... THE CLOSING SESSION. TH15 end of the Session is now within maesur- able distance. The Education Bill has passed its Committee stage in the Commnons, and legislators are busily engaged in clearing off the odds and endi of business preparatory to the prorogation, which It is understood will take place during the first week in August. If these expectations are realized this will be the first year ...

... I WIRK8WORTH WATER SUPPLY. ?? aJ . Vi * L J.b L SA * U. REPORT OF THE E NGINElZR. Mr. W. H. Redford, cisil engineer, Nottitigham, ha&, juet presented his report concerning the beat meant of increasing the inetdequate water supply for the Wirks- wortlh dietrict, and it will be considered at the next meet- irg df the Local Authority. Mr. Radford states that I The population now supplied vwith ...

... 'llipi IL., ? I , - . - I WHILE sitting In his house a short time since (No. T. Kay street, Hyde-road, Manchester), Mr. Frederick Eilis was surprised at receiving a visit from a polioe- sergeant, Mr. Ellis, said the officer. I have been Pont downz frem the police-station to itiqnire afs to the oorrectne= or otherwise of a statement alleged to bave been made by you, and r-oently published in ...

... amp id valjfiltm?nt* ?l -1 HOUSE OF LORDS. TUSDAY., The Tithe Rent-Charge Recovery Bill was read a third time and passed, after a further protest by Lord BRABOUBaE against what heregarded asa foolish and mischievous measure, which would create great friction, especially in the southern counties of Eng- land. Their lordmhips rose at 23 minutes past six o'clock. THURSDAY. The Consolidated Fund ...

... WHI&T THFE WORLD SAYS. I It * ielddit~iont&o his boek--of ?? -9mperor William is at Present engaged on a life uf his gi~ardfather in two Voiumqe.' He has'pip idea of nppealing to the pubilie, but will limit the edition to twvo hrndred copite, wtioh will be distributed among the mrrmbera of bis own family and the soveri ig 'JB of Europe. Hatfield Houge is iun astateof upheaval. The death of ...

... r6g-- - v o'.1pr I -ro?- WEDNESDAY, ArcUST 5, 1891. POLITICS. l at present arranged to-morrow (Thursday) e, A should see the end of the Parliamentary B. Session of 1891. Notwithstanding that the Oppo- At sition have consumed twice as much time during the past week as the Ministerialists, a large amount of business has been transacted-asusually happens when the fag and of a Session is reached ...

... SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT ON ThE STATE I OF .PARTIES.I A number of the members of the National Liberal Club le on Thursday night entertained the Huor. Arthur Brand at 1a dinner in celebration of his recent return for Wisbeeb. ?? William Harcourt, M.P.. presided, and, in proposiiti r the tosat of the evening, The Health of Mr. Brand, n said Lord Salisbury, in bis speech at the Mansion House the ...

... Safal jarlus. MANY HAPPY RETURNS OS THE DAY I tar Saturday, Blay 80th, to Mr. Justice Lawrance, Ouu born 1832. He ri f Sla DRURY LowE.-Lieutenant-General Sir Drury flit and Lady Drury Lowe have left England for Wies- floe baden. the car. THE HoN. MRS. MACLWGAN has been laid up at mae, Lichfield with a severe attack of influenza during the the past fortnight. but TilE MARQUESS Or GRANnY is ...

... tral, Itotifif I rk Mr. Arthur Balfour has in hand a work on John ?? Mill, descriptive of his philosophy and lightly )O sketchlng his life. He hopes to complete the work e4uri g the recess. ?? of the Scotch Private Bill Procedute Bill grow daily more hopeless, says the Daiily News. The or measure has been recommitted, and there ate already Dr *e pages of amendments. Tue supplementary mea- in ...

... I . I z ti. - a HOME M189IONS' OF THE CHUTR01 OF the ENGLAND. od SPEECH BY ARCHDEACON FREER. noll On Wednesday ilfternoon A, pshblia meetigsg comnbined We with a small buit attractive sale of work, was held i10 the toI Temperance HAII,-Curxon-street, in eijnneetioit with the Additional Curatta'Soci-ty, which has madie 11 grants to 'Ir the clergy in Derby end two to Long Eaoton, and is doing ...

... I I FPiTE AT DUFFIELD. The annual fdte and tea meeting in connection with the Duffield Habitstijon of the Primrose League was held 11 Saturday last in the grounds adjoinieg Daffield Hall, kindly thrown open fur the occasion by Mr. Rowlaud hmith. The weather being propiiioos rendered a stroll through the beautiful grou ids mostappreciable, and a fair number of members and associates of the ...

... L 4 - --&istllirt ?? I ALFIRETON. di( THE COOKERY ?? technical educationi Lrri scheme of the Derbyshire County Counnil ha,) been ar grett success in Alfretoer, so far aml the ?? in coolkery are concerned, and in order to mark the olose 'Da of the course of twelve lectures, on Monday week a Pro es)cial gathering wai held in toea Market 1al?, when exr the Drizes were elistrilhut,'d by Mliss ...