... uEARL OF SECOND FilE CARLISLE'S LECTURE. nT.RAVELS IN AMERICA. )n The Earl of Carlisle, whose first lecture to th ,I- Leeds mechanics' Institution, 1On the Poetry of Pope) will be found in our Suppkmeosf, delivered his second Lee. ~jture, on his Lordship's Travels in America, yesterday even. ,ni ing. The public interest excited was evess greater thsn on the previous evening ; a large crowd ...

... W- The annual soire 3 of this flourishing, institution took place on Tuesday evening, in the Public-rooims, Low Skelgate, Ripen, when from 300 to 400 membere and friends took tea -together-. The gathering on this occasion wae unusually large, in consequence of the previous announce- ment that the portrait of the Honl. and Very Rev, the Dean (Dr. Erskine) would be publicly presented to him ; ...

... ?? - . ?? - LEEDS MECHANICS' INSTITUTION AND LI FERARY SOCIETY. This flourishing society celebrated its annual soir~e on Thursday last, in the Music-.hall. The attendance was good, no fewer than between four and five hundred ladies and gentlemen being present during the evening. Professor Sedgwick had promised to attend and take the chair, but in consequence of his sudden and serious illness, ...

... UNITED STATES-CALIFORNIA. SUCH freights as are now floated weekly from California to Panama, and thence to the United States and England, put to shame all the boasted argosies which three centuries ago used to convey the wealth of Mexico and Peru to Spain. Within a single day, during the present month, there arrived at New York two steam-ships from Chagres, bringing an aggregate amount of more ...

... A Nfiw TITLE. FOR THP. BIBSaOP O ExRTim.--A letter passed tbrough the Torquay Post Office this week, addressed, The Archbishop -of Westminster, Bishopstowe, Torquay, which being delivered at the place above-men- tioned, was returned by the bishop endorsed Not known in this houes, H. Exeter, and sent back to the dead letter office. POPISH RALPACITY IN ( .CHEsrRoc.-There -was a person of ...

... ,HALIFAX TOWN 'COUNCIL. A, special generale meeting of this body was held on Tuesday aifternoors, in the Town IHall, at three O'clock, JOHN CROSSLEY, Esq., the Mayor, in the chair. The minutes' of the last meeting Were read by the Deputy, Town Clerk, and confirmed on the motion Of Mr. Alderman. CRAVEN, seconded by Mr. AldermanDALDWr5.. The report of the Committee appointed to direct the ...

... 21sT WEEK THIS HALF-YEAR, RECEIPTS. Total Sanme RAILWAYS This Last this Itim week year i-year lastyr Aberdeen ?? 1276 Belfast&B3allymena 567 BirkhdLan &Chestr 835 Bolton, BIkC.&WY 589 j Briatol and Exeter.. 3312 Caledonian ?? 6083 Chester & ?? 2360 Dublin & Drogheda 928 Dublin &hingstown 605 Dundee, Ph & Aber 608 Eastern Counties 12940 Eastern Union ?? 1922 East Lancashire .. 3193 Edlnbro' & ...

... .PUPIL TEACHES & TATE. EDUCATIO . . ~ ?? .I.t TO TH9EEDITORB5OF TRE LBEDS ?? r- GkNTLEIriCi,-I find that the few o9bgoationa that rl addressed to the parents ?? been prodttisW o goodd r !d them cra tniking inquiries, end adking what lti iii 8 cabloi le coaditions neceisari tO be fulfillid, before tie pupils cau be:crh 1e entitled to their mosey; whero is it to be found? Having s.e1 tien ig ...

... 1 WE see, from a correspondence that has taken place between MR. JosEpH BATLEY, of Armitage, and MR. R. W. SMILES, Secretary of the ?? National Public School Association, that the latter says, the plan of the late Lancashire Public School Association is not, with all its machinery and details, adopted by the National Association. It is inferred that the Leeds Mercury has been wrong in ...

... CAOIINAL' WisntimN-A oorrespondent says : On Sunday last ?? was accompanied by his 6hap. lain to the seat of a Reman Catholic nobleman in Bucking- bastishire, where his Eminence has been actvlyegaged in conference with some influential Roman Ctoic Peer's and Commones~n for the last four days upon the question of the Papal encroachiment. The result of the lenlgthened COrI- saltation is to be ...

... IT is quite evident that the advocates of the National Public School Association are to this moment altogether disagreed among themselves as to the all-im- portant question of the admission of a religious element in their plan of Secular Education. We recently pointed out the, diametrical opposition between MR. COBDEN and the REv. W. M'KEaxtow on the introduction of the Bible into the schools, ...

... 9 C)RtE I G N N E W LS. FRANCE. PAmRs, Slunday. ,T Galenani's Mesenser, judging from letters received from St good sources, entertains the strongest belief that the differ- ence between Austria and Prussia will be adjusted. The other Parisian journals, claiming equal authority for their to information, are not so sanguine. M. de Rmemusat presented his report upon the !extraordi- nary creditfor ...