... | MIR. BRIGHT AND IRELA:D. The following letter Jam been nddrd!A dta: editor of the Sroteonzaoc ir h Melro Octobee, it. - Sir,-Yon orvften commernted on tie 1 pursued by the followers Of ?? 013dtoo I' ask you to inform the mnltitud Of yer 5l5T ?- the professing Liberals of octt Cot being taken by thle party whichim1 in L with our late eminent leade dand Will 3 *t A correspondent of mine ...

... A meeting of the Colonial Conference was held ah the Colonial Office on saturday, under t'he presidency of Sir Henry Holland, when a further discussion took place upon the questions of the enforcement of colonial judgments, bankrnptcy proceedings, and winding up of companies, and draft proposals forliquidation in that direction were considered and settled. The Colonial Conference assembled on ...

... THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF I WALES. to( ALTERATION OF ROUJTE. the THE PROGRAMME. teri A Meeting Of tile SPoe1trl Committee appointed by Wli the City Council to mnake arrangements. forl the vis it of the, Prince anld Princesst of Wales to Alatehntr hel lnie 3rdl and 4th of Ma a hpld at the Ton wl el yesterday, under thle presidency of thle Mayor (Mr. fol Alderman Curltis).-Tho M.&YoR reported ...

... A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Salford in compliance with a requisition, was held on Thurs- day in the Salford Town Hall, in fnrtherance of the movement for raising the capital of the Manchester Ship Canal. Mr. Alderm-a W. Brown, in the absence of the Mayor, who was in London on business, pre. ?? the motion of Mr. HAWOR'TH, seconded by Mr. THoMAS BRAnDFORD, and supported by Mr. J. ...

... IT R ITHE MARRIAGE WITH A KAFFIR G'IRL. ;t Mr. Jnatice Stirling, sitting in the Chancery. Divi- nsion, ?? had beforehim an adjourrted summons a I taken ont in an administration action for the pnr3ose of obtaining the decision of the Court whether the IFte Mr. Christopher Bethell's marriage with n Ksffir girl o was valid. The 'ase was briefly opened last week. d a Mr. Cbristopher Bethell, son ...

... I l -- A Liberal Unionist in Derbyshire having called Mr. John Bright's attention to the fact that the Gladstonians stated that he could not support the Irish policy of the Government, especiallythe sup- pressiou of the National Leagne, inasmuch as he bad declared that force is to remedy, the right hen. gentleman has replied as follows:- Melrose, N.B., October 2. Dear sir,-I am not ...

... I The 19th week of the strike was entered upon ! on Monday, and the support to the men is continued in a very hearty manner. The latest list of dona- tions includes £20 from the Sheffield Plumbers' Society, a second donation of £10 from the Cork Trades Council. £12 from the Belfast Engineers, and sums from printers at Liverpool and blacksmiths at Bolton. A meeting of the employers in the ...

... ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, COVENTRY. LIBERAL VICTORY. The polling for Coventry fnr the vacancy caugedby the elevation of Mr. H. W. Eaton (0) to the peerage, took place on Saturday, the candidates being Colonel Eaton (C) and Mr. Ballantyne (G L). Party colours were freelv worn, and after the early hours great ex citement prevailed. Both candidates received con- siderable help from outside the city, ...

... QIICULE TRUJES2EN AND MR. CROMIPTON HUTTON. ?,Tharaav afternoon, a, deputation from the Roch ,`Ctaiiits' and Tradesmen's Association waited ( 'Alhr t' B. Potter, M.P., in the Mayor's Parlour Rochbaoe Towvn Hall, respecting the conduct t :M ,Oulpton Hutton, the County Court Judge t *e* lz bdrsle Oldha~n Bolton, Bury, and Bacup.- C t ?? J. H.~RDE the president of the associa- i Mt itelSr. ...

... At the Salford Borough Court, on Monday, before Mr. J. Makinson (stipendiary), Mr. Alderman Makin- son, and Mr. G. W. Gadd, three youths, named Joseph or William Ogden (who has a number of aliases), described as a locksmith, having no settled residence; Joseph Fitzpatrick, labourer, 4, Naydon's Court, German-street, Manchester; and Stephen Callighan, faotory operative, 35, Collier-street, ...

... STAB OF IRELA. I 00JAORDINARY pRoCEEDINGS ATI youGHEAL. T, CONFLICT BETWEEN POLICE AN ~AT~L CIVILIANS. wascaused in Youghal and the dby the receipt ofa ~I pcbln anouningtheise wrat ~Cnt~O ?? h arsmo h Kele~~ YogS~, n A~tf ihe ~e~5 ~ -~cour usig t ki 11 ar at In I wr th ?? 0; At o Lnow- and o AC' In t med ment 1,Corn seore' cnati~ .as e3 iati t inless ilkeri, E125. Asel Rouned Pif e in or bar ...

... I I BY MERLIN. a No. XXVI. O THE COMMON SNIPE. (Scolopux qallinago.) i, The common snipe is one of oar well-known birds, y Is generallydistributed, and, as its name suggests, it v is abundant. Drainage and better farming generally rhave done something to restrict the breeding haunts of e this bird, but it still probably3nests in every county in 11 England, and abundantlyin those ...