... 'd LPES Yopx AN SO IA'ATIOX The fourth leeture of the session was delivered lest night by the Rev. W. Q Simpsoa, of Drsdford4 ghg subject b heing FaIbles 'Iqra Poiuldr ILudu Litqratura. There w. a very laJrge atQotgnc, tve eeotyre.bgll being sp Crowded that mnay persou6 werg Vuable to obtaiu seida. The leetur9 w7as very int9ersting, and tho aiunmroup e fables relpted efforded great pleasure ...

... THE MARTINI-HENRY RIFLE, At the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council vester- dav, before Sir J. COLVILE, Sir B. I E.SCOCE, Sir r. Smcersi, and Sir R. COLLIER, an application was made bv xr.Aliexander.enry, of Edinburgh and of the -enrly Xtifle Barrel Companiy Limited, for a prolongation of his patent granted in Novemher. rf1lO. for iitprovaes in rifled tire-arms. The SoLncnor-G1nr.Aa, Mr. ...

... (By' PIRIVvuL TEIAIGLA1P!.) LoNDoN, TuesLav Night. Althougllh a month has elapsed iince the publicaion of Mr. Gladstone'e article on Ritualism in the Con- teMtpOY'}arY Renieio, the interest excited by it has by no means subsided. Amongst tbie points in the article which called forth the expression of most surprise, and of not unmnerited regret, u'aa the passage directed against the attitude of ...

... . .. R6A I6).. . t BY;A; .i In the garden of death, wetis ,lt bingers whose names are deasthl'essj One with another ink blusit.is unheird of men Wherse thle denad 'sweet rosesi .lade nt ef lips iong Arid the fair eyebs bshins 'thht thall ?? not tz hiiljigo again: Who comes ne*-6rowndd With the blossom of snow- white years ? What Dmsiu .is thIS that the world of the dead men heabrs P IL ...

... SCARiBRO' MEECHANICS' INSTITUTE. (SPaOin TnELEGNAZ.) The aniual SctUing of the Scarbro' Mechanics' Insti- tuto was held in the Leetuie Hall of the Institute last night.-Mr. J. Flooocn Presidenlt of the ID stitute, occu- pied the chair, le was supported by Sir Hr. Johnstone, Bait., M.P., the Yen. Archdeacon Blunt, the Rev. A. G. ]'iddell, the Rev. I. Blrarnie, the tRev. J. Bedford, Ad. Wtoodall ...

... THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER ON TEITMPERANCE. Fno0r OURt Rxr'fsR'rna) The annual Meetingrof the Northern Section of the Church of England Teinpeiance Society was held last evening in the FIree Trade Hall,,fanolhcater. The llishop of ACLSTERS presid ed, aed there 'wae a crowded attodiud5.11C5 At the commencement of the proceedings it was stated, by the secretary that during eight and a half months ...

... MORLEY YOUNG MEN'S OCHRSTIAN ASSOCIANION:' The inaugural . soir6e of the Morlay Young Msen's Christian Association was held last evening in Zion schoolroom, Morley, at which Ald. B13Pcuax presided. There was a large attendance. The meeting was opened by devotional exercises, after which the Secretary (Mr. Robinsonl read the firas report of the association. which stated thast the idea of ...

... THE RATLWAY COMMISSION, TUESDAY. (BLfore Sir F. Psis, Mr. MA&oXAr;rX , and Mr. Peica.) THE, BALA AND'DOLGEILLY R.ULNVAY COM- PANY v. THE CAMBRIAN RAILWAY COMIPANY. This was an application to the Commissioners, partly heard on Monday, on behalf of 'the Bpla and Dolgelly Railway Company, to enforce raunning powers against the Cambrian Railway Company over that part of their line which runs from ...

... TGfi~ENAL FOREIGN NEWS.| (Izumac's TISLnGiu.) SPAIN. LADRID, Tuaesday.-Senor Segasta, Minister of the Interior, has issued a circular to the Governors of the Provinces, ordering them to prosecute disturbers of public order without regard to any party distinctions. THE GERMAN BUDGET. DEFisu, Tuesday.-The Financial Bill of the Ger- man Empire for the year 1875 has been submitted to the Reiehstag ...

... THLIE LONDON CONGREGATIONAL UNION. The second annual meeting of the above-named Union was held yesterday in Weigh House Chapel, Fish Street- hill, the Rev. Exsny ALLoX, D.D., presiding. It had boon announced that an important resolution would be submitted to the meeting, pledging the Union to engage in some practical work. There was a very large attend- anoe of delegates, the body of the ...

... TEs EITISi3 -4, FOREIGN B3IBLE 14a,,;t ?? a 01W T Y. IiatE night, a well attended meeting in aid of the Brhitish aid F`oreig Iible Society was held iu the Town's Sclhoolroomn, Aeadhincoey. ?? TrjNo.s H~.&n7E7y oOOupiO the chaiiar, and Al Joy, Mr. B. B.tler, Mr. John Hepper, Mr. RATi. iiannlt~ou,MilJy{ .Tbiorp, ?? e.Wlo Pwer attandee who Were present. 'The Rev. r C- 'ag~e en l tatioilfroni the ...

... THE LEEDS MTERITCUY A TETJEGRA23i from Calcutta says thai ?? ?? returned there yc-sterdav, ard thatr i:I Excellency has decided upon the ?? ti Hazareebaugh as a military station ior Europe-u. The telegram also states that the bridge across Hooghly is a great success. A LETTER from COCS T AnXIM, in TeSteri,-i Naew Prussian (Cross) Gaz: lc, characterisas a. calumny the charge brought against him ...