... II TO THE EDITOR O THE ERA. Coming events Cast their shadows before them. Sir,-At the gathering of those Manchester Radical Reformers who, by virtue of their creed, rejoice in the euphemistic designation, and come within the pale of Whole-Rogites, one Dr. Watts was enthusiastically installed the Robin Hood of the craft; and in his inaugursl address he endorses and recommends the practice ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT ON TH1IE TRtENT I Valley Railway. A frightful accident happened on Monday to an express train on the Treat Valley line of the London and North-Western Railway, and resulted in the immediate death of three persons, and the more or less severe injury of a large number of others. The accident was caused by the engine striking a blllock, or cow, that had strayed on to the line, and ...

... TlES VICTORIA CROSS. (From the Londzon Gazette of June 4.) WAR-OFFICE, JuNE . The Queen has been graciously pleased to signiiy her iateati o to confer the Decoration of the Victoria Cross on tile urderrmeo tioned officers and non.commissioned officers oa her Mejesty's Army, who have been recommended to her Majesty for that Decoaeisli in accordance with the rules laid down in her Majesty's ...

... Some philosophers have started the theory that all beings are merely links in one chain, and that there are points of contact between the human and the angelic on the one band, and oel the other hand striking resemblances betweer humanity and the brute creation. It must be confessed some ingenuity has been shown in tracing the identity in the latter department. There are men who seem to form ...

... BELFAST. Mr. Cairns was elected yesterday (Friday) without opposition. BRIDGNORTH. On Wednesday, Mr. Henry Whitmore, one of the members for this borough, appointed a Lord of the Treasury, was re-elected without Opposition. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. Mr. Walpole, one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State, was on Thursday re-elected to represent the University oi Cambfidge. The proceedings were of a ...

... TRHE COURSE GF LIQUIDATION. I-an Il 1I]Al_ r-ppy tile Oebtor who call pay, anud the creditor who can obtain, 20s. in thle POu011 upon his transactions. That simple law of value in coin for consideration in kind saves a deal of trouble, annoyance, and expense to both parties in mercantile dealings. It seems the ?? law of debt and credit, and when observed all goes smooth andhappy. No dread of ...

... F P E Ii M A 8 0 B Y. MIleetings for Next Week. Monday, August 30th.-Lodge, Pythagorean (No. 91), Globe Hotel Greenwich. Wedneeday, September let. Grand Lodge. at Eight. Lodge, Weet- minater and ?? (No. lO), Freemaeons' Tavern. Thureday.-Lodge, Yarborough (No. 812), George Hotel, Commsaoial. Saturday.-General Committee Boye' School, BRTrew LonoE (No. 8.)-A Ledge of Emergency wae holrjen at the ...

... THE CAPTURh OF LUCKNOW. The telegraph assures ns that Lucknowv has fallen. On the 17th of March it was completely in tile possession of the English and their native auxiliaries. The loss of the defenders of the city is estimated at 2,000 men and 117 guns. The casualties on ocur side are not given, are not, in fact, even alluded to. Seine people deem this an ominous omission, and draw from it ...

... I TO TIIS EDITOR ow TEn ERA. Mr. Editor,-H1ow often, and in how many modes, has the idea been expressed that a special education will no more produce an actor than it will a poet ? Yet, no one vwill deny that education is necessary to the development of the genius of either; but, if the quality be not inborn, all education may be defied to produce any- thing but an unreal and mechanical ...

... ** Thiis page will always be fowned interesting to Licensed Victuallers, aned the operations of the UNITED TowNs' ASSOCIATION AND LICENSED VIC- TIUALLERS' DEIENCE LEAGUE are poehlisezed under their own sveiristendence. Congratulatory Address to Mr. Alderman Wire, Lord Mayor Elect, from thei Licensed Vietu- allers of Birmingham. A deputation of the Licensed Victuallers from the Borough of ...

... By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we (Times) have received our private correspondence and files of papers from Calcutta to the 18th of July, and from Hong Kong to the 6th of July. I N D3 IA. The following is the letter of our Calcutta corres- pondent: CALCUTTA, JUaL 18.-There is a lull in the campaign which will last, all European regiments hope, till the cold weather. The Commauder-iu.Chief ...

... F REEM A ON R Y. _ I o , leeetings for Nest Week. Pytaondayn ctor 25tb.-Lodgoe,lKing'sArms (30), Freemasons'Tavern; Soae. (pr ) Globe Tavern, Greenwich; Saliebury (630), Dean-street, (16), Ctdley'rs -Robert Burns (2S),Freemasoncs' Tavern; Mount Sion Tuesday, l 2th-Lodge., Tnsean (14), Freemagons' Tavern; Moira (169), London Tavern. Falth (165), Preemasons'Tavern; Industry(219),Dick's Coffee ...