... JlJVff>l |a# ?? HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. The House of Lords met at a V'f^f^ he The Poor Law Acts Amendment mil ami Sea Fisheries Bill were read a .third =n passed. The Cordon Memorial College at ivna toum Bill passed through committee. Lord Incniquin called attention to a s °^ r passed by the landowners «^^ ffl cla S, o f calling upon Parliament to consider the claim s^t the Irish ...

... At the usual meeting of this Board to-day Mr. William Bemn.se. ?? presided. 1 here were also present Sir Thomas Roe (vice-chairman), Aid. Bottomley, J.P., Canon Sing, Dr. T. L. Gentles, Mr. T. Mawbcv. J.P.. Mr. J. Norman, Mr. Robert Hudson, J. P., Mr. W. Richardson, Mr. R. Y. Dawbarn, and Mr. W. Cooper (clerk). On the motion of Mr. Richardson, seconded by Dr. (rtntles- on the recommendation ...

... A monthly meeting was held on Tuesday night in the Council Chamber, tha Mayor (Alderman S. Bcb:cson) presiding — At the outset the Mayor announced that the resolution, moved by Mr. Fisher at the last meeting, acd carried, was out of order, and could not be carried into effectT— Mr. Fisher said the resolution had been acted upon, and the work done, — Alderman Sudbury moved' the confirmation of ...

... MR. DHAChi, M.P., AND VAGRANT CHILDREN. THE LOCAL (. O -'EP.NMENT IiOAKD SYMPATHETIC A deputation from tbe Children's Aid Sorriety waited en Tuesday en ilr. T. V>. Russell, M.P., at the offices of the Local Government Board, with regard to the children of vagrants. Mr, Geoffrey, Drage, 11. P., who introduced the deputation, drew attention to the need of these children and the urgent necessity ...

... GABDEN PARTY. On Wednesday, in connection with tbe Mel- bourne Habitation of the Primrose League a most successful garden party was held >n the beautiful grounds of Bleak Hong*, by the kind invitation of Mr A ldennan Briggs. Unfortunately, Mr J Orel ton, M P, who waß announced to be present was unable to fulfil the engagement, and this was the only feature that at all marred the proceedings. ...

... I,rnn CcnaoN op Kedleston, Viceroy of India. . ?? u . c ently pieseoted a lamp and a Koran lectein [©'the chief Mo>queat Labors. ngßßi TbJ-MWAYS.— Traffic returni— Week ?? July 1. 1899. 814. 3s. 6d; correspond- to*, period ISSB. 293 . 3s. lid.; inorease 25?. 19_. zT^Sj. H. Richardson, Secretarr. ,15 0-i> Ladys Fail. — Angelina Warren, aged re years, oi li, Rioh mond Koad, Derby, was Inaics: ...

... The funeral of the late Mr. John Wright Baker, J. P., tojk place from the residence of Dr. Benthall, 102, Friar Gate, on Wednesday morning at the Old Cemetery, Derby, in a family vault. The Bey. W. F. Birch (trother-in-law of the deceased) very impressively read the Burial Service. The cortege left Friar Uate at I.SO in the following order : — Ist brougham, Mr. Thomas Lloyd, Mr. T. W. S. ...

... Ty OT for the first time in their latter-day ca- reer have the Opposition gone about boasting of their intentions to riddle an obnoxious Bill, and have then suddenly allowed their fury to ...

... On Monday wee k it i srs. Cumberland sold at tbe Royal Oak Inn, Ccku ook, two freehold dwelling houses in Green Lace Sawley. for (CO. : apiece of freehold t amen, containing 2r 7|n, for G7. ; a ri willing house and collage in Green Line tor 1532. ; a piece of pasture i-.nd, known as the F-r Bank Field. Drayoott, containing 4a 3r 21p, o 390.: two fields oE old pasture land, known as Borowood ...

... lor reference and distribution, the Plans End Particulars ol Estates, and Catalogues of Machinery, Far- riture, Books, and other Property advertised in our columns. From the central position of Der'y, and the ready access to it from all parin of the Kingdom, we axe enabled i ...

... THE REFORM AGITATION Iff THB TRANSVAAL. A correspondent of the Times lately arrived frcm Johannesburg, writes : It is very difficult for peope in England to realize the conditions under which reform agitation is carried on in the Trans- vaal. The Johannesburg people are regarded, iA tho world over, as practically constituffiig tHrJ whole of the Uitlander population. When one states that in ...

... An inquest was held on Tuesday morning, be- fore Mr. F. E. Leech, coroner, on the body of Miss Ehzabeth Watson, who was found dead on Sunday, morning last. Mr. James WiUders, grocer, identic fieel the body as that of his aimt. She had always enjoyed good health. He saw her alive on Friday afternoon between one and two. On Sunday morn- ing, from what Mrs. William Watson said to him^ he obtained ...