... tie BIRKENHEAD BRANCH. . year The annual ?? of the Birkeohead branch of this this society was held last evening, in the Music Lug! hall. The attendance was but small. The Rev. Stat Ctancellcr Espin presided, and there were on the of 5; platform a number of clergymen and other gentle- have ?? Chairman, in opening the proceedings, 1570 congratulated the meeting on the fact that toe quen eons ...

... 1,5TH LANOASHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. DISTRIBUJTION OF PRIZESq. c The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the 15th L.IR.. took place on Saturday nigbt, p at, the headquezters of the 1st ?? in St. Anne- El street. The men ?? at their stores in Ct Ielington-square, and marched. beaded by the band, Ce to St. Anne-street. The officers present were 01 Lieutenant-Colonel rilkington; Majors ...

... 51,7 PO1'ULI In SUPPED. 5. uMgIrPtY. DOMISTI. I~c' ie -rb:'t y. s{eaksina at Uaw..ick anl ;44t'amv. reietl lea cI UnnunitLl ip)cef~les. lcdi ja'c'aconsfi 'hi had, hc sail, reiortei to ;:coY> ~ cw. Bi ...

... FEC(ND EDITIONN r av ii;o S^ausixu. A8 25 c? r Pblladeil hP. t'c~frt.-. fy3 ?? n1t veek; tvas ?? Mcast e-utful in the kl'.st ,. the Niw york Stcck ':c£;ag'. Tic dcs cure oar noutz. the excotn--ar-t epcc ic, a g v. nitch. Brckers were ever shelmed s9ish order.~, a large ?? of tzer belag f-ifn Poe vt 1 . ncmer loetore deith in stcks. Tbe fi'm fi of the idea cf fcrture awmi!ing stuck , ...

... HOW THE TAXPAYERS' MONEf GOES. The Pall fall Ga:ctte, a military orgiL, c -tsin, n the following letter from an oil- soldi -tr, ii. in - ij g the wasteful sinecurism of the Brzti-h army- - cm . While the press and the public arc diicuscrig tae ti * breakdown of our muiiiaer ys , wit-h cuoii abte 5 in battalions of ucdersized boys abroad, becked up by seleton cadres at home, it may he ovir,-ok ...

... THE DUKE OF ARGYLL MD TilHE MARQUIS OF S-AISBURY. The Duke of Argyll writes to the Times in ian( reply to the recently published letter of the t5D! Marquis of Saliebury. His grace says- Lord i- Salisbury's letter to you of the 17th obliges me to de ;say a lw words in reply. In his speech at Mhn- defi cheater there were two remarkable paragraphs on the subject of our quarrel with the late ...

... SPECIAL T=TTGRAMis c I(1 Her ?? steel corvette Oomus left Sheer- ness at noon resterday en route for China, to li 3imce tt the jq'uniron in thoia waters. . ' S.vg:eea-G ctnera1 Crawford, Hi)., has beer. ap- i rnutvdi ptiucipal Medical officer to the Bzi~7,h a ccv in lda F aive LlbeIr l and four Cynscerv&aie mcrnest. ^ w rtre rturoed for Roytou school board, Ob ?? ity vester'ny, when the ...

... TE INCEEASE OF PAUPERISM. From a comparative statement issued yesterday of pauperism on the lst of July, 1878, and the Lt of July, 1879, it appears tbat the number of paupers relieved Ln English unions on the latter date exceeded those relieved on the same day ir the previous year by 48,376, equal to an increase at the rate of 64 per cent. The increase ia the various divisions was as ?? ...

... HIIE WEST O ENGIA ! FAIL U RE. :e ! nooierp works. near Carol? :3e m e4 opened. The iciu;icators of the ; d Lt 4.5.4 - Bank sad some lar.. FLarebolur- i arrangement by ?? the tine!, (to M ;- IfurnAce, and forge will be for core th a uI men 0 wi ll ti n have been made t -taOi ?? serersiperse te 4 1q t r' the amcunt reouired by the bd' -rIIJPP G DIASWSTtS. i HI T TIYY-ONE PFIPSCINS; D-t 'L On ?? ...

... THE 11tON AND MINING TRADES, At a m6ert-in between tho Cleveland rmineowners and the nmier& deputation yesterday, a sliding scale was agreed to for two years. The miners will be paid according to the price of No. 7 pig iron. They will receive a farthing per ton increase on the presenti tonnage, sod 2 per cent. on datal wages . v niron is between 3C. 0ud 33s. ner too, and the estne ?? for every ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PiESTO-, SATUR DA Y, IVO TVEMJEi 29. 1879. A VITAL MATTER. Nothing can be more important than edu- cation. We hear very much of it in these latter days; but we are afraid there is more sound than reality in the thing. In that vera- cious chronicle which deals with the establish. meat in which ' Toots received his trainin0g, tR.Dickens raised his protest against the great ...

... I The house paintors of' 6tockport h~aveare~ Ito a reduction of their waves from 7i1d otid pe~rteei A considerable tradle is ?? lip betvween Australia and this country ile scuekocl ktaigame, tongue, A Yankee has invented a patent stafety bai) ?? asl the aeronaut is about to ascend, the baleooc bursts. Bath Town Council have ?? to tile application of a company for permission tO lay downa ...