... SHOCKING BOLEB EXPLOSION I BIRRMINGRAM. - THREE MEN KILLED. An alarming boiler explosion, attended by serious loss of life, occurred early yesterday morning at the works of the Stephenson Tube Company, Liverpool Street. A consider- able number of men are employed there, and at six o'clock most of them were at work. About half ara hour after that time, a terrific explosion was beard in the ...

... OLDBURI. . 1AL ,vlA A BRUTAL HUSBAlW.-A ~th PoiceCut etray -before Muesrs. H. Chance and J. IE . Wilson-a mineri named Humphrey Humphriee, residing at Chur anbridge, was etorgod with assaulting hs wife,.on the 6th inst.- Complainant said on the day in question defendant came home and gave her Ss,, out of ?? whish was all he had earned during the week. Sho remonstrated with him and said she ...

... ?? . 1 Vlall.Qlmw A V: . ' ' I: YESThHIDAT; of The CRAVElN CUP,t-or ,al ages; at, 3.,108. ,0 r Mr.- Dowding'e Dalntless beat Mr.Htone'a Shade .V- I Mr. BInghnm's BroIntlet baet Mr. Dowdiog's Dlreell be 1M Mi'. Clark's Queen of Sheba beat Mr. Bills'a Erytlrela as iMr. Packwood's Palmer bent Mr. Gardner'sGodftneb . he 3r..rIttxom's Willoughby beat s4. Saunders's GiJna mne. Cottlo's Claudiaboat ...

... THU MUNICIPAL_ ELECTIONS. 1.ST. MARY'S WARD.-MEETYS.0 OF MR, AGNALL'S ~~d ~~A SUPFORTERS.' u .d Ameeting of tieseupporters of Mr. J. J. Baejlnl, t Conserve- 'tive chndidate-for St. Mary's Wiid, was hold east evening In' the ~ rgyle Rootvs, ',Lower Loveday ,11teast. fir. James Mason pre- . OY~ sided, and amongst those pr'egatit, in addition to the candidate, r- wvere Mr. Rawlsea (borough' ...

... On Saturday sftght some 200 gentlemen dined together at Anderton's Hotel to inaugurate a club of journalists, Y which has been established in Fleet Street, London. The r president of the club, Mr. G. A. Sala, was in the ohair, sup. ported by Lord Houghton, Viscount Folkestone, Dr. t OameronM.P.; Mr.Macliver, M.P.; Mr. Justin M'Carthy, II.P. ;Mr. Q'Donmefl, M.P., andothervisitors aadbyastrong ...

... THE1 NEW EGYPTIAN ARMY. ?? * [I ErIJTn's . TELEGRAmiiS. 5 CAIRO, OCTOBER 18. I The liegotiations for the settlement of the diffi-i Eculty attending the defenco of Arabi are making c f slow progress. It is doubted whether the court- I martial will be able to assemble even in a Week's f ftime. Baker Pacha's preliminaty scheme for the | creation of a new army is being carefully examined , by ...

... COtiAEiSPONDENCE. NOTICES TO CORRRESPONDENTS, a 11 letfe-r intmded forfbidlicotation sust be accompanied bit a the-name and address of the swriter; not necessarily for L ublisction but for the infornmation of the Editor. ?? to qsesiosnJ acre not 5ivess di the course of a dey or' two, the questioners soll please to ?? Xtha w qe are un7abie t6oseyplet/io' ifermation; asked for. -We ca~nnot ...

... Yesterday afternoon Counoillor White opened a new establishment, to be called the St. Luke's Coffee-house, in Sun Street. Among those resent were the Itevds. Cauon Bowlby, W. B. Wilkinson ?? K. Cox, H. Hodges, J. A. Dodd, Major Bond, and BIessrs. C. English and T. Sutton. The Rev. AW. B. 'WILKINSON (vicar of St. Luke's) said the . promoters of the movement did not possess premises on suc. sab ...

... Yesterday afternoon, St. Blary's Churchyard, Weamaln Row, after undergoing a number of improvements by the l Corporation (already detailed in these columns),was formally opened by the Mayor (Aldernan Avery), in thepresence of a large assemblage. At an estimated cost of ;1,500., about two and a-blalf acres have been d'alt Nvitih, under . the superintendence of Mr. W. S. Till (borough surveyor) ...

... -- -- - I- . Ir. Hollingshead has engaged Mr. F. Evans, the panto-. cianiist for burlesque at the Gaiety. Endeavours' are being made to open up trade relations between Canada and the Cape colonies. A combination dniong the brewers has led to ah advance in the prices of aid and beer because, of the dearnoss of I~ Iops. I Extensive prospecting for coal in Nova Scotia has ye- a suited in -tho ...

... THE MUNICIPAL EIECTONS. I~ ~ ~ ?? ST. MARY'S WA-RI. ret MR1,ni.WHIn 'S CANDIDATURE.Va Aiagey-attended and enthuslastic',meetings in support an' Of the re-elecation of Councillor White was held last evening did in the Schoolroom of Ebenezer Chapel, Steelhouse Lane. Wi Alderman Manton presided, and, amongst those. pre. me Bent !were Councillors W. H. 'Hart, and Pollaelk, ren ,athe Rev. 0.. Leach ...

... 4 MANINGS. ie The Monteonegrin Government have resolved to establish y 'bonded warehouses for English and Italian goods at Anti. ig varn. ie The Mahariajah of Jaypore is organizing an exhibition of ,n Indian products and Inanufactures, to be held at his [e capital nex.I year. citolonel x. Pasley CB director of Admiralty Works, is . to be succeeded in that eoce by Lieutenant-Colonel Percy n G. ...