... On Monday week, March 15, at one o'clock in the after- noon, the sun will almost entirelydisappear over an extended belt of this country. He will be annularly eclipsed, but the asnaulsus or ring-like portion of his disc remaining uncovered by the moon on the central line will be so narrow that the eclipse will nearly assume the form termed by astronomers total without continuance, i.e., one ...

... PROGRAM9E -OF THE]IRMjNGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLE 011AMW9 At Sutton Coldfleld, on Monday, March the 22nd. Stewards: Viscount A. Talon, Captain Baker, major Harrison, and H. P. Gordon, Esq. Isir. R. Johnson, of York, Judge and Handicapper. Mr. John Sheldon, jun., Clerk of the Course. THEBesN~l~sSs!'RAND ANNUAL STEEPLE OsoASE, a handicap of 10 soya, each, 3 forfeit, with 100 soya, added. Age. at. lb. ...

... Elp V? ovillm. A LrG BROKEN BY PULLING A STOCKING OFF.-A' young woman of twenty years, the daughter of a tobac- conist, named Atldnson, living in Oxford Road, Manches- ter, died in the Royal Infirmary, on Sunday, in con- sequence of a singular accident. She had been unwell for some time, and on the evening of the 6th ult.,.was going to put her feet into warm ivater. Her mother had taken off ...

... Last evening a meeting of clergy, ministers, and Sunday School superintendents, was convened in the Committee Roosu of the Town Hall, for the purpose of considering the arrangements necessary to be made in order to carry out the plan proposed for the Sunday School gathering on the occasion of the visit of her Mrajesty. There was a large attendance; amongst those present being the Rtevds. J. C. ...

... A sale of the most unique kind-namely, of bijouterie and jewellery of the rarest description-takes place at Phillip's auction rooms, in New Bond Street, London, on Thursday next. It consists of the stock of Mr. Hancock, of the same street, and is well known among consoisseurs as one of the most important collections of bijouterie in the kingdom. Mr. Hancock is now retiring from business; and ...

... INGURATION OF NEWTON'S STATUE AT GRANTHA.NI LORD BROUGHAM'S ADDRESS. On Tuesday, the ceremony of inaugurating the statue of Sir Isaac Newton took place at Grantliam, Lincolusbire. Newton was born at Woolstlsorpe, a village six miles south ,of Granthiam. But lie commtenced his education in this towni, at the Grammar School; here hie made many of those mnechanical models which so early showed ...

... It will be in the recollection of our readers that on the 14th of August, 1855, an act of Parliament, entitled, An act to impose increased rates of duty of excise on spirits distilled in the United Kingdom: to allow malt, sugar, and molasses to be used duty free in the distillery of spirits in lieu of allowance on such spirits and molasses respectively, and to amend the laws relating to the ...

... pt (Lffur d Xaiindt. The Queen and Prince Consort, the Prinoc of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princess Helena, and the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlenen of the Court, and the domestic househeld, attended divine service on Sunday morning in the privete chapel. The Bishop of London preached the sermon. The official programme of the four festival perfor- mances, at her Majesty's Theatre, ...

... I Rt vmbillrM ?, A FAMILY POISONED.-Great sensation has been created at Shoreham, in consequence of the poisoneg of a family by arsenic. On Thursday a man named Pottick dined with his wife and son off bacon and greens, and a hard pudding made of flour purchased on the previous day by the wife, and of which they had before eaten without any ill effects. Shortly after dinner the three persons ...

... ?? foof. 9 THURSDAY, ATJGUST 5, 1858. N7EWS OF THE DAY. AT noon, yesterday, her LwAJESTy, accompanied by the PRINCE CONSORT, embarked on board the royal yacht, and proceeded on the excursion to Cherbourg. The members of the Government are, of coarse, in atten- dance; and the faithful Commons, to the number of something less than ninety, follow in the wake of the Royal progress. The list of ...

... We have at length the pleasure of being able to gratify the anxiety of the inhabitants of this borough and the midland district by announcing that her MAJESITY has appointed the days whereon she will pay her state visit to Birmingham. As at present arranged the QUEEN will travel by the London and North Western Railway to Coventry, on Monday, the 14th of June. She will there receive an address ...

... -- - ?? ?? WRTlA V~ HALF-YEARLY MEETING Y L'tUA . (Fron our own Reporter.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was field in the Board Room at the Railway Station, Derby, yes- terday; the Chairman (S. Beale, Esq., M.P.) presiding. There was a large attendance of shareholders. The usual preliminaries having been observed, the report, an abstract of which lies already appeared in our ...