... CLB1J, OPENING OF THE BIRMINGHAM LIBERAL BANQUET IN THE TOWN RIALL. SPEECHES BY SIR W. HARCO07RT & MR. BRIGflT The Birmingham Liberal Club was opened Yesterday, the event being celebrated by a banquet in the Town 11,11' A description of the club premises, in Corporatioj Street, recently appeared in the Daily Post. Theb comprise dining, reading, and billiard and snoking rooms, with apartments ...

... THE ARCHEEOLOGICAL SEOTION. The annualmeeting of the members of ?? Section of thG Birmingham and Midland Institute was held last evening, at the Institutt, ?? l'Iece. Mr. S. Timmins presided; end there was a good attendance, inclading Rev. Canon BowlbyD Messrs. J. I-I. Chamber- lain, C. 3. Bayley, J. H. Mincher, 1H. S. Pearson, C. Williams, Keen, G. Simmieons, J. G. Bland, W. G. Scott, W*r, ...

... AND JOURNAL.. MONDAY, JANUARY 1!, 1880. NEEWS OF THEI DAY. Princeass FRxmiLRiKA of Hanover took leave of the QUBE&, at Osborne, on Saturday. It is stated to be the intention of Her MAJESTY to confor upon Sir F. ROBERTS the Cross of the Star of India, in recognition of his services in the second phase of the Afghan campaign. Prince CiiRisTAN left Cumberland Lodge on Friday for Gernianv, to ...

... , SIR H. M. JACKSON, Q.C., M.P., AT COVENTEY. - L.Lbs evening Sir l1. Me. Jackson, Q.0., the Liberal. mem- i her of Parliament for the city of Coventry, addressed his a constit-uents, in the Corn Exchange. 'In Sir I-. M. Jacksonl, M.PI., who was loudly cheered, saul ?? that when he lest addressed his constituents lio thought be they were not far from d. general election. The country ivy was at ...

... To-morrow is the anniversary of the heaviest calamity that has ever befallen the town of Birmingham, namely, the destruction by firo of the Central Free Library, with its priceless3 and unique collections of books and other treasures. The terrible feeling of dismayand gloom which the disaster cast over the town on that fatal afternoon is too recent to have been forgoltpn; but, heavy and cruel ...

... Thre O(iesos journals roporb that on the 19th of last mnonth, in conformity wvith. orders issued by the uovernor- General and Cocmurr.der ?? of the troops, General 1Y Totleben, preparatioess were madc early in the morning for wY s the exeautiou of the three Nihilists latuly sentenced to ti death by the Odessa court-martial. The House of Deten- A tion, in. which the condemned men were confined, ...

... The Fortniogtl , opens with a long and nble article on a! Sreland, by Dr. ?? N. Hancock. The whole qucstion w treated is confessedly one of extreme difficulty, and its Di calm discussionis justnow rendered almost impossible by the N~ perverse and mischievous folly of wrong-headed agitator. ti It is strange to turn from the heated ravings of would-bo T leaders to th calm reasoning of this papor ...

... THE WARWI^ACKSFHIRE HUNT BALL, This fasdionable reunion of the county families too1; 0 place on Wednesday night. at the Shireball, Warwick, o iheu thero were between *1.0 aind ?? ladies andi gentle. ment present. The large hail wis brilliantly lighted and superbly turilisteh.d Aroand the room mlis p platform n with lounges and chairs for those who desired to be spec- tators of thoe dallocs. ...

... CORRESiPONDENCE. NOTICES TO 6 RSODNb ;PZfe' intleided foil PUM teMU0 3 saes acc ccompanesnc by~ All leter' !rss ot e 2triter; ?5t neeessarilyi for of lhu701 t I o, tha o ,tci.o the .Editor. T WJ~e~css~r$fs~ lcCf5OTS (cc iof ~ccc ~sthe cousc'e of Cac deli r tis fle qiesfcos~rSwW peeoe to cec'sland that ?? .vc ce ~ to csppy tre iforcot 'as~ked fos'. , u, iOnSS.-Yos. N ~ U. B.~AbQ~ £,800. Hecan ...

... I TIrue AFGHAN CAMPAIGN. The SMaredecfrd correspondent at Cabeel, telegrapilin, Sunday, says it is rumioured that Ayoub Khau i , in his way from Hlerat to Ghuznee, and that he will sb.llt I arrive at thoat place, whence, in conjunction wit], Y Jan, he-will, when the snows melt, act against 1O5 These repor'f are not authenticated, but it is bel they are foudlall upion fact, Efforts are bein ...

... BIRMINGEAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS. ?? ?? A meeting of this Board was held yesterday, at the Parish Offices, Paradise Street ; M~r. J. Taylor presiding. ?? J. C. Sirtis,l drew attention to the price charged for breadul. rle believed thant last week 9,000oaves ware bakecd Lefor them ; 4,400 were sent into list Workhouse, f170 were ininout relief, and 2,590 in labouir relief. I.-o f ound that the ...

... I MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. During Thursday night the work of restoring the ventilation and roadwnys of the mine was prqceeed with without suspension, and in the course of the explorations two other bodies were met %with. A thirnL was found yesterday morning, and in the course of the morning all three were brought to the surface, in addition to part of the remains of a victim a portion of whose ...