... | The local steeplechase is ?? of the few occasions fo which country houses are filled with guests. It is a kind of general pinic, and it occupies the whole party from breakfast time until dinner, which is saying not a little, while it affords food for conversatien during the evening before and the evening after. Few entertainments are more dependent upon the weather. - Many steeplechase' ...

... THE DECORATION AND FURNITUPRE OF - I TOWN HOUSES. The second of six lectures on this subject, being one of the Canton Lectures, has been. delivored in the Hall of the Society of Arts by Mr. Il. AV. Lddis, F.S.A. The lecturer stated that he proposed to deal in that lecture with floor, wall, and ceiling decoration. It would be3 necessary to observe that in the rooms of towa houses it was ...

... The following are the results of the elections of guardians for these unions: SKIRLAUGH UNION.-AIdbrOUgb, Williain Graves Walgate ; Atwick, Ski'rlington, and Arram, George Mason Gale, junr.; Bewholme and Nunkeeling, Henry Smith; Bilton, James lEngland ; Bonwick, Moses Top. ham ; Benningholme and Grange,. Mr. Samuel Machbin; Brandesburton, Michael Chapman; Catwick, William Robert Park; Catfoss, ...

... 2UbILANL,' nNSTITUTE' OF MNN ENGINEERS. ihe metnelsrs of the above I,,stitute met and dined n, o-: n!0 Wednesday last at the Hing's ?? Hoiel ' 1,:. - I `LA rmatitig was afterwvards held, when Mr. C ?? .G. President of the Institute, occupied d i. t , r 1. 2llrten thle vice-chaiar. There were also LI T[ix B. latrshall, MayIvor of Barlsl!ev' Mr. T. dI V . 'non!0 ~11. 5Itetshloy iMr. .T 'Yvas, ...

... I (From oR ouvr ConhaESuonmT.) Paus, Tuesday. Just six years ago, when Great Britain was entering en the last General Election, a mysterious grievance was raised by the incoming against the outgoing Premier in reference to sundry Idihes of the plundering and blundering Government connected with the Straits of Malacca. What the sins of omission with which Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet was ...

... -ESTERDAY'S NO+IIN'ATION;S. I' YESTERDAY'S INOMINATIONS. It~ CisHEaSnIE, MEn.-The Hon. Wilbraiham Eger ton (C), Mr. P. E, Warbluton (C), Mr G. WN. Lathanit (L), ?? V. K. Arnmitage (L). CLOMarE.-Mr. P. J. Smy th (H II), Bi J. B. Dillon DEVxsnElrr.T, F)T ir Jh I envnav (C) tielt.-Col. Stirling () L), ?? -Col. V-i',n;ld ?? tLNCOI-s1IIsrr, WiotAb-TJ--tip WiG L PI. l C remn:y (C) \lr John ( oi:a ...

... (BY ParV mTB3 TBLEGRAPB.) di CC Lord Beaconsfield went to Windsor yesterday morn- hi ing, and tendered the resignation of his Ministry. to There can be no doubt of that fact, and as little that se 11er Majesty accepted the resignation. Almost the hi last act of the Conservative Government may sl now be said to have been performed, and t, public interest is transferred to the persons whom rf ...

... THE BRADFORD IIAILWAY STATIONS. te A few years ago, when trade was prosperous, and when of! the various railway companies who have connections w.ith f t Bradford had their lines over-burdened with goods trafc, b and the passenger stations wvere found inadequate fully to yi eet the wants of the travelling public, attempts avere nd tmade to imnprove both the Midland and the Exchange be Stations ...

... THID ETION ...

... 'THE :,TIMES ONLORD BEAO NS-,i . FIELD. I ' It is impossible to conteinpliatethe commencent of a new reign invour political , affairs witbhut induleing in some reflections upon the. one which is thus eipiriig. Lord Beaconsfield ftu hard1joehopo to rssuame'again the position which he is noW about to rdssin. His authority and experience may ''still for; some time be at the ser- vice of his ...

... I THE EAIST-RDING ELECTION. THE NOMINATIONS. The nominations yesterday were as'follow:- BROAnrD , WiLLIADT HENRY HARUISON, Weclton, York. shire, Esquire. Nominated by Joseph Walker Pease, of Hesslewood, Esquire, and David Burton, of Cherry Burton, Esquire. Assentors :-A. fDuncombe, Kilaivick Percy; Philip Saltmarshe, of Saltmarshe; John S. Harrison, Braudesburton; Henry Somerville Boynton, of ...

... IlMi , t Pitt[ -Datitil I ) a c h. t t MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2S80. THE Sporting Times of Saturday appears in deep black-edged mourning over the defeat of the Ministry.1 MESSRS. GILBERT and SULLIVAx'S new opera, The Pirates of Penzance, which was produced for the first time before an English audience, at the Opera Comique, on Saturday evening, is highly spoken of- by the critics. THE list of cases ...