... GENERAL FOREIG'NE' EWS, 1. . iTHR0UGE RtEUTE!'DS AQZE1%') WEECK oF AN ENOLl101 STEAl1fR. PARIS, $IY 31, ,, ia ?? Soveral evening papers state that the English hteamer Co~do ya, with a =agq of copparore bas stru4k UpOs, a rocksituated twomile orth~weo the Ilaud ofMofene, at the cltranco to the port of Brest. Five womeen and three chldren werq rpscuod fdon thi Rhip he a boat.ii- longing to the ...

... IMPERIAL PARLI AMENT. * !HOUSE OF LORDS-TrURSDAY.y Tuncin Lordseips met at five o'clock. LUNACY LAWS. In reply to LordABnrwA:i; The LORD CHANCELLOR sa'd the Govcrn; ment were anxious to introduce a meature to oonso. lidate and amend the lunacy laws, but locklng atr the state of business beforo them, it wulv d bu in- possible to pass a bill during the present eeEeion. WOBSMEN'S COMPENSATION ...

... RUDDERSPIELD COLLEGE. 1 AA . _|9 . . -; A; 3.. A2%\Et+hne. 4 f- Tbe n nual distribution of prizes Gained bythe steil at thia izstitution took place yesterday in the ball of t~s college, which. had been diecoratet for the occasion. irt J. F., Bottomley F'irth, barrister, was announceJ to ii.. tribute the prizes, but be did uot arrive till shortly bideorA twelve, having left Leeds by a train ...

... ~~~ - 7 vSv. l IN the Roulse of Lords last night the Lord Ohancellor stated that the Government were anizious to introduce a bill to consolidate the anxious to introduce a bill to consolidate the lunacy laws, but the late period of the session prevented the introduction of such a measure with any chance of success. iEarl De la Warr re- samed the adjourned debateon the second read- inlg of the ...

... MERTHYR SCHOOL BOARD. The fortnightly meeting of the Merthyr School Board was held in the Board-room, at the Workhouse, on Friday morning, the members present being Messrs G. T. Clark (chairman), W. L. Daniel, T. Williams, W. Smyth, Rees Jones, and the Revs J. Hughes, M.A., J. M. Bowen and T. Rees. THE REPORT OF THE SITES AND BUILDINGS COMMITTEE. The Sites and Buildings Committee reported that ...

... ACTION FOR DAMAGES BY A COLLISION In the Admiralty Court, on Wednesday and Thursday, Mr P. Laing, of Sunderland, owner of the s.s. Amazonias, sued Messrs J. H. Wilson and Co., of Cardiff, for damages caused by their steamer the Somorostro coming into collision with the Amazonias. After a long hearing, Sir Robert PhHlimore said that the elder brethren were of opinion that when, as in this case, ...

... MR. GLADSTONE AND THE GREEK QUESTION. Some time ago, I (says the London corre- spondent of the Scotsman) announced that a work entitled Mr. Gladstone and the Greek Question was in course of preparation. This volume is now passing through the press, aud will shortly be published. It will contain a review of the principal events in modern Greek history, and will do ample justice to Mr. Glad- ...

... A COMPLAINT FROM BOARDS OF GUARDIANS CLERKS. On Monday afternoon a deputation, consisting of clerks to boards of guardians, representing the Metropolis, Leicester, Chesterfield, Derby, Not- tingham, and other places, had an interview with the President of the Local Government Board, at Whitehall, on the subject of obtaining compensa. tion for the loss of income as returning officers at ...

... g I - M IAL P - I IMPUIhS PMIMINT d HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, JULY 31. d The Lord Chaneellor took his seat at five eoclock. MPTITIONS. Earl De La Warr presented petilions from in- habitante of Liverpool; from inhabitants of St. Helcus; from the employes of A. French, Preston: frum the employce of J. Boyd, Preston; from inA babitarts of Widnes; and from inhabitants of Birkenbead, in favour of ...

... _ ?? ?? A meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday, the Mayor (Alderman Pa Waller) presiding. There were i also present: - The ?? (Alderman King), a Aldermen Dowsing, Denison, Symons, Lambert, r Fountain, Leak, Wells, Chapman, Woodhouse, and I Councillors Gibson, Stirling, Stuart, Fraser, Smith, Ray- ment, Thompson, Mayers, Hedge, Storry, Wilkinson, n Runton, Cssrtwright, Sumlmers, ...

... I e' Alt COrrespondeots must write OA os es1 o the wper anoi* or their lettes will be rcted. We cannot publish any letter unless the writer sends his nsAL ?? a ArDunasss nor necessarily for publi. cation. but 0as guamrtee of Roo.faith. The Editor cannot undertake to eturn xejeoted. communcations uider aicr circustances V VsnTAs (Swuasea).-Reokon for yourself. A ?? asks the Nesth policemenwhy a ...

... CONFERENCE AT SWANSEA. SPEECH BY MR. R. FOTHERGILL, M.P. On Friday afternoon a deputation of tradesmen and working-men from Merthyr and Aberdare met Mr R. Fothergill, M.P., at the Mack worth Hotel, Swansea, and presented a memorial requesting him to again offer himself for the representation of the united boroughs in Parliament. The deputation was composed as follows Messrs Thomas Edwards, ...