... T- - C ORE1PO B OR -P ?? A G:.EPE. ?? ha| I .T13: iEFFECEFTS OF iFREE; TRAD)E. . - T& f TO U 'TEwDllOn ?? 'THE'' !HULLI 'Praomr.- ?? SrB;,,-i hiave read with interest the letters whioh Mr N. 'i'Bfl'any has published through the.inedium: of your ;ournal, and it has struck me that there are one or two!wais of looking at thbe question of. free trade which have escapedithe attentien oi the ...

... I THE SCULCOATES BOARD OF GUARDIANS I I AND- FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HUYLL PACKET. Srn,-In your report of the proceedings of the Scul- coates Board of Guardians, on the 22nd ult., we regret to notice that the invitation of this committee to that Board to take part in the forthcoming Friendly Societies' Hospital Sunday Movement appears to have been declined, and by some of ...

... I tID Aull ?? I1| FRIDA.Y, APRIL 8, 1881. |. THE GREEKS, or rather the so-called Hellenes, are determined to be what the Serbs were a few years ago- the match in the hayeart. More restless than the Servians, without one tithe of their industrial energy, the Greeks covet an exten- sion of territory which neither Europe nor Turkey is willing to grant. They covet tracts of couitry yielding ...

... I HH HULL UNITED BUJTCHERS' ASSOCITrION. ANNUAL DINNER. The annual dinner of the members of this association was held on Wednesday evening, at the Royal Station Hotel There Was a large attendance, Mr W. A. Cook. presiding, and Mr H. Witty and Mr J. Finningley ooca- pyinge the vice-chairs. Amongst those present were Councillors Elam, Hall, and Wheatley, and Messrs a. Judge, W. Shepheidson, J ...

... MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODDFBLrOWS. HULL DISTRICT. The 54th anniversary dinner of the Hull District of the above Order, was held last evening at the Malt Shovel Inn, North Church-side.-Mr J. Pool, the Grand Master of the District, presided, and was supported by Mr T. Graham, ?? and Mr G. Rodmell, C.S.-Amongss those present were Councillors Williamson, Tate, and Shaw. The company numbered about ?? ...

... THE CENTENARY COMMITTEE. Last evening a dinner was held at lobe Hotel, High-street. The gentlemen who sat down were chiefly members of the working committee having charge of the reoent centenary of the United Ancient Order of Druids. A substantial repast was placed upon the tables by Host Grundon. The chair was occupied by Bro. G. Twidale (Past President of the Order), who was supported by the ...

... CAPTURE OF SUPPOSED SWINDLERS| IN HULL A clever capture of alleged swindlers was made in Hull on Friday afternoon by the Hull police, in conjunction with the Chief Constable of Lichfield. The persons in question are an elderly woman, of lady-like appearance, givinv the name of Sarah Hewson, and a young man, described as her grandson,, and stating that his name was George Hewson. They have been ...

... Diarict web3o. The eat of ?? of Sir E. Baines, is announced. The deceased lady was ery bad been married more ti-in half a century. The premises of bressrs W. Appleyard and Sons, tanners, Hunslet were entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday. The less is estimated at between £30,000 and T40h000 .hb of York preached twice in 'Wakefield PaTihe Curch onSunday, in connection with the harvest Phankrivih ...

... j GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING AND LOSS OF LIFE. REsCuEs BeY HuLL, VES3usj.-Oa Monday the fishing 9 steamer Europe, Captain Richardson, ewned by the Hull Steam Fishing and Ice Company, arrived at-Hull, having on board the crew of the HuU smack Hercules, belonging to Mr J. Macey. The shipwrecked men had a very narrow escape indeed. They state that 6n Thurs- day and Friday last they were with a ...

... DRIFFIELD AND EAST RIDING AGRTCULTTJRAL SOCIETY. 6i MR C. SYKES, MI.P., ON RECIPROCITY. J. The 26th annual show in connection with the above J. society was held on Friday at Driffield, and was a great a- success. Prizas amounting to about £500 were offered re for competition, The total number of entries exceeded a- those of last year. There was an excellent show of )y horses both in quality ...

... - ?? J E . .. ?? HOUSE OF LORDS.-rmmy. THE TRA SVAALhTaiS Earl of Carnarvon put hues. tinse to the Colonial Secretary as to the business pro. cedure, and probable duration of the Transvaal Royal Commission, and asked what progress had been made tewards the deterrination of the compensation to be awarded to the loyal inhabitants, and of the securities to be taken for the protection of the ...

... WHAT THE WORLD:' SAYS. One more memory of Sothern. A friend ?? in Rome three years ago, I was watching, one lovely December afternoonl, the sunset from the Pincian. Below, the darkenin)r terraced gardens and the streets of palaces- beyond, the Tiber, spanned by the dini bridge of St. Angelo, and backed by the ptrpling mass of St. Peter's ; the whole set in a sky of blood and flame. There came ...