... On Saturday morning a public breakfast was iven in St. James' Hall, London, in honour of William Lloyd Garrison, Esq., the leader of the anti-slavery party in America. There was a company of nearly 400, consisting almost equally of ladies and gentle- men, who were accommodated an four tables and ranged along the body of the hall. The balconies were thrown open to spectators, and a large number ...

... NORTIHUMBERLAND PRESBYTERY OF THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The ordinary quarterly meeting of the Northumberland Presbytery of the English Presbyterian Church wits held on TuIsday, in St. George's Church, Morpeth. The Rev. Sanmuel Catheart, of Harbottle, whose year of ofice as oiderator had expired, preached a sermon, after which the Presbytery wvas constituted, and adjourned to the large ...

... Mr Mechi's farm at Tiptree will be open to inspec- tion during the Bury Show time, when no introduc- ?? will be necessary. How CATTLE PLAGUE IS TREATED IN HESSE.- The Cattle plague in Hesse and Thuringia is extinct. =Cuprum chloratima has been much, and it is said successfully, used as a preservative in the districts lately infected. It is administered as a medicine, as well as used for ...

... A rejiort of the execution of thie Emperor Mslaxi- nilian, by Juarez has been received from New York. It Us given on the authority of the captain of the Austrian steamer Elizabeth, stationed at Vera Cruz, and the date of the execution is stated as the 19th of June. Information from New York of an apparent- ly trustworthy character announces the capture by the Juarists of the capital of Mexico. ...

... MULTUM [N -PARVO. A subscription to erect a statue to the Emperor Maximilian ?? been spontaneously organised at Trieste--The PrindyVs Dagmar, wife of the Czarowitch, and sister to the Prtncess of Wales, has had a mis- carriage. -A convict is in custody at Wakefield for attempting to stab a prison ?? journals announce the death of the wife of Samuel Phelps, Esq., the celebrated ?? expedition is ...

... A ROMANCE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE. For some time past Mr D. D. Hone, the celebrated Spiritualist, has been staying at Malvern, under the care of Dr. Glley. One day last week Mr Home suddenly disappeared from the neigbbourhood, and the next we bear of the gentleman, whose face had become quite familiar at Malvern, and was not un- known ill Worcester, is of his being a prisoner. A writ had been ...

... ECCLESIASTIOAL INTELLIGENCE. A SCENE IN A CHuRCR.-On Sunday last, a Mr J. O'Connell, from Dublin. who has been lecturing at Newton, entered the church of St. James the Great, at Haydock, and made himself couspicuous by count- ing the fifteen candles and numerous crossea in the church. The churchwarden asked him to conduct himself properly, by standing up at the chanting. This he publcly ...

... On Saturday the interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new buildings to constitute the future Alexandra Orphanage for Infants, which is under the immediate patronage of H.lt. H. the Prin- cess of Wales, was performed by her Grace, the Duchess of Sutherland, as ?? tens for the Pian- cess, on the site at Hornsey Rise, in the presence of a crowded and fashionable assembly. ...

... Shortly after two o'clock on Monday afternoon a collision took place on the Border Union Railway at Stobs Station, three miles south of Hawick, between a pilot engine and a mineral train, resulting in, it is feared, fatal injuries to the driver of the latter and serious injuries to the fireman. It appears that the pilot engine was shunting some trucks fiom a goods train standing on the up line ...

... ECOLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. CLERICAL VACANCIES.-The sole chalrge of the parish of Cockfield, in the diocese of Durham, has become vacant;* it is worthi00aycarandthe rectory house, and isthe gift of the Rev. H. C. Lipscomb. The mastership of the Lower English School at St. Blees College, Cumberland, has become v~acant* it is in the gift of the Rev. G. H[. Hislop, M.A.. XVLSiEYAN CHAPREL-. ...

... g MB TREHEnNE, M.P. for Coventry, died on Wednesday night of epilepsy. LATI'ST MONETARY Nsws.-Bank rate un- altered. After official hours, consols unchang- ed at 95 to t. LEGAL NEws.-Vice-Chancellor Stuart has dissolved the ex-party injunction obtained by the Duke of Hamilton to restrain William Robson.;from suing the Duke on two bills of exchange for 134000, of which 8000 was for the ...

... I [!eportedfor the Courant.J Being favoured with genial and sunny weather dur- ing the last fortnight or so, the crops in the neigh- bourhood of Newcastle have made wonderful and rapid progless daring that short period; and should such Nreather continue for a short time longer, the prospects of agriculturistq will be proportionally in- creased for the better. The turnip croj) never looked ...