... of Lancaster Castle as a prison. They regard the internal structure as not well adapted to prison purpeces.I The Commissioners' proposal does not affeat the law cmirts, cver which they have no jurisdiction. Meetings of the justices in several petty sessional divisions have beein held; and they have decided to petition in favour of the retention of Lancaster Castle as a prison, and, further, ...

... *MOVED B OD IL Y. It was recently decided to move a Court Ilouse, whiieb had stood for some years at Hemmingford, Nebraska, ?? to another centre, that of Alliance, Nebraska. The building was not taken down and putt up on tho now site; it was moved bodily. Our sketch will give cur readers an idea of how the thing was done. Resting on rollers, the house was dragged to its new destination by a ...

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... LEYDSERDEMAIN., I I Dr. L~eyds Iwas believed to hold E-urope in the hollow of ?? hand. It is realised now that there is not rauch in llis eapaceoll. palin but ?? reinains of the gold whiclh it carried, and thiat the cleverest political conjuror of the lust decade ?? done very little ?? Times, There is no deception, ladies and gentlemen! One, two, three! Preto I nind the littlet boy's coin ...

... ' ;M- T Za G i lR i' I$2 ?? X~ K:: - {, 1 - ?? ?? ? '(If THE DgATING SEASON HAS BEGUN. ?? the G helr csn ter Evening il. ...

... ?? 0 , - .A ?? c 1 , l r r.. * g ?? /- - - ' D'I f- RITOHENER AGAIN FAILS TO PUT SALT ON DR WET'S TAIL, ...

... eCH R ISTMAS .. I0 , I 8 8 9 0 Our sketch of the Mayor of Manchester is taken from a photograph by Mr. Baum, and that of the Mayor of Salford from a photograph by Mr. Sauvy. ...

... Our illustration to-day shows the river Mersey at Runcorn and the great viaduct of the London and Nortb-Western Railway wbich connects Runcorn with Widnes. The smoking chimnevs of the chemical wvorks of the latter town are seen in the background; the prevailing atmosphere must be left to the imagination. This is the scene to-day. In a few years, when the Ship Canal works are brought to a ...

... THE NEW MAN-CH-E-TER A-LDERMEEN. - - ...

... GIANT AND THE PIGMR 1 ..H, ., T DISCOVERY AT TIbE5WELL. During 1-h excavationl that have been recently. made in the ancient Deabyphire town of Tideswell, in connection -with the drain- .age scheme, an ancient in- cised sepulihlral slab was found. It W4s.lying at a depth of four feet., below the ' path svhich ?? close by the ancient :ohprch (commonly known as the Cathedral of khe Peak), and ...

... ITE1-A ALTERED. Ic . . , 'i I . I I'he Premier reqpires no extrancous aid. in re-mnapping, Soutih Africa, on cfuitable andel sensible I lineoi, and findl an apt pupil in the Colonial Secretary. | -groom the ''Mranclicster Evening Ail.' ...

... ?? W-P-JIO N. Ir. Leif .Jones and the Transvaal Committee did not dare invite Mr. Cronwrig)ht Schreiner to. Manchester. They left it to the Women's Liberal Federation. -From the Manohestor TEh'ning Mail.' ...