... (From Tuesday's London Gazette.) MlLlTAßY. — Captain George Glencairn Cunningham, the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyahire Regiment), to be Major, in recognition of bis services daring the operations in Egypt, 1882. ADJUDICATIONS. — WiIIiam Hillman, late of Staveley, now of Newbold, near Chesterfield, civil and mechanical engineer. Artbnr William Spencer, Traffic-street, Derby, joiner, builder, and ...

... SIGNALLING BETWEEN DERBY AND BURTON. The proposed long distance signalling between Derby and Burton wu most successfully accomplished on Wednesday last- Sergeant Feraybongh and detachment left Burton soon after noon to take up a position close to Normanton H&itsmAs, and at 3 p.m. Corporal Athorn and bit detachment fonbt-d a terminal station in a field over Messrs. Lowe's brickyard on the Asb ...

... ALTOS TOWER 3 The annual flower abow aad ftte at Alton Towers tool- place on Thursday. Tbe weatber waa delightful, and « eursion trains from the principal centres in the Midland! brought many thousands of visitor.. The horticnltn l display was one of the finest wbieh baa been seen dnrin'i tbe twenty-one years tbat bave elapsed since the show was instituted. The frnit prises were open to '■ ■ ...

... The International Itailway Congress, wbich commenced it* titting. on Saturday in Paris, met again on Monday. Sir Andrew Fairbairn was elected president of the Section of Boada and Worka. To-day (Taesday) tbe delegates will attend a dinner given by tbe French railway asm- paniea, at whioh covert will be laid for 1,000 guests, ?? Thursday the member, will witness a gala nerforman • at the opera, ...

... Many of the lace makers have resumed work this week at the old rate pending the result of the deliberations of the Board of Cocoiliation, The condition of tbe trade, however, is very unsatisfactory, and there are very few factories at which all the machines are employed. The prinoipal demand is for laces witb the Vandyke edges. Various kinds of laces are finished in this way, amongat them ...

... The annual ?? In connection witb this olub was beld last evening in the Smoke-room at Un Beaconsfield. There wa* a large attendance of member* acd friend*, and em excellent little- dinner waa placed apon the table. Mr. C. O. Bowring presided, amd Mr, B, G. Wildgoose occupied tbe vice-chair, Amongat those preseat were Meaart. G. Allt (secretary of the Angling Club), G. Mitchell, W. Barker, H. » ...

... Sept ». 188S-. - IN-patiehts.— Discharged, IST; dead, 1 ; admitted. SS ;in the House (including 38 children) 116. OcT-f atissts.— Discharged, 63 ; admitted. 64 ;on the books: 620. ArpoiKTMENTS FOR THI Nhxt Wb_l— Hoase Visitors : Mr John Ryley and Mr Eicbard Sale. FHTBICIAN AKD BCRGKON.— Dr. Ogle and Mr. Curgenven. Ophthalmic Surgbon.— Mr. E. C. Green (every Monday*. Gifts RECEIVED.— FIowers, ...

... Miss Alma Beanmont, the Amerioan aeronaut, made ao ascent from Mr. Mayer's field, by Russell* foundry, on Saturday, in order to descend by a parachute. Hi** Beau- mont ia the daughter of a balloon maker and aeronaut, living in Mebraaka, aaid a* 21 year* of age. She took to the parachute bueinesa in emal ation of Professor Bald- win* achievements, and after making fourteen escents ia America ...

... DEBBY TBA MW AYS COMPA^ TBAFFIC BETUBNS. - . i Week ending September 14th, 1889- 10 ?? Correepo&jUaT period, 1888 „ _ 30 I* — — - , ..rpng-ttene 3 ;, Habitual constipation cnred and tbetowel. • ' ***» regular use of Carter's Little Lirer Pilla ™ 'JSWj Chemists, la, lfd, Hlustrated nampiuet aw,— i ...

... MIDLAND CRICKET AND FOOTBALL CLUB. The annual general meeting of the Midland Cluo in ik place on Thnraday evening in tbe new pavilion on the gronnd. Mr, J. Webb, ooe of the vice-presidents, was in the chair, and there was a large attendance of members. A vote il condolence with tho family of the late Mr. J. P. Irving having been passed, Mr. Aitken, one of the honorary secretaries, submitted a ...

... A quarterly meeting of tbe Council was held on Wednes- day. The Mayor (Mr. Woodiwiss) presided, and there were also present — Aldermen Sherwin, Sir 30UU Smith, G. Holme, W. Hobson, J. W. Newbold, U. Sowter, R. Russell, and Sir William Evans; Councillors Porter, Lowe, Haslam. P. Wallis, Winter, Foulds, Cor, Marsden, Harri- son Foster, Doherty, Evans, Sims, Bottomley. Dean, Bnttervorth, T. H. ...

... On MoDday night a largely attended Unionist meeting waa herd in ths Dkeaton Town Hall, which had been decorated for the occasion with Sags, bannera. Ac, by tbe members uf the Borongh Coujervattve Association, under whose auspices the gathering took plaoe. Mr. T. Ellis, F.RG.P. (President of the Association) waa the chairman, mad there were aIBO present the Marquis of Granby, M.P., Sir George ...