... THE RIFLE ST. LEGER. This contest, open to all the world, and promoted by the officers of the Third Manchester Rifle Volunteers, took place on their ground at Barton AMoss, on Saturday. There were four prizes-viz., first, £50 ; second, £10..: third, £7. ; foultl, £3. As is too often the case when the Volunteers are concerned, the weather was most unfavour- able, the rain continuing in a ...

... ~f . Pi~min tax paloot§; THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1862. i NEWS OF THE DAY. VERY little-business of importance was traus- acted at the morning; sitting of the House of Cormupons yesterday. Mr. MW'MAIroN moved the second reading of the County Courts Procedure Bill, which 'was opposed by the ATTORNEY- NEISAL, and was ultimately withdrawn. In the 'course' of the short discussion Upon the measure, Mr. ...

... PA2VING FOR PEEL,-r!Sta-.]-Major O'Reilly, of the Papal Brigade, has been introduced into our House of Commons by. Sir Robert Peel. If the Papal warrior have any spark of genuine gratitude in him lie will p1c- senta piece of plate, or erectavotivetablet, orpresideata public dinner, or tender a Roman order of kniglthood, to the Irish Secretary. For the plain and clowinight truth is that Sir ...

... The following important communications appear in the Times:- Nothing but the most earnest conviction that the few remarks I desire to offer may have an important bearing on the subject of our national defences would have led me to presume to solicit for them a corner in your valuable columins. Late events have, however, brought the subject of iron-cased ships so prominently before the ...

... The Naples correspondent of the Times gives what the Americans would call the statement?' of one of a body of travellers who were captured by Crocco's band on the 14th of March in the Val di Bovinoe We were recom. mended, he said, to-avoid the diligince, so we left Barr in a carriage drawn by five horses,> al at Foggio were joined by 'another carriage with'theea borsae. At a quar, to ...

... THE NEVw WESLEYAN CHAPEL IN WOLVERHAMPTON. Yesterday afternoon the memnorial stone of the new Wesley an Chapel in Wolverhampton was laid by Mr. John Hartley. As a description of the proposed building has already appeared in the Dccilg Post, it wvil be enough to state that the site is upon the Compton Rosd, on land given by Mr. Hartley, who is also a contributor to the building fund to the ...

... I ~p~SE!RA T LlAY FRO M EVESHAM, ?? AND REDDITCtA. it lOUT7J TO BIRMINGHIAM. (Fromt our RcpoYtcr.) IC iceetili of the inhabitants of Redditeb, for A I. a lije f railway from the Ashlchurch and rtee line at Eveshilnl, ria Dlidford, Alcester, and ?? lk to the Miilaiuid branch line at Redditch, olpold l' 'le IltilDal School boomn, onl Friday evening. .;keldtl of Mlr (lift, br. Bichlard Harrison, ...

... The death of Mr. Ricardo has created a vacancy in the representation of the borough of Stoke-on-Trent. Yes. terday an invitation was sent to the Hon. Levesan. Cower. formerly member for Stoke, but now member for Bodmin andiwho was defeated at the last election by Mr. Copeland. When our information left Stoke no answer had been received. If Mr. Gower consents to stand there is no probability of ...

... BREECH-LOADING RIFLS The following appears in some of the Iletropji journals:- , Sir,-In the issue of the Times of the 23rd ilst the-column headed I International Exhibition s I r that three of the best of the Americaa bre.beh rifles, a Wlhitworth, an Enfield, and the ealr thd (which has ?? reported so favourably by the carbll authorities at Maidstone) are to be publicly teited,. lty long ...

... WORCESTER. TuE COUNTY ASYLUM AT POWICK,.-DISMISNAL OF TIIE IHOUSE S'XEWAUID.-MIr. Hmne, the houso steward of this institution; has been diisnijsed from his situitioa, Ab the iolnibly niceting of the Visiting Comnittee, this week, a suil) Committee presented a report, which eontainiied certain charges against hini, and Mr. Hume was asked for nn enplatiun. Tlhe aanswers he gave were ...

... LATE ST NEWS. 134 ELEROTHICl AND INTrERNATIONAL TEPI3ORAlAPH ticEs, TEMriEx B UUILDIING, N Nw STREETIS REUTEKd'S TELRGRA-dS LATESNf FROM AMERICA. LLvERtPOOL, MONi \Y. T lhe Royal Mail steam-ship N iiagara, from Boston, arrived here at noon to-day. NEW YORK, MAY 29th. (Per Niagara, by telegraph to Halifax and vid Quneenstown.) ConCirmatory accounts have been received of Beau- regard being at ...

... I'lto ab r lresw I .i_ We have received the following sums for the relief of and the sufferers, and we shall be glad to take charge of any inl others: Mr. James Hunt, Edigbaston, £10.; Mr. Thos. *e a Short, jun., £5.; Mr. Joseph Beattie, Joint-Stock Bank, kes, £1. Is.; Captain Peel, £5. ; Messrs. Tangyo Brothers and fter Price, £4. ; IV. G. Postans, £2. 2s, ; W. H1. Osborn, Bull 3 Street, £1. ...