... Gems of Qcbougbt. Every young man should remember that the world will always honour industry. The vulgar and useless idler, whose energies of body and mind are rusting for want of occupation, may look with scorn upon the labourer en- zaged at his toil; but his scorn is praise, his contempt foneur. Dean Swift says he never knew a man rise to eminence who lay in bed of a morning. Be not ashamed ...

... _1 VOLUNTEER CORPS. TO TIE EDITOR OF THIE Rnl:STON CIIRONICLTE, Slit,-1 was somewhat amused to read in the Livcerpool 3lcirl~ *one day this wsouk, the following paragrapl, headed 'oho Volntcer loree, and referring to the pro- Posed corp:- in Liverpool :-We understand that Mr. Wrm. Brown has roccived a lettcr froun Major BIUMdell, Saying that, as a dCputy-liCutCnaInt, hle will suibscrlibe ...

... PRESENTATION OF I'llE I POrtrA|| CAPTAIE R. N. PEDDER. On the coming of age of Mr. Richard Newsaham Pedder,ha elder son of Mr. E. Pedder, of Ashton Park, that young land gentlemans was in India, engaged with his regiment, the 1 7th Hussars, in the unfoirtunate war then raging in that say dsatdependency of Great Britain. His majoruy was, whi however, celebrated with the characteristic ...

... I ma )ARW.EN| THE ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING of the G.U.O. of Oddfellows, Blackburn district, was held on Saturday last, at the house of Mr. J. Bentley's, Greenway Arms Inn, Over Darwen, when delegates from all the lodges in the district were in attendance. The district master (Mr. J. Rawlinson) opened the meeting, after which the ac- counts due to the district were discharged by each dele- gate. ...

... I pi1OPOSED DISARIMAMdENT OF EINGLAND AND Lord Cowly a rrived in Ln(lond on Wedncsdlay, and it ii stated in P al is, fin r eliable authority, that thu object of his l1rdslhilps visit is to lay before his government a pro- prai from the French government for a simultaneous dis- i armament by England and Fiance, It was reportd onl the P'aris PBourse, on1 Wednes(day, that a proposition for a ...

... FLEET WOOD. RomAN CATHOLIC ScHOOLS.-A soiree in aid of these schools was held in the Catholic School-room in London- street, Fleetwood, on the evening of Monday last, and was attended with the most complete success. Upwards of 300 persons partook of tea, and subsequently this number was increased to nearly 400. The edibles were supplied in abundance, and were excellent in quality. About ten ...

... DEPARfTURES FOR NOVEMBER From Preston. To BLACKBURN, ACCIUNGTON, BuBy, & lMANCHESTER. 6-35 mixedl.-9-01.-0 n. 1-45, 4-5 5-10 7-30 xix, t9-O A. -On Sundays: 7-30 .x. 2-15 6-15 A, all MixCd.- (Tro Accri~gton, 'and oin Satudlays onix-.) ! TlUoNLEYCO;. SBllrTON, BRADFORD. AND LEEDS.-6-37 mix, 9.0, *11-0 N. 1-45 4-5, 5-10 ;-3u mix, A.-01 SuIlniays: 97-30 H. 2-15 *6-15 A, all mix. ?? Colne only.) ...

... I sent t, On Tuesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Drew, rector of Sea- aMOl' forth, near Belfast, gave a lecture in the Corn Ex- change, to a large audience, on Protestant Brother- hood,' on behalf of the funds for the proposed enlarge- AsE ment of St. Mary's Sunday and day schools. The ch air Lane( was occupied by Mr. Rt. Townley Parker. The vicar, end Bless several clergymen of the town, were on ...

... ii LOUD EklNBOROUGH ON THE STATE OF ITALY. The ?? of Ellenborough has addressed the following letter to Lord Brougham on the affairs of Italy:- THE EARL OF ELLENBOROUGHi TO LOaD 13aoUQA. . -y dear Southam, Delabere, Nov. 5. My dear Brougham,-I propose to subscribe a small sum to the fund for the purchase of arms to be placed at the disposal of Garibaldi. If all those who wish well to the ...

... B3orrowt U Grifito. Somebody defines character as the only personal rec property which everybody looks after for you. I The greatest truths are the simplest; the greatest men noi and women are sometimes so, too. to It is more respectable to black boots than to black sec characters-to sew shirts than to sow strife. di( If a woman could talk out of the two corners of her mn mouth at the same ...

... LETTER OF -A. IlAZZINI TO BARON RICASOLL II I, I M. Mlazzini has addressed the following letter to Baron I Ricasoli:- Sir,-I have been informed that you have in your ios- session a letter of mline containing a plan of military operations in Perugia, wdicb has given rise to persecutions I an(l annovance. Were i to address myself solely to yoe its your character of Tuscan Minister, it might be ...

... FOREIGN IISCE LLAY. BOSTON is to have an inspector of milk, at $200 a year. 8`ulIDES IN AmEHIC&.-The Ntic York Times numbers a tual suicides within six weeks, with 20 more umistc. cessful. attempts. STRANGE N1OTIVE FIR SUTID~E.-A boy in St. Louis, named John Durk, has Conmmitted suicide by hanging, because his parents would net let him go to church. DiSGRACPUL CoNDecT.-The Free Soietk, an anti ...