... MANCHESTER TRAMP WARD GUTTED. SSIX MEN INJURED. A fire broke out yesterday morning in Man- chester in the huge building jointly used by the Manchester and Chorlton Utisions as a test house and trimp ward. The alarm was given shortly before half-past ten, and ?? a couple of minutes a detachment from the neighbouring fire station in Pollard-street was on the scene. Word was also sent to ...

... ACQUITTED. At Leeds Assizes, yesterday, Samuel Holroyd, french polisher, of Sheffield, wvas indicted for the manslaughter of his wife, who, after a fortnights drinking bout, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Prisoner said deceased was the best of women when sober. hut she often went wrong and stayed out all night. He had vainly tried all methods to reform her. Accused was acquitted. ...

... MEETING AT CHESTER. A meeting of railsymen, under the auspices of the above society, was held in Chester Tow Hall on Sunday, under the presidency of Mr. R. A. Yerburgh, M.P., who was supported by Alderman G. A. Dickson, Councillors B. C. Roberts and Egerton Gilbert, Mr. W. Csarr (sec- retary of the Chester Trades Council), Mr. Richard Bell (general secretary of the Amalga- mated Society of ...

... SPEUL.iL TELELRA18. DEATH FROM FRIGHT. A: tori n'te- AunrAdamns died ye~sterday from Toe deceased was knocked ?? ?? - ho: anl trasp, aosl escaped' serious G~ ?? a1Bte- aferwaucls died from t iC: he r sssit~ o: the irtghr. TURSE FISHERMEN DROWNED o -eca ihzrren 1-or their lives at Fraserburgh| j 4Veen!vc:arday. Andrcw Stephen. son ?? o r he Ardeuit, was washed over- o. ; deck and drowned. ...

... Before his Honour Judge Smyly, Q.C. Re Gi-iORGK ROBERT IrKAN. This debtor, who arrived in Derby too hire for examination at the last Court, now stated, in an- swer to the Official Receiver, that he had bc-tn a contractor at Ilkeston. He became a bankrupt 1 n a creditor's petition j be hud an execution levied en his eoods at Christmas last. The bailiffs en- tered, Lr.t cleared out for some ...

... I CONNEXIONAL FUNDS, I 'The roprelsentative scsxi-ns of thlis Conference ecnm eonc-cd in Wesley s Chapel, yesterday morn- ilg, under the Chairrmi inship of the ?? lltej P. W. MaceInaldi. The devotional exermises i0- etuded the aidministration of the Lord's Supper. The % hole of the lower part of the Chiap1l and part of the gal!ery. waa rceervedl for th, represen- tative, andl the publio were ...

... a zbte saut of 3rioto. I In civic circles yesterday people naturally began to count the cost of building the Art Gallery on the site of the old Salisbury Club premises proposed to be acquired by the Corporation. And the economic ratep3yer put down another good round sum for the building. But it wassoon rumoured that behind all this there was a generous gift, which was not only to make the ...

... WPELESS WA P, inING WEAPON)S OF DESTRUCTION: GRIM POSSIBILITIES OF TIE F UTUEI . I rnt re-arkzable exeerinent-s in wiresessP telegrapb by Mr. J. N. Maskelvne and the¶ Re-. S .M. Bacon. at Newbnrr, described in yesrer&, Duali News, are, -w;e are assur mor so noroel as thev appeared. They bavo been Ffir>s-Ler ...

... THE ThiN-SVAAIL CRISiS. AFTER BLOUEMFONTEIN. STORY OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. M1R. SCHREINER AND THE GOVENMMENT. iMPORTANT BLUE BOOK In view of the' debat'?s in Par]Lixment today, a J1luo Book was icsued yesterday, contalmn Fnrthior Correspoudencle relatiing to Propose Political leformss in the South African Repub- lie. This corresponuience cairries tbh story dowl to the present weok. 'Thct most ...

... ABDENTS ON RAI WAY& DECREASING RATI0. Br w of ahowing t.eo - take by rater ?? icc to proveiast aocidanto to their i 4rwin Mr. P. 1arrion, General Manager of the Londos arnd North Wertern. gavo yes*terday to the Royal GCoAImlnission at the Surveoyori' Instituta fuirt-her d.,- tails nt, tho workinig of their SyAlImlii. He1 Spuku also b0i Lehtlf of thel Railwvy Associhttior, ni.id it goneral ...

... LONDON'S LATEST T REMAN. At a special meeting of the Court of Common council, at the Guildhall, on Thursday, the Lord Mayor presiding, JZIr. John. Henniker 'Keaton, M.P. for *Canterbury, was presented with the :freedqm.of~the> Ciryi in recognition of Ihis public services ?? postal *reforms.-The City Chamberlain (Sir .Richmond.Cotton) in presenting the freo- dom to Mr. Ifeaton, the dotuments ...

... | I - - - - . HOUSE OF LORDS.-MoNDAT. GORDON MEMOBIAL COLlE G. :ihe LoILD CRANCELIOR, in modnig the second reading of the Gordon Memorial Col- lege it Kbartoum bill, expbliiwd tbit in the event of this being treated, as a public trust the trustees would require to. be indemnified against any supposed breaches of trust by investing-in Egyptian senrities, and this the bill proposed to ?? bill ...