... I rTlE READING MYSTERY. It has now been definitely ascertained by the police that the woman Dyer has had 20 children entrusted to her care since Christmas. Their ages ranged from two months to eight years. The majority, however, were under a vear old. Of these nine have been traced, five having been taken from the river Thames and four are known to be living. When apprehended the accused had ...

... t , ?? Ant- - ?? ?J ASHBY-DEILA-ZOUCH. MRS. JOYCE, widow of the late Dr. Joyce, died 1 suddenly in her bath on Saturday morning,. ASHtBY AND DISTIUCT GoTTAGM HosPITAL.- The secretaries A0ND led~gC with grateful thanks gifts secretaries acknovkledge Xo-Vgtbers during the month of Ma3Y of: Vegetables, Mrs.e Davenport, the ReV. C. Pratt, and Mrs. Wells; fish, Mrs. J. Hassall:- egg, Mrs J. P. ...

... SHARJDLOW BOARD OF GUARDIANS. I n o1- . . 8 1. I_. _ _ ch The fortnightly meeting of the Shardlow Board of Guardians was held at Shardlow on Monday, Mr. E. red Caaner, J.P., (lC., presiding. Mr. R. Finney, C.C., was r in in the vice-chair, and the other members present were in the Rev. J. Wadham, Mrs. Liohfeld -and Mrs. Hough- Dne ton, Messrs. Taylor, Dolman, Gadsby, Tivey, Mallalieu, 3 of . H ...

... ?? ts f84 sadifs, Some wonderful ball dresses have been worn at the evening ?? at Moscow during the ceremonies attend- ing the Coronation of the Czar One of them was pale green satin, embroidered in relief with Malmaison carnations, a veil of golden tulle falling over the skirt, and clouds Of the same trimming the bodice. A white damask silk was edged aU round the hem with marabout feathers, ...

... IVOLUNTEER PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BY ?? COLONEL CAVENDISH, I The annual prize distribution of the Wirksworth Corps of the 'nd V.B. Derby Regimont took place on Monday evening. A substantial meat tea was pro- vided for the men in the Parish Room prior to the distribution, the arrangements for which were left in the hands of Quartermaster-sergeant Hindle. A detachment from the Matlock Company was ...

... I I ed MADID, Monday night. Ice This morning, at 9h. 29m. 30s., with a clear, cloud- Ied less sky, and bright sunny weather, a singular no phenomeaon startled the inhabitants of the Spanish mtt capital. They first noticed a bright flash like lightning, ng followed, after about a minute and ten seconds, by m- several loud, rambling reports, that made the windows and walls of houses shake, and ...

... G~ lt fast (haiu. I SOME FRENCH DUELS. Few duels were fought during the First Republic and the Empire, Republicans and Bonapartists. actively engaged in defending their country against invasion, had no time for them But the Royalists returned with their king to find Parls swarming with Bonapartist officers, driven from the army, and burning to vent their despair in duels with officers of the ...

... IS SIR W. HARCOURT AND LORD ROSRBRRY. A BOGUS LETTER. The following letter, which is an entire fabrication, appeared In Monday morning's papers:- Malwood, October 13tb. Sir,-I have very little to say at this juncture or the retirement of Lord Rosebery from the leadership, except that I share in the general regret that the event has occurred. This will be news to those wiseacres of the Press ...

... 1 XO e1I8 atdL Othefl 3ae I Sir John Millais is still able to see old friends who n call upon him from time to time. He is, however, ti not able to speak, his share of the conversation being c carried on with the assistance of paper and pencils. d The only cheering feature in his condition is that he ti does not suffer pain. fe has much changed in appear. n ance since he was last seen in ...

... GRIEVANCES OF RAILWAYMjj. Ie ' A ?? - - a . . . A- Tue Amalgamated Society of Railway Seryatits har,. now received answers from most of ihe railwey ciCln- panies of the United Kingdom to the demansds rnarto by the signalmen, goods guards, brakesmeii, anol shunters, for a reduction of hours. The circuilar formulating the men's demands were forwarued to the directors, general managers, and ...

... REGIMENTAL A OTHER I I OTES. Old customs die hard, but wev hfvo at length got rid of another of the absurd relics of'the days of the pipe- clay and pigtails, It is our pleasant duty (writes the military correspondent of a contemporary) to record the demise of the long shoulder, a method of carry- ing the rifle which was neither'elegant nor useful, which occasioned unnecessary work for the ...

... WEDNES8DAY, NOViRBmR 11, 1896. ICE Arbcbishop-DesigIateofCanterbury has become a convert to the proposals for compromise on the voluntary schools question put forward by the National Society. A 'great conference' of members of the Convocations of Canterbury and York and of the House of Laymen was held last week in London, at which, by a large majority, and with the concurrence of several ...