... 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 ...

... o P IJihAL PARIAAM.ENT, J I, , 1 ~- ?? - - - - - HOUSE OF L iOh3S.S~rU. DAT.jt re T'he Lord Chcaceltor took: his seat at five &L -.1 io'clock. 'V ULUINTEER CORPS! FORIEAN. t 1' od ?? the e`oocud1reaillrg OF the q: 'i Vctuutcr corpe. (Itiehnidj hill., Islid it would not In IcatLe the pnopie of Ire1al fio get '-id or any duty d or cblilgtion To which they wern nowiusnojet. it vie prely an ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... - Cn E DL as I li1t TELL'Car5-., I1ce ?? flue': G Th. Cjr LE t ?? 5SYit is st: ied, pL oarcit JV rc, y -ai:Lr~iy. tctt the TttEish U;ovlLomeLt ei', in 71le c..urse ot the ?? wonth.de. l.-atch an amy cf ,- c -i5,i(AW) attn to watch the coorfu cf oxtws i Z:.cceus. THE ZULU W.APL. 'Ike Jo..rc.t l Ei'si Ojec;21 CCiS- ILl ;t. tgtTCji/h- log fri ru. boilt .n, SS j ti ?? 30. irt ii, .+d has scot in ...

... PLACKIWB'N. - Last night, represontatives of lo tradcs unions met at bite Spinners' Institute, W.. Blackburn. Mr. Vhalley, chairman, sad that ouit J. of 25 trades unionists invited, only five had at- C. tended. Mr. Aldermuan ]'ickop had been waited N .Foc.vshen he appeared favourable to the project, but ultimately sent a letter in which he declined to it be put in nomination. It was ...

... OF THE, UNrIED KINGDOM, FOR AGRICULTURAL AND SANITARY PURPOSES, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 11TEH, 1879. (Issued by the Meiteorological Office.) femperature Rainfall. - X = w ! . Dr - ttalf- .More or Dr. c 4 c rbelow No. of fall less than Districts. Meaoun Rainy for the Mean > for Days. the forthe O O week. week. week. WHEAT-PRO- 10ths 10ths of an DUCING: Deir Deg Deg Des. F. of In. Inch. ...

... coST OF THE HARBOUR BIL DETAILE ACCOVST OP THE X . ,fviowing detailed account of the expenses in I >co with (1) the prOmotIon of an th6e pre. q jo:! meeting the opposition to the A brte r tfroa 3 Act, 1879, and (2) the opposition > ur 0omiissioners and the Townl Council to the l ab dn Harbour Constitution Amendient- Bill, l ilber lad before the Commissioners at their monthly P t oday. The ...