... THE COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO GEORGE WHEELDON, ESQ., EX- MAYOR. nt The annul dinner given by the Corporation and towiisfolli; P( of Derby to the retiring Mayor, took place it, the Drill falal, gi tV last Wednesday evening, and the number of parsons desirous ci of testifying ito the general esteem and respect in which Allr. ?? Wheelilon is held by his fellow-townsmen was very great, mn as will be ...

... TIIE SkETCHING TOUR OF MRS. MINA JURY. nie- Mrs. ?? Jury, Who was apprehli'iled nearly aI fortrigligt VIII ago ?? pol icc on two chlarge of fI'lily, who ys- vtica 1ad from t lie lock iip onl Sundiay nigh t, and whoII wa~s rc capturyed at Leekc on Monday :id hr ,ughil t ck til Matcdee- fillil, wits brou1ght trip ait the M1acclostield Borough Police ?? otit ?? inorning, charged with tet maing ( ...

... DERBYSHIRE GENERAL IN- FlI IARY. g11- The sixty.Yfifth anniversary of the establishment of the In coil sel lrinary wask celebrated on Thursday. According to custom I lar, the0 Mayor and Corporationk attended divine service at All am ich saints, Church, Proceeding thenco with the municipal ril- be' [ich gallia, and escorted by the halborditirs, police, and corporak- a bs mec ken tion officers. ...

... THE ROYAL CHIMSTENING. The christening of the Prince; the son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, took place on Monday, at Bucking- ham Palace, in the presence of tile Queen, tre Empress of Lussia, the Prince and Princess (if Wales, and tae Other rienibers of tho Royal Family. Her Majesty and Princeess Beatrice left Windsor Castle shortly before half-past nine. toil travelled by special ...

... Mt R. BERESFORD HOPE, M.P., ON DISESTAI3LISII1- If ion. MEN~T. L an1d Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., in pres'idiig, oil 'I'lhrsdalY, :it [ace thle Gould hurst agricul tuial diul ter, saidi be regarded the ( L Of Established Church ase the oldest ins~titution in thle land. I1cc , thle appealed to thle good sense of all rentto say whether Anty :kcr conceivable good could comne to ally nman, wouman, ...

... DENSE FOG.-NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. A - 1 - _I1. :_ 1_ .I - ?? I- .. ?? ~ lt^ A IIU Onl Satuirdaiy Anl durling tile Whole (Jr Sitndtby a dlense frig inst mrst enveloped t h et nopoliOOS. In ilie Waterlou,-roadi the traffic; afte :hs Nsall pailltelly SiiJipedi, lill!t extra police wcret rat at Oret liner 500. tfthie hIII South-1a esitern Railwaiy to regulate tle) traffic, but less vl-tic)t wit ...

... -3 COMPETITION AMONG THE NORTHIERN RAILWAY COMPANIES. l, fo The Raitwlay .ews, discussing tile nfew policy of the Mid A and directors. says thlt ?? caln har 0nI doubt that its f adoption will lead to competitioti :-There aro runiours in P ?? (If an incell se in (w numbers If express trains in between ce0111lpting pOiUtS and an extensive retidjustmonet tf hi the time-bill if somie of the ...

... WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25. I A dispute is now going on in Aslibornc, which is of considerable importance not only to the inhabi- tants of that town but to all who arc interested in r the proper and right fulfilment of trusts connected with the education of the poor. In order to make the matter more clear to our readers we will narrate, i as briefly as may be, the circumstances relating to f the ...

... rrp6armZpoorla. his - stir to NONCONFORMISTS AND THE INFIRMARY. ter, rt- TO THE EDITOR OF THtE DERBY MERCURY. at Sir, -At the Infirmary meeting last Thursday, a resolution hais atwas carrried to thle effect that in fnture, on the Anniverstary P'a' vas of tire Insetitution, besides thle moruinig sermon and collection As leir in All Saintis' Church, anl evening ,sermon, with collection, be M be ...

... -sfness m ?? , .. - r . ,nnx .A.. -- -A ty- ?? s DIERIRYSHIIRE WYE AND DEiYENT.-A very great deal by of rain has fallen in Derbyshire during the past week, cod whieh has caused both rivers to be flooded, and quite put a stop to fly fishing for a week at the earliest on the W'ye. teb It will take the Derwent from ten days to a fortnight to at run down, and even longer than that onl the Derivent ...

... PA. wnve9nbq pAstas, November 23rd. i They are as sick, that surfeit with too much, as they ' 0O that starve with notbiag ; no end of projects it is said wvill ILbe submitted to the Assembly, in order to perpetuate thleA on uncertain and lock out the wishes of the nation. It is the C-role of mane to propose. Yet, after all, thle ?? Do work the Assembly hats to do, oi' to retire, is not much. ...

... | The Y.Ve York World of the 5th inst. containls a letter H- from Honolulo1, dated October 8. stating that an old English sailor has given an apparently truthfui statement with reference to the fate of Sir Roger Tichborne, acrordieg to :It which lhe was buried in a desert island, Sydiney I lanid in the 'hi Soutlh Pacific, in 1855. This old sailor, George Cilaridge by H Usilaine, bears the ...