Walking along the Albeit Embankment, Leaden, a bridge cleaner was se surpriaed at seeing a woman sitting on a seat reading a beok—"a peculiar thing for anybody to do on such • cold morning," he said—that be pretended to put • litebelt straight in order to speak to her. As she di

The annual licensing meeting for the patty sessional division of Maidenhead wee held at the Police-wart yesterday (Tuesday), before Sir Geo. Young, Bart. (in the chair), General A. Sunbury Thompson. Lord Geo. Pratt, Sir Edward Barry, Bart., Sir James Clark, Capt. C. H. 8. Pretym

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Messrs Bart ram ?an>. Sunderland; « 400 ft. cargo steamer for Messrs Matthias and Sons. Cardift. A 7.000 ton steamer the slocks Mosers Banratn's yard has been sold the Glen Line. John and Co.. Sunderland; two 7.oCOti>n i). VV. eatgo steamers for Cardiff owners. ;in Crown and Son