... FILEY, A NATIONAL HARBOUR OF I REFUGE. WE have before, us the report of the Royal Commission appointed to complete the inquiry recommended by a select committee 'of the House of Commons, on Harbours of Refugge. The document is of such great length that it would occupy at least ten columns of our smallest type, so that, notwitbstanding its great interest and importance, we must content our- ...

... GEN1US OF THE ENGLISH I PEOPLE. ; The amphitheatre or lecture-hall of the Hull Literary and Philosophical Society, in the Royal Institution, Albion-etreet, was crowded to excess on Tuesday evening by the members of that society-and the limited number of friends whorm they were privileged to bring with them on their own personal introduction-to hear the Rev, R. A. Redford, M.A., read his paper ...

... From China we are informed that Lord Elgina has retulned to Shangbai from his expedition up the CYang. tse-Riang, and no mention is made of any collision bete een his accompanying squadron and the Chinese either rebels or imperialists. In the neighbourbood of force has chastised some attacks upon Europeans, which would have no importance if it were not alleged, possibly without foundation, ...

... NAVAL RIVALRY BETWEEN !FRtANCE AND ENGLANl. , t hasben (Fron the comt) t s aesm beer, said that the Emperor of the French, 8 some tim e ago, expressef hiw self so an En glis- statesman ._stAut he ?? of the Crm th an wrencih caught wit ha ventio e w inea wary w again. Franc ratvrydeeti natv,Y ; I shall never be so ?? the rnhnv n ?? shpe mos anot Ihavpe ?? tan 50 steama line-of' huatte ships; ...

... | Ic (Fronm the Times.) Mr. H. Berkeley did not take very much by the r- ballot-box last night. Though be carried it round, and ly shook it in the faces of some hundred members about in to revisit their constituencies he only collected 99 votes. u- It has been maliciously affirmed that if the members S. themselves might vote by ballot not fifty votes would it be got for its use in elections; ...

... A meeting of the Kingeton-upon-Hull Town Council was held in the Council Chamber at a quarter-pasb two o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Mr Samuelson), in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- firmed. APPLICATION BY FREEMEN TO BE ADMITTED WITaOUT PAYMENT OP FINES.-The TowN CLrERK drew the attention of the Council to several applications he had received from ...

... hULL RAGGED AND I INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. a The tenth anniversary of this excellent institutio b vas celebrated on Tueeday evening by a public meeting n in the Jarratt-sttecot Rootns,-at which the Mayor of the town (Mr. Samuelsoni), the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding (the Earl of Catlisle), the High Sheriff ofA the countty (MI. J. W. Childers), were present.. The j music-hall was filled to ...

... ~ 3 ISTL'R IC T I NTE ~~L~IG E NCEB.l ALDBOROUGH:. We have pleasure in stating that the Postmaster- ,,l has graciously consented to appoint a money cri r 0ffics (at ?? post-office), which wiU commance An Jeuarty 2, for issuing and paying of money GiPr.-On Christmas eve Mr John - ht. of this plalce, went to Mr Creasser's, the tiier and personally cut six prime pieces of good beef, ,5a srdcfld ...

... GENERAL INTELLIG-ENCE. I I;EW BoSleoPRIc FRa ST. HELENA.-A5rrangemeflts nc hv bsecn made for the erection of St. Helena into a Thei distinct episcopal see an the Rev. Piers Calveley O clsaiqhtofl, ?? of Brasenase Clee Oxford, adIaile, 15te It lon, near Oundle, bas beeo oiaedte h 6rst bihop smunt A public dinner vka given to Mr. W. N. Massey, colkc fp. for Salford, on Thursday evening, by ai ...

... AND EAST RIDING TIMES. REGISTERED AT THU ( ENERAL POST-OFFICE IFOR TRANSMISSION ABROAD.] FRID.AY, OOTOBER 28. No one can say that the sentence passed yesterday upon JESsE ARBON, the fraudulent rate collector of our Local Board of Health, erred on the side of severity. It is true that, strictly speaking, AnBoN had simply pleaded guilty to having embezzled two small sums of money; but it is ?? ...

... HULL 'TOWN COUNUit I A meeting of the town-council wag helil yesterday, the ?? (Z. C. Pearson, Esq ), in the obair. Mr llodge waas sworn in' as Sheriff, and Mr Smith, ! (Wells and Smith), as Under-Sheriff. I Uprin the motion of Mr Moss, the Mayor wns appoiiiterl Admiral of the Humber fur the year ensning. I A vacant room in the Charter-house was given to Miss Mary Ann Perkins. The council then ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FRANCE.aI The news from France is of a'very desultory character. th But, rumours have fallen thick and fast upon us, all fo confirmatory of the fact that a. general congress, pro. posing to itself what definite purpose we know not, will assuredly be held early in the ensuing year. The last In intimation is that Switzerland has consented to send its ex representative to ...