... The annual distribution of certificates and prizes won by students attending the science and art classes in connection with the Free Library took place at the Town Hall, on Monday evening in the presence of a numerous audience. The Mayor occupied the chair and distributed the awards. Amongst those present were Alderman Wyndham Jones, Messrs A. J. Stevens, B. Evans, W. West, H. L. Daw, C. Kirby ...

... Mr. David Dale, of Darlington, on Saturday, made his award known to the Secretary of the Iron Trade Arbitration Board at that town, in con- nection with the claim for 7:t per cent. advance made by the shingle: s, forge rollers, mill heaters, rollers, and shearmen employed at all the mills in the north of England connected with the Board of Arbitration. The men were reduced to the ex- tent of ...

... THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL. On Saturday night, at a meeting of th 1 Bir- mingham Trades Council, the following lett3-was read from the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M. on the subject of the Workmen's Compensation BillI don't think legislation on the subject named in your letter is likely to be attempted in this broken session, and if so, I shall be glad if our conference should be postponed ...

... -One families from the neighbourhood Of o? show,about to start for Bosnia, and 60 others Ar aPHA y follow, the inducement being tlu 8sui^s of lana for sale through the exodus o' ^^a^0Wners- IVrfi I*etty Sessions, on the 23rd inst., O shoemaker, Edmonton, was charged feM eld Tit- n6 murder Marv Ann Revill. at I^Uer «^Q School. He pleaded guilty. The y>tQ to her, I will put a knife into you. ...

... It has now been decided that the Empress Eugenie, who will embark in the Union Steamship Company's steamer German, at the end of March, will be accompanied by Sir Evelyn and Lady Wood, besides four other ladies and gentlemen, whose names have not yet been made known, and seven servants. The Empress has expressed to the Union Steamship Company her thanks for the excellent accommodation provided ...

... ROBBING A LANDLORD. —Zebedee Ford, 36, collier, was charged at the Brecon Assizes on Monday, with stealing a coat, waistcoat, a pair of trousers, and a cravat, value 15s. 6d., the property of Thomas Evans, at Llangattock, on the 3rd of January. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Henry Allen prosecuted. Prosecutor said he was a collier and grocer, at Beau- fort, and the prisoner lodged with him, ...

... ANefcy York cablegram, of Monday, says:—Mr. Parnelf. delivered a speech to a large assem- blage tit Buffalo, State of New York, yes- terday,1 in the course of which be denounced both 4he Duchess of Marlborough's Relief Fund and the Dublin Mansion House Relief Organisation, because, as he asserted, no relief would ibègranted from the funds to suf- ferers Who were in default in their rent. The ...

... THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN. The «' Central News savs it may be considered settled that the Government will take an early opportunitv, after the reassembling of Parlia- ment, to declare its policy with respect to the future form of government of Afghanistan. It is probably decided, beyond the possibility of change, that the Government will declare its in- tention not to annex any ...

... His Honour Judge Herbert held a sitting at New- port on Tuesday last. A few cases possessing no interest for the public were disposed of; amoDg the remaining were the following :— ACTION UPON A CHARTER PARTY. Antonio Bute8 v. G. W. Jones and Co. — In this case, heard at the last Court, His Honour reserved judgment on two points-viz., whether, under the conditions of the charter party, the ...

... A Cabul telegram to the Dally Nevts of Satnrday says:—The 67th Foot and the 45th Sikhs have marched to reinforoe Jugdulluck, taking the place of the local flying column, which is about to start on a pnmitivo aspomion. A brigade of the Logar force will probably occupy Charasiab. Abdul Bahinan has stopped all commerce with Turkestan until a forced loan of a lakh of rupees has been raised. The ...

... At the Worksop County Court, on Saturday, a Variously complicated case was heard, the parties being. •espectively men of Sheffield and Chesterfield, and the> Alspnte was about a cow. James Gavan, cattle dealer,, •f Barlbro', Chesterfield, was sued by Herbert Barlow, Cow-keeper, of Hill Foot, Sheffield, for the value of a Cow, JE17. ioø., regarding which it was alleged there Was breach of ...

... on Got. 26 received by the Coal Trade CJHWJ» Boeird hi Wolverhampton, from Mp,.Had*U -arbitrator, The colliers of Sot^b to Is East Worcestershire demanded a rise 3 songta lSA8, present; ,3s. 8d. per day. The master^ The arbitrator rnles that the basis of a: their c}#im to the rise, .The inf(MXu»tif^%J^imoi^ without fewtM* TW, acej^lSv ^hom W lifr'totif illegitimate child mu* £ eV of Wa pS.r, ...