... CORRESPONDENCE JOHN ROGERS, THE DERITEND MArRTyR, i-o the EnrOrt of Sie DAILY POST. .Sir,-In Old and New Birmingham the following words Ocour respecting John Bogers, the ?? bravel perish John Rogers, a man whom Birmingham should be proud to enrol among her wvortbiest sons. WIhy has he remained so long without a mmoorill inl his native town? Responding heartily to this appeal, I and otleeo ...

... ,IA NEW MODE OF ySAVIN LIFE. AND I.| P.ROPERTY AT SEA. I The past year has probablyhbeen one of the most dis. astrous on record for the number of shipwrecks and the loss of life and property at sea, I Althoughl the year's losses have scarcely yet been made up,'still we know that the sum total is something enormous, and that the money value of the ships and cargoes lost at sea, independently of ...

... ST, STEPHENMS WARD ELECTION PETITION. The trial of the election petition presented by Mr. Lewis Spokies Richards against the return of Mlr. Frank Wright as councillor for St. Stephen's Ward was continued yester- day, in the old Council Chamber, Moor Stroet, by Mr. S. ,Prentice, Q.O., 6i of the barristers appointed for the 'trial of t efquniipal election petitions The petitioner alleged ...

... THESBIALUGH DIFFICULTY. . . ' . .I. MBETING IN THE TOWN C L. A mublic meeting in defence of Constitutional rights l as ild last evening in the Town Hall, under the prdsi- dency of Dr. Langford. The hall wes densely packed, doubtless from 'the expectation oin the part of ,those , attending of hearinl ieradlaugh who had beeer an- nounced to speak, but who was detained in .Northamnpton. ...

... jTHE CHURN PASTORAM SOoD The nnual'meeting of the, Eirmingin- 'Aluxi lai'of the AAid Society aa held lapsi'g in tho, Birmingham Town Barxll. ' Sir Ioh'sit d';mplo bre sded There 'wa ?? gr odatteadaipee, and bmon '.,thqfi pr~eaent,. wer'e th' Rev' -Cabnon Wikdns~or, theiBevds, Dr. {Oardiner . lavol- Cook, P. Browne, J. G. Dixon, T. J.- Hawortb, C. .H. Coleman, G. W.. Lawson, J. 85 Owen, HL ...

... SPORTING, INTELLIGENCE., RACING AND COURSING NOTES. ,b the EDIIOR elt he DAIIy POeT. Sir,-In only two of tire spring handicaps do the nomina- tious obtained this year exceed those of the previous seasoun The instances are in connectign with the Great Metro- politan at Epsom and the Chester Cup. The latter is one of the most old-fashioned of the handicaps; and there was a time when betting used ...

... NEWS OF THEE DAY. The LfIarluis of LORaI3 wl~l leave Liverpool on i W~ednesday next, in the Allan . Line steamer I Caspianl, for. Halifax, to) resumle his official duties as Governor-General of Canada. II The Daily CQlrokied says it has good grounds for I believing that the vacancy in the Court of Appeal, h caused by the death of Lord Justice Lu.9H, will be I offered to Sir JOUN HOLKERI , QQC, ...

... LA.TEST NEWS-. [lieuter's Tetegrausss, per Pres S A~ssoeration.] M. GAMBETTA'S PROGRAMAME, P.A.1IS, JANUARY II. The Ministerial journals today. state that DI. GWxnbetta, lias decided to tender his resignations shouild the C harrber of Deputies reject the ?? for the, re-establishment of the ecrutin, de ffste included in the 1)ill for thm revision of tho Constitution whialh %vill shortly be ...

... |AIR W. H. WILLS, M.P., AT COVENTRY. Last evening Mr. WV. H. Wills, XPr., delivered his an- nual address to his constituents at the Corn Exchange, Coventry, Colonel Caldicott presided, and there was a large attendance, inoluding'r. T. Lep, M.P.; Reyds. E. H. Delf, W. T. Rosevear, H. E. Bottomley, and W. J. Hen- derson Aldermen Banks, Scanpton, and Gulson ; Coun- oilcrs Singer, Worwood, and ...

... ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, OxFomn -Tho Marquis of Blandford, eldest sore of the Duks of Marlborough, is mentioned as a probable Liberal candidate for the representation of the city of Oxford, in the ovent of a writ being issued for the ?? vacant by the elevation of Mr. Chitty to the judicial bench. Although no cthcia] announcement is made, it is understood that Lord Blandford has had a lengthy ...

... note -na or -o 0.A. _ - -t1-&A Li L I - - .1 A. en The following report was issued from the Meteorological Ip. Department at 8 p.n. yesterday;- g. DIa'rsrs. FORE0ABT9 a~t Wind doubtful at first, then north- lr 0. Scotland, ?? westerly, strong to gale; and cola ed f - showers. e. Scotland, E ?? South.westerly to westerly or north. 2: England NE westerly gales, strong winds, followed o 3. ...

... I, EE ATTACK, . THE . E . E jTX,-, RENEW ATTA.CK-,ON THE QUEN i M Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived at Windsor yesterday ies afternoon at a quarter to six o'clock. With: them in the ed railway carriage were the Earl and Countess of Kenmaro and Sir Henry Punsonby. Two of the Royal carriages were waiting at the stntion, where an immense crowd had °r assembled to see the Premier., Mr. and Mrs. ...