... I,, lE THINKING PRINCIPLE. e,ast evening, Dr. Hitchman, of this town, gave another of his present course of lectures on the philosophy of the human mind, in the hall of the .Free Public Library, to a nuneroue and respectable alldicece, including the membors of the Phreno- logical Society, weveral clergymen, bysicias, eirg~eolsr, and others. Tire Ilev. W. tt' Traylor, LLI, D., occ upiedl the ...

... A meeting of the Lancashire Preab 1tory of the Unitd ?? Church was hel yesterday, In the classroom of the Presbyterint Church, Egremont, the Rev.. W. -M. Taylor inodeatdr; and there were also present the Revs, Drs. 119Lerrow'aid Macleod, Revs: Messrs. Thompson, Scott, Howast, IGraham,'.Muir, W. B. Thomson, Grosart, Towers and'PAtterson; Messrs. J. H. Robertson W. iobertson, J. Thompson, Stiit ...

... I§MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 1: - ?? ?? , - itOU E: OF.- L.RD , TUESDAY, MARCOH20.. 'Their lordships met at fye o'ol'ock i ?? ' 'RITUA~lIE3j ' h.: L i 1ho Arobiishop of 'c rsuuunt'dtated that on a'former oooasion he bad aunouriiod that the bihops weie ' doeig- g' 0. !i!U Vili T epeot to. itualism, 6utthey bad abandoned that mntenilon, a ss they underotdod there ivaw a probability of' a royal ...

... SCUTTLING SHIPS.-HOW IT IS DO1N{EAND .DET-EOCTRD-. Uniderwriting, as ship insurance is'technically is oalled, is one of the most hazardous of maritime tc venture. Capitalists who: underwrite' a vessel b4 risk their money in the belief that the ship iseea. ce worthy and- that the owners are acting in good C faith. Should the owner Pe a rogue' and have of ready tools to assist him in his fVaud, ...

... cautoi OFENGLAND. I Io I;> c ~ i Iz L ev'ii meetaig oi wiorking men nd' ! etbevwwais ld' in the Workman's Hall, Birken.. head' for thei purposeof expresaing an opi4uo on. De ftho- iomahe practices now. behig itro4uod, ihto . the, Church of Rngland. There was t large ?? ?? i~ndatc'e. M. H' Hargreaves. oocupied the . ?? ea, The proceedinga having ?? opened with to 'p.a vr,. b:- ?? A a M wsid ...

... , HALUS POPVLI LEX STrp.Hm. . ~; ?? - I I DOMBSTO., . The6:Pincess of Wales gave birth to a daughter ?? inorin'. A bulletin issued by the ~medical attendants states that ber~ roya l biighess.,and the i6tantprincessi are-goin'g on quite Well?' In the House of Commons, on Wednesday,' the Scotch members had a tough struggle on the motion kor the second reading of tli bill to abolish the annuity ...

... IMPEIAL PA:LIAMENT. ra.'HOUSE OF LO-BD. n- THURSDAY, APRIL 4. fr. :heis Ind Mpeee live o'clock. Arms L(Scotnd) Bill was ee, readasecodtffme.: T he Sgae Du Bll l read isseond of ,time, an' the sadig regrdbs having beeaL Bus- She !pended it wrent through cemittee maid wanreed lhe ea tird tie and sd. -of The Cnii;ntigsBill paedthrth corn WV. ?? lordship adiourned at52D p.m. fr. let XHOUSE OF ...

... , I I ; f I. _ _ . . A I. . .. W'W; ;'ie coming to the point, or: at' all e-ime'-, 601CMUos towardqs tie piolut, tloil4'h i A a strange ligliag sort 0o- fasbion.. It.is hoped wi shall really reach it at last,' b't it muni be m-o-ed'that Mir. Disraeli takes extra-. ordinalY libertiea with the forbearancea-of, the de'J-ommons.' At any' rate it is always sninething e;grliod to be 'rid of n, ...

... I g South Anerica is the home of this tre. Dz pier, the voyager, who visited the Caraccas in ICA say The coast is a continual tract of hi;. ridges of hills and valleys which alternately in . p~ointing upon the shores fromi north to seifi. 'e The valleys ae from two to five furlong~s vide. ad e in length from the sea three or four miles. C~cea, i, nuts, of v hich chocolate and cocoa are made, ...

... SAUS OUU LI SUPRNA. THE PROTEST OF, THE TRADES' UNIONS., The trades' unidns are taking a wise and proper course in denounioing the Sheffield atrocities and their perpetrators. Meetings have been held, with creditable promptitude, Which may fairly be regarded as representing the mass of trades' unionists throughout the country; and the language held at these meetings, if not invariably ...

... NEW PRINCE OF WALES | : HEATRE. I sincere gratification to the Few starn afford mo.. T.iverpool community drama-loving portion of the - Irge audience than Mr. and Mrs. Keean; and thLe.. - t. and gathered together in the stalls. bdOes, LO .. gallery of the New Prince of Wales Theaffe ?? evening gave fresbh proof that these artistes' nanie; and fame have not declined since their former visit.. ...

... The fortnlghtly meeting of the watcr committee, was eld yeaterday In the councll chamber of the Town HalL. vere H.C.e Babe preidedndthe otgherf memdberspresent J.EH Wlleon, Holt, Jackson, Bairstow, and Harrisn. TEMENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer submitted his periodical report, from which It apjpeared that the mean rainfall for the fort. slight ended the Ilth intant was 1.263 Inches, and the ...