... NEWS OF TIHE DAY. The LoP.D CRANcRIaoR and Lady SMDOMNoE and Sir CHnuAIES DUav, who have been on a short visit to the QUEEN at Windsor Castle, left Windsor yesterday morning for Lordon. Notices of a five per cont. reduction were posted last evening in many cotton mills in north-east Lancashire. The operatives are strongly opposed to any reduction, and it is feared a Strike may ensue. The ...

... BIRMINGHAMI HISTORICAL SOCIETY, A meeting of the Birmingham Historical Society was held yesterday evening in the library of IKing Edwalrd's Grammar School, at which Mr. Osmiond Airy. one of the hon. secoretatries, read a paper on Lauderdale and the Ilestoration in Scotland. 'JT'le Lecturer havinrg contrasted the position aid power of Charles II. in England with his position and power in ...

... GREAT STORM A-ND FLOODS. . v ?? _ _: _ t 1-1 e:1 ?? During Saturday morning rain fell heavily in Bir- mingham, varied by occasioii6l slight falls of snow. At times the storm was of quito torrential violence, and when the hour came for the workshops to cease for the week the operatives were greatly inconvenienced, and had to remain in the factories until the storm abated. In the low-lying parts ...

... I ?? . . - During the hearing of a case in the Sheriffs' Court on Tuesday, some interesting information was given about the profits of showmen. The plaintiff, whose claim in respect of premises required for the extension of the MetroDolitan Railway was disputed, was a Swiss. He said that three years ago, a little before Boxing Day, he bought a talking machine from the Stereoscopic Company for ...

... HOW TO TREAT FOOT.AND-MOUTH I- DISEASE.I This important question is most ably treated by Mr Henry FReece, M.R C.S., in a recent letter to the Times, which we give ia its entirety as calculated to promote the important object of repressing the foot-and-mouth disease. The views which we have expressed on the subject in the leading columns of our present issue, are not only confirmed by Mr Reece, ...

... IBIRMINGHAM END MIDLAND INSTITUTE. I The second concert of the musical section, which took plaee on Saturday afternoon, wae devoted to chamber music. Ocourring only twelve (lays after the lamented death of Mr. John I-lieery Chaiberlaii`, whoselastpublicaddress was given in the sanie room, the lirst part of the pro- gramme was appropriately In Memoriam. It consisted of the fifth 'Lied olne ...

... CORRESPONDENCE, NOTICES To CORRESPONDENTS. Al letters intended for publication isnst be acnompeanied bgi te f same ond address of Me whiterl not necesserily joy tieeo bunds oeady to work if the i ooldof the Editoi'. fors them.es's At qhe sam~e time ?? en the course of a dahis towo tnlarge quentiones daily and theo Endgtl thaw wen are t nablefto inp p wt, whie minfl sti s s ined for. Wae beano ...

... ENSILAGE EXPEIBISENTS IN 0 aESHIRE. Yesterday the first of four capacious. silos constructed on the Horseley Lane Home Farm of the Peckforton estate, Cheshire, by Lord Tolleinaache, was opened in the presence of' a large number of agriculturists, dairy farmers, alnd others. His lordship's Cheshire estate is almost entirely occupied by dairy farmers, some of whom ?? 100 prinse milehcows, and to ...

... SIR STAFFORD NORTHOOTE IN D9V1ONSHIRE. Sir Stafford Northcote presided last evening at the annual dinner of the Culmstock Agricultural Association, held at the Board Ssbools, Culmstock, and was Supported by many of the local gentry and leading agriculturists in this part of North Devon. Tlhe preliminary toasts having been given from the chair, Sir Stafford Northeote. who was enthusiastically ...

... ?? an i vAY tp SATLUS POPUJL} LP-S sP.S I .- A A- Ix-m w:z.- presidency of Bishop Lylo. th The Joint Committee of representatives cio er^ Cotton Spilners and Operatives in North- ye cast Lancashire met again in M1anchester laS x esterday afternoon to discuss the proposed i tu reduction cf 10 per cent. in wages. -No Cc decision was arrived at, and the meeting |lU v as adjourned for a week. j 0 ...

... >lTHE DWELLINGS OF THE POO},0 t.- T. TO TEE EDrrORS OF THE LUEPOOL MERCCRY. h Gentlemen,-Any one who takes the leat interest in this question must hail with gratitn.4 every efforit towards the amelioration of the nmser I in-olved, afflicting, as it does, not only Londor, XU but all our large centres of population. Lord Salisbury must, therefore, be thanked for his con. tribution in the ...

... TO THE IDITORS or TM LITERPOOL alR!nYr. Geutlemen,-I notice my letter on the o i of our Public Library, Museum, and Art G has brought forward some criticism. Fort Commandment is in ignorance of what benefit there would be in these institution being open onc Sundayt I reply that, men. aving to work t from nonday 'morning to Saturday night, thq y have not sufficient time to improve theirj ...