... The weekly meeting of this body was held yesterday. Present-Messrs. Langsdale (chairman), Moss, Glad- stone, Godfrey, Hodssn, Beckwith, Nicholson, Fleming, a Johnson, Idaiheod, and M~'Nicol. X Mr. Ribton, the building surveyor, rep orted the inspec- dtion of 158 dilapidated privies and eshpits, 140 of which h were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 18 of which required such, together with ...

... P_ Y H. V. kAA14N, I .D. thl tO) The foll--wing is inserted at, the request of a oonvert to tie d. hilocopatlty :- in Toe trea, me t hsere mentioned is nottintended to supsr-~ an 'oe elial advice,' but to indieate what is to be done in shi V1. waitiog for the artival ofsaphysician., To those patients, p alhoweve,, A ho are far fromt ail aid, and must prescribe for fi themselves, I wimid ...

... The following extracts of a letter, written by a young man to his father a respectable tradesman in this town, will be read with interest not only by those who contem- plate emigrating to the auriferous regions at the antipodes, but also by those who are wishful to obtain correct infor- nmation on the subject of gold digging.- The writer emigrated from Liverpool upwards of ?? months ago, and ...

... HULL PROVIDENT AND BFNEVOLENT INSTITUTION, 'lThe fourth anniversary of this excellent institution was celebrated on Monday evening last, in the Public Rooms, Jarratt-street, H. Blundell, Esq., mayor, in the chair. The attendance was numerous and respect- able, and included several of the local clergy. An ad- inirable tea was provided, to which about two hundred persons sat down; antd ...

... I1 i BEVERLEY.C VISITING SICK SoCIlEx.-Two, sermons in aid of P the funds of this society were preached on Sunday last, d the 30th ult., in the Wesleyan chapel, Walkergate, by ti the Rev. W. Spencer; collections were made at the I close of each service which, we understand, amounted d to upwardsaof £7. I, THE LATE MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE ON IIRE f RAILWAY.-Mrs, Dufflul, the woman who died from ...

... PEACE OR WAR . A correspondent, under the signature of Del- phos, takes us to task for certain bellicose arti- cles which he says have appeared in our paper, Hle says that we appear desirous to stir up discord and bad feeling between the two na- tions. Nothing can be further from the fact. We have never once advocated any other policy than that of non-intervention, so far as the internal ...

... ?? joull catiftt AND EAST RIDING TINES. HULL, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1853. THE play of The Hypocrites Unmasked, or the Young Pigeon Plucked is still proceed- ing in our Town-Hall. And if popular interest in the performance has latterly abated, it is simply because the veil has been completely torn from our local 1Tartuffes, and nobody but those specially deputed for the task, thinks it ...

... LAen A BUILDLNG SOCIETIES. *The rapidity with which Land anid nilding Societies have sprung into existence bears some resemblance to the furor of the railway mania of 1 45. New schemes, are brought forth every. day, and some of the most recent have succeeded in attracting a larger number of members than the societies which have been in existence a considerable time. There are, at the present ...

... HUNTING APPOINTMENT1. (WzVATUiR PFIAMITTING.) eTIG-HOUNDS. Her Mejesty's-Monday, Maideunlead Thicket; Friday, New Lodge; .at half-past eleven. Bath Sabscription-Tuesday, Temple Cloud ; Friday, Hinton. FOX-HOUNDS. Atherstone-Monday, Meriden; Wednesday, Coombe; Friday, the Kiennels; Saturday, Arbury; at aquarter before eleven. Bentinek's, Lord H.-Monday, Skellingthorpe; Wednesday, Blankney; ...

... THE PIOUS sCREw. WILL SOT, after being in youth no better, but rather worse, than his neighbours, is ,trying in his old age to wipe off scores with the devil by affecting the incompatible character of a pious screw. His face, which used to be round and jolly, has beeome long and grim. The colour that formerly difused itself over his cheeks, has settled in purple on the point of his nose. ...

... THE SMITHIEpL IUISANCE. I A _ _, .. ?? A crowded city is like a crowded ship. Vhen the houses of narrow streets are densely packed with inhabitants they become stifling in their atmosphere as the hold of a slaver, and disease and death soon work their way. In the slave-ship, however, you have an easy remedy for the evil consequences of such close stowage. The port-holes can be opened-the dead ...

... I PE3AC3 CONGRZSS AT MANCHESTER We are bound to take some notice of such public meetings as were held at Manchester by the anti- war party during the past week, but really we grudge devoting any space and thought to the matter, for the whole thing is founded upon inten- tions which, however good, never can, by ally human possibility, be realised. These friends of international arbitration and ...