... A-- .. --.A n.. T -.-i - ,-n-l e On Wcdnesday afternoon Dr. Lankester opened an inquiry at the College Arms, Canioden Town, into the circumstances attending the deaths of the six persons wbo perished in the dreadful fire at Sandwich-street, Burton-crescent, on Christ- Sa mas uight. The deceased ?? Anne Beetlestone, wi nged 30; Frances Betlestobe, aged 10; Alice Beetlestone, sai aged 6; Fra¢nk ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERRY MERCURY. Sir-Fairplay's letter in the Mercury of last week has C 't drawn forth a reply-if reply you can call it-in the columns v n of the Advertiser. I have not much fault, sir, to find with u 3, it. It is fairly grammatical, tolerably disecursive, quite s8 Me sufficiently flattering to our friend Mr. Clarke; but., sir, for 1 I- the life of me I cannot see the ...

... LOUGHBORO UGH. WOnCrSSTER CATIIEDRAL.-The new peal of bells, lately a founded ait Losghborough for Worcester Cathedra], has just f left this town. The bells are 18 in number, and have been S procured at a considerable exepense, and about 3,0001. has 0 been raised by subscription to defray their cost. Their s tono is very fine, and they are spoken of as being surpassed E by no peal of beils in ...

... I ITll ah. ?? 01, T'l--lev If ?? ?? Unxilv. b,,,ld or- The Derby Odd Fellows, of the Manchester Unity, hold ,ln their aniual soiree in aid of the Widows' and Orplihlas' rt Fulld, for the Derby district, on the last night of the year ilh 1869, it the Drill Hell. The Mayor (T. W. Evans, Eqq.) *ss, prosided, and wes supported right and left by Messrs. Rloe, ml. Parkinis, Stonson, Peat, Dr. ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETUIRNS. following are the receipts of railways for the i J. LWAL 11/X AV- 1.- - . - I ?? The following are the receipts of railways for the past -5,.- Railways. - -. . . Brecon and Morthyr - - Bristol snd Exeter - - Calelonian Camsbrian - - Cornwall Glasgow and South Western - - Great Eastein - Great Northern - - Great North of Scotland GreatSouthernandWe3ternt5(freland) ...

... DU, AU b - - ?? V ~d THE BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. - The late Bishop was buried on Friday. The John Bull says Dr. Hook and Dr. Miller are mentioned as : probable successors. THE OPPOSITION TO DR. TEMPLE. ?, Bishop Trower, one of the most persistent of Dr. it Temple's opponents, has come forward with a disclaimer of all participation in the movement which aims at a repudiation of the validity ...

... AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVE AFFAIR-A FATHER ROBBED OF £500. 4; A1-m-hlP 1o'nwn Hall. on Saturdav. a resi.octablv- mi At the Sheffield Town Hall, on Saturday, a respectably- Tn; dressed young man, namued Edward Stansfield, a fishmonger mr in the townl, wns chaged with having feloniously received M certain sums of money belonging to Mr. W. Shaper, tobac- wI conist and eating-house keeper, Westbar, ...

... MR. T. O. BATEMAN AND THE COUNTY 'i POLICE. rRI - . I I 1 - - ?? ,B 'But Mr. T. 0. BATEMAN is singularly unfortunate in be t his endeavours to regulate mankind by his own The standard of right and wrong. It is impossible not hopi to give him credit for immense earnestness of pur- PP pose; but, of his discretion, so much cannot be said, ties since the absence of the latter qualification very ...

... - - = - : -- 71 - P-t -. fnint1wi-articulars of t1 Tho Bristol pest gives soe,111 fortheriparticulars of tho ro- ti markable accident at the theatre 1n Mbo11ly night, in adli- ti Wlon to tl*se which wore published Inst week in our latest intelligence. In tile crowd of nioro than 2,000 persons the w jokes nml chafing gradliilly merged into the rough ii *horse-ply often witnessed in ...

... oe We are rather at a loss to understand why the follow- le, ing letter from Lord DENMAN, in answer to one which to appeared in our columns last week, should not have Y. been sent to us for publication. His Lordship might of ?ir have been certain that no hindrance would have been i he offered by us to the expression of his sentiments of I a regard for the head master of the Derby Free Grammnar ...

... ASTON-OX-TRENT. CEUI6TXA8 ENTHRTAINMENT--A. most pleasing and *imple entertainment took place last Friday in the boys' school of this village, for thepurpose of distributingthe prizes to the children of the day and Sunday schools. The 11ev. J. S. Holden, rector, presided. In his opening address he thanked the Sunday school teachers for their assistance during the year; and impressed upon the ...

... - The usual weekly meeting of this board was hold on an all Tuesday afternoon, the 28th ult., the Rev. 1. H. Abney I q t (chairnift), Mr. Britidley (vice-chairman), Rev. W. F. Wil- I 1' kinson, r. Turner, Mr. Hobson, Mr. J. N. Hefford, Mr. I, nt Beswick, Mr. Oakden, Mr. Swingler, Mr. T. Roe, jun., and , is Mr. Earp being present.-A letter was read from a colonist 'WI orat the Cape of Good Hope ...