... ?? L ET'ER :CXXXVIIIL .~ ~ ETE . . _. . I ;T: E fSUEZ CANAL. The Suez Canal, like so many other good things, is not an unmixed blessing. It shortens the route to the East, and this means quicker and cheaper transit. By taking the route of :the Canal instead of that by the Cape of :Good',Hope, a vessel makes more voyages in the sabie time. 'She therefore earns more money for her owners, and the ...

... LAYING THE COR NER STONE WIRRAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. y GREAT MASONIC DEMONSTRATION u& tyjt ey AT BIRKENHEAD. to it The essence of true Freemasonry is a spirit of job 1 charity, and therefore no more congenial work could have been furnished to the brethren of the plal extensive and influential province of Cheshire than hrei that in which they were called to engage on Satur- Sj 'r day afternoon ...

... X FORIEIGN NEWS. be, EEU=hZ TMGR.W&MB ti THE ROYAL DUKES IN SPAIN. thUnW, JULY 5. at The Duke of Connaught arrived here this morn- -j to ing from Cadiz, accompanied by Captain Hannay w g and the H?on. 0. Har=bo . His Royal Highness re rs. was received at the railway station by King AfOnso. ml attended by an aide-de-camp. The Duke wili N he probably return to Cadiz to-night. The Duke of ,e ...

... PUBLIC BOAKDw 3n WATARoO LocAnBoAan.-The ordinary monthly lan ir meeting of this board was held at the Town Hal, lne v ; sW.aterloo, last night. There were present Mr. B. gao o 'Gibson, -who presided in the absence of the chair- to man, and Messrs. Harnden, IV. H. Wilson, and s, William Jones.-Mr. H. B. 'Wyatt, the secretary of not raV the Batepayers' Association, wrote inquiring, what Len at ...

... THE BRITISH TEIMPER.ANCE LE CG V AND THE PRESTON JUBILEE. cc Next wechl nor fowl) will eelebrate thle Jubilee of 'Tre- totalism, and it Will niso woslcor!' for I ile fourthI tifloo tii5 p Conferenea connected with thle British Temipiranle p1] Lea-ue, which bee now its hrear quarters Iin Sheffield, batp which Bojlton for a lomrg Pei iod enj oyed . ILI AnticiptloO i- ' of thle ?? of nex.~t wecik ...

... I £gi~telaneo. __ _I TheAi~hbihopofYork has gc6.-pted the Vostthr of president of the.Wyclif Society. :Th 'Lord Chibhafi dieid ?? his reaidene to Pilel in Buckg. T'e deceiased Peel' wa~s inhis 68th year. I ?? At~ the Liverpool, Police COurt, on: Tuesday, C Au1 Agnes Koliey, a sinigle woihan, of St. Helews s was Pcommitted to thle iessions for trial oin A Charge. of h stealing a female child ...

... A SUGGESTION. Gentlemeu,-The green trees placed about and around St. George's Hall and the fountain ?? give an improved appearance to the localit-. I woulc suggest to the powers that be that a numbe~r of seats ot benches be also placed around the fountain for the accommodation of many who would like to rest an-y be thankful. Queen's-road, 3rd July, Iasi THE REV. GUSTAVUS CARSOY. Gentlemen, ...

... Local an VBstrir ?? ; -; II WLr Charfles Eckersley, of Tyldesley, has been Th t~ptoifteod a county magistrate. r iof Pr( FINDING A WATCH.-At the Lanceaster Lo qnarter sessionb on Monday, Williamn Charles'Davis, in Bu 22, photographer, of Manchester, was~ charged wit'r At stealing from the ~person oc J. W. Howard, chemist, Ague! of 'Leeds. Whilst on a; visit to Moreeam'oe prose- comm entrir ...

... SAtUS POPViOIX LSUPReRA. 0- Tne Duke of Connaught left Gibraltar on MonlaY night in the Lively for Cadiz, On DLLOLLUUYL16L iufI P,11 Jý1 t~i LU JUZ, on his way to Madrid and Paris. to: In the House of Lords, the Duke of a! Argyll moved the second reading of the th Parliamentary Oaths Act (1866) Amend- rel ment Bill, which proposed to give the on opt-on of airmation to any member of ha ...

... i - ;. . - -- Tie annual distribution of prizes in connection with the King's School, Chester, took place on C I Saturd3y in the Great Room, in the presence of aft'B large audience. The Very Rev, the Deap of Chester i It presided, and he was supported by the Mayor (Sir I Thoas G. Frost). Canon Terser, C5lonel Humber- [z ston, M1r. I- S. Hudson, Mr. 'William. Brown, M~r. if. I E. Edwards (city ...

... I _ ?? - - - - - CHORLEY. on Wed- PETTy Sressaovee.-Before J. Thomn, A. C. Smethurst. ~his year and T. J. Hare, Esqrs.-.-ZVqht Poaccing. -A man ichanics' namned Thomas Taylor was charged with night-poaching nwa. In at Wrightington on the 23rd inst. ?? Catterall pro- ?? Loadge scouted, Hugh Morris, head-gamnekeeper to Mr. William reusing. Clifton Dicconeon atated thle ?? prisoner was ,d by the ...

... THE WORK DONE IN LIVERPOOL. L F. t The certificates to the successful candidates at S. d, the recent local examinations of the Liverpool del )n centre of the Royal Academy of Music, were tar h delivered last night at the Lecture Hall, Free me Or Library, in the presence of a large company. Sir die at J. A. Picton presided, and there were also present hac 13 Dr. Crowe, Herr Goebe!, Herr Krausse ...