An inqueat was held at the polimststion, on Monday (before Mr. Cuthbertaom, to loqhire into the circtimatancas attending the death of Meredith whieh took place vary sudionly at bin hone, Newcartle hill, on Saterday. The demised, who haa been for many years employei as coachman b

A welliedneated man, apparently • German, about 35 y of age. repreeenni; himself as the von of the Chairman of the Diet, a friend of Count andrammy and of the Emperor of Austria. visited Birmingham recently, setttng forth that he commissioned to purchase horses on behalf of the

Toeaday Mr. Hawke., borough coroner, at the Public VEce, Itior itreet. ihe .toy of a raarried Lindy, mimed tilonoeeter, seed :77 years, wan with her father, Mr. 'it illiam Westley, of Alceeter road, The evidence showed that the de 3011•04 had been in the Lebit of warming the bed

What the American papers call the "biggest. ferry.boat in the made its trial trip in California a few weeks ago. The ,Solano wag built for the traneportation of passenger aug freight cars across the Straits of Csoinin, from Port Costs to Benicia. Her dimensions are Length over a

Th Po te esys that the het revenue of the Midland Railway seems to have fallen a by about £20, 0 00. It may be expected that the dividend on the Midland Ordinary Stook will be from to 5. The North Eastern rate of dividend will hardly fall much below 6V per cent. on the peat half

A bit ''M of the moat violent oharaoter over Poitemouth today, the gale being Farad by dreothing showers of hail and attended, at by most vivid lightning and heavy peals of thunder. A number of hoardings were blown down, and one buried a little girl, who, however, was quickly ni.

A 7r Ims paned away. A general depreseion M trade, which commenced or Ay, rare st his been on them. at in the yeir which ha. Wooed, it touched the loweat point. to almost every induct* that timid be named, espitalista as proprietors, who had accumulated considerably pars base ba

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