... On the reassembling of this conference at Man chester yesterday, the Rev. John Innocent originally of Sheffield, but for the last 25 years a missionary in China, where, in connection with the late Rev. W. Nelthorpe Hall, he has laboured successfully, was by special resolution constituted a member of the Missionary Committee for the ensuing year. The first draft of the ministerial appointments ...

... CORPORATION LEASEHOLDERS -IN DANGER. TO THE EDIORlS OF THE LIVREPOOL Needy. Gentlemen,-At the last meeting of the City Council, Mr. Alderman A. B. Forwood proposed that application should be made to Parlinment for power to commute-fines on leases to ground rents, on the assumption that the Council has abso- lute power to exact. or in other words extort, £4 17s. 6d. per cent from the ...

... i'3I CHAMBRL gLP,.A', a! I M, A TMEO R I :PRPESENTATIONOF BIRIIGGIAXL IscI=Ar. ELEGA.] si Last evening, a deputation from the Liberal th Divisional Gouml of the wvestera divisono of co Birningham waited upon Mr. Joseph Chamber- ha lain, MAP., at the Forward Liberal Clab, to th present a resolution asidng him to became eat candidate for ihat division at the next election. th The resolution was ...

... X LORD Ro-N.ON TE am. I y-tVsVf8; 4MO60 S. of lhosb ta WAIM fdlt at many Wad gravO He Mt1e oihow ?? ?? and low tmlenlbe mriaef, not to England Akne 'but to It and the word, wod remlt from websw thveftntyamnd Ruia, that ewasB :detennmedtontterno wrd which wouldadd to ?? radty of ti tuati, -orlend to excte the publia mind. On the e wnlr he would exhort his to preserve a calm and considerate, if ...

... ¢oD oy THE PRESBYITRIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND. * be Synod of the Presbyterian Church of U&~landsesaumed its ?? yesterday morning, 5n RIIent-sqvMa Cbin~ch, London, the Rev. Robert Taylor, ALA., of Tipper Norwood, pre- siding ?? Some, prelirififlY business ?? transacted in rnnoetiflf vith the seport of t~he Treasurership Committee& SuiD)1N DEATH OF A MIBER OF SYNOD. he Moderator intimated that be ...

... MIERS9EY RA IL WAY BILL. HoUsE or CouMoss, MONDAY. if The consideration of the Mersey ailway Bill eni came to-day before a select committee of the gc House of Commons, consisting of Sir Jchn pi Ramsden (chairman), Earl Percy, Mr. Sothern hi Estcourt, and Mr. Eirth. Counsel for the pro- cs moters of the bill were Mr. Bidder. Q.C.; Mr. of Pembroke Stephens, Q.C.; Dr. Raikes, and Mr. tl H. Davies ...

... ;THE SURPRISE OF A BRITISH : ZEETBA. The Daily Telegraph publishes a brilliant ar- count from its special correspondent (Mr. Bur- leigh) of the rushing of M'Neill's zereba near Tainal, on March 22. The following is an ex- tract:-I was sitting down, pipe in mouth, on the unfinished side of the zereba. All was apparently well ! In front of me the Indian regiments,wbich - were to convoy the ...

... I -FOiEGi NEWS. ites [nRts's TEuRssAj.] rty THE EVACUATION OF THE ~ces SOUDAN. ific Q.,smo, Mar 27. Sir Redvers Buller has telegraphed from srt Dongola that the British troops commenced with- mnd drawing from ihat place yesterdav. A troop of lay the 1lth Hussars and the first battalion of the West Kent Regiment will be left at Wady Halfa, : and a troop of the 19th Husears and the first ...

... A.M.C. OF THE MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODDFELLOWS. t The Annual Movable Committee of the Man- 2t chester Unity of Oddfellows re-assembled yetser- S day at Aberystwitb. The Grjand Master (Mr. t W .olestein) presided. t The Snb-Connmittee's report, revealing the pro- ceedings of the directors during the past year, Was first discussed. They endorsed the recommends- tion of the directors, that the time ...

... U CRISIS. ADVANCE ~Or:TW RUSSIANS. OGCCPA-TIOW OF TEiWAMS FROM SIR T PAPlIANM AND T CR. In the Eouse-of Commons yesterday afternoon, Sir S. Nornvwors said-I beg to-ask the Under-Seretaryfor ForeignAffairs whether he has any further information which he can communicate to the House with regard to the movements of the Russians on the Afghan frontier. I Lord E. Frrzwcs.-We have a tele- gram from ...

... SPRECAL TELEGRAMS, &c. Le A Berlin telegram received thronch Reuter's k agency states that Prince Frederick Charles, who r is staying at the Royal Hunt seat at Glienicke, w was yesterday seized with apoplexy, subseqaenbty -e showing symptoms of paralysis on one side. Tr Shortly after nine o'clock last niaht, a fire broke out at the back of the Holborn Viaduct ,y Station, on the London, Chatham ...

... I n.m oue ?? a Jb . 4 | I A special meeting of the General Council of the Warrington-Liberal Association was held at the Liberal Club in Bewsey-street last evening, to consider a resolution, of which notice had been given, exsressing confidence in the peace policy of her Majesty's Government, thanking them for their promised Irish Reformus-especially for the intended amendment of the land ...