... The annual meeting of the members of thie society was i held last Friday afternoon at tile Royal Holel, Derby; thle m a Rev. E. WV. FoLeY in the chair. The business was of the st usual routine character, and after its disposal a conversation ensued upon what course was most advisable to pursue in the C coming season, so as to reduce the existing expenditure, or It endeavour to secure the more ...

... -- - l- T P DERB3Y MERCUJRY. TO THlE EDITOIR OF THE DERBY MERCURY. l Sir-There are always plenty of fault-finders in the world: r it is such an easy thing to grumble, and no doubt is the tt source of a considerable amount of gratification to those who Ct indulge in it; butwe findcomparativelyvery fewwhotrouble themselves about praising anything or anybody, however IF worthy of commendation ...

... LICLIIIELD !) IOSAN CHURCH EXTEN- | SION SO)CIETY. - Thle anneal nv1eting of this society wsas hld in Itic Goild- jail hal, ILlch field, onl'Il Tocd a, Ilast weekl), th Ie Righlt Itev, the ' e Lor Bishop Of tlse Diocese, president of thle society, it, the ing it Chaii, fie e Illi Lordship. on taking thle chair, addressed the Meeting bee to thle fokitwingelfect :-I feel that it is not necessary ...

... k A sceptical young mann, one day conversing with the cele- 0 brated Dr. Parr, observed that he would believe nothing that a; lie did not understand. Dr. Parr replied, Then, young D man, your creed will be the shortest of any man's I know . al Dr. Henniker being one day in conversation with Lord T Chatham, was asked by his lordship to define wit. i Wit _ 1 (replied the doctor) is like what a ...

... ( CosntinusedJ. LONDON TO NOTTINGHAM, DERBY, AND LEEDS. 12 12Gov. Mail Gov. 1 & 2 Rail STATIONO. 12 2 12 Exp.1 1 2 Express. 1 2 Departure am., a~m, aa, a~m.' a~m. P.M. P.M. P.M. Loaden. . . .16 6,30 9.1i5I10 .40 12. 0 4. O &b. 0 8.46 Rugby I 8.30 10 5 1I 45 1 I30 3,25 7.(1 11.0 Leiceoter- 9..12 11 3 1220 2.1 ij9 42,5 8. 2 11.57 Syston 6.53, 1110I 2.28 4,3 8.13 Sileby .. . .30 11 23 44 Barrow . ...

... AGIHICUI'fl',RAI, INTELLIGENCE. I ROYAL AGRIICULTURiAL SOCIETY. 'I At Iast monlthlly Counil 0 , Mr. R. 1 viliondi Bai lcr, V.P., in heil the chair, 4:1 new moral Iers were vleci-vd. mit1 111o1s I )T it tNT SHOW. -Mi. Evelynl Denison, M. P., 'I'lrl asEgIshJUiVrr ol' A griceltrelUM implements at the recent all i Paris Exlillritimi), havitig Ironsutitted to the Council at their win previous ...

... CIIURCII OF ENGLAND EDUCATION SOCIETY. ap l' ap z -ow, Va held in The second annual meeting of' thil soityws ed n the Tenhpeirance-hiill, Derby, on Thursday last, At noonl. WILLIAm5 EVANS, Esq., occupied thle chair. Upon the plat- el form were the clergymten sohose names will be found below C( as lnovers snd's~cosiders of re'solutions ; and thecjlev. P. Geill, el R1ev. E. W. Foley, Rev. A. ...

... TIHE NIGHITINGALE FUND). The lirst list of subscriptions iii aid of tlhis fitmlmd mmxi pull- lished on Mlonday. We are glad to find that it allrady amounts to 4,1471. Ss. This sum includes tIe fblilmiriug e liberal subscmriptions :-hlis Royal Ilighness the Duke if Cambridge, 100l.; tie Duke of Devonshiree 1)001 ; FM. Viscount llardinge, 1001.; Marlulis of Lansdo~ne' mmml t!ie Duke of Portlantd ...

... THE WAR. T RUSSIAN WAR MOVEMENTS. Russian troops are marching in the direction of Bessarabia. ol PEACE RUMOURS. al It is stated at Berlin that about the middle of November the Prussian Government sent an urgent despatch to St. SI Petersburg, praying the Czar's advisers is to approach peace. ar The Tinmes' Paris correspondent states that the differences which existed between the French and ...

... LEICESTERSHIRI E. {-_.- ^tsr ^,vr Norracnnnlontj] (From our own Correspondent.) tion LEICESTERL, M0tidaY. the CIuIrSTMAtA is drawing near, and preparationls for cele- ' brating that festive season are to be seen in every directionl. out For several days past thle carriers' drays, on which goods are Bev conveyed from the Railway Station to thle parties to %whom inor they are directed, have ...

... St I N IL I I II y1' L.Aali .,Ij III M - r TIE DULjE OY NEWCASILE AT WonKsor.-On NVednci- :o day night last, his Grace the Duke of Newcastle arrived it Le the Worksop Railway station at nine o'clock. It having be- come knowin a few hours previously that his Grace 'solu e pass through 'Worksop, en roate to his princely seat at (here- ber, ai very large concourse of pcople assembled on the Stl' ...

... 0II to It is in vain that old folks put on a smile of supe- tc le riority as t he eyes of their young ones brighten at the name of December, the talk of waits, the sight of i holly sprigs in the grocers' shops, or anything else te that makes it evident that Christmas is once more J; drawing near. We know that though they look so R wise, they have numbers of chords in their hearts bI which ...