... MANOD RMALwAy DiVmENn.-The dirpeotrR of MIDLAND RAILWAY DivIDEND.-The directors of the Midland Railway Company have decided to recommend to 1 the proprietors a dividend on the ordinary stock, for the half year ending 80th June last, at the rate of 6J per cent. per annum. THE MANCHBsTESn, BUXTON, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.-The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, ...

... ' on Her Majesty was unable to dine with the Royal family on Saturday, or to attend divine service on Sunday, owing to fO indisposition. in The Queen was so far recovered on Monday, as to be able or to walk in the grounds at Osborne in the morning, but Her at Majesty was not able to join the dinner party. Prince te, Arthur has left Osborne for Aldershot. d- ay tic A little girl, aged two years ...

... MODERN SUPERSTrITION AND) CREDULITY. It may savour of the incredible too strongly to s suit the taste of many amongst our readers, if we aver that there was scarcely ever a time in the a history of this country when the most ?? n superstitions lad so strong a hold upon the human c mind as the present. But we will put all the stories f of witchcraft together; we will give old GLANVIL'S c ...

... the The Derby Regatta took place on the liver Derwent last lone Saturday afternoon, but by no means proved so interesting as that of the previous year. The weather was all that could be desired, and there was no hick of company; in- 'om, deed in this respect the regatta was most successful. The n, banks on either side of the river along the course were lined uand with gaily dressed people. The ...

... : DISPATCH OF I The Oi3cc In open to the public 9 Lines of road anI cilefI paces of deastination. No, of Mail. 1 Ashborne, Belpbr, Matlock, Wirks- worth, sod villages around Derhy.. 2 Birmingham. Cheltenham. Glouces- ter, Worcester. and Wales 3 Buxton .. 4 Stoke-on-Trent, Bull, York, Leeds, and Northern Counties 5 London .. .. 6 Leicester, Loughboroogh, iaheweill, Buxton, and Matlook 7 ...

... 6orrapanuum, . SHAM DEGREES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERYX X(ERCURY. Sir-As I am given to understand that Mr. Crosbie ima-tues that he wais alluded to in my first letter on Sbam l Degrees, I beg to Hay that I never intended to imply that his degrees were purchased at a foreign university, and I am sorry that my letter should have been capable of ?? misinterpretation. Regretting tny annoyance ...

... Fattst ?Ufdligtntc HARVEST PROSPECTS. rtly), The effect of last week's beautiful weather upon the Ll ide growing crops, says the Magnet of Monday, has been every- more vwhere apparent, and the grain is rapidly maturing. Harvest Roe, operations are making fair progress in sHecx, Middlesex, d. Surrey, Bucks, Berks, and the more southern counties. Itye T E the and oats have been cut freely, and ...

... - - - - iTIM ADOfulas supERODED. The following miinute, has been issued:- . W es, ADMAIIALTY, August 18. N ier The Lords Commissiouers of the Admiralty have bad under v, oat consideration the circumstances in which Her Majesty's ship M Agincourt was stranded on the Pearl Rock, while proceeditnga a With the squadron out of Gibraltar Bay on the 1ot of July ae Is- last. ee js- 'rho court-martial ...

... snctaJ CapiVts - in SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD is a maxim ur which has been used und abused from the very earliest ages of the world. Dr. BUSBY, of flogging celebrity, worwas said to have had an excellent method of driving- ng in learning, upon the broadest surface of his scholars, les and it may be taken for granted that his pupils neither 'as discredited his efforts in after ...

... A -nn4t avtvnmrlinarv affair ?? .. fe-v cl-vs arm at Is, A most extraordinary affair occurred a few days ago at 11, Allerton, being a determined attempt' to blow up Prospect of Mill, Allerton, tihe property of Messrs. Robertshaw, Holmnes, ts end Co., by m-ars of thesteirm boiler in connection with the n- works. It eppoatrs that on Saturday afternoon the fire under w tlhe boiler was allowed to ...

... . Si MRB. BASS, M.P., ON RAM.WAY SLAVERY. i -s -o -r t - -.v : A- - x:v v- -- - II i Mr. Base, M.P., has published a latter which he has ad- 1 dressed to the chairman of the Midland Railway, to sub- o o stantinte his accusations against the company of overwork- o ing their servant. John Walker, late engine driver in. the o service of the Midland Railway Company, from December 9 6, 1870, to ...

... At the meeting of the Board of Guardians, held on Mon- day, the 28th iust., there wore present eight Guardians- I Mr. Hyatt (in the chair) the Rev. H. H. Bradehaw, Messrs. Sims, Josh. B. Smith. Jag. H. Smith, Peat (Spondon), S. Bennett, and Salsbury. The Clerk was directed to convey the thanks of the Board to Mrs. Sutton for the excellent treat provided for the children of the Workhouse ...