... LAen A BUILDLNG SOCIETIES. *The rapidity with which Land anid nilding Societies have sprung into existence bears some resemblance to the furor of the railway mania of 1 45. New schemes, are brought forth every. day, and some of the most recent have succeeded in attracting a larger number of members than the societies which have been in existence a considerable time. There are, at the present ...

... HUNTING APPOINTMENT1. (WzVATUiR PFIAMITTING.) eTIG-HOUNDS. Her Mejesty's-Monday, Maideunlead Thicket; Friday, New Lodge; .at half-past eleven. Bath Sabscription-Tuesday, Temple Cloud ; Friday, Hinton. FOX-HOUNDS. Atherstone-Monday, Meriden; Wednesday, Coombe; Friday, the Kiennels; Saturday, Arbury; at aquarter before eleven. Bentinek's, Lord H.-Monday, Skellingthorpe; Wednesday, Blankney; ...

... THE PIOUS sCREw. WILL SOT, after being in youth no better, but rather worse, than his neighbours, is ,trying in his old age to wipe off scores with the devil by affecting the incompatible character of a pious screw. His face, which used to be round and jolly, has beeome long and grim. The colour that formerly difused itself over his cheeks, has settled in purple on the point of his nose. ...

... THE WRECKERS AT THE OIOUTH It of the Thames. A great deal has been said during the past week about a most determined attack by wreckers at tile mouthl of the Thames, &c., &c, within sight of her Majesty's squadron at Sheerness. We think, however, that some perny-a-liner has overrun his reckoning, and we feel certain that there are two sides to the story. Everybody conversant with our sea ...

... -- gEALT1E OF LONDON. . I - IRN .-saA-at o 9 JA *L- ?? elk that ended last Saturday, 1.2 deaths were l, le is ie ,lletropolitan districts. In the week ~tere l 10tIo July tile mean temperature rose suddenly ?? den ees which was eleven degrees higher than it to, in tie week preceding. Next week it declined Il .leizreeI and last week it was 65 degrees. In the t ;ree seeS the deaths have been ...

... THE SMITHIEpL IUISANCE. I A _ _, .. ?? A crowded city is like a crowded ship. Vhen the houses of narrow streets are densely packed with inhabitants they become stifling in their atmosphere as the hold of a slaver, and disease and death soon work their way. In the slave-ship, however, you have an easy remedy for the evil consequences of such close stowage. The port-holes can be opened-the dead ...

... I PE3AC3 CONGRZSS AT MANCHESTER We are bound to take some notice of such public meetings as were held at Manchester by the anti- war party during the past week, but really we grudge devoting any space and thought to the matter, for the whole thing is founded upon inten- tions which, however good, never can, by ally human possibility, be realised. These friends of international arbitration and ...

... SECOND EDITIONi LATEST FOR3IGN. Overland Bombay Mail. TRIESTE, JAN. 27. Friday, at one amb., the Germania, steamer, arrived here. We learn by her that General Godwin impru- dently established an advanced post, only 400 strong, at Pegu, 60 miles beyond Rangoon, and easy to. be carried by the large Burmese force stationed at Spoy Gyre. The Burmese commandant at Spoy Gyre immediately at- tacked ...

... TH E -R .Wse E E :EAe SECOND EDITION. SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1352. I THE RESULT OF THEE ELECTIONS. Now, by St. PAUL, the work goes bravely on! England has truly done its duty. The elections may be said to be now virtually over, and, as we said, the Premier may now gallantly and gratefully respond to the cry of the patriotic phalanx who have rallied round his standard, and whose cry is, On, ...

... IMPERIAL gPARLIAMENT..- HOUSt OF L3~iWS-Ltoda. -Lord Lvsn~mux naskedi.whether it was true that, certain property belonging to our late minitter at St. t'etersburgh had beam -steied by orerothe Emperor,? T rqiofLANSDOWsNE mentioned that the reportbisdreached the governmeist. lie disbelieved at ; being convinced that Russai ,stitUPossessed claims to~btrainked among civilised nations. . .-Lord ...

... A SQUEAK from the STABLE I MOUSE. The eartha hath bubbles as the waters bath, And these are-of them. - I quote from memory, ll.: Editor, abd it is' just possible that I may not be strictly correct, but still the words as they stand are illustra- tive of what I am about to squeak upon the events now occupying my attention, and submitted to the public view, in the Doncaster programme. In my ...

... Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural IMeeting. The 3Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society held itsmecting for this year at Warrington; halfway between Manchester and Liver- pool, on Wednesday morning. The district embraced by the society is South Lancashire and North Cheshire, with all places within thirty- five miles (in a direct lne) of Warrington. Among the visitors present were ?? ...