... DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S STUD. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Information of a very interesting character, says Hotspur, in the Daily Telegraph,'' has come to hand concerning the late Duke of Westminster's racing and breeding stud, v.hich primarily bears out the statement made in this column a few days ago that in all probability most of the horses in training would be brought to the hammer. A sale ...

... NO one will desire to make too much of the attempt by a Belgian hobbledehoy upon the life of the Prince of Wales, but it U dear that the Prince has had a narrow and Providential es- cape. It is not every crack-brained idiot, firing through a raUway carriage window, who cnvld suc- cessfully miss bis mark in two shots, and not every cheap revolver which could be warranted to miss fire twice cut ...

... luesday. — licloie vis Honour judge fcrnyiy, y.u. liblis. Jc'-n Beatson and Co., engineers, rail merchants, etc., Ihe Strand, Derhy, sued Messis. E. C. and J. Keay, Ltd., engineers, of Corporation Street, l_i-__i_g_.ani, for £5 os. 'id., the balance oi an account. Mr. Addis, -n, cf Messrs. i-ddowes r.nd Son, was for tie I !_i:K__', and Mr. Slater, oi Birmingham, appeared for the defence. The ...

... -Pro Lea ton has left London fcr Bangor. Siu Os.ald _iosL_7 bas trMed in London frcm _!olle_-_n La'l. Burtonon- Trect *I_-oeH. C IViuxi tailed with the drat for S d loetoj from Southampton ou WeCt-idi*. Sis Feancis. Bi-bpett, who *ias volunteered foi South Africa, and will be sailing Lbortly, arrived m town en Tuesday from For .mark Hall, De-_y___- Jh__ L-eih of L-.CEFUC-C. *bo 1* leaving ...

... HOW THE FBENCH .IBE ASSISTING THE BOEBS. Marseilles, as is frankly proclaimed, is sending oS hosts of Fiench volunteers for the Boer- forces al reduced fines in steanieis subventioned by the State. It cannot possibly be argued that these facts are unknown to the French Government,' which is kept so well informed about- everything that goes on in this country. Most, if not all, of these men ...

... The Transvaal War. CttON JE AND HIS FORCE CAPITULATE- PRISONEBS IN ROBERTS'S CAMP OFFICIAL DESPATCH THE ANNIVERSARY OF MA J II bA- The following was issued from the War Office a few minutes before ten o'clock this morning : From Lord Roberts to the Secretary- of State for War. Paardeberg. 7.45 a.m., Feb. 27. General C'ronje and all his force capitulated un- conditionally at daylight this ...

... DERBY AND DISTRICT MASTER PAINTERS AND DECORATORS' ASSOCIATION. The sixth annual banquet in connection with the above association was held at the Rnyal Hotel on Wednesday evening, and proved a very successful affair. Ilie manageress (Miss Frost) ' put on an excellent repast, wmeh waa done full justice to by the large company present. Mr. Geo. Potter (the president) occupied the chair, and Mr. ...

... Tuesday.— Before Mr. Registrar Woodforde. Lawrence Swarmack, formerly a builder on the Osmaston Road. Derby,, again appeared to answer questions respecting bis failure. The case was ad- journed at tbe last court for him to supply the names and addresses of his lute employees, and as he had furnished the Official Receiver with as many as he possibly could the examination was dosed. Tho;:,:*.? ...

... Mr. J, Jj. loole, wbo celebrated hi* seventieth birthday tbe it a«r day, is still at Brighton, where he spends mci: of the winter, bearing with infinite patience tbe disabilities of illhealttr Although unable to hold a sustained conversation, he follow ■ everything tbat happens wUh the keenest interest. He is np in tbe latest items of war news, and knows til that goes en ia ths theatrical ...

... CONTENTS OP THIS WEEK'S PAPER: SALES BY AUCTION. Messrs. J. & W. HEATUCOTB. Description. Place of Sale. Date 1900 Furniture The Mart Tbors, Feb 8 Business Premises, __ _, „ . „, Land, &o D .ffield Wed, Feb 21 Messrs. CUMBERLAND A SONS Fat Stock Cattle Market Tviead^j Store Stock Derby Every Frld ay Farm Stock Hilton Tburs. Feb 8 Furniture Upper Boundary R:ad Mm. Feb 12 Farm Stock Smalley ijon. ...

... A terror to the neighbourhood, an intolerable nuisance, and a brute, was the description given of a prisoner by a witness at the London County Sessions (Newington sittings) on Wednesday. The prisoner was Henry Jones, thirty-six, shoe maker, known as Jubilee Jones in consequence of the prominent action he took during the evictions in Borough Road at the time of the Diamond Jubilee ...

... 30 tears Ovir Average. Average. 130 J.. .January 3-74:n..105-n.1-70ba.. „ February 3 76in1*74in.2*02ia. It may be some consolation to those who have suujioJ from tba abundance of rain whicb has Ullen during the past two months to know tbat a, copious rainfall is much needed for deep rooted vegetation, also to rep'anish the springs. In this part ot Derbyshire oar yeaily average of ...