... If there has been too much indifference and apathy at some of the elections of town council- lors for Manchester, we think there is a little too much excitement at the present moment to permit the exercise of a perfectly calm and dis- passionate choice. The very violence, however, with which all the members of the CouncilS were assailed, as sanctioning or profiting by a shame- fully ...

... (broM the Literary GazeMtt.) th, al The wide-spread habit of sinolcing has not yet had due we medical attention paid to it and its consequences. It is ho' only by two or three years' observations that Dr. Laycock jus had become fully aware of the great changes induced in tinl the system by the abuse of tobacco, and of the varied and pa, obscure forms of disease to which especially excessive mE ...

... I , ~ ?? I REPREI3SNTATION OF ST. JORN's W.neD.-jNomhination of a Candidate.-On Monday evening, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the burgesses oM St. John's Ward was held in the Old Quay Tavern, Cobden-street, for the purpose of norminating a councillor for the ward previous to the en- suing election. The meeting was very numerously at- tended. Mr. William Walton Carter was unanimously called ...

... K NUTSFORD. . QUARTER SEssIoNs.-These sessions commenced on' Monday, before Trafford Trafford, Esq., chairman, and a very strong muster of the magistracy, including the Marquis of Westminster, E. J. Lloyd, Esq., Egerton Leigh, Esq., Colonel Tomkinson, S. Jacson, Esq., W. Egrcton, Esq., J. F. France, Esq., Major Townshend, P. E. Ma-rsland, Esq., Captain Antrobus, P. Legh, Esq., John IHowiard, ...

... I - - I TESTIMONIAL Or RhsPECT.-The congregation meet- ing at St. Paul's Independent chapel have just presented PIa very handsome silver tea-service to their indefatigable and worthy pastor, the Rev. W. Roaf, in comamemora- tion of the completion of his first seven years' labour among them. At a meetinl of the subscribers three gentlemen were nominmated t present the testimonial, which they ...

... HARGIREAVES CHORAL SOCIETY. lot The first concert of the sixth series was given in the to of Free Trade Mnll, on Thllrs(day evening last, 1i1d if we iniy hi or, Judge by 'the opening night, the present series promises to be of sot the best yet given by the society. The concert consisted of pi of the Creation, the most beautiful, descriptive anld gracefill, iir en oratorio that has perhaps ever ...

... MR. IRELAND BLACKBURNE AND HIS CON-* ST T TUENTS. i - ?? this ere- Sir INW'AlTER SCOTT tells a story of a gentleman, who, irritated at sonme misconduct of lis servant, said John, either yeo or I Unst quit this house. Vera weel, sir, said John, where will your honour be ?? tull..0b.Wai'r ingtoll isjust in the provolkingr position o'thlisexaspelrated gentle.iani, it has a servant ?? it ...

... .x, | .L. IJ .L L ?? * THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL- re WAY.-William Clare was tried at the Central Criminal bE Court, on Friday. It will be recollected, that a short time to since an accident occurred at the Romford station of the to Eastern Counties Railway, when several passengers were II more or less injured, and one gentleman named Hinde was ol so seriously wounded, that ...

... A se GUEAT - gentleman has offered a pr-esoffort o Th i tell him who is ut zN p.; , ?? - . 1 Qt Present Prime DINING WiTh1 A LOaD Miyon.-We do not pretend to I leave aniy distinct notion of Mint the honour of dining wvith a1 lord mayor lil beI ~ t wye have got a standard of tlo Misconduct of w -tit Mvilialls would phrase the false jactitation of it kentleI convicted at tile MInsionl House of ...

... IlLocal Hiltelligynce. MEE1TINGS OF CREDITORS. at the Court of Bankruptcy, George.storeet, .lfancleste*. no. Ocr. 30. J. Boulton, Ashton-under-Lyne, certificate 52 - S0. J. Betrer, Manchester, first sitting 12 .dt t1e Court of Bankruptcy, Lirerpool. ocrT 30. Taylor and Guy, Liverpool, final joint div. t [Our List of Bankruptos Iill befound jte the ?? page.] Tarc COBD1BN TESTIrMONTAL.-We are ...

... UR --aw&7311 1 GREAT NowRTIc3IN RAISLWlY.-Ilerapath's Journsa says that the whole of this line is staked out from Lon. don to Peterborough, and that the remainder will also be as quickly as possibil Ni.w RAILWVYS FO ES N 1847.-The legacy of legislation left by 18-16 Tu rns out to be much more formidable than has be appostd Upwards of sidty projected railways, lost Ia essson, ...

... M1RS. C. BALFOUR'S LECTURES ON THE INFLUENCE OF WOMAN ON SOCIETY. .1 - - . . , - pn ls.Oa Tuesday night, Mrs. Clara Balfour delivered her third. 0 a lecture On the influence of woman on society, being the rin first of two lectures on the'obligation of English literatuire de6-to female writers. From the wetuess of the evening, the Mr. audience, instead of being as on former occasions a ...