... In the City of London Court on Saturda1. during the hearing of an application by a debtor for the administration of his affairs, and who offered 3d in the pound, a solicitor who appeared for one of the creditors objected to so small an order being made. The Bankruptcy Act, he contended, was not meant by the Legisla- ture to be a mere white-washing' enactment. This debtor was trying to use the ...

... NMw Yot, SATuRD&u.-CumaTd steamer Utrnzia Lleft at one p.m. with 250 cable, 42 irnediate, and i232 steernts passearers and 47? bags of mails.-lnari steamer City of elinn lft to. day. - White Star steamer Celtic arrived at nine pom. yesterday. Sane o npany's steamer Bopublic left for England one p.m. -n'ational Lie steasmer Helvetia arrived here fi5e pm. tD-day. LINeON, SA&TuRDAY DOnsd Cmrrie ...

... VISIT TO NEWPORT. SPEECHES BY LORD TREDEGAR, SIR J. GORST, AND COL. HILL. DEFENCELESSNESS OF THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. Nearly 150 delegates of the Associated Chambers accepted the invitation to visit Newport on Saturday, The principal portion of the party arrived from Cariiifl shortly after 10.30, and were received on the platform by the Mayor of Newport (Mr Thomas Pugsiey), with whom were Sir ...

... THE NEW GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR MERTHYR. It may be said with truth that in the estab- lishment of a general hospital at Merthyr a great want is being supplied. Accidents at Merthyr and Dowlais are of no uncommon occurrence, and it must be conceded that many cases arise which could be more fittingiy attended to in an inRtitu- tion of the kind than at the homes of iujured workmen and others. The ...

... SIR,—-It is clear that those who have had the conduct of the Liberal arrangements in the borough have been sleeping at their post. The coustituency owe much to the memory of their late worthy representative. At least this is due, that lie should be succeeded by a man of honour, who would command the respect of every Liberal elector in the borough. I did what I could to induce the electors to ...

... THE MURDER FORESHADOWED. The Central News says: On Thursday last the following letter, bearing the E.C. post mark and directed in red ink, was delivered to this agency 25th Sopt., 1883. Dear Boss,—I keep on hearing the police have caught me, but, they won't fix me just yet. I have laughed when they work so clever, and talk abut being on the right track. The joke about Leather Apron gave me ...

... The number of visitors to the exhibition on Saturday was 5,529, msking the total number since the opening day, 67,764-. ...

... THE POLICY OF GENERAL IGNA TIEFR. (FROMt OUR OWN COMMISSIONER.) OF the Berlin Treaty General Ignatieff is of the same opinion that he was o the Treaty of Frankfort. When the telegram appeared saying that Germany had wrested Alsace and Lorraine from France, General Ignatieff, who was then at Constantinople, hastened to the Germnan Embassy. Permit me to congratulate you, said he, with the ...

... NcRTIi OUNTRY NEWS. r The Rev. B MVaugl, nE the Children's Pro- tection Society, Londou, is about to visit Dar. lington. c It has boon decided by the Suuday school I teacbers and others of Tunvton to establish a t Y..1C.A. in that place. On Saturday, the inembers of the UInrton.Co- o.elative Society celebrated their anuual feetive by a publicPiU and meeting. I A grocToN ]'AJlU1r.-TbiloAs Spink ...

... Xlefte.. tox te #rOsitaro. T10rO REPONDNTS. Ler. Csrlise.-Toe firm Is IONVowItgley & Hilintt, ?? WV. 0. LRD Icy hltving ai mouth ago taken itot partiirabip Wfr . 1. Mllntb. son of a formor ?? of .9tabiton-inG eovelavd. 1e ai.Id Haj.-(1 Si J obo 1oi; an effective and ai~compliihad public lecturer. (2) feriaaiv tof Yjacoioalilre bnt WA~qbeen for marry geers irl brrclness3 in Linrion. (3) Lila ...

... WINTRY WEATHER. Snow fell heavily in Cumberland this morninef, and the weather is intensely cold. Snow also fell in the Ashton-under-Lyne district. ...

... The fourth session of the International Geolo- gical Uesi ress has oma to a clo.e, and the members are now scatterinr to their homes in all ports of the earth They met first in the theatre of tho University of London, on Sept. 17, and spent a week ia discussing such questions as interest the world's geologists; they were enter- tained and received as became the cause they represented, and ...