... IF we wanted an excuse for recurring to the subject of the Extension of the Borough, especi- ally from a sanatory point of view, we could point to the words of our Most Gracious SOVE- REIGN at Aberdeen on Tuesday, when she opened the new and extensive water works. Speaking for the first time in public, in her offi- cial capacity, since the death of the Prince CON- SORT, Her MAJESTY said, I ...

... A special general meeting of the su iveholders of this company wos held on Monday at, ;ke ohiccs at the Paduiiigton Terminus, to authorise the creation and issue of th^ shares and stocks respectively autho- rised to be created and issued by the Great Western Railway (capital) Act, 1SG1, the Great, Western, Bir- minghaui, and Chester Railways' Act 1 -T-i. md the Great Western Railway ...

... PILLS.—The liver, the stomach, and thei' ailments.—Alternations of temperature, muggy weather, a troubled aiind, sedentary habits, excesses of the table, and a gay, reckless mode of life exert the most deleterious infhienc over the liver and stomach. When once these organs ar fairly ont of order, great inroads are quickly made ort the gene- ral state of the health; the constitution, which has ...

... DR. COLENSO.—The following memorial has been most numerously and influentially signed at the Church Congress at York :— To the Archbishops and Bishops of the United Church of England and' Ireland—We, the undersigned clergy and laity of the United Church of England and Ireland, humbly pray your graces and your lordships to take such steps as to you may seem fittest to remove the grievous ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIB,—Will you kindly allow me to correct an error of the Cardiff Times last week, in accusing the Rev. Mr. Jones, minister of the Welsh Church, with run- ning away from his duty. I understand it is no part of Mr. Jones's duty to attend to the Cholera Hospital unless a Welsh case is brought in here. So far has he been however from acting on this view of his duty, ...

... THE election of members of our Local Parlia- ment which takes place on the first of next month, appears to be occupying at least an ordi- nary amount of public attention. There is not the excitement we have known in the town, and as we do not go in for politics after the vigorous fashion of our Bristol Brethren, it will probably be a tame affair. Of the three retiring Coun- cillors in the ...

... It is well known that the Teas imported from China for consumption in this country are artificially coloured to impart a fictitious appearance of value. This is so generally known that companies have been formed for the sale ef wncolourei Teas—a process not difficult to accomplish by means of steam tube and drying-pant thus rendering a uuilormity of colour and nature never yet arrived at. This ...

... The sr.r.p'y of new hops is greatly in excess of the demand, ns brjwe-rs continue to purchase with great reserve Prices are nominally without alteration, but to effect sales a reduction hq; to be accepted. At Weyhill Fair the business done was restricted, the growers unwilling to meet the offers of buyers. ...

... THE Two ATLANTIC CABLES.—The two Atlantic cables can send 1,500 messages a day. Each cable can transmit from 15 to 29 words a minute. Twenty Daniell's cells are used, from 50 to 500 having been used on the cable of 1858. Mr. Clark on one occasion joined the two new cables together, making a line of 3,700 miles, and then put acid in a lady's silver thimble, a bit of zinc and copper, and passed ...

... (BY TELEGRAPH.) LONDON, Oct. 13. AMERICA. The Times has received the following per Atlantic Telegraph :— NEW YORK, Oct 10th. The Radicals have carried the elections at Pennsyl- vania. The steamer Evening Star, for New Orleans, has foundered at sea 300 lives were lost. Steamers Teutonia and Bremen arrived out. COMMERCIAL NEWS. The Times asserts that owing to an increased abund- ance of money in ...

... CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. There were good arrivals of foreign wheat and oats fcst week, but the home supplies were moderate. Ex- ports, 60 qrs. wheat, 1,531 qrs. oars, 1,225 qrs. maize, S2 cwts. flour. English wheat arrived 4,523 qrs., ftreign 24,352 qrs. There was a very short supply this morning from Kent and Essex, and all dry samples readilv ob- fained Is, per qr. advance. There was also a ...

... The following appeared in our Second Editon of last week :— A special meeting of this board was held yesterday morning, to consider the terms of the letter sent by Messrs. Luard and Sherley, relative to the old bed of the river. The Mayor presided Alderman Pride, and Councillors P. Bird, Jones, Evans, Bowen, and J. Bird were also present. It was resolved that the business be conducted with ...