... (By our' Special Correspondent.) Anunofficial proclamation is sent forth to the effect that if Parliament does not think fit to adopt the Cabinet's forthcoming new rules of Parliamentary pre- cedure it is to be punished by immediate dissolution. The announcement is made by means of a new form of unofficial machinery. The country newspapers' London correspondent comes and goes between the ...

... VESTRY MEETING.-At a vestry meeting held at the Church on Thursday, a poors'-rate of 10d. in the £2 was made, under the new assessment, inclusive of sanitary and school rate for the Union. THUNDER STORMf.-A very sudden and severe storm, accompanied by lightning, and exceedingly heavy claps of thunder, passed over this town on Monday afternoon, about four o'clock. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROwNING. ...

... The final meeting of this Board was held at the White Horse Inn, Stoke Ash, on Tuesday. There were present: -Mr. H. Riches, Thrandeston; Mr. H. J. Riches, Ston- ham Aspal; Mr. J. B. Neave. Scole; Mr. D. Simpson, Burgate; Mr. Alfred Simpson, Botesdale; Mr. Albert Simpson, Finningham; Mr. W. Ellis, Gislingham; Mr. J. Andrews, Mellis: Mr. E. Rust, Mendlesham; Mr. B. Gedney, Oakley; Mr. J. Clarke, ...

... HARLESTON. GAwDy HALL RENT AUDIT.-The usual half-yearly gathering of the tenants upon this property was held on Friday last, at the Swan Hotel, when a capital dinner was supplied by Mr. Youngman, the hoest, to which all present did ample justice. In proposing the health of the land- lord, Mr. Denny expressed his regret at the unavoidable absence of Mr. Holmes, who had recently left on a visit ...

... THE RAINFALL IN lSL I Siz,-I beg to enclose a copyo egs of mrainft fall here for ?? past year. It exceeds the fall of 190- 1 2'1S. l I am, Sir, yours truly, REUBEN WHITEREAD. Mount Pleasant, Framlingham. I January, 1SS2. Number of Total Greatest Fall in days onwhich Month. Depth. 24 Hours. 01 or more fell. Inches. Depth. -Pate.l January ?? 11; 053 27 6 February ?? 3721 Or87 9 14 ?? 172 100 5 7 ...

... CUBRERNT TOPICS. ch -THa growth of the traffic through tle Suez Canal has 11. far exceeded the expectations of its projectors. There is q0 little reason to doubt that the last year's total was four in millions of tons, which is just one-third more than the original estimate. England holds about half the net tonnage of the mercantile marine of the world, and we are asked to contemplate the ...

... A scooting Li this Board was h ekl on Wednesday, when e there were present Mr. W. Fhrscr (Chairman), Miss Givinwade, Mr. S. Alexander, Mr. J. 3.. Frase, rJ D. Piper, Mr. G. Hines, and Rev. T. M. Morris. A letter was read from the Edo'ation Department, assenting to the opening of Alan Read, Infant School as 0 a temporary Beoard school. Thes matter was referred to the School Management Committee ...

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... The Court of Appeal had before it on Wednesday and Thursday the case of Clarke v. Bradlaugh, an action brought 5,, ruwver a penalty in consequence of the defendant having as alleged sat and voted as member for Northampton on the 3rd of July last year, without having previously taken the oath. The plaintiff appealed from the decision in the court below giving a new trial, and the sole ...

... THE IPSWICH JOURNAL. When the present Government took office they commenced a very striking series of changesinthe practice of governing. In all communities there is a certain amount of lawlessness, and there are large numbers of people who are by no means inclined to meet theirlawful engagements. The method hitherto adopted by rulers in deal. ing with this lawlessness and this failure to ...

... Saturday gave us again some soaking showers, and harvest operations were delayed in consequence. About noon light showers began to fall, and shortly after one o'clock the rain came down in torrents around Ipswich, and away through portions of West Suffolk. In the latter district. however, from Ipswich andeas far as Stoke and Nayland, the rain ceased shortly after two o'clock, and a fine and ...

... THE B OMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. A despatch, of whice the following is a copy, has been received at the Admiralty from Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour, ?? Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's shins and vessels on the Mediterranean Station, dated on board her Majesty's ship Invincible, July 14tb, 1852, at Alexandria:- Invincible, at Alexandria, July 14, 1852. IC Sir,-I have the honour to request ...