... T)EE A.LLEGE SHE TAING IN DERBYSHIRE. ?? ?? nu fin Saturdaw ph anyufsna m. I At the County Police Court, at Derby, on Saturday, kn 3k, John Jackson Kyte, joiner, Allenton;- and George KYte, mec ph working with his uncle on a farm in his oec~upitiofl, were he N; chiirged with stealing six sheep, the prprty of Mr. Win. ho Riley, at Boulton, on the night of the 1sgt january.Mr elm '1 Briggs ...

... A DAY ON FOOT WITH THE DOvW. mAEY HlllD.. H RIl: RS. . (For the Derby 3fMercury.) O On Wednesday last, the bye day between the Ashbourne , balls, NMr. Cotton, th'e master of the above pack, brought his hounds to Tiasington Hall, the charming baronial resi h dence of 'Sir William Fitz-Herbert, Bart,, for the enter- e tainment of the several parties gathered together in the r. neighbourhood. ...

... I qthds%. TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. LOSS OF SIXTY LIVES. WV - On Weslnesday morning the ill-fated ?? Lady Pit of be 5 the Leyeett Coliery, belonging to the Crewe Coal ?? th, Comnany, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, wag the sene of Cal another explosion, more disastrous-both as to the loss ?? life and the destruction of property-than that whic hap- pe pened there on the 12th September last, when ...

... m u AS 1 b11 ,,r +Aa. - ?? .h.f. I ll vh , tinqofi Ad Though the War Office has not issued the full returns of Bas the strength and efficiency attained by the Volunteer Force be in the official year which ended on the 31st of October, it be is now known on the authority of the Secretary of State C for War, that, notwithstanding the discouraging influences iad of the past twelve months, the ...

... . plalitial. at ?? TB to Who abolished the sugar duties amounting to 2,228,000!.? U -The Conservatives. lug a- Who abolished the horse duty of 500,000!. ?-The Con- int 20sen'atives. in of Who abolished the in corns-tax on all incomes under £50?. Wile a yea 1-The Gonservatives. toI Who reduced local taxation 1,050,0091. -The Con- thiu servietives. titt ~r, Who reduced the income-tax on all ...

... yes, Cal the The fortnightly meeting of this Board was hold on Mon-~ aug day. The members present wore Mr. E. Sutton, J.P (i &h the the chair), Messrs, J. H. Towle, Goodwin, Sketebley, WI tePotter. Finney-, C. Adcock, E. Canner, Slcetchley, Webster, of- Dickes, Elson, Hind, Paget, Hatchett, Audinwod, s. H.R aug aFox. Rev. J. Wadliam, Rev. H. 0. P. Jones, Rev. WV.fi and THE CO'MPLAINT OP THE ...

... M The operative cotton spinners of Bury have demanded ir an advance of 10 per cent. in their wages. A At a meeting of Burnley manufacturers held last week, d it was resolved to support any finrms who should be selected ic by the operatives for attack with a view to securing an advance of wages. The concern of Hopkiigs, Gilkes, and Co. (Limited), *Middlesbrough, is to be reconstructed, The ...

... WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1880. - TS _ 1_ __a _ _. _ I - I I - - == The Radical journals are obliged to make the best of their failure over the Afghan cam- paign. The Spectator confesses its entire mis- take in supposing that General ROBEirfs had met with his match, and the Daily News accepts the intelligence, which has gladdened every true Englishman's heart this Christmas-tide, in a spirit ...

... tlisfiliff radius. (77; WEST HALLAM. ash C On Sunday week there was an early celebration of the NV Holy Sacrament at the church. TPhe Rev. J. Adorns, rec- D: tor, preached at the morning and evening s~ervices, and the re three collections, amounting in all to 11. 12s. 6d., were u c devoted to -The Diocesan Fund, W MATLOCK BATH. ag ART CLAss.-Oni Tuesday last an exhibition of the , ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY AT NORMAUNON. - I 'T or I l - - -- _1 - - _ ?? ;._sa r. Mr. W. H. Sale. deputy-coroner, held an inquest at the n e Normanton Arms, Normanton, last Wednesday afternoon, an e on the body of Samuel Harper a ganger, who met with' it his death at Sunny Hill, on Tuesday morning, as we re- yea l ported in unur loot istLo. *_George Whitmore, a platelaver in the emnploy ...

... ?rreporudt?uce, -I - l J. - LOST TEETH. TO THrE BDITOR OF TIlE DERBY MERCURY. Sir-I have hitherto not thought it necessary to con- tradict the numerous erroneous statements contained r. in the letters from H. F. G., regarding the lost ?e teeth, as the whole account was written in such an te exaggerated, sericosmic strain that I considered it be- t. neath my notice. But having been ...

... THE BOXES ARE CLEARED AS U-NDER. The Office is open to the public from 7 a.ns1. to 9 P.m. en Week-days, and from 7j anm, to 30 a~m. onl Sundays. The Telegraph Office is open oltraeq. No. of Mail. I.M3ancheseter; Liverpool, Nortls.Wetffti'i Coitift ' masil Ireland, Grant hamt, (4 ciisItY, LiiitcInl, ?Nowark, Nottrighaneb aud N. Liisco'lnshire.. 2 a~m. 2. Asliltnsc, B*iltper, Mathlirk, ...