... THE FRIEND OF IRE CLERGY. ?? The amsiversary festival of this society was celebrated yes- terday with the usual ceremonial observances. In the afternoon a large number of the patrons and supporters of the society attended at St. Mary-le.Bow Churols, Cheap- side, where, as usual, a full choral service was performed. The Right Rev. Connop Thirlwall, D.D., Lord Bishop of St. DAvid's, preached the ...

... At the meeting of this society on the 6th ?? E. Forbes, president, in the chair-Mr. J. M. Pain was elected a fellow; and the following communications were read:- 1. On the Granitic District of Inverary. By the Duke of Argyll, F.G.S.-The district lying between the two great valleys of Loch Tyne and Loch Asii consists of mica schiat and porphyritic granite. The rocks occur in great bed-like ...

... ELECTION COMM~JIITTEES. BARNSTAPLE. On Saturday the committee appointed to inquire into this election petition met forthe first time. The Hon. Wr. 0. Stanley lwas the chairman, and Mr. E, Ellice, Mr. H. Stuart, Mr. Cairns, and Mr. Massey, the other members. The counsel fur the petitioners are, Mr. Sergeant King- lake, Mr. E. James. Mr. Powver for the sitting members, Mr. B. Aedrows, Q.,, Mr. M ...

... CRUDLTV TO CHILREN., _ , I Two cases of ill-treatment of children came before the police-magistrates on Thursday, of a most painful charac. ter. The first was heard at Clerkenwell, imi which the accused, a man named John Taylor, a repulsive, profli- gate-looking fellow, was discharged with desertiag and cruelly ill treating his children, James Taylor, aged ten, and Jane Taylor, aged ?? ...

... EXTENSIVE FORGERY AND CLEVER CAPTURM . Oa Thursday, at the M1ansion-house, a respeotably-dressed man, named Robert Renton, aged 25s a clerk in the house of Messrs. Whitecombe and Barton, metakbrokers, ef- 75, Old Broad-street, was brought up this. forenoon by Mlehael May- don, the City deteotive officer, before Mr. Alderman. Hunter, upaen a eharge of forging and uttering a cheque for 1,300L on ...

... IRONMASIERS' QUARTERLY .EEThVGS. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. The quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of South Staf- fordshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire, were held at Walsall on Twesday, at Wolverhampton on Wednesday, and ht Birmingham today. The Walsall meeting is usually deemed of little importance, but the proceedings at the sub. sequent meetings held at Wolverbampton and in this town, ...

... INDEPENDBNCE OP TURKEY. The Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne has received, ?? following communication in reply to the memorial adopted at a meeting held in that town, on the 29th of March, on the Turkish question- To the Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sir-I have had the honour of receiving an address, signed by you on behalf of a meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. . I am happy ...

... THE NA VY. APPOINTMENTS. Second Master P. J. Dennelly, to the Dasher steam vessel, Portsmouth. Clerk-s-Charles Sanuders (1846), recently acting paymaster in the Swift, 6, brig on the Pacific station, to the Porcnpine paddle-wheel steam-vessel, as clerk in charge, vice Cham- berlain promoted ; Henry Sewell (1850), to be secretary's clerk in the Winchester, 50, flag ship on the East India ...

... LiONDON, FRIDA1Y, APRIL 15. BOTH honses sat yesterday. In the Housa3 of LORDS, after an explanation from Lord LTNDHUXST. in reference to his remarks on a previous evening on the report of the committee on the Clitheroe election, the house wvent into commuittee on the Vaccination Extension Bill. In reply to a question from Lord BEAtXONJT, The Earl of ABERiDEEx stated that he would this day lay ...

... EL,2CTION EXPOSURES.- ler- ' Yesterday, on the re-assembling of this committee; ois ijord H. Yane in the ch ?? . Captain John Floyd was examined. ?? stated hse was ocaptain of the 3rd Regiment, and was stationed at Cestlebar fr-during-the eleetion.- --One night,- a short time before the Dtt-elecion he wvas called up at 11l o'clock in cornsequence of a cist- disturbance. A number of priests ...

... ARCHAOLOGWCAL INSTITUTE of GREAT .IBRITAIN.I At the ordinary meeting for the present month, held at the apartments of the society, 26, Suffolk street, Sir John Boilean, Bart., in the chair, a communication was received from Mr. a. Clarke, of York, relating to the recent discovery of a tesselated pavement in that city. It is singular that amongst the numerous vestiges of the Romans there ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAM E~N T. HOUSE OP LORDS-TilUMDspY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on thle Nvoelsack about five o'clock. The Earls of Fingal and Kenmare took tbe oaths and their seats. CANTERBUJRY COMMISSION. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in pursuance of a message from the cominissioners, announced that the other house had aagred to the amendments made by their lordahipa in the ddress respecting the ...