... ?? A I-- CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY UPWARDS of a hundred years ago a benevolent physician of London, named Hawes, had observed that persons apparently dead from drowning, hanging, lightning, cold, heat, foul air, and excessive drinking, were not always really dead, and that it was possible to restore their suspended animation. By way of testing his theory practically, he offered a ...

... Eara.I inteitigence. I ROYAL INerTI'TUTION..On Saturday Mr. R. M. Craven will conclude his lecture on the Jaws and XUDDEt DzATr.-Oa Saturday Rmight Martha Clarkksci, 40 yesrs cld$ wife of John Clarkslott s rgar bo~iler, l;2, Reformi-streeb, after retiring t ?? complained of a pain ia her bireast, and sle died the following morning. CIuLhDRREN BITT9N BY DOGS.-OKD Mouday Ads B ciitt, ...

... THE SMALL-POX HOSPITAL AT SUMMER I ?? We continue to receive a large number of letters of objection and protest; but cannot possibly find room for more than a condensation of them. Mr. James Pattison, the Manor House, Spring Hill, writes: As a resident and larme ratepayer of Spring Hill, I protest against the introduction of a small-pox hospital into the midst of our densely populated neigh- ...

... BIR3IiINGEAMI WORKHOUSE. 1Yasteslray afternoon the ordinary fortnighstly t0j, of the Visiting anil General Ptirposes Qoesnimttee vs;W ?? at thie Birmingham Worklloulse, under the prcsidncs J Mr. llland.-Mr. BATES, the medical officer of the snl: pox hospital, reported that there were 124 omal4l1, patients in tbie wards on the 24th ult.; 42c admittefdur 11%, the week ; 4ischaroed and died, 37; ...

... GEN ER AL NEWS,. [BY TELEGRAPH4 _ ?? THE VISIT OF THE CZAR. The Emperor of Russia left Flushing yesterday after- noon,-or Gravesend. E Great preparations are being made at Aldershot for the review on the occasion of the Ckar's visit. It is announced that on the ocession of the Czar's visit to Woolwieh Arsenal. Prince Arthur will attend, with an escort of the 17th Hussars. Divisional orders ...

... GLOUCESTER AND BERKELEY CANAL COMPAN'Y. IIALF-TEARLY IMEETING. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Canal Otlices, Gloucester, yesterdtay, whenr W. C. ILucy, Esq., chabirmno of directors, presided. Tbe attend- ance of sharehollers was nqt so large as ussil'. The roudrt, of which we gave a summary a fewv days since, wrs taken as read, and the C{AcIMAtsn, AIn moving its adop- ...

... CONVOOATION OF QANTERBURY. nho Convocation of Canterbury reassembled yesterday atlf1 o'clock. UIPPER HOUSE. The Upper B oused over which the ?? eS Canterbury eresided, did not mecet for b noesstilthreeot look,a hen tho i'rolociatdr aispesard with his assessors uan presented rosolutions vwibishiald boon adopted by the Lowot~ouso, esmongt thorn ooe treuesting their LIordaps to butcn hotu the ...

... MTXEOROLOGICAL NOTES. ;; (By Orlando uWhistleciaft.) 'Report; for the week ending May 9th, 1874, RAMm S1' Wind. Rain. Character., ,Dog ?? So. 823J V'ar. *15 Uceettled with ball; wetnight. K.. 4 6 a2j N. Cold and unsettled. 'Tu, r377 54 N.R. - Fine, bat very cool. c W. & 356W3 W. . 308howery with hall p.m. Tb., 7 85 57 W '05 Unsettled and cold. Fr. 8 S5J 57 W?1.W. . 02 Cold & showery, with ...

... O.counr, Saturday. Professor Mounthguc Bernard has definitely resigned the Chair of International Law and Diplomacy which he has held since 1859. His intention toe do so had already been annournced, to the groat and general regret of the Univer- sity. Notice is given that candidates for the Abbott Scholar- sihip may send in their Dames to tho Rev. G. S. Ward, of Msgdalon Hall, on or before ...

... THE CLEVELAND MIINERS' STrTR.I ,,Itherc was a, trol ttendonce at Middles'krough 1.CLU yeteda',itd Olme curiosity, was evinced as tothIL 1ilig of the Cleveland Idiliowners' Associationi to be held. Alter brielly dlisru.itig the prtesent V, of matters, a resolutioui was passed ?? tI ownecrs to maintauin the position they have raseszl,, to adjourn for a fortnight, M1incowasr SMake lie of their ...

... No change of any importance has taken place in France since the Assembly separated for its long and ill-earned vacation, There are still two extreme parties which know precisely what they want, a large and fluctuating centre which does not want the same thing for two weeks together, and a Government which sympathizes entirely with no party and does its best to shape a zigzag course which shall ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. IN the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Carnarvon called attention to the state of affairs on the Gold Coast, and to the question whether it would be desirable to retain or abandon our possessions there. Motives connected ,with trade would not, he thought, afford a sufficient reason for remaining, but there were moral obligations to be taken into account, and a great Empire must ...