... MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. This society, which has existed for 23 years, bel 1 its annual meeting at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, on Thursday afternoon, under the presi- dency of the Earl of Aberdeen. From the secre- tary's report, it appears that the mission staff now consists of 64 honorary chaplains, 52 chaplains and readers, six paid lay-helpers, and 51 volunteer missions to seamen helpers. The ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. LORD CHELMSl'ORD AND THE HOERS. The Earl of CADOGAN read a telegram whico- had been received at tlie Colonial Otnce, iom le Secretary to the High Commissioner at the Cape, dat.'d the 27th of Aprii, aud stated.tliat High Commissioner telegraphed fvorA Jre 'ia that tlie Boers' camp broke up on the lbth i St., and tliat all dispersed ...

... ALLEGED WRONGFUL DETEN- TION OF TIMBER, In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, on Monday—before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Lopes-there was heard a motion in Lewis, v. the London and North Western Railway Company.—Mr Higgins, oa behalf of the defendants, moved, by way of ap- peal from an order of Mr Justice Manisty con. firming an order of the master, that the ...

... DASTAftDLY OUTRAGE NEAR BIRMINGHAM. A dastardly outrage has bean perpetrated at Lynn, near Warrington, on a boy named Michael Mannion. The lad was sitting with two or three others all the canal side, when a barge passed, on which was a man with a double. barrel gun. This lie pointed at the lad, who dared him to shoot, upon which the bargeman fired, and the ch irge of ahot was lodged in the ...

... LliANDILO. BOARD OF Q«ARI»IAS8.—At the usual meeting on Saturday, it was resolved that fresh contracts be entered into for tlie making °f coffins through- out the union, and that ttu>deivs be advertised for. The report of the master showed that there were 31 inmates in the bouse, 2 had been admitted, aud 2 discharged during the past fortnight; .21 vagrants jiad been relieve-1 d ring the samp time. ...

... VESSELS SIGNALLED AT THE SWAN- SEA BAY SIGNAL STATION. SWANSEA, Saturday.—Wind S. Weather fine. Schooner John Stonard, of Barrow steamer Severn, of Glasgow schooner Bride, of Hayle. Sunday.—Wind SW. Weather cloudy, with rain. Itrig:iiitiDe C,H.S, of Swansea schooners Aiarm Beta, of Penzance Mary Boyns, of ren- zance E.igle; John Snell, of Yarmouth dandy Anne, of Nantes; barqae Warrior, of ...

... CENTRAL ASIA. DEFEAT AND AND RETREAT OF THE RUSSIAINS. begin- BERLIN, Monday night.—Before begin- ning his march into the Lomakin, it appears, collected 3,000 camels near the wells of Burnak Kabil, and Sulmen, about forty versts north- east from Krasnovodsk The Tekke Turcomans having closely watched the proceedings of their enemy, on April 15th attacked Burnak, defeated the Russian guard, ...

... PRESENTATION OF £ 6,000. Mr Spurgeon's pastoral silver v. e&illl g-tliit is, twenty five years' completed ministry—was celebrated on Tuesday night, by a public meeting at the metropolitan Tabernacle, Mr Carr, one of tha deacons. first read a history of the church from its commencement. in New Park-street, on the present pastor's accession to its charge. This embraced a description of the many ...

... daea distinguish himself he is forgotten. ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT DiNAS. Atuit'.er explosion occurred at Diuas Pit, on n ...

... THE PREMIER AND THE HCLAIM- ANT'S SYMPATHISERS. In response to two petitions addressed to the Prime Minister by Mr Longman, of ClerkenweJl, London, and other sympathisers with the Tich- borne Claimant, praying for his release, or that a deputation on his behalf be heard, Earl Beacons- tield has, through one of his secretaries, returned the petitions, stating that owing to pressure of public ...

... On Thursday last a boy. eight ypars of age, son of a Mr Smith, carpenter, of Woodoroft.. was going from the, railway station through Meads- parade, when lie was knocked down by a horse and waggon, and the wheel passed over his bead. He was taken to Mr Henry Williams', chemist, and Mr E. P. King, surgeon, was called in, but the lad succumbed to his injuries, ...

... A man is earning a deal of money Liver(«»ol by fainting in chnrch, telbng a pi ifol k, and i. aking a collection. A gamekeeper at Murpden Moor has fine4 £ ?J, t5 .amazes, for xoix miug a sheep- I wluuk he thought tlioburbda itaine, ...