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... IBALL AT RXNFURL.Y PARK, DUNGANNON. I LAST night, at Panfurly Park, a ball was given by f the Earl and Countess of Ranfurly, a large num- t her o£ the leading inhabitants of Duugaunon being invited. The occasion was the birthday of i the Countess. The large drawing-room, opening on the colonnade at the south side of the mansion, was converted into a ballroom, and tasteful floral decorations ...
... THE two deputations which waited yesterday upon the President and Vicc-President of the Council are not likely to imagine that they have made much headway. One lias only to read the names of those who presented them- selves at Whitehall to form a sound judg- ment as to the objects they have in view. The National Society and the General Asso- ciation of Church School Managers and Teachers are ...
... STRANGE CHARGE AGAINST AN ACTRESS. A singular case was before the Manchester magistrates on Tuesday. Arthur Hind, an in- surance agent, carrying on business in Manches- ter, and Edith Maud Caroline Humphreys, an actress, were charged—Hind with stealing four gold watches and four gold chains from Samuel Levy, a watchmaker in Manchester; and the woman with receiving the property. Hind ob- tained ...
... Th& Sto.idarl hearH. that the proposal to re- establish the office of Director General of Indian M&r.ne, ths appointment held until lately by Admiral P>vthesea, does not meet with favour at ...
... THE REFEREE LIBEL CASE EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATIONS. Tn the Bail Court, Westminster, on Wednes- day afternoon, before Justices Field and Cave,* motion for a new trial was made by MrWillw Q.C., in the case of Scott v. Sampson, where plaintiff recovered £1,500 damages for a libel pub- lished in the lieferee. The grounds of the motion were that the verdict was against the weight of evidence; that ...
... MONMOUTH. SCHOOL I'O vuix—A meeting of this board was held on Wednesday, Mr George Griffin Griffin (chairman) in the chair.—The Clerk reported that he had received a letter from the [department in respect to the proposed alteration in the time of school inspection, stating that the inspectorship of the district had been recently altered, so that at present nothing could bo done in the matter, ...
... VALE. Exolush Thomas, Ton, Rhoiinda Valley (f-'rmerly of the Memorial College, Brecon), ha- received, and accepted, a tin^nhnous invitation to lx-come the pa-tor of the above church. Mr Thomas will cuter upon his duties eafly in January. ...
... NUE sbWjD-ERLAD LIBRARY. _ The books 'originalky collected by the Rarl of S Lunderland before 1722 are now cm vw in the kooms of Messrs. Puttick and Siupson, and the hale. tournament ,of p B- s to-day.; helibirav was originly stored, as we learn ml Wrei Mr. Mliot stock 'i new magazine, the bh tB;iMiogap~iher, in the earl's house 'sbe teda 'rom thie street of Piccadilly by a wall 7ith A ~argro ...
... XtfDERMINSTEER TOWN COUNCIL. The Mayor (Aldermanr Blinniari) presided at the tnonthly meet- r ign of the Council yesterday.-A requisition to the Mlayor was rerd asking him to convene ai public meeting to tlake into con- (I sideration tbe desirability or otherwise of erecting a new work- 3 hoUse. Tihe ?? stalted lhe shoulel have plreersu in convening a mceting on Friday evoeing, at eight ?? the ...
... WEATHER FORECASTS, IV LI AflIbs 1X UILUJACID, The following report was issued from the Meteorologicl Department at a peuu yesterday- DisTmarf. rORFoAsRT. 0. Scotliesd, ?? Southerly to south-wefterly winds, strong 1. Scotland, ?? but moderate; rain at tines, equally. 2. ]Enland, ?? 3. Enwland, 13.- -- Southerly or south-easterly winds; fresh b. e.glandC N' ' tL o oderate; changeable, rain at ...
... S II At the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons, last night, there were deposited plans in connection with 310 private bills, viz., 127 railways, > 35 tramways, 88 miscellaneous, and 60 provieloual a orders. This is the largest number that has been L deposited on the 30th of November for 15 or 16 a years. Taking last year, the figures were-Rail- ' ways 87, tramways 17, miscellaneous 52 ...
... VISIT OF MR GLADSTONE TO THE QUEEN. Mr Gladstone went from IIawarden on Wed- nesday morning to Saltney, oil the Great Wes- tern line, and left by the 9.5 express for Windsor, to pay a visit to Her Majesty at the Castle. The express was stopped at Saltney to take the Pre- mier up. He will sleep at Windsor Castle and leave for Dowmnir-street on Thursday, ...