... f John Bull being very prone to sharp, and sometimes not quite fair, criticism of the institutions under which be lives, 1 perhaps his mind may be tranquili=ed by a comparison of these with those existing in the United States, where in the opinion of a certain class, universal perfection has been reached. It will be merely necessary to premise that we r have drawn every item of the following ...

... .. . I ?? - - - - -l ?? -- :1_ A nua ?? be At the last meeting of the Literary and Philosophical S5. Society, a paper on a descent into Eldon Hole, Derbyshire, be was read by Mr. Rooks Pennington. Near the road from - Buxton to Castleton, and about four miles from the latter mr. place, stands Elden Hill. It is a bleak bare mountain, one bo of the higheat of the grassy eminences of the ...

... ne- DISPATCH OF MAILS etaf 3adi- The Office Is open to the p~ubiiC frm 7 m.t9Pm. oaf 3deter,& caon beposted I i Linea of road and othiefplacele Of Without With I letters destination, extra additi'ni can be 8,No. of charge penny register Vice Mail, until stamp until 1 Aahborne. Belper, Matlock Bath, ' until and villages around Derby .. 3.30acm - D. Op1-1m 2 Bristol, Cheltonham, Giouceator, -- - ...

... On Tuesday evening, the 19th inst., aL meeting was held at the Derby Temporance Hall, under the auspices of the society which advocates the nece=st of stopping the sale of liquors on the Sabbath, the latrpart of which was characterised by groat tumult and noise, The Rev. Ernest I Boys opened the meeting by prayer, and Dr. Ooi,r., thle chairman, then Addressed a few remarks in preface. He ...

... ly A TOUCHING STORY. | St SMALLPOX AT ATHENmY.- M. P. writes to the Times (IdUrlder dlite Athenry, June 25:-Visiting this place last I week I found that the loathsome disease with which it has I ifbeen so long afflicted was still lingering about its precincts, if but the inhabitants were then hopeful that they had seen I the worst of it, Since Tuesday, however, not only have t T many new ...

... The following account of Derby and other places is taken C from a manuscript note-book (now in the British Museum), C of three travellers, who made a journey through England in 1 Oct., 1735:- 1i On the 9th our party reached Manchester, a most flourishing town, though neither borough nor corporation. c Near the college is a hospital for sixty boys, founded by Humphrey Cheetham, Esq., who also ...

... I At the last monthly meeting of the North Cheshire Chamber of Agriculture at Macclesfield, the subject for dis-l cussion was ' The cheese factory system. Mr. Murray, steward to the Earl of Harrington, who has had an ex-I tensive experience in the working of the Derbyshire cheese i factories, addressed the Chamber at great length pointing . out the success which so far bad attended the ...

... THE POST OFFiCE REPORT FOR 1874. T The annual report of the Postmaster-Geleral ?? been r, issued. The number of post-offices in the United in gdom dI if was increased last year by 280, making in all nearly 18,000, about 900 of which are bead offices. The number of road ir letter boxes is nearly 9,700, as compared with 9,000 ' 185 . n Thus, the total number of postal receptacles in the United e ...

... The members of the St. Alkmund's Literary Soelety on Saturday paid a visit to Morley for the purpose of inspecting the fine old church and other objects of interest, upofi which occasion the following Paper was read by Mr. J. J. Robins:- A pleasant walk it is to Morley on at bright autumnal day, for although the glory of tho summer has passed away, anti we may expect winter with its frosts ...

... ..I _. Am B A 1 2 nxA ASILs n - . n Par lim -A 4 At a meeting of the Board of Guardians, held in the and Board-room, Shardlow, on Monday, the l1th January, pre- fromn -sent 26 Guardians, Mr. W. Bennett in the chair, the Revs. Cate( eJno. Wadham, J. S. Holden, Messrs. Marson, Alton, Paget, to di 'f Goodwin, Pearson, Hollingwortb, Astle, Sketchley, Welle, Tranter, S. Bennett, Hemesley, Barron, ...

... I - - I- EXTRAORDINARY DEATH FROM RUM DRONK- V ING IN LEEDS. er A shocking revelation was made on Friday at Leeds at an ad inquest on the body of Michael M'Andrew, a hawler, aged to 85 years, living in York-street, Leeds. The deceased, it appeared, was a man of intemperate habits. On Wednes- day, after drinking the greater part of the day, he went into the York Tavern, in York-street, and ...

... J&VINAUIi FOR 1875. Being the 56th year of the age of Her Majesty, and the 89th of her reign. Shrove Tuesday ?? Fab. 9 Whit ?? 16 Ash Wednesday ?? Feb. 10 ITrinity Sunday ?? 28 St. Patrick's Day March 17 Midsumer Day ?? 24 Palm Sunday . March 21 St. Swithin ?? July 15 Lady Day.M ?? 25 Michaelmas Day ?? Sept. 29 Good Friday ?? March 26 Advent Sunday ?? Nov. 28 Baster Sunday ?? March 28 St ...