... The Times of India has given an interesting account of the late Professor Goldstiicker, one of the most eminent European Sanskrit scholars of the day. It declares that he had. raised himself to the very front ranks by silent but untiring industry. With him the love of study, especially of Vedic literature, grew with age. He was accustomed to get hold of every new, work of importance which he ...

... Mr. Disraeli arrived at the London-road station, Manche-ter, at half-past six on Monday evening. A very large crowd, estimated at 20,000, assembled to welcome him, and greeted his appearance with great cheering. Mr. Callender, jun., chairman of the Man- chester Conservative Association, was in waiting to re- ceive theConservative tea ier, whose carriage wasdrawn to his residence by about ...

... FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. TWENTY-SIX LIVES LOST. A colliery explosion of a frightful nature occurred at noon on Thursday at Atherton, a village about six miles from Bolton, resulting in the death of at least 2G men and boys. and injuries more or less serious to eleven men and boys. The pit where the accident occurred is the Lover's- lane, or Old Chain Pit, and is the property of Messrs. ...

... A DRUNKEN FREAK. A mat: named Arthur Edwards, a private belonging to the Royal Marines, while in a state of intoxication jumped out of the 2.35 mail train on Friday morning, a short distance above the Newtown crossing. He was alone in a compartment of a carriage, and no one saw him jump out, or knew anything of the matter until he was found about two hours afterwards in a field adjoining, ...

... A correspondent, under the anonymn of A Rate- payer, in taking exception to one or two points in our remarks upon the vestry -meeting, confirms the opinion we expressed as to the existence of divisions in the parish and the wisdom of the course pursued by the Bench in selecting a representative of each party. His statement respecting Mr. Allen, however, is, believe, not precisely accurate. ...

... GOOD FRIDAY.—About 5000 excursionists visited this town on Good Friday, and as the weather was moderately fine all the most attractive spots were crowded with people throughout the day. All the shops were shut, and there was Divine service in both churches. In the afternoon the children belonging to the Band of Hope connected with the English Wesleyan Sunday School, were pro- vided with tea, ...

... PRESTON.—SATURDAY. A short supply of wheat to-day, with a dull trade at the prices of Jast week. Wheat, 21s. to 27s. 6d. per win- die. Flour, 35s. to 42s. 6d. per pack. Oats, 3s. 4d. to 3 s. 9d. per bushel. Oatmeal, 28s 6d. to 33s. per load. Beans, 17s. to 18s. per windle. ...

... Finsbury filled up the seat left vacant at the London School Board on the retirement of Mr. McCullagh Torrens, MP., by electing Mr. Hugh Owen with a largo majority. A public meeting of Cambridgeshire labourers was held on Thursday, when about five hundred were pre- sent, and, after a temperate discussion, ninety-four en- rolled their names and paid their subscriptions as members of the South ...

... ST. JOHN'S, CARDIFF. The Rev. D. Howell, Vicar, presided, and there were present—Messrs. W. Alexander, T. Evans, T. H. Stephens, F. Joy, P. Davies, P. Price, J. J. West, Rees, Coleman, High-street, J. N. Flint, and W. Woods, the retiring churchwardens, and J. P. Taylor, Vesfry Clerk. The Vicar said, in consequence of the new Vicarage not having been completed, and the Ecclesiastical Com- ...

... ROBBERY BY A LINENDRAPER'S ASSISTANT. At the Southwark Police-court on the 30th ult., Henry Skinner, twenty-five, a respectable-looking young man, was charged with stealing two pieces of silk, worth about 17, the property ot his employer. Mr. Edward Smallman, draper and silk mercer, at Richmond. Mr. Washington, of the firm of Ilicklin and Washington,appearedforthoprisoner. Jtappcared frum the ...

... COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. AXOTBSU shocking colliery explosion HAS star fed the public, and arrested the attention of the tnougateul and humane. Thirty men and boys Thursday were suddenly cut off in the midst of their career of labour, and hurried into eternity without preparatio,ii or warning. Compared with many occurrences5 of the kind, the catastrophe at Atlier- ton may be deemed insignificant, ...

... the minority may find the protection of the Conscience Clause. Gentlemen, I cannot understand, so far as I have observed, that they really can deny the view which I have placed before you but no one can for a moment hesitate to see that their oppo- sition to the Education Bill and the influence of the clergy under tke Education Bill is real and deter- mined. Gentlemen, the question then for us ...