... HORRIBLE DISCOVERY 0F A DEAD' BODY IN HULL. _I An inquest was held on Wednesday evening at the it Whittington Inn, Commercial-road, on the body of P el Walter George Dowsett, a youth about 17 years of c age, and an apprentice with Mr Ward, cabinet-maker, Oarr-lane. The deceased was missed on the 9th October, n and was supposed to have left the town. On Tuesday p afternoon, however, his body ...

... AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR YORK- SHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE. I ra_; DaAZ . -_ -IC - - _ . . - The East Riding of the County of York has a total area of 804,798 acres, of which there was a total acre- age in 1882 oS 677,456 acres under crops, bare fallow, and grass, being an increase as compared with 1881 of 1,489 acres. The total under corn crops was 273,992 acres, decrease 2,786 acres; total of ...

... SHOCKING DEATH OF A PASSENGER. a On the arrival of the Midlaud night express, which v. left St. Pancias at 9.15 on Saturday night, at Hunslet u Railway Station, near Leeds, at 2.15 on Sunday morning, b it was discovered that the Pullman sleeping-car was on h fire. There were four passengers in the car, and three E of them gave the alarm of fire to the conductor just be- fore the train ...

... ble There has scarcely ever been less excitement at a is a contested election than was seen on Wednesday. This was tte- on account of the contest not being a party one, and hat the fact that voting took place in one ward only. In the the Minster Ward three Liberals retired, and two of ng. ?? T. Duffill and T. Whiting-were re. the elected, Mr Lowther (Conservative) obtaining t'he third o, seat ...

... I ;= uoSIT'A SUNDAY I HULL. ; On Sunday last collections were made in most of the places of worship in Hull on behalf of the medical charities of the town. The Mayor and members of the Corporation met at the Board.room of the Sculcoates Workhouse, Beverley-road, in the forenoon, and pro. ceeded thence in procession, headed by the police band, to All Saints' Chnich, Margaretbstreet. In front of ...

... HULL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS _w. ?? first of the municipal elections under the Hull n. Borough Extension Act took place on Wednesday. Nine out of the twelve wards were contested, with the result that seven new members obtained seats in the Council. vs In Botanic Ward (Mr A. RollitO there was no contest, the ,d the same a, pplied to Coltman Ward (Mr Toozes) ith and Paragon Ward (Mr Fraser). by, ...

... AMALGAMATED FRIENDLY AN4D TRADE' SOCIETIES. ANNIVERSARY DINNER. On Friday, at the Albert Hall, Alidland-etreet, the first anniversary dinner of these societies took place. The chair was occupied by Mr Councilior Fewster, and amongst those present were the Rev. J. McCormick Mr J. Fisher, Mr Councilor Fraser, Mr H. Simpson, Mr R. H. Barker, Mr Councillor Shaw, Mr Councillor Tate, Dr Rollit, Mr J ...

... SEQUESTRATION OF THE BENEFICE OF I ~~MILES PLATTING. On Sunday morning two officials from the Manchester a Diocesan Registry proceeded to St. Johns, Miles Plat. f ting, and some short time before the hour of Divine service affixed on the church doors a notice from the Bishop of Manchester declaring the living of St. John's s void and the benefice sequestered to Mr John Border, a N.P., ...

... I X If ff RULL PAOKET OFFICE, Friday forninq. it , d, e EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS. .- OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. AT MECCA. CCosrTAN¶TNoPLs, Thursday Morning. Lord Dafferin with his suite will sail in the Antelope ae t two o'clock this afternoon from Therapia for Egypf. I e It is understood that be will have no previous audience E Le of the Sultan. He had an interview with the ministers last night, when the ...

... THE FATE OF THE PALMER EXPEDI- TION IN EGYPT. HORRiBLE DEATHS. O( A Times' telegram from Cairo ?? just re. of ceived from Colonel Warren puts an end, I fear, to all & doubts as to the fate of Messrs Palmer, Gill, and Char. di rington. They were led, it is believed, by order of the ni Governor of Nakhl, to the edge of a precipice, and there ti offered the alternative of throwing themselves over ...

... TIHE IfULL INFIRMARY CENTENARY| - On the 11th of the present month the centenary of the Hull infirmary will be celebrated. The history of the institution has been of late much reviewed, but a brief epitome may not be out of place as refreshing the minds of readers and finally preparing them for the event of the 11th. A meetinz on the subject of establishing an Infirmary was held in Hull in ...

... District NeWs. The Dean of York on Wednesday opened a two days' IC ?? in York in aid of the London Society for Promnotin *I Christianity among the Jews. tgt At Pontefract, on Monday, an army butcher name h. Benjamin Stockwell was fined £50 and £6 18Es costs, for p having possession of five quarters of putrid beef. Edward M'ICabe, a schoolmaster. 'who 'was on1 Monday 'ti sent to gaol for one ...