... THE MDWLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Midland Railway Company will be held at the Railway Station, Derby, on Friday, August 9, 189!5.- The following is the report of the directors: The directors report that the traffic carried upon the rail- way for the half-year ending 30th June, 1895, as com- pared with the corresponding half-year of 1894, ...

... VarhvB, aDERBY POULTRY, FRUIT AND VEGCETABLE 9 ~~~MARKET. FRIDAY. a ?? . ?? 2d. anda 1.. Zi1. -lb. Y Eggs . . Rfor is. ?? Gd. to 5s. Dier coulle, ?? 8d. o ld. per purk. ?? per IIb. Damsnis ?? per Ilb. e ?? to4d. per Ib. Pears ?? Pd. each. Tomatoes (Foreign) ?? per lb. Tomatoes (English) ?? per lb t Blackberries ?? per lb. a Apples ?? to 2d. per lb. S G~apes (Foreign) ?? per lb. Grapes (English ...

... aftarh4tso - Z== DEBBY POULTRY, FRUIT AND VEGAETAB, MARKET, FTRIDAY. 3 Butter ?? . I C d. to Is. Sd. per lb. Eggs ?? to 12 frIs. Fowls ?? ,. Sd. to 5s. per couple Fotatoesis . 3::d. TierpscL. 3 Kidusey ..ns . . I pt',,r It,. Damecas ?? I. rot lb. Tomtockeris ..x ?? ?? er lb. u lirseor ?? Cit. iti~d. pe(r lb. ~rpa(Legl'dt) ?? e,. pwir lb, e Walnuts . .. ?? . h.I . lb. RdCaibe . I. e ?? . )10. ...

... i Mlar4ts. DERBY CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY. Wheat, 8,blte ?? ?? to 30g. per Se stones Wbeat, red (now) *28S. 6d. to~g 22 Barley, grinding * 18. to 20S. per 83 gto'noe Brley, malintg ?? to 3s.* Sea~ns ?? . ?? 33. to 348. per 25 stones Beanm (now) ?? to go,. (MGs (Old) ?? . 22E. to 24g. .Is(ew ?? s. to HI.s. DERBY HAY AND STRAW MARKET. Way ?? s0. to 0s, per ton. IBay ?? to 56s. Olove~r ?? 50. to ...

... _»ailum o*. a L-.bo-jbeb.-A meeting of the creditors of James Johnson, of Lvnbrook, Need wood Staffordshire, labour,., was held at Derby on Frit-lav The liabilities amount to 62Z. 18s.,an-. the ?? to !_ B l* . _- Ue . Bea canseB ot ?? were expenses : caused by ill-health of wife and large family No resolutions were paused, and tbe estate was left in the bands of the Official Receiver Failure ...

... IMPORTANT ACTION AGAINST A BUBTON BBEWERY COMPANY. At the Leicester Assizes on Wednesday, before Mr. Jaßtice Buckniil and a special jury, an impor- tant action for breach of covenant was heard, in which the plaintiff s, the Beeston Brewery Company Limited sued Mr. James Eadie, of Burton-on-Trent, for damages for the wrongful conduct of a public house, whereby the license was forfeited. Mr Hugo ...

... ASHBORNE. Five tT Bat.i.idon Shortly after nin o'clock ii Friday nighi ;i • ?? on horseback arrived -. the town with 'ii re >•-! thut Dre was raging ih.- faim - ■ :■ . s -I Mr. Jos. Wat-son, 'Ci n Close ••'■ -. Hallidon. lhe |Kilic - . i■' ■' - Sngade, which in one ' ourse iy for I be scene of •;: contlagrati' I ■ ; ■_' ?? hoTvever, they were stoppcu ?? the i' liv ?? that the lire bad been ...

... THE POPE AND THE CRISIS IN THE GHORCH. A Vienna telegram says : A Rome correspondent who is well inlormed on matters at the Vatican, reports that the Pope and hia councillors are anxiously watobing tha Ritualist movement in the Anglican Caurcb. Tbey are convinced tbat it is no passing fashion, bat a serious movement, wbich promises well for the future of Roman Catholicism in England. Tbe ...

... FART, SPENCER ON THE EDUCATION EROBLEM. Earl Spencer addressed a public meeting . oa Thursday night in B:.th on the occasion of the formation of a Western Counties Education League. His lordship said various solutions were suggested for the present difficulties, but person-, ally he would like to see the creation in country districts of School Boards, which would be. 0$ course, elected from ...

... 1 o d Halifax lias forwarded to the lay members of ti.e Engl sh Cbsr-.h Union a circular in which he criticises at lergth tbo recent pronouncement of the two Archbishops on the subject of the use of incense in ehurcl.es. Hie Lordai.ip regarcta ths Archbishops' ruling as an opiden, which ihough worthy ot respeot t.octte high perso al character of the Primates cannot be accepted as infallible or ...

... qa hI~ f. FRIDAY. DERBY POULTRY, FRUIT. AND VEGETABLi MARKET. Butter ?? ?? Is. Id. per lb. E.ggs ?? aZ is. Ducks. 4s. per couple. Fowls 2s. 6d. per couple. Chickens . , 3s. to 4s. New ?? is. per peck. Kidney ?? lid. per lb. Broad Beeos 4d. per peck. PlumslId. to 4d. per lb. Tomatoes ?? 2d. per lb. Tomatoes ?? 6d. per lb. Apples ?? 2d. per lb. Grapes (foreign) ?? 6d. per lb. Grapes (English) ?? ...

... j DE[LBY CHADMER OF COiliRT. A muecting of the Derby Chamber of Coia lerce a was held at No. 1 Derwent Street, on 'uv-c{ly M ar. A. Buchanan presiding. Among those ?? were Alderman Harrison, Miessrs. It. Huadson, W. ; J. Piper, J. Young, W. G. Wilkins, H. J. Loio, F F. J. B. Carulla, E. Hulse, G. Wood. IL P'ius, and L. W. Wilshire (secretary). Lett.rs ot Lgrel ci inability to attend were ...