... THE UNION PLATE-GLASS WORKS, POCKET 100K, ST. RELEN'S. POCKET BOOKs ST. HELEN 1. I ?? Wednesday last these extensive works, 5itutatoft t pocket Nook, near St. Halen's, were formally visited by a N large number of the shareholders -n l their friends rost- dent in Manchester, Liverpool, and tho adjacent towns. Each gentleman who received an invitation had the privi- r lege of introducing a lady, ...

... ST. IHELEN'S. CROCIT ?ATCrH.-On Monday a cricket match was played between the St. Helenb and Preseot clubs, on the ground of the latter, at Preseot. The weather was happily propitious, and a large concourse of spectators was assambied on the ground. Pot0c, Oouar.-Thii fortnightly court was beld in the Town Hall on Tuesday last, before the Rev. J. S. R. Evane(chairmsan), and Zeshbriah 8illr, ...

... A despat i [FROM PRIVATE CORRESONDRENT. Capltai er- FRANCE.- lhe PARSt, JULY 22.-Diplomuaey is silent, but it is ?? artheless very active. I1 aim told, from Sa very good source, ,he that an umderstanding between France and Naples is15 d to being attempted, in order to counteract the iinfiuence of, Bret to Austria in Italy. Another ohjeet is to bring about an 17th, est understanding between ...

... DOGS AT LARGE IN LIV0RPOOL. TO H1S WORSHlIP THE MlAYOR. Sir,-Seeing by placards on the walls, dated June 30th, that the poor unfortunate dogs are to be kept tied to the wall in the house for the next two months, and in case they should be found at large the owner will be Sued, &c, may I ask your worship to state to the public what Is really meant by beheg at large? I was told by .hr. ...

... 'gorcip art colonial Miocctlan,?I. ?? ?? ?? -11.- ?? ?? ,ts ?? - ?? STATISTICAL CONGIIESS.-A statistical congress is to be the 1( le- held at Paris in the beginning of September. alhur on Go\EEcn.-A letter from Athens, of the 7th, says: The Yaid, so treaty of qommnerce between Greece and Turkey has just been an ea ur adopted unanuiouisly by the Senate and the Charaber of abou ler Deputies.' ...

... *, r' t eejUY7 k, BUCKI NGHAI' PALACE, SATrutDAY,JuY . a's CHAPTFlS 0' THE OttaEilIt OF THE BA-TH. .8 Her Majesty appointed to hold this day en investiture of ofthe order of the Bath, for theproeo cof srn the honou ~e, of this ordler of knighthood UPOnI a number of officersis h eaartfikly aid hymreenty returnmed from the Crimea, for their The knlights of thle first-class of rthe Bath, or ...

... MANCHESTES CITY COUNCIL A special meeting of the city council was held in the council hoechamber, Town Hall, on Wednesday; Benijamin Nchouls, Esq. .the The&WT 52-CLERIt read theminutnes of the precedingmlecting, ti Aon, and also those of the proceedings of the various committees. p ern- TOWNelSHI VALUATIONS. la tent Returns were presented by the overseers of the townships p I be Of ...

... WTli`t RIGHT1 OF THlE NYOUIriNG MAN. To M/e Edilor qf 11je eilanch'ester Examiner and 7Zmes. Sir,-I knowv rot wiho wa thle iflvontor of the phrase the Ol bitter observanca of thle Sabbath, but the joke, be it good t`i or. bad, or bitter' NOi, has been accepted try mrany as an tC answer to all rrr'url'lits i1n favour of thle Sundiay's Lerseation I of work vliLiter' for reli 2ious observance ...

... -, ~XUL'TUI IN PAILVO ?? it At dn Auotiei~' slck 'in Ltondon, on Friday, a boantifhl 4 oaaybird.'sold'for L. ie JuiTv ~ LP1EO.W~Itef does i the 0 ntewsnau does~b inhle beginning. I !, a amnhsa iheodeshpess exoept whets ho One s t~ apt.whn Ircome int ths wor ldtf-ind TssgSTRNGET KND OF' HIXT. -A young lady asking agpimnto see if one of her rings will go on his little *thaigbeen. stated that a ...

... T ti We understand that the accounts of the trustees of the Liverpool docks, made up to the end of June, show a Ideficiency, as compared with last year, of £40,000, still, however, leaving a surplus of receipts over expenditure of £30,000. This difference can be aceounted for by the e war, decrease in imports from America, particularly of e cotton and timber. The bondholders have, however, ...

... It was to be eaxp)cted that after so 'h an attempt, and it must be admitted, auch a rebuff, as the affair of the 18th, some interval would be permitted te elapse before anything fresh was attempted. Soldiers, however brave, are but flesh and blood after all, and the gallanh assaulters of the Malakoff are no exception to the role. *the sur- vivors of that dread day are said to be unusually ...

... T , INSEUSSION VE STAXPED iNEWSPAPERS TO C R BkITISHI COLONIES AND. FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 4 GENEUtAL PO8TOFF1ibj9JviqE, 1855.-Oaii nd from the p I86thiviostaniii~the period allowed for posting newspapers, j, intende jar t ?? c~n by post beyond the limits of B1 ?? Kigdm, 'will be' extended from B6eea to ?? publication.', / The~~lowog tbleshows the rates of Pos16ge which 'a wil bechageale n ...