... E I An inquest was held yesterday, before the City Coroner (Mr. E. Hereford), on the body of a male child, un- knoown to the jurors, lying at the St. Mary's Hospital. I It appeared that on September 20th Alice Forbes, the | wife of Alexander Forbes, painter, 42, George-street, Hulme, gave birth to two boys. One of these died the day after birth, and on the following Friday the attend- ing ...

... . ?? IMPORTANT ACTION.1 At the Oldham County Court, on Thursday, before Mr. C. Hutton, an important case was heard in connec- tion with the liquidation of Joseph Berry, Bent Grange Mill. Mr. Taylor, barrister, Manchester, was for the B trustee, Thomas Wilkinson; and Mr. Walton, barrister, al of Liverpool, appeared for Messrs. Seville, cotton brokers, Liverpool. of Mr. Taylor said the dehtor ...

... MANCHESTER ROYAL INSTITUTION7 An adjourned special meetinn of the governors of the Royal BlanchestorInstitution was held ?? afternoon, at tho institution, for tho purpose of electing ceven representativos of the institution to sorvo UDOU the Art Gallery Committee of the Corporation of Mlanchester. At the meeting on the 11th inst. the ,ollowing gentlemen wore proposed and secondod, and Ahe ...

... CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF X tPLAND AND I m I . _IWALES , The ?? meetings of the Congr aldonal Union | of England and Wale were inaugns ted on M Ln-L day evening by a devotional meet g in -Bruns- A .wick Chapel, Bristol. There was vary large gathering of delegates and of the *aneral public, al and it was presided over by the Rev. Euslace Conder, of ac Leeds, who delivered an address onl ...

... hMR. ARTHUR ARNOLD, ?? ON THE LAND QUESTION. i Mr. Arnold has addressed the following letter to the I at editor of the Times:- pi * Sir,-The passing of the Settled Land Act has re changed the political aspect of the land question. Of of late frequent reference has been made to this Act, w always more or less iii language of eulogy. The solitary hi opponent of .the bill may w41ll be permitted ...

... I IMPERIAL PARLIAMET. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. Lord, GRANVILLE, before movfng the adjournment of I the House till Thursday next, gave notice that on Thursday he will move a vote of thanks to the com. manders, officers, and men of the lmilitary aiud naval forees engaged in the Egyptiabn expedition, and that on the passing of that vote, he will mnovc the adjournment of the House till .1 'clock ...

... n ;, |A special meeting of the Manchester City Council was held on Wednesdan, in eomplianeo with the provisions of The Electric Lighting Act, 1882, for the purpose of applying to Parliament for powers to enable the Corporation to supply eleotrizity for public and private purposes. The Mayor (Mr. Alderman B21ker) occupied the chair. i 'Mr. Alderman LADriB moved a rosolutioll anthorising and ...

... I . I In ?? DINARY CONSPIRACY.-STARTLING tl REVELATIONS AT ARMAGH. 0 On Saturday a special court of petty sessions was 1 hold before Major Traill, R.M., to inquire Into the t; case of the ten persons arrested for treason-felony u that day week near Crossmaglen. The names n of the prisoners are: Denis Nugent, Michael Waters, James Ranratty, Patrick Finnigan, Patrick Geoghan, Thomas Kelly, John ...

... CO RRE SPO ND EN CE. WORK AND WAGES.-APPRENTICOESHIPS. TO TH EDITOR OF TrE DIANCRESTER WEEKLY TIMEs. Sir,-To equip an infantry soldier and pub him on the field it has been reckoned that the cost amounts to £120. It is worth whilo to consider how much I of sterling money it takes to prepare a skilled artisan for a similar position in the field of labour. The one contributes to the glory and the ...

... INGHT-HAWlKIiG IN TjHE'STREBTS. . . _ ?? John Shields, of 16, West Elizabeth-street, Hopr | street, Salford, was summoned before MIr. Headlain, Br at the City Police Court yesterday, for a contravention Pe of the Act recently passed at the instance of the 1aln- PC chester Corporation for 1proventing the employment of re; children under a certain ae in the streets at uight.-Mr. F. 0. Rlispini ...

... THE AFFRAYS BETWEEN ENG1EISH AND IRISH I ILABOURERS IN CHESHIRE. ! THREATENING LETTER. At the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, on Wednosday at tnutsford, two remarkable cases, arising out of ill- feeling between the English and Irish labourers, came before the court. The more remarkable of the two eases was that in which four young. English farm labourers. from the neighbourhood of Tarporloy, were ...

... . THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF c EGYPT. - THE FATE OF ARABI PASHA. THE FUTURE FORM OF GOVERN- MENT. rErUTER'S TELEGRAMSI.1 ALEXANDRIA, FRIDAY, 11 25 A.-AI. A squadron of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) embarked to-day on board the Assyrian Monarch. A tourist river steamer has arrived at Alex. andria with 90 sick, and another with 60 on board is momentarily expected. The comfort of the invalids was ...