... C ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE- me(i CHAIRMAN, tea The Birat meeting of the new Board was held on Monday andl afternoon, when there were present the Rev. Canona pie, M'Kcnnr4 Messrs. S. Whitaker, T. Roe, Holmes, W. T. tha Shaw, P. B. Chladlield, RI. Wilson, W. Bemarose, Leese, and clia Newton. wah The Clerk announced the receipt of the usual letters cisti rons the Local Government Board, ...

... TH.E OUTRAG-IXN A CHURCH. A. - . . 1- . . . .m _ _. m_ JLfJ.a1n D.V U 1 IvaixI i aA ult At the Clerkenwell Police-court, on Thursday, Alexander ulti Sohossa, 350 asphalte worker, living at 87, Saffron-hill, a iad native of Switzerland, was charged, on remand, with felo ia niously attempting to assassinate the Revs. Adolphus t ,or Bakanowski and ?? V. Arkell, inside the Italian I Church, ...

... ,Tatqst 9t4rams. - tLS ng MrECUBY OFFICE, Tuesday. an THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. Th His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Charing Cross this morning from Eastwell Park, and drove immediately to the Admiralty Office. to LBO MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. in The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, Lord Cairns, to and the Duke of Northumberland left town to-day for _ pse 'ce Hatfield, on a short visit ...

... ,4ull you s -ssz Ac -DA -- -ws WIPORTANT FISHERY MEETING. I AL - t. -kn t.a .v; in e- The annual meeting of the conservators of the river wei [r Trent was held at thc George Hotel, Nottingham, on anc ce Saturday afternoon, under theyresidency of Earl Manivers, J he A number of gentlemen atten ed by arrangement as depu- sail r tations from the fishing associations of Nottingham, Shef- Jar of ...

... . . . . ?? -- -- L. A On Friday evening this new organization had a tea TI meeting at the School-rooms in St. Mary's-gate. After Gat( tea the Rye. B. J. Knight, M.A., the vicar, took the chair, Misi and an entertainment, interspersed with speeches, occu- of I n pied the rest of the evening.. The Vicar pointed out St. l' that the association had taken the place of an older asso- inst. id ...

... 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 Volunteer returns for the past year were completed yesterday at the War Office. Although the efficient a strength of the force is not quite so great as foreshadowed Pi a few weeks since in a speech made by the Secretary of State for W'ar to a Liverpool regiment, there is neverthe- A less a tangible and satisfactory increase not only in num- Al hers, but I per centages of efficiency to ...

... SIR S. NOILTHCOTE AT STROUD. Let no Last Thursday evening ?? of the Exehoquar )le attended the annual dinner of the Stroud Friendly WSeoty is Conservative Association. The right hon. gelitlemib a it ies the conclhsion of the Cabinet:Cbuncil, proceeded to Pad- im dington, and left by -the three o'elock train for Stroud. Lto He arrived in the town shortly before six and was met by in the heads ...

... I it, Aalld# THE AFGHAN WAR. h VICTORIOUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH MOHMU1NDS. to (Reuter's Telegram.) It CALCUTTA, January 15. P. General Bright telegraphs from Jollalabad that a iy party of Mohmunds crossed the Cabul river on the I 1th inst., and occupied a ruined tower two miles from Aliboghan. The force which was sent against them found that the British post of Aliboghan had been 8 attacked by the ...

... ned M.W .Sih )of Mr .H mtM.P., First Lord of. the Admiralty, con bof Was present last Thursday night at the annual dinner of andL nee the Slutton (District) Conservative Association, which was Ho, ical held in the handsome new Public Hall of that town. Theth the right hoen. gentleman went down from London by special the and trIn, and was received by a committee of the association rue tat the' ...

... LA ?? Ac I1Z AO ?? Atthe County Polico-court, on Friday last, Timothy Long- O don was summoned by Mr. Riohard Wan, the new inspec- bo tar to the Royal Society, for having cruelly ill-treated, of .abused, and tortured six cows, at. Chellaston, on the 14th an Deeemiberr-Mrl. Hextall appeared on behalf of the Royal th Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Id] spector Raymond stated ...