... W YE' (PIEASST K EST) COU 'S I N MEE T ING. YLsTIC.DAY.-1l would hare beer just as well had the eaecu- tive decided to postpone this nmeetinz. Though there was a sia-p frost in London in the morning, ihrre was a fair attendance at both Cannon Street and Charing Cross stations, anda telegram having been received from Wye stating that conrsisg would z abe place, the special train was despatched ...

... HOUSE oF CoMMoNs, Tuesday Night. The Lords held a very brief sitting to-night. There was, it is true, one order on the paper, but it was merely to askao-aeson or triting itporsure. Someeinterest,how- ever, w as lent to the proceedings by an unexpected interroga- tion of the Prime Minister by the Earl of Daenraven with reference to iMr. McNeill's fate. Lord Dunraven, who is president of the ...

... The annual meeting of the members arnd friends of the Associarlion for the Care of Friendless Girls was held yes- telday afternoon, at the Council House. Mrs. J. E. Wilson tre ided ; and amongst other ladies present were Mrs. m7arler (of Wolverharmptony, MIrs. Ro'lason, Mrs. hMorgan, Mr., C'. A. Harrigon, Mrs. Bishop. Mrs. Pike,Plr Harrold, Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Ilailowes, Mrs. J .J. Brown, M3k. ...

... TO-DAY'S WEATaEP FORECASTS. 0. Scotland, i Variable or westerly airs ; fair generallTy but cloudy. 1. Scotland, E. .. l North-oesterly breezes, light or moderate; 2. Bnglmnd, N.E. J fair gcsscr'ily. Easterly or north-easterly winds, strong 3. England, E - to moderate; fair generally, hotpossiblv ( some snowv sho'aers; very cold a, night. 4. Mlro. Cousa'se:.{ -s5s-nj brrrrcs, tgit olr ...

... IID.IDSWORT{ TR AMWAY ARBITRATION. I Sir Dougles tatton, K.C.B., the nr'3tra'or appointed by the Board of 'lrale, sat at the Quee-'s Hotel, yesterday. to resume the arbitratioL betwveen the Haadsawrth Local Blcard and ;!:e };ir:naelham Cetural Tramways Compiany ai to the pa..ng of the cable tramnway wIch is to be con- str-rctcd tbrauth the district oE the Locfl Board, aid as to) the repair of ...

... TRIAL TRIP OF ANT ARMED CRUISER. Tho ni7ion Steamship Comapny's Royal Mail s:eamer Moor is wyell known to the Admiralty, having heen eiLage' in 1db for serv-ice as ar armed cruiser. On t'at oca%:-:! she wVs supplied with an armament of six vuns an, 1 oftic:zrs and men, and, uinder the orders of the Commarnder ini-Chief ou the Cape station, was sent on a cruise Uil, East Coast of Africa. The ...

... PARLIAyMT, LAST NIGHT. BO UlS OF LORDS. The Lord Chancellar tooct his seat on the Woolsack at a quarter-past 4 o'cloclr. THE DEATH OF M1.R. MONTILL The Earl of DUNsRAVENv asked the Prime Minister a question, of which he had given him private notice, In connection with the lamentable death, under very sus- picious circumstances, of Sr. McNeill, at Bonlogne, in December last. It was mentioned in ...

... Mr. Marriott is ~oing to explain at Brighton to~morrow A his connection wit Ilames Fraha. Mr. A. IV. M1i'lls, of I1. erjeant's Inn, has been appointed Coronerofthe ueen's giousehold, in succession to the late gr' Sir. Manning. CO Tire Comteses Anna do Britnont is announced so appear shotl as!fersird, and in a new drama from the pen ot Mr. Clement 'Scott. The number of shipwrecks reported last ...

... LON.DON CORRESPONDENCE. Losnom. Sunday Night. MaLnIZIERs Of the House of ComTrmons have been occupied until to-night in recovering from the axcitetnent caused by the succession of striking incidents which marked the closing evening of the debate upon Mr. Parnell's amendment. The scene of tumultuous enthusiasm which occurred at thre finish of Mr. Gladstone's speech, when mem- bers ueon the ...

... ST. 'MARTJIN'S WARD ELECTION. The long-pending election in Sr. Martin's Ward was brought to a conclusion on Saturday evening. The fact that a vacancy would be caused by the resignation of Mr. T. ...

... THJE BOUNDARIES QUESTION. ENQUIRY AT WEST BROMWICH. Yesterday, at the West Bromwich Workhouse, a confer- ence on the boundaries question took place, under the presidency of M Ir. G. F. Chambers, Assistant Boundary Commissioner. Among those present were the Hon. A. G. C. Calthorpe, Messrs. it. Williams (Mayor of Wyednesbury), W. DI. Ellis, H. Ward (clerk to tre West Bromwich Guardians). B. T. ...

... ,WArVI;ICK. Tn? COFFEE TAVERE.-At the annual Meeting of F shareholders in the Warwick Coffee Tavern-Mr. T. B. r, Dale presiding-the directors reported that there was a total loss of about £24. upon the rast year * onsequen-iy, upon their recommendation, it was decided not to declare any dividend.-The retiring directors (,.Messrs. T. Llovd, F. R. Moore, and J. Styles) wvere re-elected ; and M;r ...