... OUR Manchester, Wednesday Evening. THE bT. LEGER. Before the circle broke up yesterday to 20 was snapt up with C( B»:>ck. lon Van Tromp. 10 to 1 was offered agst Mr. Martin. Black Dwarf in and out of the room, backed (with an improving look,) to 20, and 10l> to 6, two or three over, being willingly accepted. Nothing else done. Manchet'er, Thursday, Ila'/yast One o'clock. Up t ...

... Leeds. There has been very little business done at the clothhalls since this day week, a few low-priced goods for the American market being nearly all that were sold. l ine and middle cloths calculated for the home trade being scarcely all del' the prudence of the manufacturers curtailing the production has prevented any material fail prices the stocks continuing to be less than usual this ...

... ANNIVERSARY OF TIHE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. The annual dinner to the soldiers, who fought in the wars of the Peninsula, and at the battle of Waterloo, took place yesterday (the anniversary of the last great v'ictory), in the Exchange Rooms. The dinner, which was provided by Mr. Rainford, of the Red Lion Hotel, comprised not only a great abundance of the more sub- stantial requisites on such ...

... y, -- MANCHESTER JUVENILE REFUGE AND L SCIOO.L OF INDUSTRY. r I'll, With a view to making the subscribers to this institution. dI cnd the public, nequuinted wvith its progress and effects, Mr. ita Bryan, whose unwearied exertions as master merit the highest n p raise, was requested to draw up a short statement of its ti history since its opening, in January last. We have plea. s sure in laying ...

... I the To thoe Editor of t1w M~anchecster Exiaminer. nie: Sir,-An article of correspondence which I suppilied You Sul iiritlo three weeks ago, relative to some of the pauper peasantry hh, of the county of Galway, being sent to England ;at thle ex- wh ponse of funds which should have been applied to their w relief in their native place, has attracted much public I attention, and some ...

... TllE PROGRESS OF CEJINTPRAL S'ISiTON it The history of governments has generally sW, ,ii that selfishness, andi not patriotisic, has i;lilc,. ti! ruling motive from \\hicb tbhir rneasureS hhini Pp cl, ceeded. The advocacy of right and benefici]! 1) l'! e, ciples bas cominuouly been undertaken l v n-n x, polliticialns, either when legislative power wea, . le possessed, or when the fear of ...

... DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP ST. HELEN'S. r» j L ss HOIIT LIVKB. On Wednesday last, a fearful explosion took place at the collenes of Messrs. Speakman, Caldwell, and Co GerardVbr.d«e near St.. HelenV. Between three and four oc.ock m the rooming, about fifty men and bovs went down one of the pits to work. About seven o'clock t explosion was heard, and so great was the force th.it the was ...

... FRANCE. The Journal de» Debatt of Sunday stated, that the committee on the affair of M. Emile de Girardin were to meet on Monday to consider the report of M. Laville, that the report would be printed and distributed to the Deputies on Tuesday, and discussed in the public sitting of the Chamber on Thursday. The National expresses hope that the debate on the affairs of Portugal will not be ...

... «oods sold and delivered part ® f the debt th ® •'atute of limitations! . rest arrangement tor Davment Th® adm ' tted part of his claim was barred, but that any arranßement had been made as to the KS , K furth ? th / M aT f r r kind P' the as 7 P'«»ntiff) comfortably .is soon ...

... North Chkshirk.—Contrary to general expectation, Mr, latton Egerton again comes forward, and acliv® canvas has already been commenced. South Durham.—Mr. Bowes, in his farewell address to the electors South Durham, states that '* a candidate intending to carry through contest with any B ,n *» must prepare himself for expenditure of fourteen or fifteen thousand pounds. Having te?ted this two ...

... THE RAILWAY COLLISION WOLVERTON. ,p,. . HOLVERTON', *KIDAY XIOHT. . hid morning, at ten o'clock, the coroner's investigation respecting the recent deplorable loss of life on the London and North-Western Railway, at the station of this town, was resumed at the company's school-room, before the county coroner and the jury previously empannelled. Fossey, the police constable who turned the train ...

... |- CAMBIRDGE EZEOTION.-Mr. Sutton has retired. We| took' farewell of his constituents on Monday last, at a meeting held for the purpose of giving him an opportunity of explaining his parliamentary conduct. Major-Generali Sir Harry Smith has deelined to stand for the representa- tion of this-place, on the ground that, upon the restora- tion of his health, he should find it necessary to proceed ...