... The anniversary festival of the British Orphan celebrated on Wednesday evening, at Willis's Rooms. The asvlom was established in 1827 for the {gratuitous board, clothing, and education of destitute orphans of both sexes of those once prosperity. During the last ten years children have been maintained in the asylum, whose parents have occupied the respective positions of ofioers in Her ...

... COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court Common Council was held in the Council Chamber, at Guildhall, on Thursday last, under the presidedenoy of Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. Sir T. Gabriel, Bart. The meeting was numerously attended. The minutes of the last Court, which had been printed and circulated amongst the-members of the Court, were passed as having been entered oorreotly. Mr. Deputy Perkins, ...

... It is a* well to lenow when one is treading on dangerous ground, and therefore we are thankful for the information ■applied by a charge heard the other day before Sir Robert Cardan, and whioh to the effect that, on the South- Western Railway, the of railway keys by passenger* ia forbidden. That i* to say, no passenger may open the door to let himself in, bat, we presume, when both doors are ...

... ST. LA WHENCE JEWRY AND BT. MARY MAGDALkS, MILK BTREBT. the annual vestry 01 these parishes, was resolved that p»U organist ild hu -;>pomte.i in lien Mr. Taratr, the honorary organist, anil it was referred to a consider iu report upon the duties and emoluments of the office At a subsequent meeting that report was presented, ai-d Mr. Turner naked to be elected the paid organist, whereupon it ...

... to the members a good substantial dinner, with beer, for one shilling, ...