... occi'a ?? Ooe'ves'reedcefl.] T 11Quee's first Drawing Iloore is over, cdwswl 9ttsenedd, thle quantity of thle favourdidvdasatn isc it inalc-ing amends for the quality, whichl, according to file rule obacrvee of late yearse, would llot in our day,1 i~qy thle dowagers. ?? been considered at ail lirst-r.~at. while tile lboirgsoisio bus been. lressing around 4the tjI.0neo, thle eeebility hias ...

... 'Thie annual rireeting of the memliers of this society ?? yesterday, at t 11 c a ?? I ?? c, Qu cc 'sCollege, IlirmingliaLI Mr. Waticirs Williarirs (president) sresilding. There were also prescnt ilicesrs. Agar, Sawyer, Rti'sords, Savage, Thomipson (Learuington), Riker (Lermringtors), Foster, WIads, Fitch (Chad- de.sley), ths. MiMlirm, Dleuire, Bhassett, Johnston, and Jolly Messrs. T. Jl. ...

... THE DURH ?? MINERS' STRIKE. RENEWED DIFFICULTIES. ALLEGED THREATS BY A COLLIERY MANAGER. DIceITAM c, Sunday Night. .AV mass meeting of cslciecrs, representing most of ?? collieries In Vise western part of thel eounty, eas held at Lsnnleoster ?? Satiurdy afternoon. Mr. James Clark, of Weotwood, ras chaIr. man. Thle resullt of Lic nceeding, as will be seen, is likely to lead to further ...

... PARLIAMENITARY NOTES. rse'ECIAL st,lclll5I~AMI.J hIOUSIE OF CO(rsTIoNm, Tuesday Niafht, A very chariiiug unanimity of opinion and feeling was shown to-night by the combined forecs on the two frost benchil. Lord Hartington and tho Chancellor of thle E xchiequer exchanged ?? doax across the table; and jusl as Mr. Courtney's 'ponderous oration showed ?? signs of renching its termination, Mr. ...

... ATLCEST EMl. ?? StrEetr SrF..RitN.- The annual shceppshicaring prize competition, inl collnectioll tvith tho .Ictcr and all dloil ing, warishes As ooiation tor the I ?? laboilrers, %v is held in tho Aleester Stock Saile Gromird on WVediie.- dIly, in tho presence of al large number of spectators. 'There were only tour competitors for the three priveo offered, and the following weree the ...

... ILATEST_ NEWS. (Riel taters potsel egram,fO per Pess, Assot ts ?? I Brtan ItO lls n o h otnltt0 CARDINAL NEWMAN. ROME, MAV 1C | Cardinal Newman today received a deputation of priests and laymen connected with the Church of San Giorgio in Velattro, who cane to testify their respect for their titular, and to request his Eminence to ls the day for tha ceremony of assumning the title of his ...

... SOLITULL PLURAL SANI'TAR&YAUTHORITY. f The TortniglitlY mcoting of this Authoritv was beld r yesterday; tlo seRv.Jl. ?? ?? Cl(rk (Mr. 1. e0 . Smith) reported that the praniotes's of tbhe Birmingham Y Gas Bill lied consented to the insertion of clauses charging Y the cost oi the Sause UpOn tbe consumers of gas only. Hi liad, therefore, prepared clauses accordingly. uid would 1 submit the drift ...

... G ENERAL NEWS. A nemorial in favouir of T1hoimas Jolnson, who was | sentenced to death at Liverpool Assizes for murdering a prostitute, lias besin forwarded to the Hom0e Secretary. Thomas Dloran, sentenced oni April 23 to a monith's t imnrisonmient, in Chester Castle, for neglecting to sulilport I hiis'wifo and children, was yesterday released. The Horne Secretary remitted one week's ...

... MR. W. P. MAITL L MOP., IN B B . . X O , - . j.Never Mr. W. F. maitand, k.Pf woe r, t I at the present time engaged i nsging visitt toh stance various potion1 Of his 0onstiQenoyi, aparenutl they in view of the approaching Parilaentary general olaptr election, and the looking after of t!e organisation Ihe of political oomittees in the iferont districts. ntate On Wednesday evening a meeting of ...

... GARDWF. MA6yrgTIx AXS DazAseMrG. Gwge PFp Baker (medi edciM)5% Crockierbtown Sbs ?? fn~eim t Pamhlt e~gwith the .enti ~ ?? h Ao apidto tiO reief of disease. Th Wednesday evening, et the Comtrnst ?? S o mu added The PT audencw s lreanci musi, P MorganJs, Behe eua,&o, 8 of the Mfoore Centeay, were kindy lent* by- th that Dilirnial Society, whose prpet meyer. mini Tax: Bseenra-zA. capita inventon ...

... A GLOOMY DESCRIPTION OF . RU:SA1 LIFE. - - .. . . I , r The Moscow Gazette furnishes the following U picture of the present condition of Bussis in arn article conta-ned in one of the last numbers of e that newspaper to hand. It may be fairly re. , garded us an unprejudiced view of the pervading r characteristics of social and domestic life in the D Czar's dominioms: Whichever side of oar ...

... IAPEt 1PARiLAMCT I (Mass ABS00aATIO0. tSLOR.Xi ROUSED OF LORDSN.-MODATr. -CONSOLIDATED FtND BILL. T rrdehips met at haltpast ten o'clock for -the pui(pose `of reding this Consolidated Fund (No rem Bil asco d time, and Passing it through ThLs being dbne, the cpitiug was suspended till fvoclc .a h etn a n EVENING SITTING. The Reuse resumed at five o'clock. CONCLUSION OF PEACE WITH YAKOOB Lord- ...