... The full results of the elections of the Co0unty councils for Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire were made known yesterday, and show that twenty magistrates have been elected on tho WNarwviclishire Council, twenty-five on that for Worcestershire, and thirty-three on the Staffordshire Council. It will be seen that in Warvickshire and Staffordshire miners' agents succe-ded in ...

... A fire resulting in the almost entire destruction of the interior of the president's residence at Mansfield College, Orford, occurred early yesterday morning. The alarm was given at the Central Fire Station shortly after half- past two, and several of the firemen were immediately on the spot, with hosecart. Finding, however, that the fire was likely to be of a serious character, and that the ...

... I THBE NEW RAILWAY RATES. ACTION BY THE FREIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION. Yesterday a meeting of the Secisal Committee of the Birmingham Railway and Canal 'reighters' Association, which was appointed to watch the operation of the Railway and Can Traffic Act 1888, was held at the Council House, under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman Barrow). Thle purpose of the meeting was to consider the new ...

... ELEPHASTHHDNTING IN CEYLON. The following letter, descriptive of an adventure in tbe Zgle ofCeylon, is from a young B- LiSham engineer, hdia responsible office under t L Inian. Government: - 'Tracormaes, LBP, Ceylon, December, 188& And now I am goin to youa yarn, which I am bound to admit ounds but which is, nevertheles, I assure you, asolstely lcorrect. Just now is my slack time, and a a ...

... The National Peristeronic Society opened their ninth show of pigeonsesterdaT, at the Crystal Palace. The entries r;unerd 5. Ti he show is the largest which the society has held since its foundation in 1868. The object of the society, being to stimulate scientific breeding and to disseminate useful infor- mation, it offers no prizes at any of its shows, the contention of the executive being ...

... AR'S CHARITABLE BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS, Although the endeavour to approxmate the amount received by our London charities in legacies and dona- teons during 1888 is a somewhat difficult task, it would h e not only instructive and interesting to the public, hat useful to the institutions whose incomes are so seriously affected, and the urgency of whose appeals is justified by . the fact that, ...

... I | l. Scoland, N (Westerly and north - westerly winds, increasing in force; un- 1. Scotland, i--. settled, some snow or sleet. f.ortb-westerly or westerly winds, a England, NXE_. moderate ; fair to dull and un- s. settled. 3. Englad E nd E o o7w. ting, and backing to 4. MilD. COUITSeS. Tw north-wcatwrd; fair gee- 5. Englan, S(Ion- raly, butlyssiby local showers. ?? 6. Scotland, W. ?? Same as ...

... E.cIVE Arnoas.-Mdesrs G. Shaw and G. T. Coleman have been appointed the elective auditors for the borough during the ensung year. LOCAL BossD.-The Local Board have resolved to' memorialise Parliament against the operation of Class 35, 36, and 38 of the proposed new 3lines Drainage Bill. and which clauses are considered injurious to the ilts of the Local Authority. A special meeting of the ...

... [ LoNDON, Thursday Night. Soars difference of opinion, I hear, is likely to manifest itself among Ministers when they com- mence holding the series of Cabinet Councils which will settle the business of the session, as to whether a measure for the creation of district councils shall be included in this year's programme. When the Local Government Bill was going through the Commons, and the ...

... The second meeting of the Provisional Council for the county of Stafford was held at the Shire Rall, Staf- ford, yesterday. The Earl of Harrowby presided. After the declaration of the new elections by the Clerk, the Chairman announced that the first duty of the Council would be to appoint a permanent chairman Mr. T. F. Twemlow proposed that the Earl of Ear- rowby be the chairman of the Council ...

... WESEYAN MTTSTERIAL EN'AGAM I' FOR TfB CONFERENCE OF 18. II * THE IDILAND DImThIO Wesleyan Methodists throughout Great Britain take the deepst interest in the provisional arrangements entered into between circuits and ministers for supplying vacancies caused by the connexional system of itinerancy. For the information of some it may be of interest to state that according to the provisions of ...

... I. mmE Gus O . . . ' be The Rev. A. Clarke Rowley, of Sutterton1 Vcasg d Boton, Limcolnahiz, sends to the Guardian the follow- g letter of Mr. Bhtknot hitherto published, with a letterof his own, o w i itis ananswer r, ' St. MatBi' ica~rage, Bristol, January 3, 1874;. t 5' Dear ?? is natural that your letter on s a preaching should excite attention, especialy thaf part of i- it in wbich yon ...