express tb my regret at having sent to the markets committee a 2A letter libelling Messrs. Connolly and Garton, and ac- cusing them of usingtheir position as town councillors l to oppress the tenants of the north-end market for their at own selfish ends and purposes. ...

... e WOIRKHOUSE COMMITTEE. s Mr. Hewvitson uresided at the usual meeting of as Mr. Heewitson presided at the usual meeting of Ps this committee, held yesterday morning at the Xt parish offices, Brownlow-hill, and the other Lis members present were Messrs. Cropper, Towers, zh Laurence, Thompson, Jones, Woodcock, Smith, of Bennett, Lancaster, Fowler, and Lightbound. in It was reported that the ...