... IPSWICH PAVING AND LIGHfTING COMMITTEE. G I The usual fortnightly meeting of the members of this Committee was held on Friday, at the Town Hall. There were present Mr. B . P. Grimsey (chairman), Mr. A. F. Nicolson (vice-chairman), Mr. W. B. Jecfries, Mr. F. Corder, Mr. W. Hutchinson, Mr. E. Grimnwade, Mr. A. Piper, Mr. A. Beaumont, Mr. F. A. Christie. The Gas Inspector (Mr. E. C. Sayer), ...

... READING-ncn)M0 AND LlTrRAceY INSTITUTE. -Tire annual general meeting Of this Societr was held on Wednesday evening. The report of the Committee, read by the Secretary, was not so encouraging as oln former years. There had been a falling off of members and an excess of expenditure over receipts, due in some measure to a desire on the part of the Committee to increase the advantages of the ...

... I (By Orlando WhIstlecraft.) Report for the week ending April 22nd, 1882. April Wid !1&bSS2. ?? RXtSWind Rain. Character. Deg Del Sin 16 32 5t' SR. __ Fine, and partly bright. Mon 17 39 .55' S. '1 Rain a.m. Unsettled day. Ttles 11 44 53 .W. 01 Stormy am. Fine p.m. Wed 19 '3 S Ss S.S.W. - Cloudy, hazy, and close. Th 20' 47, 62' S.W. 02 Stormy, but wvarts, and the p.m. bright. Fri 1l39 66 S W. ...

... TEL STATE OF IRELAND. The shoeliing mnrdier of Mrs. Sinythe in WrstnLeath, which avs briefly reported ill the J.ourrl on Tuesday, continues to occupy i ?? attention. Thi circnmstanees are of the inst painful character as the deceased lady was the mother of a young family. The Irish '1'ihime says of the murder:- In former cases, even the murder of Mr. Herbert. the feeling was rather that of ...

... SO..'THWDLD. uiastei Day was .-bered in by the ringing of the church bells. The decorations at the church were en- ?? beautiful. and the services numerously attended. There were two celebrations, S aum. and 10.30 am. at which there were a very large number of eommunicanti. A very elegant brass ever!, engraved with the initials of St Edmund, Iar been jeeseuted to the church by Mrs. G. V. Blois. ...

... ESSEX CHAMBER OF AGRIOULTURE. *nert d cleti-lcs of this Chamber was held at the c' JI:dl~t caehlsford. oil Friday. unlter the presidency c t l io.l C. 1I. Stlltt. TitE IIIVESR CONSiTiVANCY BILL, 1332. D pt. Dlt lprcl'oed to the Council the followinlg reso- o!et oi tbU nis it = , ?? Cat-sill reneartll the lirvero Onooirrar ey Bill, 188', 'a1latihe C tnit.rlition of Parliament as violatingr all ...

... The Irish Government are occupied with the question of the renewal of the Coercion Act, and the prominent officials, it is said, take the gloomiest view of the country. Major Traill, an Irish magistrate, thus describes the method which he adopts for his protection:- My guard consists of four policemen, divided daily into first and second escort and outer and inner guard. The first and second ...

... PARISH MEETING AT ALDEBUR GIl i LIVELY PROCEEDINGS. t At the usual Easter vestry meeting held early in April, it was proposed by Mr. Newson Garrett and a soconded by Mr. James Osborne, That the surveyors e take such evidence and legal opinion as they think fit, c and act upon the same as to the right of way on which a t gate has been lately put, upon a certain road or path r ?? house. This ...

... ?? a ratepayer of the Western division, I beg for a little of your valuable space, after having read, with great interest, the reasons set forth for the amalgama- tion, and, through the courtesy of the Clerk of the Peace, having seen the financial statements of the two divisions for the year ending last Michaelmas. It is admitted by all that it would be a gain to the Eastern division, and its ...

... TIARTISIERIE HIGHW.AY BOARD. A meeting of this Board was hell at the White Horse Hotel, Stoke Ash, on Tuesday, Mr. Henry Brooke, the chairman of the Board, presiding. The other gentlemen present included :-Mr. J. R. Neave, Bromei- Mr. D. I Simpson', Burgate; Mr. Alfred Simpson, Botesdale i Mr. t Albert Simpson, Finningham; Mr. B. Gedney, Oakley;- Mr. D. Reeve, Redlingfield; Mr. R. Newstead, ...

... ALDEBY. Tans YoanNi MieN's Pusasxlronu Sag 'asic 'Iha/ monthly mueeting of the Aldeby braaich, which iadlude!s L this and four aljjoininra palrichles, ?? helt inl the scl'e, on Mondtay eveninag. Tlhe snbject selected for conisiderat- tion wias, The Gospel in India.' The frst address, ont The need of the Gop ...

... 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. ...