... THE ZULU WAR VOTE. DATE OF TIE P'BOROGATION. THE MdINES COM£ISSION. [.SPECIAL TEIEGRA3r.] HOUSm OF CoNmI5ON'S, Thursday Night. The Chancellor of the Exchequer plays the old game with the debt incurred on account of tho Zulu war, though he does it, perhaps, in a somewhat more elaborate manler tltan usual. Finding that three millions morn would be wanted, making the total cost of the war four ...

... There was a meeting yesterday afternoon of the South Staffordshire Mines Drainanpommissioners, in the offices I t of the Board, Wolverharnpten ; Mr. Hunt presiding. Mr. Walter Williams explained by letter that he could not be present yesterday, though he could have been present on the previous Wednesday, wheo be had expected that the meeting would have beon held. He vas, lie said, extremely ...

... In the House of Commons, yesterday, after a prolonged discussion upon new clauses anid amend- ments, the University Education (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee. The report will be taken to-morrow. Some bills were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned at six o'clock.. Ills Royal Highness the Duke of EDn\DuRnen, K.G., second son of the QUEEN, and son-in-law of the LEmperor of RussIm, ...

... ENGLISH AND AMERIcAN FARMfERS IT was no doubt natural for an English farmer, speaking of America to exclaim, in his perplexity, as a member of Parliament in a speech on the motion for a Royal Commission to inquire into Agricultural depression, describes him to have done: I wish that cursed country had never been discovered. Likewise, when printed matter of the trashiest sort is eagerly ...

... SOMIE VILLAGFS NEAR BRIGHTON THERE are three villages, as you travel towards Brighton, whose names are very familiar as the three last country stations on the line. It would be worth the while of a leisurely traveller instead of rushing on to Brighton to alight at any of these stations, which are halting places for some ofthe most quaint, primitive, and picturesque Sussex villages. These ...

... THE NORTH YORKSHIRE FLOODS AND THE DRAINAGE OF THE RIVER DER. I WENT. An influential meeting, called by the Rev. C. P. Peacl, vicar of Appleton-le-Street, was held in the Town Hall. Malton, on Saturday afternoon, to consider the best means of preventing the frequency of floods in the Rye and Derwent valleys, and the great damage arising there- from. The Hon. WT. H. Fitzwilliam, of The Lodge, ...

... I We do not know whether Mr. POOL is trying to rival the notorious Irish members in Parliament, but he is becoming quite a professional obstruc tiouist on the School Board. No matter if only a school cleaner is to be appointed, or how much ES. the object sought by any addition to the staff would result in benefitting the children attending the ,ted Board Schools or improve the machinery ...

... ' TITE BAEtONESS & HER BUTLER. by At the DMiddlesex Sessions ou Monday, Alfred I Harrington, a butier, wa3 indicted for having s , stozen two gold rings and other articles, value _4lu, s 'cc the property of Beron von Lippmann, his master. th? Tbere was a second indictment, Charging him with ;rc. having stolen an umbrella, vaslue 129. di., the pro- a3y perty of Ale-ander V isc jnot Rrumer.-Mr, ...

... It TLila ACIiCY :N TIIE CorvFs CO URT AGAINSI TIlE fri on WmsIL, Doecis BOARD.-On the 22ud ultinio, :in he in action w&o brought ini the cO:ItV court, before 1Ir. re s3 Thoirpson, ildge. cra0 jury, by, ?? wobris, wi e , moihblys nr 1e, fock Ferry, against the b-ersoy ge of bc.ks and -arbour board, to rce',ver compeosa'tu ir. of for personal i.,juriks she austamied through the reo O alleged ...

... THE ZULTJ WAR. it The s. ar.detd hears that Sir feirtle .Faro r as TLi trecrtei to the Colonial Oo-e upon the efficiency su5p 7;i 'ha naval brigaide generally, and his appreciation kiz .f tle service renrdesed to the colony by the navv. O'Clc lnrd Chelmsford has also spoken in the highest :s tea-ios of the services and conduct of the men a bst Isijed from her Majesty's ships, all of whom have ...

... THE WESLEYAN MEODIST CONFERENCE. n he ld The conference resumed at Birminghain yester- a he day morning. X of MIDDLE-CLASS EDUCATION. the Mr. w. Bunting presented the report of the ade middle-class educati eommittee. The cittee Thve wo feeling itc way in the matter, and had found i the the task a difficult one. Many suggestions and t he schemes of a comprehensive oharaoter had been toe ...

... GREAT FIRE IN BLACK POOL A special edition of the Blaue/p5T .ni Ts, issued last evening, says-'A tire, such as the oldest inhabitant of Blackpooi wilh scarcely rernemhbr, was discovered to be raging at an early hoar this morring in the wcll - known and well-stockl d market on the Snitch Bcach, known far and wi le as lead's blarket. Shortiy before six o'ciock the menmbers of the fire brigade ...