... A PAUTER'S CASTLE IN THE AIR. Mr T. B. Purnell, governor of the Walsall Union Workhouse, told the guardians of that union, at their weekly meeting, last Saturday week, that one of his paupers, an old man named Joseph Bennison, had announced that he had, through the death of an uncle at Stone, in North Stafford- shire, just come into possession of yroperty worth L.2500, consisting of five acres ...

... ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT I2NSTITUTION. On Thursday a meeting of this Institution wmas held at its house, John Street, Adelphi-Thomas Chapman, ?? REsq., ViP., in the chair. Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, a reward of L.15 was voted to the crew of the Palling lifeboat, for putting off on New Year's morning in a strong gale and a very heavy sea, ...

... CTACK-T,? ! FURE -T? ( ? I , , i 1-,. ?? ? . I A ( N??T j)-MotItACY. iiI IVIA11., ?? PhA indt' ictu * ''no nl~~ hale £tist (l'1 1tO 1 t'w'l to Iinalce, The fn'lisI 1 ' O~~sj1, C'you ho- Lt a V ii! wE'V.R gbyinj1 Inc ltO 'the: thin,' il the leo ft ''1 'utter and ehoces.) [hat telfolnaI l a~ndgive Yolu a lee- ?? I Can dot to Ilily vollng kli t (ailled o iv ?? pieas tihtr I - if ...

... 2 ?? Mr LAlinterk Goad Worls.) When we consider that the rise in the price of meat which has been taking place gradually these last 30 years, but with great rapidity these last ten years, affects the poor in a far greater degree than any other class of the community, it is not out of place in a journal of this character to make a few inquiries into the subject. If coals were to go up 40 ...

... glao-,910* lootralt SATURDAY MORINTG, JAN. 5. -- Mr. ERNEST JONES delivered his amgumentfor Democracy in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, last night, in reply to Professor Blackie's disserta- tion of the previous evening against it. The hall was crowded by a large audience, and the lecture, which was frequently applauded, was characterised by Mr D. M'Laren, M.P., when moving a vote of thanks to Mr ...

... ICLYDE SHIPBUILDING IN 18866. I T aLkfCS DURING DEZEOBEfl -. _ By the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company, Govan, Minia ?? 2000 tons, 250 horse-power, for the Anglo-Egyptian Navigation Company (Limited), London, for the London and Mediterraneantrade. By Caird & Co.i Greenock, Hanmoria ?? 2500 tons, 500 horse- power, for the Hamburg and American Steam Packet Company, ...

... AssrUrLT.-FranCis M'HJ v ,. r -[S Ban-head, wias charged at the 1.i It tcI vesterday (before A. C. lie, I- l Lamb, Lsq. with baving. On e his acife hy stiiking her rpc ' head wvith his celiched fists. H f- ?? ?? tca1' - of 20s by not aupearing to ansse: rt e o ,r> WMA-ICIOrS MIuSCEIEF AM) X-S LT. F Do*e,'i' mechanic, residing at Broaw Bysi'cik,\ sitonuas charged at the same diet er-rs ehw1, ...

... The Liverpool Daily Post tells the following re- inarkable ?? a populous neighbourhood nwt asn hour's walk from the famous coffee-shop, and exactly on that line of demarcation which divides the borough of Liverpool from the township of Ever- ton, stands a house which for years past has been re. markable to passers by. Windows it has none, for where the light once shone through the window panes ...

... TI?NC (BY TRLEGRAPH) F The Times' COMMERGIAL ?? due ?ste ay?h apent1yb?eiweU met mall quartcr? The dhcouut ?Iemund ?.tih? Bank was rather! active; end juthe Stock Exchm?g? ,adva?ees weru a htt?e, maie in' ye?iuest, o gto'Th? ?? the Agra ?4 '?f?te±iiiaii's Bazik h vin8?a1led'iui ;th? sum of ?630,0O0 f.)rdisfributiofltothe eredi ?? ?? The 'Dc il?,Aews' Gity, article aays?:-?I? the discount ...

... A memorial has been adopted by the War- wick Epiphany Sessions for the abolition of tolls in England. Three lads were sliding over a pit near the potteries at the south end of Liverpool, on Thursday, when the ice broke, and they were drowned. THE SCOT ABROAD.-There were eighteen 74lacdonalds, of whom eight were Donald Mao- donalds, upon the petit jury in attendance at the Quarter Sessions at ...

... SHlIPDULTILDING IN AMEBICAd (From the Times.) The Americans arc gradually discovering that Free Trade cannot be sacrificed to protcc- tion without a loss in some shape or other more thanl proportioned to the gain. At this moment they have unldertak-en, and are, indeed, actu- ally per'ornling, a gigantic feat of finance. They are liquidating anl enormous pulblic debt by ast instalments oat of a ...

... VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENTO._ IST LAYARKSHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS- I0TH BATTERY. The annual social meeting of the members of this battery and their friends was held in the Bell Hotel, Trongate, on Friday evening the 28th December- Lieut. Brand in the chair, who was supported by Capt. Matheson, James Cleghorn, Esq., D. Monro, Esag, W. Allardice, Esq., and other gentlemen. After supper, the Chairman ...