... THE Assizza.-The commission of assize for this county was opened on Monday. Mr. Justice Byles and Mr. Justice Blackburn, on arriving from Worcester, proceeded to the Shire Hall. and thence, having opened commission, to St. Mary's Church, accompanied by the High-Sheriff. H. Killick, Esq., and the usual body of javelin men. The sermon was preached ky the shefiff's chaplain, the Rev. T. Killick. ...

... ,..x~nv~kj*the _ TO THIE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MgRCtUeV. Do Sir-Fourteen bags of cotton grown by the Jamaica Cotton the Company in Jamaica have been sold by Mesars. Stead, Bri. Na thers, Liverpool. and Mesars. B. Smith, and Sons, at Alan- me cheater, at Is. 6d. and 2s. 3d. per lb., and a bag of each is ext now being spun by Messrs. Dobson and Barlow in the wit western annex of the International ...

... AGRICULT'UiRE. weather is v-. . 1. 5LLULJLI UIk. In Austria the weather is very ufvual.adtepieo 'St grain is rising it, all parts of thle ,tpire.favoablet and the price of st Vienna ?? cut in all parts of ite country. atdevery et seconid day there is'a thunderstorm, wvith lottg-contitnued atdl heav, rain; in fact, this sumititer is one of the coldest and wettest that ban ever been knovn in ...

... PRESENTAAt[ON Of ANO4VHHR TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL SIR JAMES OUTRAM. -_ ?? -i.. iiit- , _. ,,,A ^wU.^AV IIJ. -- * The 'friends and admsirers of 'General Outram, to the se numbse? of nearly 1,400, in England and in India, decided C 'a short time since upon presenting to the gallant, General mt some tribute of their 'respect and esteem. They had er lireidy'deternined to ereet a statue to him ;in ...

... tars IdJobn Jacob Gilbert, the mant suspected of the murder of ?? Hall, at Faordiogrldge, was committed for trial 0on day Thursday. daye Aboy ofi3,lleis oths fate 13had i at H6ll, hung hiimself last week, becausek lutil at is athr hd-refusged'hima permisslon to visit a diorama in tall, se the town. fd in The followiing. advertisement Vs copied from aI New York -A Paper :- Two newly-horn male ...

... ?N OTTINGHAM. ?? THE ODD FELLOWS' JUBILEE. hi t The Odd Fellows' Jubilee came off at Nottingham on be Tuesday. A large number of visitors went from Leices- h, ter, Derby, and other towns by special trains. The pro- bt ceedings would have been very successful, had it not been for ss the showery weather in the afternoon. Arrangements had Pi been made to dine about 3,000 persons in the open air. ...

... The Editor of the Aomimiist (a valuable Nonconformist - f journal), in reviewing the following ?? of the Bartholomew Bjectment in 1662; St. James's Hall Addresses. By Robert Vaughan, D.D,, John Stoughton, m Alfred Rooker, Esq., the Revs. John Edmond, D.D., and L ,James Spence, D. D.; and ow did they get There ? By el .the Rev. George Venables, says:- It would be interest- C ing to know the ...

... 1 - HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. THE GAME LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The house went into Committee on the Game Laws (No. 2) bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved several alterations, providing that the county police should have power to apprehend persona suspected of having game in their possession unlawfully, and for carrying guns, nets, and other engines for unlawful purposes, between sunset and eight o'clock ...

... I [I e's 01e 0-- PA A - AA A - - . . all In the Court of Arches, on Wednesday, Dr. Lushington ?? nd gave judgment in the cases of the Rev. Dr. Rowland w es. Williams and the Rev. 11. B. Wilson. On the bench' to with the Dean of Arches were Lord Broughamn, the Bishop fi he of Licbfield, the Bishop of Nova Scotia, and other gen tlh of tlemen. Taking the case of Dr. Williams first, the learned ta ...

... Since 1841, several engineers have reported on schemes for si still further improving the drainage of the Middle Level, but t none of their plans have been carried outs-though in 1848, it IS 1l1 miles of rivers and drains were deepened, with very satii. h d factory results, and in 1857 a similar course was taken with 1 - respect to Walker's Cut and some other drains. Since that 01 date, the ...

... it 4The Messiah inaugurated the Handel festival on Monday miorning in the most brilliant manner- Considering theiast [e multitudes who rushed to the rehearsal on Saturday, that day !r may almost be regarded as having been really the commence.. ir meat of the festival. The register of persons admitted gavea d total return of nearly 20,000, the payments being about 10,000?. The musical host was ...

... PROPOSED RAILWAY FROM WIRKSWORT1I TO DUFFIELD. A ?? %Jr V ICOJUM. A preliminary meeting of the promoters of the scheme for a railway between Wirksworth and Daffield was held at the Red Lion Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The 51 following gentlemen were present :-Capt. F. G. Good- 1 win, P. Hubbersty, Esq., J. Miluer, Esq., Rev. T. Tun. stall Smith, J. F. Kingdov, Esq., C. Wright, Esq., Mr.~ ...