... IIPSWICiH PAVING AND LIGHTING- ~COIlIEMITTEE. The fortuiglitly meeting Of this Committee was held at the Town Hall yesterday (Friday). Mr. B. P. Grimeey, the Chairman of the Committee, presided, and the other gentlemen present were NMr. A. l . Nicolson, vice-chairman; Mr. A. Wrinch, Mr. W. B. Jcffries, Mr. A. Piper, and M~r. F. H. Pearce. TlfE GAS. Thle Gas Inspector, Mr. E. C. Sayer, read his ...

... THIE: TAY BRIDGE DISASTER, On Tuesday the North British Company made a trawl of a considerable portion of the bed of the river to the Eastward of the fallen girders. The tug Unity was employed for the purpose, and attached to a spar, 40ft. long, wore 15 heavy grappling irons. The result of the trawling operations was the recovery of one body about 300 yards East of the thh-d broken pier. It ...

... ALDEBURGH.ON.SEA. i Tue ALDOib'U5NOH MYsTBBaV. -The ?? atteniding thisi matter hast not yet subsided, and the police are s~till nt wvork. They are, however, somewhaet reserved as to eheir discoveries; and if, as is probable, .any chse has turned up, the police wisely keep it to ;tbiemeelees until thle proper tim~e arrives. i BARHAM. .THE COAL CLuat.-The annual distribution of coals to the ...

... THE CHUJRCH Thle Bishop of Iloelester has addressed the following letter to his Archdeacons :- Seledon Park, Croydon, Jan. 15, 1880.-My dear Archdcacon,-fleccnt inquiry induces me to doubt if the plan of inviting the urban clergy of the diocese to a united service at St. Paul's is sufficiently appreciated, and I am disposed to think that if all the clergy had the opportunity of coming to ...

... loRD XLHURLOW ON TEE DEPRESSION IN AGRICULTTURE. Lord Thurlow has recently published statem ents con- cernhing his farms. In a secnd letter to the Tanes he sas: Your correspon dent 'A Bedfordshire Farmer' *asl~ for some details showing in what manner I made l 0!s. an acre profit this year on a farm of 600 acres, andI I will endeavour to satisfy him aa briefly as possible. Myg books coatain no ...

... THES TAiY BRIDGE~ Dye ASTI!IR. 'Ishe diveja asd en~gineers have had a difiicult task -during the week in searchinge for the train which wras a blowrn over wi~th the Tany Bridge oni Sun dag night. The depth of the water, the powverful current, and the turbid e s tate of the wvater all com bine to' render; diring very Ii difficult, All day onl Monday the osearch went on, but n the train could ...

... fl?SWXCH DOCK ooxrnSBION. A mneeting of this Commission wras held yesterday D. 0. WollantOn, Mr. W. B. Jeifriee, Mhr. W. Budden, Mr. W. Bantoft, Mlr. E. Curtis, M~r. E. Fry, Dr. Drammond and M~r. W. Bnyley. The muinutes of the last meeting hiaving beenl read, Mr. Wmn. Curling, OD the motion of Mr. Curtis, seconded by tMr. WV Budden, wsas electecl a Commnnissionerin tjhe ii tendered his ...

... SUJFFOLK QUARTER SESSIONS. u to Tbe Quarter Serssione for the Eas~tern Division of the thoe county were commeneod at the Shire aial, Ipswioh, on Thursday lest. 'I'be Magistrates present binludled- r, I -Righlt lionl. Lord Waveney (chairman), lliht llon. me Lord Rendlesham, M. P.. Righlt llon. Lo~rd Henniker, Bot Sir John Blois, Hon. and Rev. F. DeGrey. George C. Ei. Bacon, Esql., T. Lomnax, ...

... LATEST INTELLIGPENCE. THEX TA BRIDGEi DISASTiER. sercb orte bodb ifeen ofhelln te pass s ea mngers by the diers0 upi to Thursdteeay 3niht was y tm o prod aciie then ia- pesothtthe chance of the adet ?? of any borie ,was vefry slnder i honseqafle of the weckuged con-t ?? ing whrihtedivars hrave tt~rfoun the carriages, thre' canub ittle doubti that etheufrtuntne victims ofe oreaching theo~ ...

... SOUTHE AFRICA. Tche Netab Mercusry of December 15 says :- Chief Dunn has been in Maritzhurg, and has gone backr agate, after c~oferrsngr with the authorities. He is understood to have rtated that the way had been opened once again for missiou work in his territory, and that most of the missionaries had taken advantage of his permission. Mr. Oftebro, we believe, holds out for the recognition ...

... -Twas attempt is being made to create a little capital out of South African atrocities. The Dailey Netes prints a story from a Dutch paper to the effect that our native allies in the campaign against Secocoeni were guilty of excessive cruelty and barbarity. In one of those curious passages which arc more leading article than special corre- spondence, the Own Correspondent' tells us that the ...

... :ESSEX:. BERiG:E:OLT (WEST). certs given at thia place was held on Tuesday, at the Mattex's, which were all enoos'ed and responded to, M Wythe, in answer to the calls of his hegn~ers, rendering the song, iGive me the Mdlan of Honest H~eart, in an ex- cellent style. The following is the full props-amine of the ?? duet, Sleigh Bells, Sydney Swith, the Misses hagent; glee, Wee! may the ...