... During the wegs sermots have been preached In connexion with oioy thle Bristol Auyisiauy of the B~aptsts alisionary Society, on behalf gtof the Speciel Wlmi for eentirged operations in Inidia, by the gtHon. and Rev. Oitptidt W. Noel, to crowded congregations at Countermlip adromadchapels; and on Thursday even, Dem the same object, at whiela there wee also an immense auditory, 0n thle chapel ...

... C StURDAY. fffiR 9,s1858. - SA4TURDAY, OCTRHRg 9, 185S. TuE policy of the Derby Government seems to deepen in its mystery as time rolls on. In the infancy of their career they astonished the country by the premature disclosure of official despatches, and a tempting oppor- tunity of insulting the Governor-General of India led to the entire abandonment of ministerial reserve. Every- thing, it ...

... The first general meeting Of the shareholders of the Bristol 'School of Practical Art was held at the inew building, Queen's road, on Thursday afternoon last, under the presidentiy of' P. W. S.Miles,&Eq. The attendanie was not, numerous. The CicAIIAMAN said he bgliaved that was the first meetingI held in the new building of the society, and ha therefore regretted very' much that there were not ...

... SECOND EDITION, ;t. B3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, BANKHRUPTS.-f From Last Night's Gaettefj at James Parkines, New-cross, Surrey, aand Poultry auctioneer L011doo0 ACharles Coils and John Lowe, St. SwithligslanaqHegt4 street, London, bankers n a entt ?? Margaret Goodacre, Edeniham, Lincoln, grc~er John Brown, Bradford, drape Georte Heap the Younger, Lereds, ironmonger Mattbew Bates, Huddersfleld, ...

... Soasa months ago, it may be remembered, the flight of the storeieeper at the military establishment at Weedon, and the clearly ascertained fact Of his receipt of £500 as a gift from a Government contractor, ware brought before the H~ouse of Commons. The case was of course met in the customary manner. To hear General Peel and those invaluable officials usually termed the authorities of the ...

... A tea meeting of the promoters and friends of these missions was held on Tuesday evening, at the Viotoria-roome, at which there was a large attendance. The tea tables having been cleared, It. F. Kingecote, Esq.,wae voted to the chair. The Rev. M. Bnoca having offered prayer, - The CHAIRMAN said it must be a subject of thankfulness to all who took an interest in the missions to seamen to Bee Go ...

... F Au D Astol B ert8,188 SATURDAY, OaomBER 30, 1858. a Tar ovation 'which Mr. Bright has received from his ~.N constituents. at Birmingham is one of the signs of thle L times. To all who care to observe the tendency of NT popular feeling it is alone sufficient to show the impossi- sid bility of a much longer postponement of the question of - Parliamentary Reform. Wligly, or unwillingly, the ng ...

... . ire, A metng. of9 the burgesese of this ward was held on Mon- are day evening, at the -Albert-rooms, College-green,~ to consider the election of representatives of the ward on the approaching ily let of November; Mr. W. Spark was called to the chair. in The CHAIRMAN said he had much pleasure In complying frwith the wish of the meeting that be should take the chair on. erthat occasion. It had ...

... To the Editor f The Bristol M~ercu?7/. Son-A private meeting was held at the Savings, Bank on Saturday last, consisting of the Iturall Dean, the clergy, church- %ardeng, and their friends, when it wag agreed that a deputa- tion should be sent to me (Elizabeth Sly) With the following ?? it I Would give up all claim to the Bittg in the PIDW in dispute, the Dalby family. should bermvd hich -I ...

... liatotI. SATURDAY, OcrooER 30, 1858. W For a variebj of interesting Foreign and Domestic News, see the Supplement. _ Oun Municipal Field-day on Monday next will be an 51 occasion of greater stir and excitement than was prog- nosticated from the fore-shadowing of coming events a few days ago. If there be nothing, throughout the seve-gc ral districts, of that wholesale agitation to which we ...

... I WARlD OF ST, MIICHlAEL. A Petblil metting' of the ratepayersoranl occupiers Of property in tlce evard of St. itliccael 'as hield last nighlt,lat the Montaigue Tavern, Ihin-dodwn, for the purpose of conqideriog I Y;Icsther it is desirable that the expense of ?? dock, accemfrnodation shall be borne by the raItepaLyers. hr ---alrectttdne ROIIEHT' Goss, Esq., was called to thle cicair, which ...

... |jI I - : . : The general half-yearly meeting of this oompany was held in it thbr eros Shepton Mallet, on Tuesday last; the Most N ?? of Bath in the chair. The attendance of eo hareholders was rather larger than usual. In opening the proceedings, the Chairman said-I have great igpleseure in annoudcing that the works are in such a satisfactory a etate ee to have enabled the directors to give ...