NEWCASTLE. The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wet nesday afternoon in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, the Mayor (AAd Robinson) in the chair. THE WATER SUPPLY. The Sc-inFre (Mr Youll) stated that, as chairman of the Water Committee of the Council, he had, with se

THE WEATHER NORTH OF ENGLAND. The following is a comparative statement of the weather from August 29 to Sept.,4 in the years 1678 and 1879 1878. 1879. Aug. 29.-Dull. butfr ne allday. Aug. 29.-Fine; rather windy. Aug. 30.-Dnll in themorning Aug. 80.-Fine, with slight rain in the a

I MR Z. E. JAMES, M.P., AND THE ORDER I OF DRUIDS. Mr IV, H. James, member for Gateshead, was on Friday last initiated into membership of the lodge bearing his name of the " Newcastle-upon-Ty ne Equalised District of the Order of Druids." The members mustered strongly on the occa

CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAIINSTM R XR.MAD KBEYAALY. A charge of forgery against Ahmed John Kenealy, eldest son of Dr Kenealy, MlP., in connection with a news tele- gram, came before Mr Greenwood, stipendiary magistrate and other rmiegistiates on Tuesday, at Burslern. The cas created g

frui l aud Tploldlif -0- hI. Baudry D'Asson, the organiser of the tegiti- mist banquet at Chalons, is to be prosecuted en a charge of inciting to civil war. Several Paris jour- nals announce that, yielding to the representations of President Grevy, M. Lepere has withdrawn his res

'NEWCASTLE COURANT." Iq P1BLjSHjTD EvEny FRIDAY MORNING, AND 4, NEWN-CAXSTLE DAILY JOURNAL," PUBLISHtED EVERY MORNING. Tne First Editio'n of the Yeireactre Courant is printed every Tur h~tllav ?? e at a suficientlv early bout for despatch by theSotI mi i-deliver Oi~'UI the Sooth

COONER'S INQuEST. About ei -ht days ago it appears Mrs Doubleday, residing at Byker, 1 ift h.r husband, and never returned to her home tutU :Saturday night, Doubleday had often compla nd lo a friend and fellow-workman named Hardy of his wife's conduct with another man, andheappe

1P - FRIDAY. THE d DU-RHAM POST OFFICE ROTBERY. ,~il]iai Briggs (30), letter carri.r, pleaded ?? id , three indictments, charging him that. he being a persmo employed under Her Majesty's Post Oi4ce, Bid whilst he was so employed, stealtwopostletters contuining stnampa; also a po

Et ace o -0- The French Chamber was engaged on Monday in a kng discussion upon a motion of the Ralical deputy, hi. Mfaigne, in favour of abrogating the lhw whilh pr Oil its work on Sundays. We read:- M. Keller of the Right spoke against Sunday work, and sulportetd his argument by

A WALK IN WENSLEYDlLE. Provided the roads are clear of saou' there is no month1 in the yearmore enjoyalle fera ramble thtan Docember; but to see WYenslen dal at its bet you require t, visit it in the spring or in the autumn. As pretty a part of it as we know lies between Aysgarlh