... THE STRIKES IN LIVE D The labour-strikes have been continued during the past week, and, in most instances, they have been sac cessful in obtaining the advances demanded The cabinet-makers are now receiving 2s. a-week extra. upholsterers 2s., corn-porters 6d. a-day, and Plasterer, fid. a-day. The movement among the nightmen Ira not been so successful, owing to their want of fund5 - must of them ...

... I C, ormsponOence. I S.T MARY AND ST. PAUL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ' HULL PACKET. Slrl,-I have this morningread a letter from Mr. Gar- thorne, inserted in your journal on Friday last. I decline making aty comment on the extraordinary assertions which that letter contains. Mr. Garthorne must have presumed on my being a man of no little forbear- ance, or he would never have suffered such a ...

... CHRIST 8 CHutcn.-The election of churchwardenas took place, an usual, on Wednesday in Easter week, when Meanrs. John Bowes and William Jameson wore unanieou sly re-elected. MARINER8' .CHnuCH SocjBTy.-On Sunday last, sermons in aid of the landi of this society were preached in the Mariners' Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bonsin, M. A,, and the Rev. W. G. Gibson, M.A.; after which collections were ...

... IDISTRICT INTELLIG ENCE.1J BEVERLEY. CHuRCtnwARDEW CHoosiNG.-On Monday last, the following gentlemen were elected churchwardens for the onut-townships in the parish of St. John. For the township of Woodmancy, Mr. Robert Crump. For the township of Molescroft, Mr. John Brankley. For the township of Tickton, Mr. John Young. For the township of Weel, Mr. Thompson. There was a con. siderable ...

... I A special meeting of the Corporation, and also a ,pecial ineeting of the Town Council, as a Local Board of Health, were held on Monday. Mr. Aid. Page, in the absence of the Mayor, was called to the chair, and about eighteen other members were present. NEW PLAN OF THE BOROUGH. Air. GREGORY PAGE, surveyor, attended and pre- ,enltd the new plan of the borough, which,at great abour, he had just ...

... TOOTH - WORS M I P. TnB account given by STEPH ENS, in his travels in Persia, ofa solemn embassy from some part of the Indies to Goa, when the Portuguese were there, offering vast treasures for the recovery of a mnonkey's tooth which they held in great venera- tion and which had been taken away upon the conquest of Jafanapatan, has always struck us as about the absurdest instance of idol ...

... CHURCHWARDENS, &c., FOR| 1 ~1853-4. _I I th a The usual elections took place on Easter Monday ; poes the results were as follow Ma HOLY TRINITY. 0(0 The vicar re-elected as his churchwarden Mr. Thos. ofI Megfritt, and thle vestry have Ilulnanimously Ye-elected ren 'Mr. Thomas Feetaml as the parish churchwardien. In, Mr a subsequent vote of thanks it was stated that Mr. pro Feetim, liad, ...

... HU-I:L WORKHOUSE. The usual weekly meeting of the guardians was held at the Workhouse on Wednesday afternoon lastt, tbe go- Vernor, Mr. Buchanan, in the chair. From the weekly etatement it appeared that' there were 345 persona icathe house at the beginning of the week remaining in the house at the expiration of the week, 3386; corresponding week last vear, 337. The total number of persons who ...

... I FRA NCE. pARXS, WEoDNESDAY.-The rumour that the portfolio of the War Department will be given to General De- °arce is very current. The General was Aide-de-camp 1r Marsal Marniont in 1830. The trial of Perichand, wvho is accused of the murder of th, Archbishop of Paris, in the insurrection of June, 1848, began to-day before the First Court-marshal of the First Military Division. The prisoner ...

... ?? q efloetretDofflbei. I BOARD OF HEALTH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HULL PACKET. SIR,-During the late frost I was so unlucky as to have my water pipe burst. It was laid under the kitchen floor, aand, in repairing it, it was necessary to remove about a couple of pailsful of sand and puddle, which was thrown into the street amongst the snow. When the thaw came, and the street was swept, I ...

... ILATE8T INTELLIGENCE (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LONDON. THuRSDAY EVENING. The Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and the royal family continue in excellent health at Buckingbam Pal ace. FuNDS.-Consols for account, 1008-1 * for money, 100J-.3; English funds heavy ; Railway Market, in- fluenced by speculative purchases, experienced a con- siderable advance, and closes with much animation and improving ...

... a NoRTrH LiNCOLNSHIRE.-On Monday, the 25th in- e stant, a large meeting of the leading Liberals of North d Lincolnshire was held at the Corn-Excange, Lincola; _ the Hon. W. J. MonsonD in the chair. Among those P present we observed Lord Worsley, the Hon. Sir R. Dymoke, Bart., Mr. W. Hutton, Mr. W, Cracroft, &c, , when it was unanimously resolved to bring forward two PLiberal candidates to ...