The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-04 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCE.

The Conference met at the Foreign Office at one o'clock
yesterday. After prolonged deliberation, lasting upwards
of five hours, the representatives of the European Powers
adjourned until Tuesday next.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THL RIGHT HONOURABLE COWPER TEMPLE,
M.P., ON WORKING MEN'S CLUBS.
The Right Hon. Cowper Temple, M.P., presided at a
large meeting held at Romsey on Thursday night, to con-
sider the propriety of establishing a working men's club
in that town. He said he had for many years considered
different schemes having for their object the happiness of
working men. Nothing accorded so many opportunities
of raising and elevating that class as the social clubs, which
were established throughout the country. They are one
of the means of carrying out the great principle of co-
operation and mutual self-help in the ordinary affairs of
life. Clubs were necessary to the comfort and enjoyment
of the upper classes; but still more so for working men,
who lived in small houses, and had not so many means of
home comfort as the upper classes. The right honourable
gentleman said he approved of the introduction of female
society, and that the rules, unless general, should be few,
and admit of the widest interpretation, to ensure the
success of the club. He concludvd by offering to give
a house for the purpose of the club when a sufficient
number of members presented themselves.

FIRST MEETING OF TIIE NORTHAMPTON
SCHOOL BOARD.

The first meeting of the Northampton School Board
was held in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall in
in that town, on Thursday night. The first business was
the election of a chairman for three years. Mr. T.
Wright, the candidate who headed the poll, was, after
some discussion, appointed chairman pro tem, A discus-
sion afterwards arose as to whether Mr. Wright should
have a casting vote ; but the result of the voting proved
it was not necessary. After another discussion of con-
siderable length as to the way in which the election of a
permanent chairman should take place, they finally
resolved to open the voting, when Mr. E. F. Law was
appointed chairman, and the Mayor of Northampton
(Mr. P. P. Perry) was appointed vice-chairman. A com-
mittee was then formed to define the duties of the clerk,
who would have to be nominated for duties with the
Board.

ELECTION OF A SCHOOL BOARD FOR
'NEWARK.

The election of a School Board for Newark has resulted
in a majority for the Conservatives, the Liberal candi-
date, Mr. Wood, being defeated. All the Conservatives
nominated were highest on the poll. There are four
Churchmen and three Wesleyans elected. The polling
was in the following order :—Nicholson, Sinclair, Hervey,
Doubleday, Carp, and Smith. The two last-named were
the principal promoters of the Board.

ANOTHER CASE OF RATTENING AT
SHEFFIELD.

Another case of rattening has just been reported to the
Sheffield police. Some time between Saturday night and
Monday morning last, the wheel-bands of Henry Graves,
a saw grinder, working at Nodder's Wheel, Rockingham-
street, were removed. The bands were eleven yards
long, and were very valuable. This outrage has been
committed, it is alleged, because Graves employed a boy
contrary to the rules of the trade.