... THE PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE WEER ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1868. In the week ending last Saturday, 4,049 births and 2,964 deaths were registered in eleven large cities and boroughe of Englant, inoluding London, The births exceeded by 317, and the deaths by 305, the average weekly numbers in the ten years 1851-G0, corrected for increase of popula- tlion to the middle of this year. The deaths ...

... ; I t !I D The cotsman says:- The Bishops of the Scottish EpisOopal Churob, wounderstand, wero to hold a, conference at Perth yesterday, regarding the proposal to perform in Scotland the consecration of Mr. acrorle a Bibhop of Vatal-a proposal strongly opposed by Dean Ramsay arod others of the Scottish Episcopal Clargy, whose opposition has the countenance of the Bishop of London. In the ...

... MR. DISRAELI FIRST MINISTER OF THE CROWN. [Frome ow Speeial Correspondent.] LONDoN, Tuesday Night. Your readers have been made fully aware that, Lord Derby neither would nor could long defer his resignation. The House of Commons was crowded to-night, and much excited. Mr. Disraeli wa5 not prezent, having been sent for by the Queen. He will be First Lord of the Treasury and Chan. cellor of the ...

... limiuskam MaUg Loot 1RIDAY, MAXQH 20, 186& NEWS OF THE DAY. In the House of Lords, last night, the Biahop of LOxDON presented a petition from certain members of the senate of Cambridge University, in favour of the ziintenanoe of the religious character of the colleges. From the tenor of his remarks his Lordship close not view the matter with tho same alarm as the memo- ZialiSts. The Archbishop ...

... Feeour million bushels of graia are at present frozen up In the boats on the Erie Canal, New York. William Kewick. Esq., has beon appointed a m mse mber of the Legislative Council of the colony of Hong Kong, M. Michel Chevalier opened on Tuesday his course of lectures on political economy at the College de France. A Russian Mlay, Madame Souoloff, hag just obtained a diploma as doctor of ...

... PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, I LONONN, Saturday The Opposi' ion appear disposed to turn promptly to ,account the personal and pecuiar difficulties which beset the new First Minister of the Crown. In order to prove his Conservative orthodoxy, and to obtain the adhesion of Lord Cairns and two or three members of Lord Derby's Cabinet, Mr. Disraeli has been obliged, it is said, to consent to some ...

... STOURBRIDGE CHUROC OF ENGLAND I I ASSOOIATION. The anmuaal solr6e of this association took place in the Corn Exchange, Stourbridge, on Monday evening. The room -was featooned with evergreens, and decorated with devices. There were 220 or more to tea, (trays and sub. schoptions in aid of whioh had been given by ladies and gentlemen of the neighbourhood), and after tea the number was swelled to ...

... 1-imilohim fflmolg goof, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1868. NEWS OF THE DAY. Sir ROBERT NAPIER, Commander-in Chief of the Abyssinian expedition, landed at Annesley Bay on the 4th. The Johin Bull s authorised to contradict a state- mont that is current in Paris as to the Earl of C1AREN- DON having been entrusted with a mission in Italy by the Government, A Knighthood is about to be conferred upon Mr. ...

... IHANDBWORTH WORKING MEN'S CLUB. The seventh annual meeting of the Handsworbh Work. ing Men's Club was held, last evening, in the rooms of the assooiation, Aston Villa. Dr. Bury, Vic.Prealdent, pre. sided, and introduced Mr. S. RICHARDSON, Hon. Seoretary, who read the seventh annual report. As In prevlous years, the com- mittee were glad to report that the positioa of the cleb,' financlally and ...

... MR. BRIGHT'S AD I) R ES S8 TO THE ELECITO1RS Or BIRNIIIN41,01A. One of the inset attentive audiences which Mr. Birighat lies ever Yet adldresse nteToi al ssmldls nlight within die(, waltls of that building to listen to his isddress to the Liberal electors of Binrminghaut. Be(t a smafll pr~opertisi of the vest number of electors tow placed eli thle vstiitg list were preseeiit, buat these ...

... limiseham Raill -woot, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1868. V ' NEWS OF THE DAY. The country was startled on Saturday with an announcement taken from a French paper, that a Fenian who meditated the assassination of Queen VrUronnA had been arrested at Lucerne on the prc- vious Wednesday. To give a colouring to the report it was added that her MAJFSTY was informed of the plan to assassinate her before she ...

... AMR. DIXON IN S'P. GEOltR 'S WARD. Last evening, a large and cost elithlssis tiO iseetiag of electors of St. Georges Ward was held in tile large 5scssol-roons Of thle EbenezerChsapel, Steelhouse lane. Mr. J. Sp Wright prist 1, and was arcompanied by Mr. Gee. Dixon, M.., Messrs. W. P. Bennett, KIneebone Schmadlborst, Rogers, J. 8Lle, d uotheri. AbouitCOO working men werepresent. Hleartysliceors ...