... I,, lE THINKING PRINCIPLE. e,ast evening, Dr. Hitchman, of this town, gave another of his present course of lectures on the philosophy of the human mind, in the hall of the .Free Public Library, to a nuneroue and respectable alldicece, including the membors of the Phreno- logical Society, weveral clergymen, bysicias, eirg~eolsr, and others. Tire Ilev. W. tt' Traylor, LLI, D., occ upiedl the ...

... .Ar = . t*t; .. . --7 - ,, . -- g WJ GREAT BAND OF 11OPEE DEMONSTII MTON. A band of hope demonstration, on a much larizer scale than ever wa-s witnessed before in Liverpool, took place yeeterday evenin: at St. (eIor cc's If-ll. t It was promoted by the la lies' committeo of the Liverpool Temperance Union, ai-isteA hy tlln I general committee, and it is only doing them 4 justice to say that in ...

... CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST TRE BOATSWAIN OF THE CALUMET. Yesterday, at the Liverpool police court, the following case was heard before Messrs. Castellain and Brancher. Thomas Breei wa.s charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in his evidence taken on the occasion of the late judicial inquiry into the loss of the 81sip Calumet, in the Bay of Biscay. (This inquiry was given at ...

... and 'Jhe hiail in aid of the Society of Friends of sin- IForeigners in Distrese, which will takeo Place on [Iovo Tuesday next, at the Philharmonic Rail, promises to be onie of the most attractive festive gatherings of the Present season. The b nevolent object of eOM, the ball wvill give an additional. zest to the pro- Irce, ceedings, and, itishoped, occasion alarge accession to the hinds of ...

... THE MARRIAGES OF FIRST COUSINS, The report of the London Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb contains one statement important for the information it gives, and for the further inquiries which it suggests. Researches in Americat and Europe indicate the fact that a large proportion of the congenitally deaf and dumb are the issue of marriages between near relations, ant ?? between first ...

... I . .I_ The annual tea meeting of the Manchester and Salford Equitable Co-operative Society was held in the large hall at the society's central stores, Downing-street, Ardwiok, on Saturday evening. Nr. Leigh, the olty offioer of health, occupied the chair. The HON. SECRETAEY (Mr. W. Lees) read the annual report, which contrasted the position of the society In 1859, with a capital of £100, with ...

... i I CITY GAOL SESSI010. The qudrerly city 0aol sessions were held on Tuecday, the Major presiding. The visiting jlattoes reported that the buildings of the gaol were in good repair. The health of the prisoners during the past quarter bad been generally good; the disclpline had been properly maintained, and the rules duly enforcsd. The number of city PEisoners confined in the gaol at the period ...

... .- I TV'4e operative tobacoonists at Chesterfield have NIV&k in, consequence of a reduction of wages. The War Deparment, an Irish paper states, has 'iclded on enclosing a. burial-ground exclusively for the .soldiers on the Curragh. Colonel Peurose has cancelled hla order for- bidding the officers And men of the Ply.mouth division of mauries from attending the pantomime at the Plymouth theatre. ...

... |MEETINGS OF LOCAL BOARDS. nk ~~WEST DERBY. le' Meteutnfnt-Colonal ThomsOn presided at the monthly Ion meeting of this board wbiclh was hold yesterd smorning, mer in the Public OmoieS, West flerby Vmlage, iand'the other nd memilbers present were. M esrs. Dooley Johnson, Mill1er, lea, Wylie, Leesning, Richard ladelilffe, 1Fitzpatrick, M'Calg, M .Springrman, Dotiglas, and the R1ev. Tonies ...

... SEMI-WEEKLY SUMMARY I DOMESTIC. A slight earthquake was felt in Suffolk on Saturday morning. The inquiry relat, o to the Wexford election petition has resulted in the return being declared null and void. I The Irish papers state that Mr. Devereux, who has boon deprived of his seat for Woxford borough on technical grounds, will probably be re-elected. The grounds upon which he was petitioned ...

... ANOTHER COLLIERY ACCIDENT? IN SOUTHWEST LANCAS11TRE. Jin_ t THREE MEN KILLED AND FOUR in INJURED. Y. Yesterday roomiug, a few moments after mild- of night, another colliery accident occurred in the he South- west Lancashire coal field, which has already 3r. resulted in the loss of three lives, while four men. ir- have been severely. tvo it is feared fatally, injured. re The scene of the ...

... I LIME:STREET WARD. Last evening a meeting of the supporters of Mr. William Dawbarn, the Liberal candidate for the vacancy in the representation of Lime-street ward in the town council, caused by the death of Mr. Ilairstow was held at the Grapes Hotel, Lime- street. Itere was a numerous attendance. Mr. James Heyces occupied the chair, and amongst other gentlemen present were MNr. (Jouncillor C ...