... 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 ...

... TUMULT AT THE O'CONNELL CELE- BRATIONS. The O'Connell banquet in Dublin last Friday night ter- C- e minated in a thoroughly national scene. The toast of the Y legislative independence of Ireland having been proposed, the Lord Mayorcalled ?? (GsvanDuffy to respond. a On Sir Charles rising, be was received with tremendous up- t roar and shouts for Mr. Butt, which prevented any one from a being ...

... ?Mptrial varliammt. HOUSE OF LORQDS, TuEsDAY, July 27. acor The Entail Amendment (Scotland). Bill, after some Mr. criticism from the Earl of ATRLDE, pnssed through committee tool with soma amendments. Earl de la WARRS aubsequently low adiveried to the deep intereat taken by the country in the enti Merchant Shipping Bill, and expressed a hope that the Government would be willing either to ...

... ?? regretting the loss which the country has v of sustained in being deprived of the services of so dis- fit tinguished an officer as Colonel VALENTINE BAKER, fc the public will not hesitate to express complete VM chapproval of the example which has been made, in his cc oh person, of a certain class of offenders against decency i and morality; a class which may not be numerous, al it as Mr. ...

... : ?? ?? r -, - TIHE TITLE OF RE VREND. + .~ *b fnurt Judgment was delivered on Saturday morning in the Uourt of Arches bev Sir R. J. pihillirnoro in the case of Keet v. Smith, in which ias raised the question ?? a Wee- leyan minister was eutitled to the profex °of revereldo to his namno on it tonmbstone in the paris churchyard of Owystoin Ferry, Liuncolrshliei. sothcae The learned judge, ...

... THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS' ACT. iar (From the Tinies) l te This measure, whether we accept Mr. Disraeli's esti. thi mate of the importance of his favourite legislative lar enterprise or the view of Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen and ow other critics, that it is absolutely worthless as a piece wc of practical legislation, certainly challenges attention thi and will repay a careful study of its ...

... On Saturday the half-yearly meeting was hold at the King's-cross Station; Colonel uncombe in the chair. The report and statement of accounts having been taken as read, The babirmain, in moving their reception called attention in the first place to the account of revenue, as on that de pended the amount of dividend. It showed a gross in- crease of 79,000L., which would only pay the usual rate ...

... I IS FINDERN AND WILLINWTON UOIITICUL- TURAL SOCIE'Y. The second annual exhibition of this flourishitin secien- took place on Saturday last, iii the Fittdtrn Vicaraig. Grounds, by permission of the Rev. B. W. 61ilabury, the president of the society. In addition to the ttusual dli.piav ef flowers, fruit, and vegetables, thre Commnittee liari prov!'ded an attractive programme, including an open ...

... Apropos of the approaching civic festivities in London. to a which several continental mayors and municipal dignitariP3 n have been invited, attention is called to the fact that the h Mayor of Florence, Signor Peruzzi, one of the invited guests, is a decendant of certain ancestors who advanced a large d sum of money to our Edward III. to enable him to g carry on his wars with France. The ...

... HARVEST PROSPECTS. The Agricaltural Gazette publishes a tabulated estimate of the harvest, which goqs to show that the wheat crop is this year considerably below an average. The Gazette says:_ A dirtier lot of wheat fields-more knocked about and laid -dusky, stained, and often prematurely dead-thanaretobe seen just now all through Staffordshire and Warwickbshire. so far as they are commanded ...

... - jacal j1dus. tWE we The Earl and Countess Cowper have left Grosvenor-In square for Scotland. M The Earl Stanhope has left town for Chevening. Kent. Mr Lord and Lady Forester leave town this week for Xea- of~ fordI Staffordshire. w 'Ihe Rev. Peter Mackenzie will visit Derby to preach aend ru: lecture on Monday, the 2S3rd August. Further particulars 44 in future advertisement. H. IlMrL MATCH-A ...

... 6arrapaniama. A DISCLAIMER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MERCURY. Sir-The statement which ?? in your paper of to- day, under the head of Local 'lopics, that the St. Michael's Happy Home Union Band took part in the foolish procession of Monday lst is entirely incorrect. NTo member of our band had anything to do with the proceedings in ques- tion Trusting that you will give publicity to this ...