... IN^LAYD-AFF CATHEDRAL.- -Holy Communion after morn- vT *ervipe. Services and Anthems.—4th Sunday after ltW -r P-ril 28th.— Morning Best in C Hymns, 142, „1 „V ,fV;'emr»g Hopkins inF Anthem, Awake up my gory, Wise Hymn, 325. Litany Hymns, 185, 320,17. p- ay. Morning Hymn, 4. Tuesday.—Morning: >mn, 182. Wednesday.—Morning Arnold in C d -T1111' 169. Thursday.—Morning Hymn, 183. Satur- }• Morning ...

... (Before Mr. R. O. JûXES, Alderman ALEXANDER, Mr. G. BIRD, and Mr. E. S. HILL.) REFUSING TO PROCEED TO SEA.—John Harrington, Lewis Lewis, John Rowlands, and Thomas Rees, four seamen belonging to the Olive, of Gloucester, were charged with refusing to proceed to sea after signing articles. On the case being called, the men said they were willing to return, and were at once sent on board. — ...

... AT its first meeting, held last Saturday, the Board of Guardians had an important subject under consideration. The appointment of an Assessment Committee is one involving the interests of all the ratepayers, and it is easy so to constitute that committee as to deal fairly with all classes, or to give an advantage to one section of the community over another. The Guardians have thus an ...

... EVERYBODY has long observed the decline of the Government, so that its dissolution at any moment would cause no surprise. The respectable and independent Liberal organs are forecasting its doom. The defeats in the House of Commons last week show that Ministers have lost the confi- dence of their friends. Their followers are luke- warm, or cold, because they know there is a re- action against ...

... Achievement, the celebrated racehorse, and the property of Colonel Pearson, hast just died at Rufford Abbey. THE MONEY MARKET.—The money market during the week has been very easy, and the outer market has been a little under the Bank rate, as usual. But we see no reason to vary the general prediction which we gave lately, that if the German Government persist in taking all, or almost all, ...

... LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE STAGE. It is announced that the family of the late Rev. P. D. Mnurico will be very grateful to any friends who will in- trust them with letters, as an aid in the preparation of a memoir. The letters will be copied and returned. Any directions sent with them, as to the extent to which they may bo employed, will be carefully attended to. The let- ters may be either ...

... FACTORY BILL.—Mr. Mundella has before the House of Commons a Bill for further restricting the hours of labour of children, young persons, and females in certain factories. The Bill is to apply to factories as defined in the Factory Act of 1844, as amended by the Acts of 184G and 1861, and to no other factories, and the Bill is to be construed as one with the Factory Acts of 1850 and 1853. The ...

... THE REVOLT OF NUMEROUS SECTIONS. The International Working Men's Association seems likely to bo crushed by the tyranny of its own rules. During the past week several meetings, composed of dele- gates from the various metropolitan sections, have been held in London to protest against the arbitrary conduct of the General Council. In order to understand tho questions in dispute it must be stated ...

... THE DUKE OF ARGYLL ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. The Duke of Argyll has addressed a letter to Dr. Mac- kenzie, of Eileanach, Invernesshire, on the subject of education in Scotland. The following is the most im- portant portion of the communication:—You may depend upon it that, however needless it may appear with reference to the practice long established in Scot- land, a Time Table Conscience ...

... We regret to have to record the death of the eminent sculptor, Richard Westmacott, R.A., which has just taken place in London, after an illness of three days' duration. The deceased, who has died at the age of 73, was the eldest son of the late Sir ltichard Westmacott. Finding his tastes lying in the direction of sculpture, he visited Italy, first in 1820, and studied there for six years. He ...

... THE FORKESTEBS. The Foresters'' Monthly Journal stales that the hall and offices recently erected by the Loudon United District, at a cost of some £ 16,000, will be required for the purposes of the Mid-London Rail- way. It also mentions that the Ancient Order of Forresters have increased their numbers by 19,581 during the past year, while the sum of £ 96,000 has been addvd to the reserve fund ...

... ROMANCE IN HEAL LIFE. At Marylebone Police Court, Eliza Eardley Howard, 32, well-dressed, of no occupation, lodging at 205, Marylebone-road, was brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt, on a warrant, charged with stealing a diamond ring and a diamond and ruby ring, worth £64, the pro- perty of the Hon. Maria Bingham. Mr. Poland con- ducted the prosecution the prisoner, who entered the court using a ...