... Tune I 1704.-A bill for the toleration of all protestant worship being presented to the Scotch parliament, the Gene- ral Assembly offered a strong representation against it, con- cluding in these words:- That they were persuaded that to enact a toleration for those of the episcopal way-which God in his mercy avert l-wonld be to establish iniquity by ?? Act soon after passed, making it ...

... I - -- - Rocal Eittelligence. I MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, At ?? Coramissioners' Rooms, Saint James's Square, Back fing-streetd, anolester. lid. JAN. 11. W. H. Beeston, Manchester, audit & last exam. lo --12. J. Hayes, Manchester, lant exam. lo - 15. J. Flanigam. Manchester, last exam. 2 - 15. Matkin and Baxton, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, cst exam. 11 _ 16. Chadwick and Chadwiek, Ashton-under-Lyne, ...

... jfli0EcI~a11ec~u~. ?? I I - I The Commander-in-Clhief hasordered cricket-grounds to be laid out at each of the barrack stations thiroughlout the United Kilngd om for the nse of the officers and pri- vates. The Vice-Chancellor and the heads of colleges of the IUniversityof Cambridge have signed a manifesto against steeple-clasittg on thle part of resident students. For ourselves we hare ...

... gorecgtlc -Enteltigence. I - I I MADAGASCAR. By letters which have been received from Madagascar, within the last few days, we grieve to find that the storm of persecution against the Christians continues to rage there with unabated fury, and that the miseries of the country, under its present infatuated government, are augmenting beyond belief. A large part of the island presents a most ...

... Q6otrt'Q io~tllIt. | [Th/e Editorrs do nothzoidthetlselvesresponlsiblefor thre Am t inients contlained in the tllters of their Corresponldents-1 SALFORD ELECTION. To the, EDITORS of the MUANCHESTER TIMES. GOsTLEnIEN:-The editor of the Meachfester CAro- nicde, in that paper of the 21st inst, erroneously marked the names of myself and my father as having been dis- qualified, by removal, from ...

... -P4-- PINCHING AND ?? THE CORNSLAiWS, IFACTRY LAWS, A-ND TOOR-LAWs. (Fronj Ute Leeds Times.) A more cunningly devised scheme of spoliation does not exist than that by means of which the aristocracy contrive to strip the industrious portions of the com- inunity of the honest fruits of their labour. Under the form of law, they condemn the toiling poor to pro- tracted famine and starvation: in ...

... I I ?? T- ? n--- I LECTURE AND MEETING ON' BRITISH ?? Thompson, Esq., the distinguished advocate of the aboltion of negro slavery, delivered a.second lecture on the evenilu of Thursday week, on the condition and claims of British India, in Braddock's Room, Oluham, to an audience of about one thousasid persons. A considerable number of the principal cotton manufacturers of the town and ...

... (Fro-o Mie Nonconfornist.) The opinion of the leading conservative organs, R, that nothing would be lost to the British empire, A were our manufacturing towns completely anmii- hated, is now about to be put to the test of experi- o mient. A tory ?? has become a matter of certainty. Modified in whatever way, to meet the It exigencies of the times, there can be no question as to the main object ...

... PENALTIES ON POOR MEN FOR NOT AT- TENDING CHURCH. The M-anchester Guardian of Wednesday acrompa- nies AIr. Phigou's letter on the above subject, which it copies with tile following observations:- In the Morninlg Chranicle of this day week, the 1st instant, a letter appeared, which we did not in- sert in our publication of Saturday last, because we had not at that time been able to ascertain ...

... If the Batik-of-England screw were applied indiffer- |i ently to the whole community, whatever might be the ti complaints of injustice, nobody could say that it was not impartial injustice. Or even if it were so applied v that those who escaped the pressure did not profit by a the pressure of others, there would be, less than there t. is now, cause for complaint. But as it happens, the a ...

... MANCHESTER TIMES, R~nb l~anrasbirr ano I4r5ijttu E~xamfilter. ] PARLIUMsiNT, it is expected, will be dissolved by the Queen, in person, about the middle of next week. We are glad that the members of the- Coln- mons will not be permitted to present themselves before their constituents without being previously tested on the question of questions. - On Wednesday evening Mr. HINDLEY gave notice ...

... I t90tipt. I LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. p The Belgian papers announce thatthearrangements at for opening the Bank of Ghsent are at length termi. MO nated, and official notice will be published tn a few pri days, after which it will commence operations. The sh Socielt Generale gives its support to the new esta- man blitshnent. This is the Bank projected here a few th( years ago, immediately ...