... THlE[S PRESS ON LORD R. CHURCHILL'S THEIPRESS EXPLANATION. I The Times ?? confident a man may feel that his house will not be burnt down, it is a very foolish sort of frugality to stop the payment of insurance pre- minms. Lord Randolph Churchill himself has not the courage of his convictions. If he thinks that by steadily shutting our eyes to what is happening in foreign coun- tries and by ...

... specting the cos^thlabo^ltwbf ?? re * from tiS, Sohool KSS^? 18 ?? refer to the ?? T^^ J** Uke to about 1I,50(W. Asinu^VcastesS^l** 1 *° * pnce, which in tiascase TisllS^ot? B^ 8 ntoa ...

... We purposely delayed any reference to Mr. Gladstone's last contribution to the Irish ques- tion, believing that public patience as regards Ireland was pretty well exhausted by the daily debates Jin the House of Commons. As Friday, however, was a Mnd of dies mirabilis, in which the time of fhe House of Commons was not ocenpied with exclusively Irish affairs, perhaps we may turn to Mr. ...

... 'ej,011611t L ? a it e h1 0 Ii Lt I, 0 SC f Li d LI M. de Staal, Russian Ambassador to Great Britain will return to hisduties in London from St. Petersburg this week. A (airo telegram says a. report has reached Esneh of the death at Khartoum of the Mahdist leader, Kha- lifeh Abdullah, Tihe French Government have decided to allow bull fights at the Paris Hippodrome for the benefit of the ...

... I AOTHER. GA0ST!-AND A REAL ONE.I - ?? -. .I v .- 1 . .. .. .- .- - _ A correspondent siends to the sall Mall azette the following ghost story :- The ghosts you Introduce to us from Mr. Gurneys book are simply apparitions. In no cses are the airoumatanoes of the death suggested, save in that of Oliver Shooter, vho appeared witb a wound in his temple. But as he was on active ser* vice before ...

... a The unexpected announcement that Parliament I )n will meet a month sooner than usual need not be I re taken as indicative of any alarm on the part of HER I as MAJESTY'S Government. When Parliament was E as prorogued it was generally understood that in cer- I ad tain events members might be called back to their ( FT duties shortly after Christmas. Now, although i in Ministershave no immediate ...

... 0on ecala IN WHICH THU PUBILIC SHOULD SHOW A DEAL OF a 135 ire, INTERIEST. wind ies, ladd, ay, To the LEditor of the IFamily Doctor.' shon vas Sir-I believe it to be the duty of every physician ing. cer who is true to his calling to publicly make known an moul11 means or remedy whereby sickness may be prevented, and paral heit is for this purpose I write to give a rdsumid of my ex-18 ...

... THE AGBICTJLTUSAL DEPRESSION AND THE SUP*' BRINGS OF THB CLERGY. It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of the question dealt with under this title by Mr. Psothebo in a pamphlet just issued by the Guardian newspaper. For obvious reasons we have not heard so mnch of the sufferings of the clergy fiom the depression of the last few years as we have heard of the sufferings of others. But, ...

... VICTORIA RUNNING GROUNDS. After being closed for twelve months these grounds, on the Nottingham-road, Derby, were reopened by Messrs. Needham and Coates, who gave £3 10s. to be run for in a novice handicap. About 300 persons paid gate, and very good running was witnessed. J. Moran despatched the four pedestrians to a good start, when Greensmith ultimately won by a foot amidst loud applause. ...

... April 11.1887. Ls-p attests.— Discharged, 21 ; dead, S; admitted. 16 ; In tie House (Including 18 children), IM. Oct-patibhts.— Discharged, si; mAmtttnA, 38 ; on the booka. 46J. appointhekts fob the Next Weeds.— House Visitors: Messrs. Jos. Mason and Co. and Mr. Mills, solicitor. Physician and Sdrgkon.— Dr. Ogle and Mr. Dolman. acknowledged with Thakxs.— Two Jars ol soup, ftom. Mrs. John Bvana ...

... I m&mivmmsmmm&^- [Before His Honour J_ge ?? A Money Lending CABfi.--S»ianel Jar£e*~Sp— icer. ?? fcr wrongful seizure of his f uim__— M_ W«febtßH_ iopear— _r Sr-— er aad — r. _s-t_ fur d_e__-— tbe case was hes_3by ?? £j «f__r. Wegbtman, in apeDiD i_ Kbe 10 -- _ r . Blanksby prior- _rt y_r, when _ ?? :_ t_ money from him. B*q_riog -*«*o_ _o_yowingto_l- _e_ in hishouaehe last December went to ...

... The Long Eaton Athletic Society held their sports und£r M.C.A;A_u and N. C. U. Rules, off the New Recrea- tion Ground, Long Eaton, on Saturday. A large num- ber of valuable prizes were offered for competition, and tbe entries for the different events were of a satis- factory nature. The list of stewards included toe n ?? _■¥_■• Wi Morley, R, J Smith, A. H.To— «r, ta»i&A,B_ Bennett (Derhft, ...