... RA IL TVA YS. LONDON' AND YORK SlURSrRIPTION C)NTRAC r. Tue futollieitg report otie been inreseatcd to tthe House of Lor s front thle select commit'ae on tile peritiors in reference to thle Londton and York Railvray Diil That the cmmmccc lee- met, ant )live- proceeded to Inquire into thre circun,.; tr r,, ferred to in the saiI pictitimgn, and have examined cveeral witr, e e snd ore of opinion ...

... PUBLIC IJEALII [FPROM THE Qt'ATTEnX RLYRET r 0 t IIN~tALl),tt1t The quarterly returns iare olutairle sub divided into 376 su-ditrct,. ?? 1 placedl tinder -lie MAtorioliI, an l tric ' :( co mprise, with IonUC sgriullturul ?? I ?? and cities of England, Te Iollii . 4*O,7SQ deaths were regbtere; June 1(1 1845-; which is i, ?? r Io r'or i fgistered ont al nverage in til ro i iti Q | iive ...

... I LONGRIDGE. LOeanGnoD GUILD,-(FrOOO a Correspondent.)-This annual festival, which was held on Monday last, outrlvolied any of its predecessors in spirit and gaiety. The weather was most unfavourable; yet the ardour of the villagers, visitants, and others, who arrived from Pres- ton, Chipping, Ribehester, and other places, ewas sinbounded. The members of the several societies held at ...

... , L OND YON, FRIDA Y E VENIVN G. MONEY MARKET. The appearance of settled favourable weather is rapidly dissipating all apprehension about the harvest, and every description of transferable secumities are more buoyant this morning. Consols have improved to 9P}, the Three per Cents. Reduced are 49j, the Three-and-a-Quarter New 102j, and Exchequer-bills 50 52 pm. Bank Stock has been done at 211. ...

... ?? ,EW BUILDINGS IN 3ANOHESTE& g 'firstninstance, as Tnedayn aferbrg l b er| 'and happieffiaees 'tb&BaeIcange, some-f ouci &l C .warehouse's and i~oi8hops 'bega'nto nuder' repsil Ienlargement. Cautious tradesmen began to enlarge; *snd .l not get room to enlarge from the bass- j 1 ments begn ato oa a little shigherit peamshl by adding a- story orztwo at the top of their already ?? .lbuildings. ...

... I _- _ _ _ ST. PAUL'S CaArEL-Vo1untr1j Systemn.-On Wed- nesday evening the Rev. a Clayton, of London, preached a sermon in Hope-street Chiapel, Wigan ; at the close of which a collection was made towards defraying the ex- penses incurred by the alt6ration now in progress at St. Paul's Chapel, which amounted to the handsome sum of £50 4s. 4d. PARKI LAiNE SUNDAY SCHOOL.-On Sunday afternoon the ...

... Ifmperial @avtante., HOUSE OF LORDS.-SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. The house assembled at twelve o'clock to-da', and was soon filled by peers and ladies, who were favoured with - seats to witness the prorogation. The Marquis of Cianricarde brought up the report of the committee on the petition of Mr. Bruce against the London and York Railway Bill, which was ordered to be printed. THE PROnOGATION:c. Her ...

... BRIEF CHRONICLER OP THE TIMES. Her Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon Fitzroy KcIll, Esq., the new Solicitor- General. Earl de Grey, by the will of the late Mrs. Lawrence, of Studeley Park, succeeds to the Studeley estate and Ripeno property. Mr. Chaplin, the chairman of the South-western Rail_ way Directory, it is said, has realised £100,000 by sub- letting a ...

... GRAND FETE ON THE RHINE IN HO10 NOUR OF THE BRITISH RULER. 'On Friday evening a fete was Prepared for her Majesty by -the King of Prussia, far exceeding in splendour and magnifi- cence any with which she has been gratified on her various tours iliher osn~conlatryor abroad. Toffllueinatefiologne, and make the Rhine one vast feu dejoie, was a grand Idea, which could only be carried out in such ...

... learnt __ *thigtene. S:~ ~ , .1 - . v WVINE AND SeP1IrT TRADE.-A meeting of' the mem- It bers of this iv ade was held on Monday last, at the Cla- Si rendon-rooms, for the purpose of' receiving a report from v William Dixon, joi,. Esq., of his conference with the P Government. Mr. Dixon entered into a long and cir- ti eurnstantial statement of what took place during his visit 2i to London. He ...

... MULTU IN PARVO. n The Bank of ngland returns for the week ending the 9th inst. th n, state the amount of notesissued to be h29,075,905,sagainstwhich, thc In- in addition to the Government debt and other securities, there is ay Ineoin and bullion £l15,075,9 5. In thebanking department the ia liabilities are set down at £33,209,396, and the assets include Fr iod £600389 in gold and ellrer. otl m ...

... he I *L ~ .f. -~Ants made at the annual confer .I From the statements made at the annual cnfer held at LeedS, It appeasr that the total num~ber of members iii ?? is 468i796, being an increase of A 375compare with lest year. O f theeteeaei Grat Bntain 34o,778, an irncrease of 8180, in el 28,409, a decrease of 483, (accounted for by the emigra- E ion of about 700 members during the year,) and on ...