... I e wtt pl atket. I FRIDAY, DECOEMBER 5,1884. THE REDISTRIBUTION BILL A-ND THE REPRESENTA'TION OP HI{JLL. The Redistribution Bill, or transformation ) of seats scheme, as it might be more aptly termed, has been the all-absorbing topic of the 'week throughout the country, and in political circles in Hull the interest excited has greatly increased during the past day or two in consequence of ...

... F Act mult Path& FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1885. LOCAL CONSERVATISM: MR F. B. GROTRIAN ON THE GOVE RNMENT POLICY. THE annual dinner of the Hull Park Ward Conservative Association, on Wednesday night, though deprived of the presence of two or three of the shining lights of the party, was in every respect an enjoyable, interesting, and most successful affair. Pleasure with business was agreeably ...

... FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.: I TAEIR ORIGIN AND POSITION. LECTURE BY. ALD. SYMONS, X-.R.IA. The monthly meeting of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies was held on Friday in the Foresters' Hall, Charlotte-street.-Mr W. Coates, ?? occupied 'the chair, and there was a large attendance. The Chairman, in a few introductory remarks, introduced Mr Alderman Symons, who, he said, would deliver a lecture on ...

... a BY ALDERMAN JOHT SmoNsr , ?? f Author of the 'History of High-street,' 'Iahllinu,,' '&ic. bt Perhaps It may turn out a song, [r ' Perhaps turn out a sermon. THE -STEAM SHIPPING TRADE. e The Dutch or the Rotterdam steam shipping originated t, in a remarkably curious way. Somewhere about 1833 n a gentleman in Glasgow received an order from india id for a steamaengine. It so happened, ...

... Ad- Ar - - - - - - The House met last evening, when there was a good attendance of members. Mr Oouncillor Pearce (Deputy Speaker) presided. The strangers' gallery was filled.- After the minutes had been read by the Clerk of the House (Ur -E. E. Cohen), several questions were put to Miniatty.-In reply to Captain Glover (Galway Boro'), the Premier (Mr Lumley Cook) stated tba' owing to the ...

... I .t the Police-court, on Wednesqay. before Mr Twiss, stipendiary magistrate, George Tripper, a youth, tram conductor, was charged with feloniously embezzling and stealing the sum of 3d, the property of the Rull Street Tramway Company, on the I1th March. BMr A. Rollit ; appeared to ?? Warner, tramway in- spector, deposed that on Sunday, the Ilth inst., he gave the -prisoner his bag, punch, ...

... gR, HENRY GEORGEt 1NA'ULL ?? ; ?? ! I i {,ro I: -cTGRE ON LAND NATIONALUSATIONdX Wae ~in a wtay, become sO I accustomned t the in. ?? Bg ona our social purity, which is praotiaed by our t frow o'er the herring poud, that we look upon ?? a certain amount of cbaelessnesF, .akin to o feo 5 alnes- Carelessness, in as much as we are d' f$reat about the nature of the intrusion and 3d real ...

... IMPORTANT HULL STREET IMPROTE- XENT SCHEM01. On Fiday, at a meeting of the Hull Streets Improve- ment Committee, held under the presidency of Alder- Th masn Waller, the Chairman and Borough XEnginear days, submitted the following list of street improvements. A which have been, suggested' by themselves or other latinj members of the Council, and some of which have Glad: already been agreed upon ...

... This committee met on Wednesday at the Town Hall, Mr Hodge in the ?? report of the Medical Officer of Health (Mr J. W. Mason) stated that during the fortnight endieg October 21st, 1882, 218 births were registered in the borough, being an increase of 14 as compared with those registered In the preceding fort- night, and an increase of 6 as compared with those regis- tered in the corresponding ...

... I I NARRATIVE BY THE SURVIVOR. The loss of the steamship Iris; of Hull, on an outward voyage to Port Said, has already been reported, On Tuesday evening the schooner Elfrida, of Plymouth, which sails between that port and Corunna. with cattle, arrived at the Great Western Docks, Plymoutb, having on board George Chirgwin, of Penzance, the only survivor of the Iris crew. A declaration has been ...

... HULL TOWN COUNCIL errs IA t V THE BOROUGH1 XTENSIOU BILL. A special meeting of the To)'iv Council wa hel onI Monday, at the Town Hall, for the purpowas held on other matters, of considering the clauses of theI Borog ExtesionBil. Th Mayr (ldermAn Leak) presided. The TOwN CIME reported the receipt' of a comma. nication from tihe secretary of the Hull and Barnsley Rlailway and Dock Company, ?? ...

... THE CASES OF SERGEANT WORRALL A]ND I EX P.C. SMEDLEY. A meeting of this committee was held on Wednesday at the Town Hall, Mr J. Stuart ?? police pay estimate for the ensuing week amounted to £303 es ld, The Chairman brought forward the case of Sergeant Worrall, and said that the reason he asked the committee to suspend judgment last we-k no longer existed, and the matter would therefore be ...