... THE CIRCUMSTA-NCES OF EGAN'S CONVICTION. The following is an outline, which we published some months ago, when Egan's release was being agitated, of the circumstances under which he was convicted nearly nine years ago:-Egan, who was a clerk in a Birmingham factor's warehouse, resided, from 1880 until the spring of 1884, at a detached dwelling known as KyAitts Lake House, Grafton Road, ...

... ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF I ENIGLAND. I A new list of the governors and members of the Royal1 Agricultural Society of England, arranged according to counties, with addresses and dates, of election, has just been issued from the society's offices. The compilation i is a bulky octavo pamphlet of 152 pages, and contains, besides the actual namnes and addresses of the members, a considerable ...

... AND JOURNAL. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1893. LocL WVEATHER. XORECAST.-SOUthtrZY and south. westery Wusur, frc-s or strong; gusty, some showers. NEWS OF THE DAY, Lord RosEBERY received visits from the German l and F'rerch Ambassadors at the Foreign Office C yesterday. t The Earl of LosDESBOROrGEc continues to make c satisfactory progress, and left his bed for a short n tine yesterday. r BiE.Sn>Y ...

... GLEANIN~GS The Duheiss of Portland, who bas beers a sharp attack of bronchitis, is much better. Sir Arthur Blackwood's health is improving and iti expected that he will resume duty in the cofrec j month or six weeks. A telegiiam from Chathati states that three watsrmn were rowing on the river Swale on Sundawhenthe bhin capsizEd, and two were drowned. The properties to be offered for sale by ...

... ITHE PROPOSED LA.-BOTR DEPARTMrrT I The C0zreicze gives the following outline of the scheme for the proposed Labour Department of the Board of Trade:- AR President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Mundella is, of coarse, practically responsible for the scheme. He accepted the portfolio of the Board of Trade with his mind made up as to the establishment of a Labour Department which should be ...

... IBIRMINGHAM LIBERAL UINIONI$T (Age I ALDERMAN KENICK, M.P., ON THE -HOME RULE BILL. The third annual meeting of the Birmingham Liberal Unionist Club (Limited) was held on Saturday evening, at the club premises in Martineau Street. Alderman Kenricc, MY., presided, and among those. present were Lieutenant-General Phelps, Councillor Hughes, hfessrs. E. H. Stringer, E. J. Smith, W. E. Ryland, J. ...

... MtDLAND CDNSERVATIYE CJWUB. The annual meeting of the me~~mbers of ?? Conservative Club was held last night at the club in Waterloo Street. Rev. W. H. Poulton presided, and among those present were Mr. F. W. Lowe; Cousneillot- Powell, Messrs. J. Mi. Bayley, A. W. Still, Lister Lea, IC. Macbini, R. Sapeote, W. Barton, J. 0. Jardine, T Berd.C Aahnn,- ?? Levy. F. °Swi~ft,; JF. Pearson,- Bik-ker, ...

... M. ATEERLEY JONES, M.P., AD I HOME RULE. I Mr. Atherley Jones, IP. for South-West Durham, I wrjtes as follows to the Times:-I have no desire to question the wisdom of Mr. Gladstone for the attitude of reticence he has maintained upon the plan of Home Rule I that he will in the course of a few days submit to Parlia- t ment, but I venture to think that non-official Liberals would be doing no ...

... !Wovmuoam N- Add cpst I MND JOURNAL. i FRIDAY, FKBRUAYRY 3, 1893. LOcA WEATHM FwOECAST.-WtetCy swird', 4ght; Yair generaa'y Ir pcrtiaps ZocaZ fogs; odder. I In the. House of Lords, yesterday, after a p number of peers had taken the oath and sub- of scrihed the roll, the debate on the Address was co resumed by the Marquis of LOXNDOxDERRY, who said that Ulster had no intention of submitting M ...

... BIMINGH3AM SUNDAMY-SCHOOL UNION. During this week the jubilee of the Birmingham Sunday-school Union is being celebrated by a number of meetings of special interest to those interested in Sunday schools. The jubilee sermon was preached last evenirg at the Presbyterian Church, Broad Street, bv the Rev. Principal Dykes, of London, who gave an address dealing with the qualifications of the Sunday ...

... LOIWON GOSSIP. LON-DON AT ITS Easy. Iotenor in its palmiest dias never looked mer bright and lively than it has donet during the last few days The variety of attratiuon has been such asnootercity inthe world anproduce, First, the aristocracy and wealth of the laud, with its luxury and refinement, as exhibited in the successful pro- cession of carriages containing the ladies proceeding to the ...

... THIE BIGAMY MOVEMENT IN THE tThEI STATES. . The practice of bigamy is having, fot some reason, I universal attention on the part of the men of this country- at present; The epidemic seemed. -to begin with an Ohio man, who had five -wives and got five, . years in the penitentiary, though this precedent of one I year for each wife bha nat been folowed, snce in the neb mou ee, which was reported ...