... ECOLESIASTICAL AND RELIGIOUS. DEAN STANLEY ON RITUALISM. -Dean Stanley preached a remarkable sermon in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. lie spoke in favour of peace among the various parties in the Church of England, and the adoption of a policy of forbearance, which would lad all, notwithstanding their opinions, to re- main in the Establishment. The Church of England, he said, was a mixed ...

... THE ARCHBMSHOP OF YORK. The Pall Mall Gazette, in a recent number, gave the following sketch of Dr. Thomson, the Archbishop, of York : 'The Archbishop of York is a rising man. It is recorded in * Barchester Towers,' that a young gen- tlemau without sufficient feeling for the solemnities of hierarchical affairs asked a bishop-we think it was Dr. Proudie-' Do they often move you, bishop?' to ...

... An Order in Council prohibits the exportation of bay from Holland except for consumption of horses under licenie. THE CATTLE PLAUGE.-During the week ending December 22nd, six attacks of cattle plague were re- ported in Great Britain, being the same number as in the previous week. Three, fresh outbreaks of the disease took place--.the number in the week preced- ing being one-- viz., in Suffolk, ...

... I iADVJRNTURES OF A COLONIST. A colonial settler writes from Tambo, Brisbane (Mitchell distvict), to P friend, a native of London, now resident in Launceston, Tasmania, and gives the following account of his doings there:- Very long ago I mentioned your son's name to several squatters, but they had booked so many colonial experiences alias Jackaroos (such are the classic synonymes ...

... At an early hour on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Byker Old Mill, resulting in the destrue- tion of the building, and several offices adjoining. damage being done to the extent of several hundred pounds. The mill was the property of the Newcastle Corporation, and was held on an eighteen yeais' lease, half of which had expir ed, by Ml John Herring. by whom it had been sub-let to MIr ...

... ., THEI AEOI0TION 0F TONNAGE DUES. An imperial decree has been published, based on the law of the 19th May, 1866, abolishing tonnage dues in French ports on and after the 1st January, 1867, ex- cept for vessels of those nations which impose diffe- rential duties upon French vessels in their own ports- The report of Di. Behic, which precedes the decree, states that the English government have ...

... HOOPER'S TELEGRAPHIO WIRE. h (From EngineeringJ.) The use of india-rubber for insulation has been ad- ocated with great fervour for m any years, but sp one before Mir Ilooper can be said to have produced areally durable and practical article, There are various qualities of india-rubber, the best coming from Para, in South America, and hence called Par r~ubber. Laige quantities, but of'an ...

... The Live-pool Daily Post tells the following re- markable history :-In a populous neighbourhood. not an hour's walk from the famous coffee shop, and exactly on that line of demarcation which divides the borough of LiverpooLfrom the township of Everton, Stands a house which for years past has been remark- able to passers-by. Surrounded by other houses, whose decent habitation is denoted by the ...

... WILL FLOUR IN AMER[CA BE LOWER ? The notion prevalent in certain quarters that the price of four and grain is to become very high during the winter is not borne out by the statements of the quantity of grain in the country. On the contrary, there appears to be every reason for lower prices than those which now obtain, both as Tegards the present and the future. A letter from our Chicago corres ...

... On Sunday an alarming fire broke out at the Crystal Palace, threatening at one time the destruc- tioniof the entire fabric. The fire was discovered in the northern transept. The prevailing opinion is that it was in some way attributable to the over-hcating of the flues employed in warming the Tropical Depart- ment. - It was first observed about two o'clock in the afternoon, and a gentleman ...

... SHOCKING RAILWAY AUCIDENT IN FRANCE. A Paris correspondent writes as follows :-A fright- ful catastrophe took place last Sunday (December 23) on the line between Besancon and Dijon. At 46 minutes past five the passenger train going fromi Bel- fort to Dijon, and the luggage train coming from Dijon to Besancon, each going at full speed, ran into each other. The result of the collision has been ...

... At a reception given on New Year's Day, by King Victor Enmanuel to a deputation from the Italian Parliament, his Majesty thanked the senators and deputies for the sentiments of perfect devotedness which they had expressed in their own name and in the name of the country. The new year, said the King, reminds the Italians that they have now se- cured the independence of their country, and, ...