... 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 ...

... SECOND EDITIONi LATEST FOR3IGN. Overland Bombay Mail. TRIESTE, JAN. 27. Friday, at one amb., the Germania, steamer, arrived here. We learn by her that General Godwin impru- dently established an advanced post, only 400 strong, at Pegu, 60 miles beyond Rangoon, and easy to. be carried by the large Burmese force stationed at Spoy Gyre. The Burmese commandant at Spoy Gyre immediately at- tacked ...

... A SQUEAK from the STABLE I MOUSE. The eartha hath bubbles as the waters bath, And these are-of them. - I quote from memory, ll.: Editor, abd it is' just possible that I may not be strictly correct, but still the words as they stand are illustra- tive of what I am about to squeak upon the events now occupying my attention, and submitted to the public view, in the Doncaster programme. In my ...

... Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural IMeeting. The 3Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society held itsmecting for this year at Warrington; halfway between Manchester and Liver- pool, on Wednesday morning. The district embraced by the society is South Lancashire and North Cheshire, with all places within thirty- five miles (in a direct lne) of Warrington. Among the visitors present were ?? ...

... CLERICALi INTELLIGENCE. Jasus CoGaLBGB, OXFORD. Two sebolarsbips, viz., one belonging to one of the Six Counties of North Wales, and of the endowment of Oliver Lloyd, Doctor in Laws, aecording to the donation of the benefactor, to be nominated by the heirs of his family; anl one belonging to one of the Six Counties of Northt Wales, of the endowment of Lewisv Owen, Sergeant of the Lander to ...

... WAV4L INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, OCT. 3. - ArPoiNTHENTS. - Mates - John C. Patterson (1852), fromt the Excellent, gunnery-sbip; at Portsniouth, to the Ajopo 3, strew steam-frigato, western squadron; Spencer .t. Wilson (1852), from the Terrible, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of the :western squadron, to the President, 50, at Chatham, for service as flng-ship on the Pecia, stationp Robert H. Boyd (181 ...

... I pOGRAXiME OF NEWTON AUTUMRN I Meeting. - - - Thursday, November 24. ,stewards: Thomas Legh, Esq., and Captain White. Lessee and Clerk of the Course: Mr. E. W. Topliam. Judge: Mr. E, Johnson, of York. A HNICoetAP SELLTING HURLE'a RACE Of 5 Sove each, with 30 added; the winner to be sold for 120 sevs; if entered to be sold for 100 sove, allowed.41b; 80, 71h; 60, 101h; 40, 1M1b; 30, i8lb; 20, ...

... RAILWAY IThMLLIGaEXC. SOUT3-xASTEREI RAILWAY.-We ale glad to learn that convenient refreshment rooms are to be provided at the London- bridge Station, where thev were very much wanted. ENORmOuS TRAFIC RETun Ns.-The returns of the past week are really astonishing, and exceed' all anticipation. We find, upon adding up the returns of the week, that the receipts of the metropolitan lines alone ...