... CI1AIPING TRYE B.IAR) AT THE EISTEDDFOD. O~ a the stubject. Of the chairing o~f thle bard, agitated by our correspondent IArgu, 1 Morton ~.writes ?? Argus tells us that 1Dr. rohn. Jones, bsrrister-aft-law, states Chairing of tile bard its originated withi the Nornians.1 I am aware that a John Jones, friend of Vaughan Of Hengwrt, practised in thle courts of the Lords Marchers of rot ...

... NOT ES. EInloM OURt OwNi UORRH3PONDRXaS,] MONDAY NIGHT. I am authorised. to say that Lord Salisbury r has not proposed the restoration of the states quo in Roumelia. The noble Marquess, .t £ am assured, has made no -proposal with regard to the Bulgarian question. All that r, he has done upon the subjf.ot is to receive ,s the Turkish Circular protesting against the violation of the Berlin ...

... i I 1I , . . .. .- . , . I I e The third general meeting of tire National Veterinary o Association was held yesterday, at thin Medical Institute, c E'dimund Street-Blr. I-larry Olver (isresideirt) in the chail -nid there was a large attendalceL of sciernbara from all n parts of the ?? the anussial meeting Professor Wally (Edinbnrgb) wise elected president for the ensuing year, and Edinburgh ...

... 'IWOLVERHAPTiON TOWN COUNCIL, l~~ _ . . . - I a I . _- A ejuarceely macbtsg of the WIIolveranmpten Town Council wes held yesterday, at the Town Hall; the Mayor (Alderman John Annan) ?? Town Clerk (Mr. Horatio Brevitt) announced that it furtherconmrnication had been received from tle Staffordshire Agricultural Society, enquiring whether the Council would entertain the proposal of the society to ...

... . The Art Jfas-natl has acharming plate this month, an etching by Mr. C. 0. DMurray from the picture by Mr. Edwin Douglas; called ''Evening or the South Downs. It is full of poctic feeling adll is delicate in its drawing. The illustrated biography, of the artist, by IV. Arm- strong, is one of thle most attractive features of the number. But the July Art Journal is a holiday number, and is ...

... The business of the annual conference of the Amalga- ?? of Railwray Servauts was resumcd ?? il yesterday, Ir. ClemenitStrittoni, C.l., presiding. The whole b of tho morning was occupied in amending rules, or decid- ft ing appeals from the action of the executive committee. v The Willesden Delegate proposed, That this Congress d condemns tbo continued inaccuracy of the brake failures tl ...

... WUAST BROM\WICH BUILDING SOCIETY. - I Last night th r adjourned annual meetine of the share- hollers of this society was held at the ollices, High Street, t \est Bromwiec ; Alderman R. Farley presiding. The i f statement of accounts for the year ending April 30, 1835, showed that the deposit at the hank t amounted to £15,000. The contributions to share m [ and lresniuam fund were £45,111. 13;. ...

... A well-attended meeting inl support of DIr. Beale, the Liberal candidate for the oinwortl Division, was beld last evening, iu the Board Schools, Highaield Head, Saitley hir C. Ingall presiding. Amungiet those present were Couneillor Dr. Griffiths, Messrs, Joe. Ansell, A. Keen. HL Neow, jun., H,. tr. Rogers, J. Walsh, Tl Ilodeu, I. Walters, T. Biclsnell, 1. Fleeves, CJ. F. Ford W. Bent. G. ...

... . tulle annual meeting of thle Hollow-ware Pressers' Sooiety was held ab Hanley, on Monday evening, and was largely attended. Thle financial statement showed that notwithstanding the depression of tritle the amount of snbscriptlons received wes elOD. mrora thlsa In the provious year. The statement, which was considered to be very -satisfaotory, was tadopted. Thei qpetion of joining the ...

... ENCAMPMENT OF ARTILLERY VoI;UNTE'ERS. The First Worcestershiro Artiilery Voluntcers are under canvas at Weilend, near 'Malvern Wells. Tho first detachment arrived in camp on BMonday, and theremainder arrived on subsequent dayo during the week, The corps consists of twelve batterios, under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Lyne. The batteries are formed into three eqoal divisions, each commanded ...

... TELEGRAPHING TO AUSTRALIA AND -INDIA. The Berlin correspondent of the bimes, giving sonne particulars of the Telegraph Confereneeo at Berlin, and the subject of the Indian and Australian telegraph tariffs at present enforced by the Eastern and Eastern Extension Companies, says ?? The distance from London to Aus- tralia is about 10,500 miles, but hy the cables it is over 12,000 miles. Telegrams ...

... SALE OF SIR H. ALLSOPP'S SHORTHORN HI{TRD. The sale of Sir If. Allsopp's. celebrated herd of Bates pe shorthorns tool place at Hindlip Hall, Worcester, on Hi Wednesday, and a very large company was entertained at 25 luncheon previous to the auction. Sir Henry Allsopp first began breeding shorthornis at Hindlip about tonI years ago, i and his extensive herd has been established by gathering ml ...