... * WEDDNESBURY TOWN COUNCIL. .A quarterly meeting of this Council took place yester- day. The Mayor (Alderman W. LIgyd) presided, and said the memorial with respect to the appointment of a borough bench had been submitted to the Privy Council ; and the Town Clerk added that it had gone on from the Privy Council to the Home Department.-The Sewage and Outfall Works Committee reported that during ...

... I NOTICES TO) CORRESPONDENTS.-AU tes titeftW ?? aust be aentry.d by hve noles gaed cddo Q H rier; isot scoaiiyor rpubieie but forthigrret oth Oitids WSen ?? vo tgried ive not AW selw, rse of a dayorutwo, tle indethers eoi d ylazs . that ice are sunae to uptyit tMY imrayo stiedo eaiici cann~ot return r;e~ee taouniactons A. B., Walai-285,000,000,000. W. C. T., Covenry.-Yon have no legal ...

... I _ GLEANGS. Dr. Vaughan, tho Dean of Liandaff. is not recovering from his attack of bronchitis as rapidly as was hoped. . Mr. Gladstone and Lord Rosebery were a:. the Garrick - Theatre on Tuesday night, seeing A Pair of Spec- taioles. PI Canada expends about one - and - a - quarter million M dollars a year upon a force for the defence of the country. The French Government has recently ...

... TAR. GEORGE GROSSMITH'S .RECIT4ALS. Mr. Grossnith's success in Birmingham is as emphatic f as it is well deserved. Last evening, on the occasion of t the third visit which he has paid to the city, the Masonic Hallwas crowded by anaudience not less enthusiastethan r that-which welcomed him at his first appearance amongst us as a monologue entertainer. His programnme contained' .some new Atoms, ...

... nhe escond annual report of the Medical Defence 17ri015 (Limitedl) has just been issued. In it the council sted tbea the number of applications for assistance received during the year from members of the union and othershas revealed the existence of an almost nrsuspected Emount of underground intriguing against medical men. resfluiC of the year's work is given, and shows that the co;ncil has ...

... fieufeyls Tdegrum&J ?? THE LATE EMPRESS OF BRAZIL. a : MOoTo, January 6.-The remains of the late Empress a! Brazil will be conveyed this evening by train to Lisbon, where they will be deposited to-morrow in the Braganza family vault. The c members of the Imperial Family will travel by the funeral train.s PRESIDENT CARNOT. Pails, January &-To-day the President resumed his official receptions, ...

... REMAREABLE EXPERIMENTS IN HYPNOTISM. Some time ago, in an article entitled Cure by Suggestion, we (Daily Newcs) described several experi- ments in hypnotism which were shown to our repre- sentative by the R~ev. Mfr. Tooth in illustration of the powers employed by him in what he called the moral treatment of drunkards. The article brought to Mr. Tooth so many enquiries that he found it ...

... I , I SCHOOL BoARxD.-At the meeting of the Board, held yesterday, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. J, W. Sleatb, seconded by Mr. J. Boddingtom, that in future the Board schools might be used for political and other public meetings when not required for school purposes. The scheme adopted was that of the Birmingham School Board, which Mr. Sleath produced. TaIS RIGHTS OF Cossxoxss:s.-A ...

... CONSERVATIVE WARD MEETINTGS. EDGBASTON WARD. A TORY VIEW OF LABOUR MOVEMENTS. The annual meeting of the Conservatives of Eddghasten I Ward was held last night, at the Club, Bristol Road. Mr. F. B. Goodman presided; and among those present were Councillor Walsh, and Messrs. S. B. Chantrill, T. Waterhouse, S. Tonks,illo W.e1.J Sn, osj. Rands, Litchfleld J A. hoer, F. Al, a. F. H. Cthi. d.] ...

... 0. Scotland, ?? North-westerly or northerly L Scotland, E. - winds, light; much colder ; fair, 2. England, ?? fog or hazy locally. (Light easterly winds; colder; i. England, E ?? ) ul, rainy, possibly sleet in placaes { Not4-esteriy or snortherly 4. Mm, Cor'rms.. winsltght; muSoW eorle; fair, fog or hazy locay. 5. England,S (Lon- }Same as No. 3. don & Channel.) 6. Scotland, ?? 7. En-land, N.W. ...

... TE NATIONAL FIRE-BRIGADES UNION. PRESENTATION TO RICHARD SMITH. The second annual meeting If the Midland District of the National Fire - brigades Union was held yesterday, at the Colonnade Hotel, New Street, Birmingham. Captain Turney (Stourbridge) presided, and about eighty members uf the union connected with the Midland district were present in uniform. The brigades repre- sented were Aston ...

... I at : The Paris correspondent for the Daily Tdeleraph writes as follows:-A young student who had come up to Paris from the provinces for the purpose of devoting his-attention to the law made so little progress therein that some months ago his father-a prosperous farmer- dete.rmined.on cutting off the supplies. One fine day the usual allowance was suppressed, the son being, more- over, ...