... CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATI10h AT SPONDON, The members of the Spondon Conservative Associa- tion, and a large number of Conservatives resident in serv the district, held a demonstrationand tea on Saturday Sun in the schoolroom, Spondon, in celebration of the trium- ti0on phiant return to Parliament of Mr. J. Gretton, jun., and tion for the purpose of affording them an opportunity of lr. meeting ...

... DIERBY BOARD OF GqARDIANS. - The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday, the Mayor(Mr. Bottomley) presiding. There were also present Mr. G. Cholerton (in the vice-chair), the Rev. J. Birks, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Waters, Miss Lonudon, and Messrs. Dean, Bakewell, Potter, Cope- stake, Foster, Lloyd, R. W. Gentles, F. S. Whitaker, Heflord, Stubbs, Twells, John Banoroft, and White- ...

... WHAT THE WORED SAYS. 'I The Queen does not, I am told, at all like the pros- pect of going abroad without Sir Henry Ponsonby, and 1H r Majcsty's continental trip would have been given up for the year but for the fact that the agreement for reuthig the hotel at CimieE during the months of Mlaroh and April had already been signed. As it was, idleed, the Queen would probably have spent April at ...

... (E INCREASE OF ANGLERS ON THE TRENT. ting on the above subject in the 17ish ing -ia.rette, -try Coxon, of Nottingham, says: the past twenty years the number of anglers X the waters of the River 'I rent in the great ytes of Nottingham, Derby. and Newark, to Sheffield, has increased, I really believe, of the stretches between Barton-on- irk are in the hands of angling lssoola- 'nd the cry ...

... - '40cal of?ltmo HE local Church Defence organisatiron is losing no I N time ill replying to the recent attaok of the Dis- establishers. A meeting is to be held in the Temper- ance Il-all on Thursday evening. Mr. Bemrose will preside, and Mr. W. E. Helm will reply to the speeches recently made from the same platform, and for the benefit of those who are in search of further informna- tion the ...

... Mr. F. H. Tullock, M. Inst. C.E., condnctd(l a Local Government Board enquiry at the Gufldhall, Derby, on Friday, into the application of the Derbv Cor- poration for approval of the borrowing of 1,814 i. fo tbhe purposes of the Technical Institution Act, 1389, and for sanction to borrow 48,964'. for the purposes of street improvements, public offices, etc. The various works concerned and their ...

... THE DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY. r THE ELECTION OF MEDICAL MEN. e A meeting of the Governors of the above institution a was held on Monday at 2.30 for the purpose of . electing an honorary physician, an honorary surgeon, a and an honorary dental surgeon. Mr. Percival Hey- wood presided over a large gathering which included y the Bishop of Derby, the Hon. W. M. Jervis, Sir Henry h Wilmot, Bart., ...

... MR. GRETTON'S CAMPAIGN. I' Mr. John Gretton, jun., the Unionist candidate for the South Derbyshire, addressed a large and enthusiastic M. P meeting in the Hill-street Schools at Stapenhill on bod Thursday evening, and was accompanied by Mr. Ren- an toul, M.P. for East Down, whose eloquent address was pos( also enthusiastically appreciated. Dr. Charles Lowe carl presided, and amongst those ...

... The Merraicq PNet still asserts that the War Office is anxious to mobilise on an extensive scale the troops I available for the defence of London. Failing this, it has been decided to mobilise during the forthcoming sumrner, probably in the second half of the month of August, one section of the troops so allotted. Under the direction of Major-General Lord Methuen, the commandant of the Home ...

... ODDFE LLOWS' BANQUET IN DERBY. On Friday evening a complimentary banquet was given in the St. James's Hall by the Independent a Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, Derby District, c in honour of Mr. Herbert S. Benuott. P. Prov. G.M., I the chair being occupied by the Mayor (Mr. G. r Bottomley, ?? and the vice-chair by Mr. H. Wibber- r ley, P.D.G.M. There was an excellent attendance, the u ...

... NATIONAL DEPOMIT FAIENDLY SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the delegates of the Derby and Notts Division was held att the Y.M.C.A. Institute on Saturday last, the chair being occupied by Mr. John Stretton in the unavoidable ab'ence of the president, Alderman H. H. Blemrose, J.1 . There was a good attendance, amongst thos.e present being Mr. Geoffrey Drage, the 11ev. Canon SinrIeton, Nelbourne; ...

... OIN umotqs .4 thq ?Mq?h. I TIHE selection of a Liberationist candidate T to contest the Montgomery District at the next election brings to the surface once more a proceeding at the last election which wears a very ugly aspects It seems that, after the last election, the Liberals of these boroughs peti- tioned against the return of the bitting meseeber, and thbey arranged to make three poor men ...