... RECENT COLLISIONS ON THE EASTERN I CO UNTIES RAI IVAY. I An investigation was instituted yesterday by the directors respecting two collisions which took place on that line, during the dense fog of Monday evening, and from the facts elicited they proved to be of a more serious and dis- tressing character than was at first supposed. In the first collision the half-past four o'clock down-train to ...

... IALLMAN'S PATENT VOLTAIC LIGRT. br This new invention now forms the staple of a very interest- SI ing lecture, delivered daily, by Dr. Bachhoffner, in the Chemical Theatre of the Royal Polytechnic Institution St Regent-street. The discovery of Mr. Aliman differs from every other invention intended as a light-giving agent, in- asunuch as the electricity which is the cause of the light is made ...

... ST. BARNABAS CRURCH, P)MLICO. There was no visible diminution yesterday of the interest and excitement which prevailed in the Immsediate sscighboir- hood of this church on thle p receding Sunday. Shortly after the doers serer opened for the celebration of forenoon service ait the sittiosg were occupied, and the aisles were shortly filled by psersons unable to procure seats, whio min5~ttinetd ...

... ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP AFRICA. LF ROM OUl OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LiVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNINCG.-The British and I North American Royal Mail steam-ship Africa ar-ha, rived in our river this morning at eight o'clock, |o bringing four days' later news from New York and l Th the leading cities and ports of the American Re- fall public. This fine vessel had a boisterous passage, which has been, under ...

... HONG KONG, OCe. 30. The mail steamer arrived late on the evening of the 12th instant, bringing dates from England to the 24th of August. The sickness among the 59th Regiment continues to abate, still the men generally are in a very debili- tated state, and deaths occasionally occur. Since May to the present time 100 have died. Rear-Admiral Austin, Commander-in-Chief in the East, arrived here ...

... THlE LONDON UNION ON CHURCH I IXA TTBRS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHROINICLE. a SIR-I lately ventured some remarks upon the e circular of a voluntary association in London, ewhich has been pleased to occupy itself with the present condition of Church matters. I pro- pose to-day to handle a document which is in the |course of distribution by another body in the me- tropolis-the London Union ...

... ,CAAI'U'JBUll Y S1Y'TLEM'l'. yesterday~ a weekly ceonvbrsaflotial meeting of the Colonist5' ;Ii society, was~ held atae~eesroso, D, Arslphi-terracO, i at whioh it was advertised that the arr'ange'meuts for thle Simultaneous departure of the itain body of Canterb'ury -colonists-would-be fully-explained: Inhtencding-colonist~j; as a well ats stratpgers desirous of obtaining information, had ...

... ,be a a lose ST. MICHAEL PATERNOSTER AND ST. if my MARTIN YIN TRY. ~ o- The following mneiorial was for'warded yesterday great to the Bishop of London Must TO THE RIGHiT lION. AND RIGHT REV. CHtARLtES JA7M1ES, BY iseclo- DIVINE PERMISSION LORD BISHtOP OF LONDON. ,and Right Reverend Father in God-We, the undersigned, 'gs to being members of the Church of England, and of the united essity ...

... We understand that the proceedings at Manchester, con- nected with the process of adapting flax and hemp to cotton machinery continue to be perfectly satisfactory, and ore take this opportunity of stating to numerous correspondents on the subject, that we do not feel justified in the present stage of the proceedings in doing more than stating this fact. We have received a copy of the following ...

... v~iVERSITY AND ECCLESIASTICAL. _- O.-DniA TTnuuAvtThA I -ODINATION By THE BISElCOP OF IJURHASl.I.Lt1 ,,,wing gentlemen have bsefl ordained by the BinhoV kilokland Castle --_DeacowT. Proctor, B,A, Univer- Ae~k'~ Castl RF. Scott, BA. Trinity College, Colege Dabai'-J WatJun. M.A., University C ,T. iNl2. Wannop, Licentiate In Theology. ~~ Hill, Durham; A. W. Hobson, M.A. St Colg rabidge; E. D. ...

... (Oommrunicated.) CABDINAL Wiseman and his Twelve affect obedience to our laws: they would not willingly violatQ, them,-and, from tenderness on this score, before their. late project was put into execution, 'they assure us that they carefully ascertained thatit was not evasive, or in contravention, of the existing laws of this Realm; if it were so, they would be the last men to promote such a ...

... - . i The ?? which induced the Lord Bishop of Exeter ,o witbold his signature from the above address, are eat forth by he Lordship in an ad-dress to ber Majesty. The Bishop of Exeter `largely psrticipates in the general udigalationa' at the recent aggression of the Bishop or Rome cu tbe ioperial dignity of your Majesty's crown, and on the iriual rights of the Church of England as a branch ...