... THE LATE SIR W. 'FIRBAIRN. Wehave been requested to publiuh the followitg gopj of an addreass presented ?? Fairbairn by thwevicev Presidents and Exeoutive Committee'of, the Manchester Steam Users' Association, and of the reply theretc received from Sir Thomas Fairbairni- The Manchester Steam Usors' Association, . 41, Corporation-etreet, Manchester, Sept. 1. 1874. ToLMdyFairbairS.it Dear Madam, ...

... 3 B-tardazz, MOl * BIRTHS. Ct Heatonl Moor,flear. 8t~ckP`r __L f&t OWUl-on the 19th inlst, a Vele Of n. th___ eo ViilO.-plt ?? Of a son. j I. tna.3t h ieo V1IION.'jily 15, at BIPAV] D f NiekeOhD, of 1 at B]P. . ...

... 313htluJk, laufage0, anb Rzatb, BI;RTHS. Dy.t nyse ns -On the 2Srd inst., at Ebenozer HoBeon, Aloan. i iel Pnrk, behwitoof John Derby5hire,of ason. eILFs.- On the 22nd inst, at Stamford Villas, Biewdon, +41 *ife of Henry Iflies,g Mu. D., of a diughter. ' Ey'mAN.-On the 19.h ist-, at 129, StOek-street, Chtet . uti xoad. the wife of Philip Hyman, of a son. Agla XJEblnd..-On the 21st inmt, at ...

... THE LATE LADY FR&N.KLIN. Lady Franklin, the widow of the renowned ArOL., explorer, died at her residence in Phillimore Garden London, at nine o'clock on Sunday night. Reviewin he Ladyahip's hiatory, the Tiaes observes that remarkbl as her ila abeen inrnany respecta, she ischieflykO05 as having taken a prominent and dietinguish0ed pat i the cause of Artioc dicovery. Agenerationhas elapsed ...

... BULTIsS.- - l £rBvg6T,-On tle 13th inst., *t C measbbo, Dobshfe, the wi= oi 3Georwe H. Akhurst. of a daughter. . I I .&.rnss.-On the lttbaust., nt Malta House, es, the e of Jcrla C. Ataine, vO a son, DAnnUsMksE tH.-OU the lith Sept., at Stretford, the wife of Xvihor B. l'x, disbanian, of a son. BimuReC.-On the l5binst.* at Rewstead House, Whalley Bange, the wite of F. . Uaeriok,'ef a daughter. ...

... f , ?? DrRTX'S.]1 1 W :. Ansrrasnc-At .8j ht. Lrke's Temree CheOtham, on the 25th *Decembsr the wife of John ?? Ashton, of a son. CAIILON.--n S~dy26, Daeosiber instant. St' torbur y Booth's EE ord, he.'wifae f Janies Carlton. Esq., of a son. MABBIAGM& C0Awme-RZI)oXiDSOn the 25t! iat.. at the old parish church, Leyton, Alfred, son ol Elijnh. Cormab, of Chihwiek to Emma. only daught;r of the ...

... Brffjos, fiarriageo, att 39eatbz¢ BIRTHS. CLATEZ.-On. the 11th inst., at Coleraine Terrace, Salford, the wife of Alexender Carson Clarke, BLD., of a son. GADuIJt._On the 6th int,.. at Oakley. Bowdon, the wito of H. T. Gaddum, of a daughter. STRr;s..-Nov. lOth, at Highstreot, Altriaoham Chosbit, the wile of Charles Steamsi, of a son. ..6MA RIAGES. 6A.T.3WIN-CocRLcw-.OD the 10th nst., at St. ...

... THV LATE MR. A., G. STp,0 BUY_ A It's ?? -I-- - Mr. Alfred George Stevens, whote ns61ne U I have seen in the debates in Parliament every for many ,ears past as the immovable desajg Wellfigton Monument, died at his residence 4t stock Hill on Saturday last. It was dabuQ partial similarity of names that induced our er, temporaries of Saturday to record-bappi Teui? foundation-the death of Mr. E. B ...

... .IRTHSf Beoe.-On the let inst., at Tho College, Brigbtou, the wife of the 11ev. C. Bigg, of a son. Cjnvuae-On the lst inst., at Wha.ley Range, the Wife of W. Carver, of a daughter. PEaTOq.-On the 27th nlb., at 17, Sylvester Terrace, r stow, the wife of H. J. Felton, of a son, XfUvLLL.-On the 29th May. at Wilton Polyg, the wife of James Cosmo MalA, Esq., of CramP60 PnTo Lnrrm.-On the lt jnst.. ...

... ~IEID.MASHAL SIR WM. GOMM. IfhrhSbl Sir Willism Gonem, G C .B. Cntable ented the army bo orelho wae ten iwer, whopr ntattha battleo£ Wsderloo; died ;$~,nlIondaYs nthO 91st year of hie aga. He Old55t off ear in te sories, Twfo COTTN ILS BURNED. TW at Colc,% belonging to messrs. T. and b z ThIrsday ilmoat totally destroyed' e dsg5 ii estimated at U40,0t0. Damage ost o fseveral thousand pounds ...

... - tho 1ith itst., at Chelford, the wife o Cridl nd W. Farbridge, of 5 so0. geBY -On rhe eth iusm., at 04k House, Sale Cheshire tE wife of Captain Kirby, prematurely of a son Istillborn) ?? the 18th inst., at Laurel Bank, Atrin, the wile of Williamliigby, of a daughter. IAYVRo-Od the 18th inet., the -ViWO of Joseph Taylor. of Stretford' of a daughter. MARIAGES' 9ahonron-ro-HBwss.-On the 16th ...

... THE LATE MRALFRED WATKINO We much regret to announce the death of the ?? of Manchester, Mr. Alderman Watkin. It will be remembered that ill-health was the cause of his declining re-election to the civic chair when it was unanimously tendered to him in the autumn of last year. At the meeting when Mr. Alderman King, the present Mayor, was made his successor, the City Council passed a resolution ...