... -IELEMnON Cs: Boavuow AUJDITORs AT CARINAIVOSS. of 4 -Ur. J. H. Thomao, clerk to the guardians, and Td.Thomas (Minynant) have, been elected auditors ye ' ?? ~t SUDND&r-AT P3ooTLx.-Shortly after mid- Mi .-day on Wedaedray, Jane Cope~, a widow, living at Ti T o ,York-street, Blootle, was found disad in her 'b kitche-n, a email quantity of blood at the same time TI ri flow! fr the posw. It ...

... THE ZULU WAR ARRIYAL OF LATER PARTICULARS FROM. THE CaPE. DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING. Sbortly after five- o'clock last night the Union Cornpan3'as royal nucil steamer Asiatic, whilh had betn chartered specially to come home with mails left behind by tie flunrobiri Castle, was sighted off PiynOrui h SUnid, and thei mail tender at once wenrt ?? to meet her, The c kptaiu reported having met sit h ...

... TE ZULU WAR, W ;D NATIVE CO.NTINGENLTS D)ISBANDED. EXPECTED ZULU RAID TOWARDS i at le ?? h MEASURES OF DEFENCE th I- ?? 4 BY ?? vents MADEIRA.' WI 1- ?? FEB. 4. SE TaWile the latest information received fully con- V firms the disaster at Isandula, the total loss on that 1 occasion is less serioms than at first supposed, and kr is now es5timated at from 250 to 300 men. Cololel hi Wood's column ...

... ELECTION NEWS, G(nEESVwlC(t.-Mr. Stowe, partner in a London banking firm. and Mr. J. E. Sounders. a city architect. the two Liberal candidates selected by the Greenwich W0O, addressed the electors of Wool- wich last night. A formal vote accepting the two candidates was passed. HADMlNW';TOS Bv ?? polling took place yesterday. The quietness which prevailed early in the day continued up to the ...

... PROGRESS OF SCIENCEI I IX 1878. On Thursday evening9, tile first meeting ot the ses~~ of thle Preston Scieintific Society Wase held in assemnbly-rooma of the Avenhano insviutio paper ona the 'Progrese of Scielice In whn~ read by the President, thle inee 1878 1 Hoghton. The attendance was large. The l0ttO dent said that thle naoet importatit a si event of lest year wag the Witll etclips, of ...

... LANCASIHIRE AND CHasEUIRE ESTOMOLOuICA. SOCIFTY-This socicty held its usual mouth!; meesting in the lecture room of the museum, Mr. S. J. Capper, the president, in thachair. Mr. teosley. ..f liuddersfield. read a paper on Persistence ot Varieties among the Lepidoptera, illustrated by paintings of some of the most imuortant varieties. The meeting terminated in the usual conversazione. LAruNcR ...

... IIMPERIAL PARBAMT. I I. H OUU OF UOMMONS d BBWEDNEDAY, FEBRUARY 26. The Speaker took the chair at 20 minutes past two o'clock. 0 LOCAL PEnT'rIONS. d 'a Petitions were presented by Mr. CoRTnrs- from d e inhabitants of Liverpool, and by Mr. J. K. CROSS from Bolton, for the repeal of the electoral diae abilities of women. (4 at LOCAL PRIVATE BUSINESS. A resort was brought up from the committee on ...

... ah BIRKENHEAD COUNIY AAGIS! Or l TRATES' COURT ic-al T1HURS5DAY, FEIIRUARY 27. jul non 1:5`F00E, MES$RS. J. It. SII1AW, V. A. HING, 1. sil'jS', A_~ cu [vo- ?? LOGAN . Iini ~hes As'4AVLT IN A4 RAILWVAY CAaeRAGE.-John. Reati, Sul station master at Meolse, on the Eirkerthead and Hoy. Nate Rtailway, was summoned for assaulting Thomads by Snelson, a builder at Hovlake. Mr. Ambler appeared n i for ...

... FLEETWOOD. Loss Oi( A FLESIWOOD SHIP Wrr[ ALL HANiD.- .t.ligence rtceived from Lloyd's on Thursday states I t tlhe socooner Lord Howe, of Fleetw od, 1.10 tons, ?? from Newport to Watcrforri, is posted as a lost The sailed on the 28th December last, and has not OCR been heard of. The underwriters suppose she '5ndoe ed in the Channel during the late heavy weather, f° r d )wn her crew of seven ...

... ITESTIOIAL To THE REV. JOHN THOMAS, D.D. On Tuesday evening, interesting serviees were held in the Tabernacle Chapel, Netherfield-road ?? to celebrate the termination of a pastorate of 25 years on the part of Dr. Thomas, as well as to rejoice together on the complete reduction of the >ndebt on the moble edifice there erected. The Rev. >~ Dr. Hughes presided. Letters of apology for i absence ...

... Po' P'LI 1BX SVFRPF-A. kI-U I1MMARY. AI ?? );j. ci Lb I 03'oLr Osi f elay, a bill fS '30; it!e . 1( s~ 1 :Se~z ...

... pnivate PT- SeCHOOL BOARD QorSTIOss AT Rv.-etr ?? famous day, a poll was taken at RhS l on the question of a ln t school board for the pariah. Much feeling and s bing f excitement have prevailed for weeks on the question, 1 beng and, yesterday each party worked most deter- g ii. Thns minedIly. Kr. Gu imaby, St. Asaph union clerk, was o s1imon as returning officer. The result ?? the -)on this ...