... In the House of Lords, yesterday, the Earl of a.KR. NARVON moved a series of resolutions with regard to alterations in the House, with the view of increasing its acoustic properties. Earl GREANVI LLE QXpre3Sea himself unfavourable to the proposed arrangements, and hoped the matter would be left in the hands of the Government. The resolutions were ultipmtvly withdrawn. Tuesday next was tirel ...

... Tj RATING OF SCHOOLS *k CHARITIES. I DEPUTATION TO THE OVERtSEERS. yesterdaiY morning, a number of gentlemoen ropresenting charities of the town waited, by invitation, upon teliesead of Overseers, at the Public Oftice, for the purpose of slloS.ti' cause why the institutions with which they mtre connected should be excused payment of the ptoor 1stcs. Ad. C. Turner, Chairman of Overseers, ...

... THE IRlSHEI CHURCH BILL. THE DIVISION IN THE LORDS. Earl Granville's motion that their Lordships do agree to the Commons' Amendments to their Lordshipe' Amend- mrents in the preamble of the Irish Church Bill was, on Tuesday evening, rejected by 173 to 95. The following is the division list: - CONTENTS. LOIoD CnsAxNE o.sn. Spencer Kenry (E. Dnnraven DU Kens, Suffolk andllIerlshIrO and Mount ...

... [ifrco our oson Oorrespeoaleut] , l PAsns, Wednesday. Tue Session hass begun amid storm and tempest, and we of the party of reason declare that it was scarcely worth while to arrest the brawling veoys:s of Belleville whoa the Chamber of Deputies was destined to display much of the same confusion of ideas, clothed in much the same lan- guage as those which caused the arrest and icuprisonmeut of ...

... THIE COAL MINERS' CONFERENCE, On the Conference resuming at Manchester, on Tnesday, the Chairman (Mr. Macdonald) said that the subject for discussion, according to the printed programme, was the best means of stopping the reductions that wores ?? over the county, and obtaining a rise of wages at once. It appeared to him that tire true remedy was determined upon on the previous day, and it ...

... This strike in the Broinegrove district is now, no doubt, rapidly approaching the end, On Saturday and on Mon- day evenings the masters had long sittings, at which some of the hailmakers' Committee were present, and the terms of the new net list, by which it was Proposed to pay the nailers in future, was settled by the masters. A very large meeting, numbering about 1,200 persons, was held in ...

... CORRESPONDENCE NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, AMt letters intended for puicattiso muse be accompanied bry the nanc and address of the twriter, not neieasarily teor publication, but for tic information of the Editor. Uo0rv1sponcsts joo set any special value upon their crm. smun etaions must kep copis of them, aa we cannot under. take to retuar unused contributios. Vex.-An ironworker. H. J, G. W. ...

... BELI-GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND. The House of Lords has followed the House of Commons in debating the unhappy situation of New Zealand. The Earl of Carnarvon, indeed, who brought forward the subject on Tuesday, takes it up in a different way from Lord Bury. Having had a brief experience of the duties and anxieties of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and being in his time severely ...

... mn GWENT AND MORGAIN-WG TEMPERANCE pr leAND MUSICAL ASSOCUITION. be - t the 'The fifteenth amnnal meeti'ng of the above aseociationl, t iist whichincludes, as the Welsh names indicate. MAornmouth- . ngsbire:and Glamrorganshire, was held. yesterday A- Pennel Chnpe ; Porntypridd. It~ was formed to Promote temperance ( the ardc~fgregational sing~ing. The union of theso objects-is 9I and judicious ...

... LATE ST AND iP110C NEWS, o --lll~ 6 |. ~()iI IrITV. 111WED INSDAY EVNKNrN3. *1 lKF mni '.'icnied dull upon the division j o uee ot ILor~lo sltel night, but subsequently in til b-h coasidirationa proved far more partl!, -, ' .:!i . ivings as to the course of tone u~ltb good business baa been done b rs e tcOng' The furtherdevelopment j1 poepev. the daily sales of gold to the j .t runt d, itie ...

... I IMPERIAL PARLAMENT j [BY TLEGRAPI1] HOUSE OF COMMONS WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. -The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. LARGE ATTENDANE. -PETITIONS AGAINST THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS OF THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. There was an unusually large attendance for a day sitting. The Treasury bench, however, was entirely deserted during the earlier purt of the sitting. The presentation of some petitions ...

... I CORUSPONDENCE. RE WILLIAM BROWN.. TO THE EDITORS OF THlE LIVERPOOL MERCUMr. Gentlemen,-I wish tosay in repig to u iir. l tty'eloter thait what ho ceig b ?? true facts wtill so far as ikmy affect hi con duct, boe ubmitted, nost term, to the tourt of Qbeen ?? &ch eL NOtbmrel.a 2, amruuawnck-etreeu, Liverpool, liky o2 ltin9. :INTOIERABLE NUISANCE. TO XH1 RISiTrOpt oY TnlE IErWPpOOL MISSgtY. ...