... THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' - ADVOCATE. n THE FRIENDLY *SOCIEiTIES ACT-ITS ADVAN- - TAGES AND -DISADVANTAGES. * SIR.-Previous to entering oan a series of articles on the 2nd report of Mr.' Finlaison, 'relative to his analyses of the Friendly Society returns, I again refer to ir. W. Tidd Pratt's work on The Law relating to Friendly Sccieties, eases, Zrom which I gave last week. Allusion was then ...

... );AVALN -- TE BALTIC. rFrom: the Timns.] __ - The allied powers had two objects to accomplish in the Baltic. The !first was to shut up the whole naval power of Russia, to prevent every vessel of war'from leaving her -:ports, or to give battle to the Russian fleet with success. if her 18 line-of-battle ships ventured: beyond the shelter of her land batteries. The second was to blockade and. ...

... SMITHFIELD MARKET, DERBY. CAPITAL BLACK FACED RAMS. AND TUP LAMBS. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION. Mr. R. BREAREV, Oa FRIDAY, the September, 1854, in the Surra- field Market, Twelve to a minute; TEN Superior pure-bred Black Faced TUP LAMBS; three ditto ditto, one shear and one ditto ditto, two shear RAMS, the properly of Mr. F. Wraco, Church Broughton. The above are well deserving the notice of those ...

... SUPERIOR HUNTERS, HACKS. AND HARNESS HORSES. The property of Mr. Mitcbell. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. R. BREAREY. Ai the Nag’s Head Inn, Derby, on FRIDAY, October the 6th, at Twelve o’clock ; Twenty hunters, harness horses, HACKS, nod COBS of High Class, recently imported from Ireland, principally selected from the Breeders. The above will be on view two days before the Sale. Catalogues ...

... ; I :- 1. I ?, I ? - .1 ., 11 . . -:.I .1 ?? - - ..I. - ?_ It 7.- = , &LYi atti ti~WUfte&a~ Ofl TFfldY,~ IDA Bd m~ ftfZ a t this 'CenttaUdxlmlnal ?? th9 report 'M full telcied front Pris ia E iet the ;Q sn 25of14~L with- intdzt.1o ,ol~~eat a~~sd ~efagud her 'tl ~ ~ Ifriof ,P~ WmCperpdMr 0fs,.raeu~ lkasiro~,urerpisrellavowi The pri~dfjl, ia aeonsblylattired, prettypl66king 'wo . auj,, ...

... | CATHIOLIC YOUNG N SOITY. l A A a 9h ~A !_ 2X.: ' L . . I ~ .. .. . 'I A numerous meating of the membeyJ oftaheJ abve socoiety -! sw5 held lost ?? tin the readigegerooms, 04, Alng!er-i i TJie chair, ?? taken .by th Presfident, the Very Rev. Dr' The Chairian, having expegesed iis gratitude to tb6'moetatt c ig for the honour they had confkre'd'tpoubii'm inl calini on t him to preside, said, ...

... Lvnryroor., TEuRts-DAY.-The second meeting which the British Association has held ill the town of' Liver- pool, being the twenty-fourth annual meeting of that distinguished body, was opened yesterday evening by an address of the Right Hon. the Earl of Jiarrowby, who is very appropriately president of the association, on the occasion of its meeting in a town with which his lordship has been so ...

... THE I{IBERNILAN IX3BLE SOCIETY. Tin annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the Belfast Auxiliary to the Hibernian Bible Society was held on MIonday last, at twelve o'clock, in the 'Victoria Hall, Victoria Strect. There was a pretty large attendance, and a deep interest was evinced in the proceedings. Amenn those present we observed- Richard Davison, Fsq:, MBIp.; Rev. T. F. Miller, ...

... NATIONAL EDUCATION Is IRELAND.. TWENTIETT `REPORT OF TlS COtctiSSIOsNIsES OF NATiONAL aDUCATION IN lRtLAND, FOR TliE YF:aR 1853. To his Excelleicy Edward Granville,iEarl oF St. Ger- 'mans, (13B. Lord Lieuteniarit-General and General- Governor of Ireland. -NtUM1J3Er3 OF SCllOOLS ANID ATTENDANCE. On thd 31st of December, 1;52, we dad 4,875 schools in opersitiolnvhich were attended by 544,604 ...

... a if ~~11THl WEEK THIS HALF-YEAR. d Week This Same 'l'otal Same rIlLAor. i- RAILWAYS. 18i63Wek j~ ?? 185 L81I Aberdeen 189Sept.. I£72 £ B'IioadLn.&2112 2237 ?? .. 33 33 Le lristol and Exeter 585- 0 .70.20.0.. 10D5 00 Blackburn . -810 1.28 0.2. . 27 27 LeCaledonias WEE&Gs 1 11 11100 .. ?? 307 302 it Cheacterandllolyhead 1 6097 40 60077 70114 02 H5 ?? ?? 178 . 22 20 ~n CorkB~kr'1,&P ?? 2232 . ...

... THE POSITION OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. THE STATUS of Prussia on the great European question is annoying, inasmuch as it is impos- sible to see, without regret, a nation which ought to act an important part in continental affairs, at an eventful period of the world's his- tory, reduced to a nonentity, because its millions of minds are like puppets in the hands of one weak and unprincipled ...

... SUIUT OF~ 'I'11L ISLAND) OF AIZ1RAN, - - I., I 1 - I ?? -r . 7 s 'o ?? . Edlol, of thc Clmegyo IHerala . Stii,-I wvas struick withit paragriltapi liclcdl Cholera in t Iran, whicapa red iil ou papal a week ago; but wasequally satisfied, after eaing through the whole artill, fit'd titotilone I of the eases recordet ?? d wig i blted in tile isald ; but that one D and ali bad beeu imported from, ...