... PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL GREY- HOUNDS. to At the Liehfield Open Coursing oileg Tnlesglay ley last, Mr. M1. Spittle's nominiatioll, Seliii hy(± ' ?? ns- -Fair Maid, won two courrst in the Fuelty Staketi, nd for 20 puppies. In the first roulbi S'iii, wiv; drawn on with g edy Halfa IT., who liii her 1a h 'tb, but ny the Burton bitch on getting placed never let hei *poneolt ess in again. In the ...

... &.fu l le~~tiiiatt & -T ltliki llfi PREFAFERMENTS AND APPOINTMAENTS. Ier. Aiarilevw James Campbell Allea, M.A. vicar of Chorr)hin. toll. P'atiolla St. I'eter', Coiege, Callibrilge. Itei. EHlwviirdi.Blwkcretetla Birk. M.A. ; pel-potil cturate of St. Miehlrot.l Catmbridge. Patraius, Trinity Cai ege, Camtabridlge. Rtev. liahtaihar J. Ik Mark Willoughby Blaculkimm, 1).C I.; rector ,,f Ciatuirmv, ...

... THEU DIERBY ARCHIDIACONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. ?? v. v.- _ c as - ?? ?? fternnon dis- Ut s1-5.SL A1I'l: The Bishop of Southwell on Saturday afternoon dis- it0h ?? pile-a tol cwnecti~u with the recent exatnina- uerII tioll inr-liou know le~liz- tf pupil tcahebrs and monitors tie' he'ld nulder tile auaspic~s of the Derby Archidlia-cnal Board the of E-iwwaiott in (lotber last. The gathering took ...

... 0Th ?uItwj?. SALAD PLANTS IN W¶INTER. T'hroughout the summer and (luring genlial we i-tier it iit an easy matter to have a good and constant Sillply of salad plaits in gardens of all sizes; liut Is witer cot)05 on the sulpply, both in quality and variet. ii.'i tI, or in many instances ceases altogether. ?? bs, severity of the weathercauses this; in othercOCseO i it the ranll of the cultivator ...

... P 3 . U -- - -,lab - u flmulAndl~. ti e The usual fortnightly meeting of the Shardlow Board ce he of Guardians was held at the Shardlow Workhouse on h leDec. 8th. Mr. J. H. Towle presided, and the Guardians cl nt present were:-Revs. J. Wadham and A. S. Mammstt; o-Messrs. Finney, Pearson, Attwvood, J. B. Smith, Potter, A ht Mnrson, Orchard, W. 11. Adcock, C. W. Cooke, R. Hall, ai it Pagett, ...

... THE BURTON TWO HUNDED AND THE I FRANCHISE BILL. I 2 e. SPEECH BY SIl ARTHUR BASS. At the invitation of their Chairman (Mr. H. Wardle), i- tne Burton Liberal Two hundred celebrated the passing ts of the Frimnbise Bill by dining together in the St. Paul's. S- Institute on.Saturday night. Sir ARTEURi BASS. in responding to the toast of Our i Paty Itepresentatives, referred to the Franchise ...

... CONSERVATIVE CONVERSAZlON E IN DETRBY. SPEECHES BY M1R. TONAtAN MOSLEY AND M1R. H. C. RICHARDS. On Friday evening, a conversazione, on the lines of that which wesS sa successful abosut this time lasty ear, was held in the Derby Drill Hall, under the auspices of the Derby Conservative Association. The weather was of an extremely inclement character, but by the tihe at which th. speeches wero ...

... .Al I ?? - ENGLAND AND EGYPT. THE POWERS AND THE CAISSE. ?? on Monday week, it was practically decided to respond to theequeet of Germany and Russia for the arlssion of their representatives to the Caisse, with an intimation that no decision could be taken on the point till the Powers had given their answer to the British financial proposals. It is reported that the Egyptian Government has ao- ...

... f''OlImpailpy. - tber 2. L v L L .osev. ORANGE PEEL IN THlE STREETS. ato~ TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MERCURY. F with SIR-Walking seine time ago in Victoria Street, Mank- aloe' tool, cluester. I saw a gentleman throw a piece of orange peel on inst itoo lie saidouheanever I wenct and requestkil him- not to do so. L. tich it sall riht toecas threw it on the paveftient, hu thoght evei llih t al ...

... MATLOCK BATH BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY. Since the death of the Secretary of the ab~ove society, ?? douh~te have been entertained as to its solvency. This was m) Confirmed at a getters! meeting of the Shareholders, called for theo purpose of winding up its aflaire, when several (if the memrbers present stated that the assets were almost er, nil. Titase Statements have caused ...

... .. ??rrapilflma, BISHOP ANSON, ASSINIBOIA, N.W. CANADA. TO TH1i EDITOR OF THC DERnY MElt uRY. Sir-In reference to the parangiaph in. your.lust issue as d Io the heavy calamity which has overtaken Bishop Aneont n in the total destructin of his bionse and lis; everything by t fire at Regina, may I say that; there is a Bishop Anson d firo Fund opened at Messrs. Oontts's, Strand, and that I iS ...

... IOCl, (i . TNH POLITICAL EVESNT of the week, SO far as Derby- shire is concerned, has been the discovery that under the Seats Bill it is to have another representative in Parliament; that it is to be split up into seven brand- new electoral districts; and that Derby is to continue to rejoice in two Parliamentary representatives, It is satisfactory to know that the representation of Derby is ...