... THE MANUFACTURE OF PETITIONS. One of the witnesses called before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Coal and Wine Dues Petitions stated that he had paid 9320 and obtained 90,000 Signatures in favour of the continuanco of the dues. Mr Lloyd, secretary of the London Municipal Reform League, said that 250 petitions, containing 20,000 signatures, had been presented against the ...

... A Collision Anticipated. I The proposed anti-coercion meetings in Jster are causing great excitement through- ^t the province, as the Loyalists declare they will hold counter-demonstra- tins in each town on the same day as the Nation- |sts. The proclamation of the Armagh meeting, ? °h was to have been held to-day, by the ord-Lieutenant has been followed by the ^Qtiouncemenfc of similar ...

... Shocking Discovery at Cardiff. j A WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH. On Monday night as PoLc-serpeant James was- passing through Craddock-street, Riverside, shortly before twelve o'clock, his attention was called by suttir of the neighbours living in Craddock-street to :« strong smell arising from something burning, and whilst searching to fino where the smell came from, a man living at No 86 called the ...

... £15,000 Damages. A fire of considerable magnitude broke out in an old quarter of Nottingham last night, resulting in the complete destruction of an extensive timber yard. Several small tenements adjoining were also consumed,and a complete panic set in amongst the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, who hastily removed the furniture from their houses, which at one time appeared to be doomed. A ...

... At the Birmingham palice-oouft, yesterday, the magistrates committed for trial at the Assizes, Henry Cowley, described as a medical assistant, who had been rearrested on the charge of causing the death of a young Woman named Elizabeth Harding, who died on March 18, from tha effects of an unlawful operation. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of Wilful murder against a woman named Powell and ...

... An extraordinary suicide occurred at the County Lunatic Asylum, Nottingham, yesterday. Some months ago Sarah Ann Shaw, domestio servant, 42 years of age, was admitted to the asylum from Mansfield, suffering from inslan. c iolia. She constantly averred that she had committed Unpardonable sins. Yesterday mom. Ing, during the temporary absence of the tthdänts, she gained access to the bathroom, ...

... Why he Voted with the Government. Some misunderstanding having arisen with re- gard to the vote of Mr Arthur Williams in the de- bate on the Crimes Bill, be desires it to be known that after pairing last night with Mr Kenyon for the remainder of the evening, he was acciden- tally in the House when the doors were closed for a division, and was compelled to vote. Under these circumstances, lie ...

... A dinner was given at the House of Commons* on Thursday evening, to the colonial delegates, by about 70 members of Parliament. Mr W. Holdsworth prasided.Sir Samuel Griffith, re- sponding to the toast of The Colomes, said tblt; the work the Colonial Conference had done \Va well done, and would be endurinsr. He spoke, strongly in favour of Imperial Federation,and said men in the colonies who ...

... The Miners' Dispute in North Wales. THE MEN RETURN TO WORK- [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO Tal The miners in the Ruabon district who work yesterday, and surrounded the house in a threatening manner, have work this morning. Great excitement over the whole distriot yesterday, as a riot anticipated. The police patrolled the throughout the day for fear of an outbreak, large contingent was held in readiness ...

... THE RECENT DISMISSAL OF CARDIFF CONSTABLES. A Curious Question of Dates. According to the reports made to the Watch Committee the assault upon the man Cochlin, in connection with which three Cardiff constables have been required to leave the force, was committed on Sunday, the 1st of May, and the case was heard at the police- court some days afterwards. As a matter of fact the affair happened ...

... Mr M. F. Carter, district coroner for Dean Forest, held an iuquiry, on Thursday evening, into the death of a young man named Henry Martiu, 20 years of age, a waterman, of Arling- ham, whose body was found in the river Severn, near tho Slip, Newtibam, on Wednesday morning. —The principal witness was a man named George Pocketn, who said that at ten o'clock p.m. on Monday night, the 9tb, he ...

... TO TPE EDITORS O? THE LIVERrOOL MMXCtn. Gentlemen,-I have no doubt that iv is well- known to most of the inhabitants of Liverpool that the splendid building called the Gordon Instituto, in Stanley-road, for poor boys, was the outcome of the persevering efforts of a young officer stationed at the North Fort, who opened a small mission room in that pr locality and gathered round him as many ...