... ITHE bAURRIAGE OF THE HON. MISS BASS. I Extensive preparations are being made for the wed- ding of Mr. Baillie, of Dochfour, with the Eon. Miss Bass, Lord Burton's only child. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday afternoon, at the Church of Holy Trinity, Slosne Street, which has lately been enlarged and redecorated at the cost of £15,000. by the Earl of Cadogan, whose eldest daughter's ...

... : A meeting of the Coal Trade Board of Conciliation was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, yesterday, sr I when there were present the following representatives of le the coalowners:-Mr. A. M. Chambers and Mr. David r. Davey (South Yorkshire), Mr. W. D. Cliff and M1r. John Warrington (Wesb Y orkshire), Mr. Alfred Hewett, M1V{r. y I Richard Pilkington, MrI. William Keelet, and Mr. IWilliam ...

... ' I DEPUTATION TO TEE QUEEN REGENT. a [Rnuter's Special s&ncw.J] M LrnrM, February ?? Southern Spain is at 1 present afflicted by a kind of social brigandage, and the ' distress prevailing in many other parts of the country e causes the Government much anxiety, a widespread fj feeling of admiration and gratitude has been excited by s the sympathetic initiative taken by the Queen Regent in r ...

... AN EXTPAORDINARY METEOR. adA meteor of great brilliancy and exceptional beauty of fbcolour was observed in Birmingham about ten o'clock On of Thursday evening. An observer, -who was walking on I~Ss Cough Road, from Sun Street, gives the following ;tdescription of the phenomenon:- Its course was north )S to south, and it seemed not to fall, but to describe almsta smiircle. in its motion., as ...

... I Sir William Harcourt visited Derby yesterday for the purpose of addressing his constituents. The right hon. gentleman, who was accompanied by Lady Harcoort and Mr. L. V. Harcourt, arrived in the borough shortly before five o'clock, and was met at the railway station by Sir Thomas Roe (his colleague in the representation) and several of his leading local political supporters. The Chancellor ...

... GOSSIP FROiM! TRZh'. I The sensational reports regarding the health of the1 Princess of Wales have been happily much exaggerated. It is nevertheless certain that the Princess has decided to withdraw from society, and, according to her present resolve, she will seldom again accompany the Prince either upon his visits to country houses or to London balls, and parties. In declining for the ...

... AND JOUR0NTAL. THlURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894. IoCAL WEATH FoREwCAST.-South-wcsterl1y and w7atcrly gCS a rd a trong winds, ftdcring latc;, with cdarnng. %rather; fnot icttkd.. Mr. GLADsrozs, who is in the best of laalth, is I expected to return to London on Satc .day next 1 from Biarritz. A fire occurred yesterday at, the cr.rton spinning and weaving mills belonging to Messrs. RomSzsozz, of ...

... TEACHING OF RELIGION AND MANNERS AT WALSALL, A meeting of the Walsall School Board was held yes- terday B Mr. Tiborpe ?? report of the exammers in religious knowledge set forth that 6,317 scholars were presented, only 22 being -withdrawn ; the attendance, however, in some of the schools being smaller than usual, owing to the prevalence of smallpox. The ?? Brace and Miss Disturnal for the ...

... I n S0 Hooss Or CoMOass, Tuesday Night. is A NIGHT on the navy means a night off for the y great majority of the House, and a good many d members did not even put in an appearance at ques- tion' time. There were, however, some new' arrivals, including two more Parnellites, burn- ' ing to sbow their independence of the Govern- ment, now that Sir William Harcourt's hour of trouble has passed. ...

... . ?? ?? - , . .. For nearly half a century Bromangrove has had an Institute, but it has long been recognised as inadequate, both in the matter of accommodation and in the scope of its educational facilities. Yesterday, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, I.P., -opened a new institute, situated in the New Road, which it is hoped will supply all that has been lacking in the old building, and that it will ...

... BIRMLTGEAM A m THE SWINE-FEVER ORDER.- I The operation of the Swine Fever (Infected Areas) O Order 1894 has a specially-interesting bearing in the case of Birmingham. Ib will be w.ithin the know. ledge of our readers that the Birmingham City Council a short time since provided a new pigr market in -Montague Street, but that a ring of wholesale pig merchants objecting to the site have boycotted ...

... IMR. BROADHURST IN EAST BIRMINGHAMM. | Last evening, at a meeting convened by the East Eir- mingham Liberal Council, at Lingard Street Board School, an address was given by Mr. Henry Broadhurst. Councillor Fulford presided, and was supported by Councillors Barber and W. Wilkzinson, and MNessrs. Josiah Austin, J. Ward, J. Crumpton, E. Griffin, E. Haywood, J. Ford, T. Tippins, E. Bates, J. ...