... The ENORMOUS PROFITS of BUTCHERS. The fsremen of a large factory at Bristol have sent to the papers there an account of some experiments they have recently been trying, to reduce the price of butchers' meat. They have adopted the plan of buying carcases in the carcase market, and afterwards selling them to the workmen by retail- not at prime cost, as that would be unfair to the butchers. ...

... At the opening of the court, his Honour deli- vered judgment in the above eases. ,He said The society was duly certified by the Registrar of Friendly Societies, und the rules for the cuntri- butories of each society were precisely alike. The only rules which are available for determining the rate of contribution to the capital of the society, are the 2nd, üth, and 6th. They arc as follows ...

... The Dublin correspondent of the London Times 'remarks The portion of the press which circulates most largely among the lower classes of the people is still engaged in its evil work of misrepresenting Eng- land, its laws, its Judges, its jurors, and its Press. Where such poison as the weekly papers especially issue is allowed to be disseminated through all parts of the United Kingdom the ...

... AMERICA. PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE. [BY ATLANTIC CAKLF. ] NEW YORK, TUESDAY.—The is a summary of President Johnson's Message to Congress: — The expectation of an eay restoration of the Union has been disappointed by Congressional legislation. No Union exists as our fit tiers understood it, but, I stiil hope that all will finally concur in a settlement consistent with the country's interest ...

... The Manchester p-jpers publish a letter from Air Bright on the obstacles which the ratepaying clauses of the new Reform Act are supposed to present to the enfranchisement of the occupiers of small tenements. Thehon. gentleman points out that it is not necessary that the rates should he paid directly by the occupier, and the system of payment by the owner need not be disturbed if he will ...

... Late on Sunday evening a most shocking suicide was committed at Derby. A girl, sixteen years of age, named Maria Smith, residing with her parents, had been keeping company for some time past with a young man in that town, and from some unexplained cause a slight disagreement had arisen between them. The re- sult was that the unfortunate creature had been in a low state of mind, and early on ...

... The if ark Lane Expreu, in its weekly review of the corn trade, says :— The appearance of frost has not moved the wheat trade from its inactivity, and a general decline of Is. has to be noted, millers evidently thinking the price high enough and times serious enough to be cautious. Winter will now considerably diminish shipments from every foreign port, Australia and South America ex- cepted ...

... ~K\D~CASE OF DHOWXIXO -ixoi'Esr. An inquest was held on Saturday at the Three Cranes hotel (Mr Glazebrook's) 011 the body of a little boy, seven years of age, named Evan Yaughan, who met with his death by drowning while playing near the Newport canal 011 the preceding afternoon. The jury-, having viewed the body, the Coroner Batt, Esq.,) said that Edward Clare, the lfttle boy who was present ...

... IXCOME TAX.—We would remind our reade, that Saturday, the 7th inst., is the last day for sendi in income tax returns to the Waite. DitAIX\GE OF TRUVF,Tilix CIIUUCIIV Hf'' A committee-meeting Was held' at the Town-hall. Fridav evening: present, the Ilev J. C. Llewelh M essrs Wood and Golding (churchwardens). E. B. wards, Bastard and Greenway. The object of the ing was the receiving of tenders ...

... The Bishop of Salisbury held his triennial Visitation at Bridport on Thursday in last week, when there was a large attendance of clergy and churchwardens. The Charge consists principally of a vindication of these doctrines 1, that certain men have had intrusted to them by God, as fellow-workers with Him, supernatural powers and preroga- tives. 2, that God had been pleased to give to these His ...

... FIFTH MON. UIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—On Saturday evening last, the recruits of the Blaendare sub-division of the 5tb (orHanbury) R.V. Corps, assem- bled at the Town Hall, to the number of fifty-two, and were put through squad-drill by Sergeant Money, which they performed very creditably. Capt.-Coradt. Hair complimented them on their muster and on the very satisfactory progress they had made in their ...

... eTHE GREAT AMERICAN SCANDAL! An American correspondent writes that the great scandal which has been caused by Mrs. Lincoln coming to New York to sell various valuable shawls, dresses, and diamonds that were presented to her during the President's lifetime, has grown to huge proportions. Mrs. Lincoln placed these goods, which she values at dols., in the bands of an auctioneer, and directed him ...