month. Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke, R.E., director of worfcs to the Admiralty, has been deputed by Her Majesty’s Government to embark on board the armourplated frigate Warrior, Captain H. Boys, and to procee to Heppens to bo present on the 26th inst., on the occasion of the formal

Mr Datnes (Norwich), moved a vote of thanks to the late Grand Master, Mr E. Smith, who had performed the duties of his office during the year in the most efficient manner. He also proposed that the sum of £2l be presented to Smith for the manner in which he had discharged the du

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ALNWICK, May 22. —There was large supply of Irish and Yorkshire grazing cattle in the market, but there was very little demand for them. At the beginning holders were asking 10s to .£lO 10s, but a reduction had to be submitted to; some were bought for £‘Blos, but most were left

We have not met for some time with a more suggestive publication than American newspaper which has just come to hand, bearing the title of the Imperialist. Its appearance is striking enough, bearing in mind that it is printed and published in New York, for displays, instead of E

The herring fishing off the Tyne is proceeding satisfactorily, and already there have been good takes. The herrings are selling at from 6s. to 7s. per hundrea. Miss Grace Armytage, Miss Nellie Corrie, Mr H. C. Sanders, and Mr Edwin Keene to sing at the concert to-night in the Ne

all the attention of operators. The abundance of money renders the carrying over of accounts a comparatively easy task, though the high rates current in some instances are evidence of the speculation which still prevails. To the absence of new business must be added the uncertai