... TWO GUNPOWDER MILLS BLOWN UP. j Two gunpowder mills, belonging to Messrt Pigeon, Wilkes, and Lawrence, near Dartford, were blown up shortly before noon on Wednesday, and totally destroyed, by the ignition of twe green charges, of 60 ounds each. Fortunately, only one person was injured. ...

... * ?? Thl ]0 ?? ~ ?? - ?? -- I sUFF'IC~flN _ IN (A W I BAPID 1 XHAUSTION OF PROV1L SIONS, MORE VARRAT VVtS OF MISERY AND STARVATION. DEATHS FROM COLD AND HUNGER. CaNNI [UT. N1;Y TXLELGUAM ] CLEGGAN, WEDNESDAY. I bave been fortunate enough to meet on his rourds tbrough the western division oG Conuty Galway Mr. Robinvson, Poor Law Board inspector for the district, and I have al6o had the ...

... COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN STAF- FORDSHIRE. THE year is young, yet it has already added to the historical number of colliery explo- sions It will be seen, by the intelligence which we print elsewhere that yesterday morning a mining catastrophe took place at what is known as the Lady Pit (working the Banbury seam), at Leycett, in North Staffordshire. The seam in ques- tion is notoriously fiery in ...

... On Wednesday a special meeting of the Newport Town Council was held, for the purpose of select- ing a gentleman for the appointment of deputy town clerk. There were present—Mr H. Russell Evans, mayor, in the chair; Mr Joseph Gibbs, ex- mayor; Aldeiman Lyne. Alderman Romfr:y, Alderman James Murphy, Alderman Davis, Councillors John Moses Wyndhara Jones, Thomas Beynon, A. n. Bear, D. A. Vaughan, ...

... STAPLE7 ON LOCAL BOARD, Q± 11 -L.U.Lj vJL .l. -JV LJ - THEE B3WE&RAG QUESTION. A mcating of this body was held yesterday in the boardroom of the Barton Regis Union Workhoiiee, Eastville, and was attended by Messrse J. Yalland (chairman), T. Parker, S. Jones, E. Redding, J. Ball, Monks, I, Butler, and M~ajor Castle, The Cnitum (Alr. F. itawle) reed a letter from Mr. A. Emery, enclosing a series ...

... In the Chancery Division, on Tuesday (before Mr. t Justice Fry), the suit E velyn r, Liardet came on for c heariig, This was an action instituted by Mr. William tl .John Evelyn, for the removal of the defendant from the a tiusteeiehip of theplaintiff's snuariage settlement, eceeuted C in 1873, and to restrain the defendantfrom continuing to tt mneke statements impugning the plaintiff's title ...

... I I ty Prawn Special WM) I' - LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. Freeman Office, 211 Strand, London, Thursday Morning. y The Lord Mayor yesterday received £210 from S the Drawers' Company, and £100 from Messr. 0 Drammond and Co., in aid of the Mansioi3 House L Irish Ditress Fund, whiich now amounts to over Y £9,000. At to-day's meeting of the Court of t Common CouncilMr. Goo. Short will move That t ...

... -, , FYCHAIN: Y Bhamant Fuddugol yn Eisteddfod Gadiriol Mon, 187 , GArS THOMAS JOHN JONES, INoGWINI. ,IJyvmsr gicteyd yn hyA~byis ! bydd i'r rhamant hasi fWa . siwne' if yny yrn N/fr cr defyniaJ ci hym- ddangosiad yn y 'Genedi Gymnreig,' ao y' bydd y llyfr ;' o ge; yn yageyddfa hon.) PENNOD X. A D'YLL0, EF A'DWYLIR. Nid wyf am un foment yn smheu gwirionedd ;r hyn a ddywedi, Syr Riohard. ...

... OXFORD, J2l. The School publishing the University nomiuatiuiifc for the the Vice-Chaacellor has oiticially announced that the Principal Jesus College has duly him that has withdrawn his the list of represent the University, old members will thf-TCio.-e back without opposition. ...

... 1HE lNORTHIERNE CHO. THIURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1880. TniNes could hardly be more lively in a political sense if we were in the midst of a General Election-so far, at least, as the Liberals are concerned. The Tories are comparatively silent. As in their domestic legislation, having nothing to do, they do it religiously; so just now, havillg nothing to say, they say it. Discre- tion is the better ...

... BIRMINGHAM A)D THE OPPOSI- TION CAMPAIGN. Birmingham, the stronghold of British Liberalism, is as usual the first of the great tbwns to take the field against the Gos orn- ment in the new year's campaign. A new Liberal club was opened there on Tuesday night. A great meeting of the Liberal Association-summoned by the first Six Hundred-is to take place this evening. The three members for the ...

... VULGARISING THE CIATASTROPHE.. ta TALx about it as much :-as you flike-one's st breeding shows itself nowhere more than in his religion. A man should beta gentleman in his :h hymns and prayers; the fondness for ' scenes' so (sensation) among vulgar saints contrasts so al meanly with that-. is God only and good angels look -it Behind the blissful scene- ig that I hope some of them will see ...