... A young woman named Hill, the daughter of respectable parents, who bad been missing from home since Wednesday evening, was yesterday morning found drowned in he Coventry Canal, at N uneaton, a short distance from her home. A curious coincidence in connection with the case is that an elder sister of the deceased was, a few years ago, found drowned at the same spot. ...

... A PAIR OF DISTINGUISHED DOGS Two dogs bave just had a good day in Paris. They have neon decorated for bmpvery and fidelity by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at a meeting which has just been held in the Winter Circus. One was a New- foundland, called Pataud, which saved its mistress from assassination last December by sprioging at the throat of a burglar who bad entered ...

... Two burglaries were committed last night in Oldham, which, by the fact of a prison lock having been left in one of the houses, are attributed to the escaped convict Jackson, who killed warder in Strangeways Goal, Manchester, yester- day, From the above-named house a quantity of clothing and some small articles were stolen. Tba thief then went to the house of a Salvation Army captain, where ...

... Automaton Unionists and the Dominant Tories, On Wednesday afternoon, the BIzickP,101 Liberal Registration Association visited lIr; warden. Replying to the vote of thanks I placing the park at the disposal of the excursionists, Mr GLADSTONE, after some preliminary remark51 said I hope that the tide is fowing the right with you as it is in the country. I am not in great hurry. I think what is to ...

... DISCREDITING A POLICEMAN'S EVIDENCE. At Wandswojtb, yesterday, Alexander Caird, a private in tli, a to Liy .Transport Corps, was charged with (ILtb-ir.bneis and with agsauitii)* Constable HaaeThe constable stated that the accused refusedjVE) away when told and struck him. The sold the assault, and stated that, finding IWfc. id done wrong, he wanted to shake hands with the constable, who then ...

... TWO WORKMEN KILLED: THREE INJURED. A shocking accident occurred yesterday after- noon on the racecourse at Colchester. Four men —William Nicholfield, Edward Tedwin, James Raisons, and Alfred Wakley-bad beta working in the erection of a newgrandstand, whichis nearly finished. A heavy gale was blowing, and about noon the men went on the roof, and commenced nailing down a canvas-covering. ...

... WHY THE RING COLLAPSED. I CONTINUED EXCITEMENT IN SOUTH WALES. Action of the Swansea Exchange. f Much interest was excited in the South Wales trade by the information we published in our issue of Tuesday, with regard to what may be esteemed as the virtual collapse of the tin syndicate which has ruled the market with such serious consequences since the fall of last year. The excitement still ...

... Newmarket Training (BY OUR NliWMAItllJiT COUKHSPO: .N the Racecourse side Sadler's Beilatrix and Maxim negotiated mile at half speed Cabal, s-iuiou Pure, PecK o' Pepper, and OLter- burn were sent seven furlongs. T Brown's The Peeler and Spray of the Surf galloped one iiiiie Rob Roy and J oIly Tar goini; tive, furlongs. Iltiyhoe's Sileiie, Theodore, and U.oodman covered one mile and a half ...

... ANOTHER WELSH GOLD MINE COMPANY. The Gold Mines of Wales, Limited, is the title of a company which was registered on the 26th ult., with a capital of L250,000 in £ 1 iiiiarw, LO acquire. work, and develop gold i.nd other mines in North Wales and elsewhere. The subscribers are; -A. St. J. Adcock, 24, Dyneham-road, N.W clerk; E. Dowdeswell, Wast-green, clerk; J. C. Richardson, 23, Claremont-s ...

... A VICTIM TO PASSIONATE TEMPER. James Richardson, of Barnsley, who was sentenced to death at Leeds assizes for the murder of William Berridge, his foreman, has written a letter to his wife, in which he say? Our married life been short, and it tears my heart to think of leaving thee and my sweet child, but I pray that God will watch over you both. Look well after my child, and tell her when she ...

... Important Scratching. Messrs Weatherby officially announce the following -cratchiiig At 2 20 pm this day (Friday) Friar's Balsam out of the Derby, .Epsom Grand Prize, and Grand Prize of PariA ...

... The Scratching of Friar's Balsam. The Press Association says :-The cause of the elimination of this colt from three of his most important engagements is well known, Juit as the competi- tors were starting for the rare for tho Two Thousand Guineas, the jockey, Tom Cannon. found blood flowing from the colt's mouth, and, on examina- ti(iii altei- the nee, disclosed the fact that an abscess, from ...