... I I WE have received the followhing letter precisely as we present it to our readers. The writer has not favoured us with his name, but ?? may take it for granted that the signature, Un Homme Pauvre, accurately represents his condition. Whilst it is evident that he is without education, no one can peruse his communication without concluding with us that ho has a reflecting mind, The ...

... THE EARL OF CARLISLE AND THE BRITISH I i AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. [The following was prepared for yesterday's Alews- Letter, but we wvere compelled, owing to the pressure on our space, to hold it over till to-day.] On Thursday evening the Right lion. the Earl of Carlisle presided at the annual meeting of the Brad- ford Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible So- ciety, held in St, ...

... Tciu Mer.cury, in its publication of Wednesday last, devoted a lengthened article to the subject of the Chancery Suit and its nmanagemeut, Tle general summary of the article is, that the Chancery Suit has been throug.hout blundered and botched by the Spepial Respondents; and that they should at once apply to the Lord Chancellor for a rehearing of the case. No doubt the Special Respondents did ...

... - Llahl?allv Laffitaq+ PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WAR-OFIncE, OCTOBER 1. 9th Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Cornet R. F. Thonger to be Adjutant, vice Grant, promoted in 5th Light Dragoons. 17th Light Dragoons-Brevet Major R. White to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut. Col. WY. Morris, C.B., deceased; Licut. W. D. Seymour to be Capt., without purchase, vice White, 2nd Regiment of Foot ...

... l I(FROM THE NORTH BRITISH MAIL.) Wr have before us evidence that ?? frolm the earliest period of its cxistcelce to its close a syste- matiscl concealmient of the state of the discotmis was practised flpon Iltc directors. Such as trace the ruin or the Western to thoe Manlgement of Mr. Taylor, will probably be sutrpriserd to learn that though hliere can be no question tihat hle became an apt ...

... YaEsTuRD.kY evening, a puiblic meeting in connexion with, and in aid of, the Patagonian Missionary Society was held in St. Georgo's Sci1ool 0roorn,1at seven o'clock. Tlie attendance was large and respectable. The Rev. WILLIAM Mi'IiWAINEi, Whio presidedt on the occasion, opened the rneeting with singing and prayer. Tire C1rAIiHMAN made a flen remarks in introducing to til meeting the ovC. MIr. ...

... Yu Iat - - - Li Docx WARD.-We havo pleasure in announcing ti that W. T. B. Lyons, Esq., J.P., of Old Park, has C kindly consented to allow himself to be put in nomi- MI nation to-day, for election as Alderman for Doek F Ward, in room of the late Alderman Langtry. u LECTURE: BY TUE REV. J. WHITE.-To-Iorrow C evening, as will be seen by advertiscment in another a column, a lecture will be ...

... ASTRoXoEry In these days has become to most people a very cut and dried science. Sir Isaac Now- ton has told us all about it. There is the sun in the centrc, and the planets revolve round it, as we see in the orrerics. The grand discovery Of gravita- tion started from the fall of an apple, and ends with it. The sun is a very large orange, the earth a crabapple, and the moon a white currant. ...

... BELFAST WATER COMMISSIONERS, YESTERDAY, the usual weeldy meeting of the Water Commissioners was held at tie Board-room, Rose- mary Place, Mr. JAS. CAmERoN in the chair. Thlo other members present were-Dr. Stevelly, Dr. Dill, Messrs. Robert Greer, Win. Addison, and R. Al. Carson. STATI OF TIIE BASINS.-TTho cliretaker's report, for the week endin~g October 28th, 1858, showed that the averane ...

... ULSTER SOCIETY. FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB AND T1IN BLIND-PUBLIC MEETING 'IN HOLYWOOD. YUTERDAY evening, a public meeting, in aid of the Ulster Society for the Promotion of the Educatioll of thle Deaf and Dumb and tile Blind, was held in tile Asse: ably-roums, Holywood, whon the Rev. Dr. Couke and the Rev. Mr. Kiinghan attended as the deputation on the part of the ...

... BIALLYMENN TOWN CONEMISSIONERS. (FjuRM OUR CORR3SPOND2T) I ON Friday, the 15th instant, the annual meeting of ratej)ayors, nuder the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854, was held at thle Comnmissioners' offce, for the pllnrpose of electing three Commissioners in the room of' Messrs. John Straian, James Kinnear, and JohnClhrirtie, who retired by rotation. ANDRiEW rTODD Drueg,,Y Esq., tile ...

... ROYAL SPOILS FROM DELHII. LA1101o, Auo. 18, 1858-Tho following account of the crystal block and marble platform, which have been removed from the Hall of Audience in the Palace of Delhi, and carefully packed, for, wve believe, ultimate transmission to England, may prove inte- rCsting. It has been supplied by Absun Orlal Kliaa, physician to the ox-King: - The famous Tulit Taoos, or Peacock ...