... h TO THE EDITOR OF TtlE DERBY MERCURY. at Sir-The investigations respecting the condition of the poor fo - in large towns which took place preparatory to the adoption w of the new poor-law nct lead to most important results, and la il opposition to long-cherished prejudices and selfish views of individuals, a sanatory reform was deemed inevitabe. The at adoption of the Health of Towns' Bill by ...

... |THE LATE GALES-GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND | t THE LATE PROPERTY. I - .* . ,. ' a vite From Thursday to Monday se'rsnight thce coast was visited ij by a succession of- gales raging from the S.W~. to the N.E. P On, Sa~turdlay itigist and Sunday they caosed serious damage. ti Between Flairborooglh Head andth mohofhe'n t fbetween 30 and 40 wr~ecks are reported to have occurred, in aI several ...

... - ?? REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMNENT IN ITALY. thla An insurrection has been attempted and suppressed at . Leghorn and Naples. 'Irle conspiraceyis said toliave been lot first discovered at Genoa, where forty persons were ar- d rested. The following telegraphic despatches have been Th -published- pie PARIS, Jully 2. ord Revolutionary movements took place this morning at Leg- eve boris and Naples. and ...

... LoNDoN, Tuesday Evening. ( FRANCE. y Trade was quiet last week in Paris. Manufacturers have received promises of extensive orders from Russia and the United States. Therewillbeahalfcrop of silk in ?? France, some t places giving even 75 per cent. Accounts from Lombardy I and Piedmont are more satisfactory. The European crop, however, will not be sufficient for the consumption. Wheat has ...

... On Friday last a lecture on Hindouism and the Hiindoos, was delivered to the members and friends of this society, by the Rev. E. W. Foley, M.A., the president. It was nu. merously attended, and listened to with much interest. The rev. lecturer commenced by saying that India, the abode of Hindoos, and the platform of tlindooism, wasworthy of attention from its scenery, population, soil, ...

... 'THIE REPRESENTATION OF NOItTIH LEICESTERSIIRE. The re-election of Lord JoXN MANNERS and MlA r. FARNIHAM for the Northern Division of Leicesterselire is, it seems, to be opposed by Air. FREWVEN, Whose SO recent and complete rebuff, when he contested one of the seats for this division of the county with Lord JOUN MANTNERS only a few weeks back, does not ap- pear to have taught him the lesson it ...

... F, I One of thle most daring and violent burglaries, perpetrated ltai ...

... With respect to the present monetary crisis, the Dublin I e papers are generally uhing every endeavour to calm the ap. Co prehessions of the public. A panic has nevertheless broken 7s. out in Belfast; the mills are only working half time, and a e vast amount of libour is thrown out of employ. I e The Attorney-General for Ireland has filed ex officio in. wil t formations in the Court of Queen's ...

... ATTENMlED MUDsER IN KING'S COUNTY..-On Saturday, as Mr. Symes was entering his drawing-room, some person fired at him through the window; one ball grazed his hipand three others were lodged in the wall. No cause can be as- signed for the wicked act. JEWE. IRoaaOBHav 5'105 AX OMNIBUs.-On Thursdav morn- ing the police received information of a robbery of valuable jewvels, the property of Mr. ...

... I . - - . - - - a- : A! . -l A - At a meeting of the NonTH-EASTERN the dividend was at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum on the Berwicl Stock, 41. on the York, and 21. (being the first dividend) on the Leeds. The net receipts for the half-year show an increase of 45.2591. on the corresponding period of 1856; and it was stated that larger dividends could have been paid had it been considered ...

... DISCOVERY OF BRITISH ANTIQUITIES IN DERBYSH IRE. Sir-Although) your columns are principally devoted to the pursuits of the ?? field, the firm, and the garden, you have, doubtless, a few readers who take an interest in other matters; perhaps, for instance, the study of antiquities. Presuming such to be the case, I venture to send you some remarks with reference to a recent interesting ...

... T. !_ LAI- TuE. TENANT LrAo`e.-It is believed that the Tenant In League, unabashed by the total loss of the mninimium share of confidence which it once enjoyed, means to interfere in the v coming election for the county of Londonderry, a seat for ins which is vacant by the regretted retirement of Capt Bateson, tel one of the most popular of Lord Derby's Irish supporters. Mr. M: S. Greer, a ...