... BIIRMINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL. A quarterly meeting of the Birmingiiam Town Council was hold yestorday, at the Parish Offices, the Council i loulse beinlg in tih ocoupation of her Majesty's Judges of Agsire. The Mayor (Alderman Martineau) presided. TITE NsTXT M1'ME TIN[Op or'lC CouNCIL.-The MAYOR snnounced that if the business on the agenda shoulsi bo lompleted without adjoernment. it was irot ...

... I PARLIAMENTARY NOTE S.- [Frow vie- FPartiacentary Correspond rest.I HOUSE OF CommoNs, Wednesday. There was very littlo in the early part of to-day's debate to relieve it from a uniform level of dulness and repetition, except a somewhat remarkable speech by Mr. Addison, Q.C., a Tory member, who commenced to, enunciate views that first startled and then displeased the members of his party, ...

... Admiral Sir Arthur Farzjuha hias returned from a tour in the United States. The Rov flerbert Armitage Jamos, head waster of lioseall Sehool, has been appointed to the deanery of St. Asaplr. Accordin! to latest reports from Kent and other hop. r bln o distriet.s the harvest this year promises to be a Kavoniablo onle, ITebo Aroihbishop of Canterbury has accepted the office of a ice-prosident of ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, Tle following telegrams appeorrcf in the fatlc edition 0Y of t1e PosT yestCrday: LIEGE, August 1O.-The Assize Court to-day pronounced jul-gment in the trial of Wagener and Itutters ol the charge of having instigated the rioting and pillaging which occurred here in March last. The accused was sentenced 'to five years' imprisounment, to be followed by ten years' police ...

... THE MANSION HOUSE BANQUET I TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. The Lord Mayor of London (Alderman John Staples) entertained her Majesty'ic Ministers last evening at the Mansion House, according to thle usual custom at this period of the year. There were present then Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and Countess of! Iddes- leigh, Mr. W. H. Smith, PlY., ltce Lord Chancellor, Sir Richard ...

... UINITED IRELAND AND THE GOVERN- . . .IENT, . ; 'Referring to its Wuar Aticle of last wecl, Uniled Irrelanld yesterday says :-Lord Salisbuiy refused the only terms ?? which peace with thie irish' people can be consuiimateid. Hlo trieples thui national demand untler a ruthless feet. and announcet hit intcntioh tb dragoon thle cbuntiy to the best of I his ability. .iDetweon 1,ild Salisbury and ...

... GREIAT DSAMAGE AT SWANSEA. Disturbed electrical conditions prevailed during the whole of Saturday and the earlier portion of yesterday over the whole area of the Midland Counties, and a good deal of damage was done, The barometric pressure had been unusual during the whole morning, when about half- past ten o'elook on Saturday a pelting shower de- scended in Birmingham, *and cleared the ...

... TuE ceremony of packing up and drawing down of blinds, and wrapping of furniture in old newspapers, is just now completing in every quarter of the metropolis. The rich families Nvho have no estate or country house go not abroad this year, but mrve modestly to some obscure watering- place, where their London grandeur was never heard of, and where they can economise without attracting observa- ...

... - MAHTER 'UNITY Op % | FELLOWS. 3 The Annual Movable Comtittee of the Unity held its fifth sitting yesterday at Master Grimes, of Birmingham, again prtikr. ject of funeral funds, which has for teen debated, was the first metter of general iotar point of whether it ehlould be ?? e.5.. disfricts to form funeral funds warsr motion by Mr. Vanghan (Oardiff), scendl2 (Oxford), to substitute remay ...

... ,*w Tlte foo4omwog apiatred it tie ?? edato3 of UW POST Vatardatli :- DOUSE OF COMMONS.-TH1RSDAY. BILLS. In Committee on the Tithe Rent Charge Extraordinary Redemption Bill, some discussion arose on a motion by Mr. BE3RESFORD HPOIE that the Chairman should report progress, but the motion was not persisted in, and the bill passed through Committee, and wavs read a third time. SHOP HOURS ...

... The Church Congress was formally opened at Wakefield, yesterday, and promises to be as successful as any of its twenty-five predecessors, although the attendance Is not quite so large as has been recorded on some previous occasions. The proceedings commenced with a reception by the Mayor agd Town Copncil in.the. ToWnl Hail, which was very largely attended; amongst those present being the ...

... WOLVEREAMPTON TOWN COUNOIL. A monthly meeting of this Coilneil was held yesterday; the Mayor (Councillor J. G-. Wright) presiding. The elec- tion of Mr. 0. T. selander as a member of tho Council, in the place of lIr. A. It. Britton, resigned, was announced. A resolution of the Art Gallery Committee wias approved, authorising the expendituro of £200. on the purchase of ivorks of art from the ...