... SINGULAR GAS EXPLOSION IN DARFORD I I STREET. On Saturday morning, shortly before ten o'clock, a singular explosion of gas acourred in en miloccilpied house inl13arford Street, near the corner of lioseley Street, and although it wvas, fortunately, unattended with fatal t results, the building was considerably damaged. The house, it appears, had borne a had reputation, and early t ol Saturday ...

... I C, LONDON, Saturday. SOME uneasiness was felt in the Metropolis this s morning when it became known that the Queen a had a second time postponed her return from Osborne to Windsor, aind a rumour soon spread 1 that hor Majestywas indisposed. To how large s proportions this would have grown had no step t been taken to lay the facts before the public, only those can guess who know how easy it ...

... CONSERVATIVE RLEF -PRING FOR ANI LLEC'JUON? (r Wo have had sent to us a PSecimen ticket, ),t f number now being distributed at Small Ileath._i. l a cases through means of clergymn.-,and which iti' 5nlr movement deserving of public attention, The ' Is is as follows ' dooosl00 small Heath Conservative Association, --Ieliqf ff unemployed.-Tho, bearer is entitled to good3 to tle t I I of 6d., ...

... WEzVPITIII FORECASTS.--Tins D DAY. r. Scotland, N fI SouthIerly atil sotithi-westerly winds, with 0. Scotlandi, N .* - squally, shiowery weather. r. Scotland, X i Southltrly (south-east to south-west) winds, 1sonic sliowers. 2. England, N.V. .) ?? intil sothl-camterly brezes, 3, Englands, IS. light to moderates cold, dry, some 4. fii). Con;;i: I fog. 6. England,S. (Lorl- I Wind falling, light ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON. TIME DISTRICT BUILDINGO SOuulE.M-The annual balance-sheet of this society shows that a profit has been made on the past year of £0377. 155. The receipts for the year hate been £~6,967., of which £62,845, was receiveil from members' contributioins. Up to the class of the year the society have advanced, in the aggregate, £E10,543. upon enortgage. * Tinm UNEMPLOYED,-A seetilne of ...

... BRILLIANT SORTIE OF THE KASSALA GARRISON. GREAT SLAUGHTER OF THE BESIEGERS. NEWS FROM GENERAL BRACKENBURY. [OnMeaAa DasTCHa.] The following telegram from Lord Wolseley to the Secretary of State for War was received at the War Oflico yesterday RoaTr, February 25 (5 ?? has boen received from General Brackenbury, up to 4 p.m., 21st instant, from flobboh, opposite Kanict Island. The whole force, ...

... X NOVIORS TO ?? letteri intendeitor /Publication amastbe accompanici by the ncomne an.1 addreis of the writer ; not -qeesemrily Pr psbltcalion, tot for the inforatatlon orft/t Editor. When anoocr3 to q'1eeoio'l are nlet gicen in the course of a day or tws, the quectloners wil plearse t usderstaart that wce eve o curble to sappty tie ?? asked for, Wo cannot refera cc ocal eontieaecatloaw. J. C. ...

... I3IIWMINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY, The ennual meeting of subscribers to tire General Dis- pensary was held on Wednesday in the Board Room of the Institution, Union Street; Alderman Cook nresiding. Amonnst those present were Alderman Lloyd, Councillot Dleakin- the tevds. Canon, Bowiby, IV. Greaney, and. C, J, Emanuel; Messrs. I. IHeaton, Air. Barrell, 1. Keep, W. T. Smedley, A. Forrest (secretary ...

... We have received from the Borough Treasurer a copy of the Blue Book of the Corporation for the present year, containing particulars of income and expenditure, loans, &tc,, for the year ended December 31 last. This date is officially used for the first time in i the present volume. The law previously required that the accounts authenticated; by the borough auditors-the auditors elected by the ...

... SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE INSTITUTE OF Io . MI~NING ENGINEEIRS, The eighteenth annual meeting of the members of tbo South Staffordshire and East Worcesterehiro Institute of Mining Engineers was held yesterday at the Mining lIuseum,WolverhamptonStreet, Dudley. Mir. A. Sopwith presided, and Professor John Brown occupied the vice- o'cair. There were present, among others, Messrs. IV, Parton, W. B. ...

... STOCURfIlRIDCE. *so. 1e . - l tL - I- - COUNTY Cc)rsr'li C(uasm-At the County Court, on Satrirday-before Mr. T. Ampirlett, Deputy Judge-a case was called 011, il whicll i\[r, F. Westwood was thc plain- tiff, and Mr. Ashmead, surgeon, of i rierley Hill, the defendant. Mr. Speatrmana (instructed by Mr. Perry) nappeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Darling finstructed by Meossrs. Hoinfray and ...

... a The Right Hon. G.J. Gosbhen waee the guest of the Liverpool Reform Club at a banquet last evening, to which i about two hundred gentlemen sat down. Mr. Woulton, 1 chairman of the club, presided, and among those present c Iwere Mr. Charles Russell, Q.C. 5 Mr. Gosehen, who met With a hearty reception, after a Ifew introduotory remarks, said: Events have occurred since I received yoar kind ...