... T~~~ I t ?? i1}:J J z gan leet 'A'7r FOP~Ll I*EE SMPEMA. I - - FRIDAY, MA Y 5. T13 MrflNINae,, s NEWS IN BRIEF. t o rogh reather the Queen's de- tO-Q v £herhrurg has been postponed Be Q0at= for Shop Ascistants (Scotland) Lrrotrhrh _ pasd W.c,-,Ut oposition I:;tP Lsrd]a eS erclam° was rejected /t:-e eue of Commons, the considera- crtepO the London Govern- LBU Proc'ded with. ttar CL/f, o'gau.sed ...

... j TO THE EDZTORB OF LIVEEPOOL .MW3=cR-. Gentlemen, -M!ay I claim the interest of a Liverpool man in his native city to say a few words upon this subject? To-one who has learnt to regard features of beauty and interest in the city with the increased affection, of an absentee, it naturally womes as a urprise to her that a majority of the city ruire have so far decaded tawnep awazy one of the ...

... I BANK CASHIER CHARGED WITH FORGERY. At Hexham Police Court, yesterday, Torm B. Wedgwood, cashier in the Heibam branch of the Cumberland Union Bank, was charged with having forged five promissory notes-three for £500 each, one for £400, and one for £200. Mr. John Oswald Head, the manager of the branch, stated that the accused had written out a detailed statement, placing the word -a borus ...

... THE FATAL COLLISION ON TIHE MERSEY. INQUEST AT HOYLAXE. Mr. J. C. Bate yesterday resumed, at the Green Lodge Hotel, Hoylake, the inquest re- garding the death of John Owen, S6, engineer on No. 5 hopper of the Liverpool Dock Board, whose body was washed ashore at Hoylake on Friday morning; Mr. Tongue appeared for the Dock Board, and Mr. Gemo Dickinson for the owners of No: 61 London hopper. The ...

... I The London Gazette of last night contains the following:- Line Battalions.-LYancashire Posiliers under. mentioned second lieatenants; to be lieutenants on augmentation, dated Ist uhlt-E. T. 1uam. phreys and W. J. Woodcock. Manchester Fe meat, Lieutenant Francis W. A. Anderson to captain, vice B. S. Weston, seconded, dated 18th March last. Cibesbire Regiment, Lieutenaut.Crol. John Deering, ...

... _- DEATH OF A FATHER. A DAUGHTER'S HALLUCINATIONS The Liverpool police have bad brought under their notice a most peculiar family affair, and for the present are unable to thoroughly understand the circumstances of it. The story, so far as can be gathered, is as follows :-About six o'clock last evening Police-constable 221 (Worthington) was called to the house 103, Adelaide-road, off ...

... The following mails are despatched fr= Liverpool to-day:- To Egypt and Srria, via Brindisi. per Aust.:san packet.-G.PXM., II. ?? a.n-; with ta. e el-, 11 40 a.m. Speciauly-addresced letters for Pra- an. :%fanaos (North Brazi! ill he dne-amrheei :rs Liverpool to-day, per stcamer Fsanner-e- ?? noon. To the Canar- Islands. vfa Srain.-G P.O.. 11 Cape mails, via Sout'ampton. per -etrZ¢ Tantalion ...

... fitted #itt barrel bub, IGBModel de Luxe Lady's SAFETY perfectly nw ries £12 12s.; e=nl Vte 22_ lb.ent's, samemak, £2.- Coiquiteareof~;-aet LADVES Olymalic, SAFETY. 24 frame. ipefconm. L ADY'S very superior and ?? CYCLE, make, JuBrooks. flnest posible make and finish. lamp and bell coorntete; only PS1swrhdortble.-249, Prt-or.oaut QPBCAL IFA:C9_Rby Tansle~yG, Cov~tr to.; 1art ei~dr, gear 70. ...

... A large and ifluentiA deputation waited upon Ithe Lord Lieutenant on Tuesday in Dublin Castle to seek his Excellency's co-operation in arresting the decline and improving the oondi- tions of the Irish salmon fisheries The depu- tation consisted of about 30 gentlemen from the various boards of conservators in Ireland. The deputation, among other things, wished to lay stress upon the great ...

... FROM OUR LONDON-| CORRESPONDENT. LONDON. FRIDAY NIoik. The Half Timers Bill is the measure for which Mr. Balfour consented to sacrifice the Derby Wednesday, when he resolved that the Whitsun recess should terminate on Tues- day evening next. There is no likelihood that the Wednesday sitting will be sufficient for carrying the Bill through the Committee stage, though this seemed at one time pro ...

... WAGES AND CITY PROBLEMS. ROBERT OWEN MEMORIAL. Punctually at ten o'clock yesterday morning the 31st annual congress, under the auspices of the Co-operative Union of Great Britain, was resumed at St. George's Hall, the Small Concert Room being again crowded with ?? President (Mr. F. Hardern, J.P., of Oldham), who was supported by Mr. J. H. Watson (Bol- ton), on taking the chair, said the ...

... S SUtMMARY OF PARLIATMEWIT I * HOUSE 01r 0MMOI . M ONDAY. IHTSH DEPA.TMEST OF' A(GRICULTUllE. Mr. G. Balfour introduced a Bill for ?? *3 Department of Agriculture and other Industries and Technical Instruction in Ireland, .and for other purposes connected therelvith. ' The inessure, so far as concerdcel the transfer of ncw duties, closely resembled the Bill of last year, but it added those of ...