... I THE CO0iR ATEIi CLUSES. I At the Bal Catinistic Association, the Rev. Owen Jones. BA., LirU rol, moved, and the Rev. David Jones, Elsenan Testiniog. seconded- That Parliament be petitionedaganst the adop- tioniof the compension clases, in the Bill now before the Rouse. Tis WSd unanimously agrsedto. At anms-meting of Liberalsat Ynmeaton, Srdressed b r. Rowntree, lY.p, resoltions were ...

... I SHIPPfGl DISASTERS. LIVERPOOL STEAMER IN COLLISION. A VESSEL SUNK. A disastrous collision occurred on Saturday morning between the steamship Lotus, 589 tons, belonging to the Moss Steamship Company, Liverpool, and the steamship Thornhill, of London. The collision happened betweeni Dunge- nes6 and Folkestone about three o'clock, the Thornbill sinking within a few minates of the coilision. The ...

... I I GREAT DEMONSTRATION. THE EIGHT HOURS QUESTION. Early risers in Southport on Saturday saw, abountfivedclock, many hoing pigeona circling .omer thecelxof twae town preparatory to a, fligh& inland. These birds had been liberated by th first contingents-of men -who arrived by train to take partin thesecond amnnaldemcnstralieof tsh Lancashire Miners' Federation which, including -the-Cheshire ...

... NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CTUTCH AT BLACKPOOL. Thirteen mouths after the blessing of the foun- dations, the new Church of St.: Cutlibert, South Shore, Blackpool, was yesterday opened for ser- vice. In the morning High.sse mnasicbeing ?? Nelson Mass) was celebrated in the presence-of the bishop of the diocese, the celebrant bemg the R1ev. lather Woolston, ?? [of West Gorton. The priests at the throne ...

... | I LONDON, SATURDAY Evrqrso. The startling ?? of the hour attributes to the Cabinet an intention to withdraw the licensing clauses of the Local Government Bill. It is not badly invented. At preset Mr. Smith seerus to have led his party up a cal de- sac, and to be making them mark time there up against the walL No progress is being made, though there is a constant desire on the part of the ...

... I COURT. &rc. Hier Majesty, with Princess Beatrice and the, children of the Duke and Duchess of Cannaught, arrived at Windsor at 8 55 on Saturday morning, from Balmoral. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. The Allan mail steamer Sardinian arrived in the ,Mersey at midnight on Saturday, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornaught on board, and imme- diately proceeded to the Alexandra Dock. A tender ...

... I The Rev. J. Arthur Evans, curate of Barmouth, has been licensed to the curacy of Liandegfan- cuna-Benuinaris, Anglesey. The H~oylake Parish Church held its annual Clowersenrice yesterday, the.Rev. Hylton Stewart being the preacher. St. Pau's Church, Wallasey, is about to be enlarged by the addition of a north aisle and the restoration of the choir vestry. The Rev. J. P. Thorne. vicar of St. ...

... __ _ _LOCAL NEW8$ I Tim NauoNLn.En=DDnon.-A SubsCriptio-of ten guineas hls been voted by the National Pro- vincial Bank towards the funds of ?? Eisteddfod, which is to be held this year at Bangor. The exact date of the gathering, with, other details, will be araged at a meeting of the general committee to-morrow -ight. TirE DuAeGE QUcTIox AT OXTON.-A com- munication has been received by the ...

... LOCAL CEIMSSIONS. I The Lessdon Gaette of riday nightcrotain-he ?? Office, June 20. Militia In- fantry: i; ?? the East Lanenshire Regi- meirk, Lieutenant George Benelie, from the 3rd Volunteer Battalion the Lancashire Fiailiers, to be captain. Volunteer ArtiLlery: 6th Lancashire, LieutenantT. G. Williams to be captain. 7th Lancashire, Lieutenat Robert James Mi'Cracken, Coast Brigade ...

... I [THRtOUGS3 REUTZW~S AGENCT.) THE AFRICAN QUBTION. FRANCE AND THE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. PAMws SATrnRDAY.-I tbii Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Deloncle put the question of which he bad given notice regarding theeffect of tbeAnglo- French declaration of 1862, gnuranteein the inde- pendence of Zanzibar, upon the provision in the Anglo-German agreement for a British protecto- rate over the ...

... I ANOTHER M IENT GIFT BY I i MR. HCRY TATE4 OFFER OF WORKS OF ART TO THE I NATION. The following letter to the Chancellor of tbhe .Exchequer, andappendices, lave been forwarded. to us for publication by Mr. Henry Tate:- '10 ?? RIGHT EON00RABLEC GL J. GJ. EIN, X.r., CHAKfLOR OF Tas EtOBE0IX, &L Sir,-The offer of my pictures to ?? Gallery baving .been declined for want of space, many of the ...

... INTERlMEDIATE EDUCATION IN WALES. A meeting of the local committee on inter- mediate education was hold at Welsbpool, on F~riday night, to consider the recently-issued report of the ?? commtittee on education for the county. The Vicar of Welsbpool (the Rev. D. ?? Davis) presided. A discussion took . plane on the division of the county into districts for the establishment of schools, as sug- ...