... HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY. The Royal Assent was given to a number of public and private Bills. Earl Granville, repl3ing to Lord LamnIng. ton, said we had three representatives on the Board of Directors of the Suez Canal, who had considerable icfl, ence. Her Majesty's Government attached very high im. portance to our interests in that quarter. The Bills of Sale Act ([878) Amendment Bill-which ...

... I Theanoual meetings of the Derbyshire auxiliary of the above l soclety wore held yesterday (Tuesday) in the Athenecum Roem, Derby. The morning one was presided over by the Bishop of Lichileld. His Lordehip was accompanied by Bishop Hitehinson, J late of Barbadoes; the Rev. J. S. Cohen (metropolitan dletrict secretary), the Revs. M. K. S. Frith, It. J. Knight . Chancellr, C.J Brlittan, W. H. ...

... Thoe fortnightly mceting of the above Board Wa3 held at ISarsllo.w WVorkhoise oel Mondaey mnorning last. Mr. E. Sutton. 3.P. (-bairnima or the Board), pro-ided, and thero wero also pro. roelt Mr, J. R. Towle, Ml. F. Piggin, Mr. Attwood, Rec. N. Madan, Ur. S. Walls, Mr. C. W. Cooke, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. W. H. Adcock, Mr. ?? Adcock, Ml. It. Hull, Mr. Audinwood, Mt. Sharsuan, Mr. R. llerohow, lRer, ...

... THE EARL OF DUDLEY AND THE EMPLOYERS' THEIEARL OF LIABILITY ACT, In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Field and Mr. Justice Cave, the case of G aiffiths ar v. the Earl of Dudley camne on for hearing. This woo a I case in which it was eught to make absolute a rule ,,isi pr, granted by a Divisional Court for ectting aside the judg- ar ment obtained by the plaintiff, And ...

... I - A meeting of the Derby Burial Board was held in the Guildhall on Thursday afternoon, when the chair was occupied by the Rcv. Canon Abney, chairman of the Board. The other members present were Aldermen Turner, Sherwin, Roe, Rev. T. Berry, Rev. J. Merwood, Messrs. W. Harvey Whiston, S. Woolley, J. W. Newbold, E. Cooling, jun., B. Brindley, W. Wilson, Chas. Wallis, J. N. Hefford, Hodson, ...

... I SIR S. NORTHCOTF, ON POLITICAL PARTIES. I The annual meeting of tse Constitutional Union was held in St. James's Hall, Landeu. on Wednesday aftecncon, Mr. Staveley Hill proposed th e re-eletion of the presi- dent, Sir Stafford Northeote (Cheers). The manner in which Sir Stafford had accepted the office had givee'meeb gratification to the members (Cheera). No name could ha more appreciated ...

... ?? att THE CRISIS IN EGYPT. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. Sir Frederick Goldsmid has gone to Constantinople to assist Lord Dufferin ?? itshould take place. Sir Frederick Goldemid has recently been employed in Egypt. ALEXANDRIA, Sunday. The French gunboat Forbai has arrived at Port Said, and also a Greek war vessel. The exodus of Europeans continues unceasingly. The number of persons who have left ...

... I enta1 Ans. . In our last week's article on Mr. Keene's exhibition of paintings, Miss Mather, an exhibitor, was stated to be of 1 the tittoxeter-road. It should have been Tudor Lodge, Ashborne-road. The Queen's Birthday parade of the Ist D.R.V. took place on Saturday. After the royal salute three cheers were given for the Queen, Lieut-Col. Evans leading off. Sir Henry Wilmot witnessed the ...

... GENERAL BIAPTIST ASSOCIATION AT DERBY. The annulsel meetings of the General Baptist Aseociation are being held at Derby during the present week. The president is the Rev. William Gray, of Bircholiffe; the secretary the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, of London; the treasurer Mr. Charles Roberts, of Peterborough; and the local secretary Mr. James Hill. of Derby. The association embraces London, the ...

... re LITTLEOVER. th SCHOOL SErnmoNs.-The annual school sermons were he nreached on Sunday last. The morning preacher was the h, tev. Herbert Price, vicar of Normanton, and the sermon Ie in the evening was by the Rev. J. Littler, vicar of Little- h, over. The church was well filled on both occGeione, and ne the eucns collected in aid of the day and Sunday-schools r- amounted to nearly 91. m ...

... WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28Tm, 1882, MACAULAY'S school-boy would have been at fault in these days had he ventured to reply to the ques- tion, How is England governed ?-in his usual cut- and-dried fashion. The old answer about the three Estates of the Realm is upon a par with the tale of the three Kings of Bohemia ; for the QuEEc's authority counts for very little in a Cabinet largely composed of ...

... THE CONFERENCE. PROTECTION OF THE SUEZ CANAL. (lI&es 'Telegram.) COXSTANTIOPrLE, Sunday Midnight. As no secretaries were present and no protocol was kept, the deliberations had an intimate and confiden- tial character. The chief practical result was the pro- daction of somewhat clearer views as to the object of the Conference and the attitude of the various Powers. The third meeting will be ...