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worth and beauty every location of similar extent in
New South Wales, the directors intend to lose no op-
portunity of gaining advantage from it, and have
arranged to take the live stook at present existing
upon the spot at a fair valuation from the Australian
Agricultural Company. The finance statement shows
a balance of 1,3041. in excess of the company's
entire paid-up capital of 99,9501., notwithstanding
the discharge of preliminary expenses and the
costa of sending out the mining expedition and
machinery. The annual meeting of shareholders is
fixed for the Ist of February next.
Two SCREW STEAMERS, 140 feet each in the keel,
are building in the Tyne, ostensibly for Russian mer-
chants, but really for the Russian Government, and
their engines are being executed with great despatch
in a large factory in Newcastle. The Home Secre-
tary has been advised of this circumstance, and an
inquiry is expected to follow.

- Mum).M THE IME MAGItiTRATES met in court On
Thursday, and passed resolutions upon which a bill
is to be founded and introduced into Parliament, for
the establishment of county industrial schools for the
reception of juvenile offenders, to which children
under the age of fourteen years may be sent, instead
of being, as at the present time, committed to
prison. It is proposed that the expense of erecting
the schools should be paid out of the county rate.
and that the expense of maintenance of the inmates
should also, in the first instance, be defrayed from
the same source. In all cases where the settlement
of a child can be proved, the parish to which such
child legally belongs is to be liable for the expense of
maintenance ; but the parents or parent to be liable
to the parish for the whole or part of the same.
Judges and magistrates to have powers granted them
to send children under the age of fourteen years to a
county industrial E elool instead of to a prison.
NOTICE OF A 811.1. for abolishing the law of
settlement and relief of the poor, and for establish..
ing a uniform poor rate, and in other respects modi-
fying the present poor law, has been put upon the
papers of the house of Commons by Mr. Pellatt,
member for Southwark.

THE CABE OF THE BARON DE BODE is again to Come
before Parliament. The preliminary notice of mo-
tion for that purpose stands in the name of Mr Mon-
tague Chambers.
THE SAILORS AT LYNN are now asking 41. for the
run to the north of England and back, and in some
instances the advance (10s.) has been given.
SUNDRY GROCERS OF MANCHSTER AND SALFORD
have been brought into a state of much uneasiness
by the prosecutions which the officers of inland
revenue have commenced against several of the
trade for the sale of chicory. On Monday a meeting
of grocers was held in the town in order to discuss
the question and arrange a combined mode of action.
In several cases penalties of 251. have been in-
flicted.

A HEAVY FAILURE AMONG THE LANCASHIRE MANU-
FATURERS was announced in Manchester on Thurs-
day. The firm is that of Thompson, Brothers, and
Sons, one of the oldest houses as calico printers, and
having extensive works near Clithero. Their liabi-
lities are stated at from 6i0,000/. to 120,0001.
VISCOUNT PALMERSTON has written to the Mayor
of Exeter, inquiring as to the accuracy of the reports
which have been published respecting the riots that
took place on the 9th inst. His lordship also re-
quested to be furnished with the particulars of the
outbreak, and the result of the investigations which
have been going on before the local magistrates. A
similar communication has been addressed by his
lordship to Mr. M. B. Bere, a county magistrate,
who, it will be remembered, accompanied the troops
from the boundaries of the city into the county, and
rendered so much assistance in quelling the outbreak
and in apprehending the rioters. In bcth instances
the noble lord's request has been promptly complied
with.
MR. ;lons BRADY, M.l'. for Leitrim, has under-
taken, at the request of a large body of medical prac-
titioners, to move for leave to introduce a Medical
Registration Bill into the House of Commons
early in the approaching session.
THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK MEETING
was held on Wednesday, when the annual statement
of accounts was laid before the shareholders. The
net profits for the last half year were declared to be
61,6171., after providing for all contingencies, bad
debts, appropriating 2,900 f. towards the new
buildings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury, and present-
ing their enlploy4s with gratuities equivalent to 10
per cent. on their salaries. A dividend at the rate of
It per cent. per annum was declared, together with a
bonus of 4 percent. on the paid-up capital, making
in all 10 per cent- dividend on the year's business.
The reserve fund will at the same time be left at the
increased total of 125,3011.
THE ENOLISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY are now actively at work, and messages be-
tween London and Dublin are transmitted constantly.
The prices at the Stock Exchange up to two p.m. are
now published simultaneously by the evening papers
of Dublin and of London.

57

Tut REarn.r or rim Pots. at the East Gloucester-
shire election was officially declared on Saturday by
the High Sheriff. The numbers were, for Sir M. H.
Beach, 3,363 ; Mr. Holland, 2,344: majority, 1,019.
Sir M. H. Beach, having been duly installed repre-
sentative for the division of the county, briefly
returned thanks to the electors. He proceeded
" I shall go to Parliament free and independent—tboA
cheers )—because 1 know that my political opinions and
feelings are in accordance with those that are entertained
by a great majority of the electors of this county. (Beamed
cheering.) 1 shall use my utmost exertions to support
those measures which may conduce to promote the welfare
of my fellow-countrymen—not of one particular class, but
of all classes, and the community in general. (Chow.) 1
shall support good measures, from whatever quarter they
may come ; and I shall devote my best attention to all
measures affecting the comfort and happiness of the labour-
ing classes, whose interests I have so much at heart.
'hem( .1 My principles are pretty well known to you all
—principles which are far above party views--principles
which, I am happy to gay, have gone on increasing in East
Gloucestershire since the mentontble conteated election
twenty years ago, when my hon. colleague, Sir W. Cod-
rington, was returned by a majority of seventy. That
Conservative majority has now been increased to an mot,
mous extent. I congratulate you upon this important
event. You have by your exertions achieved this great
victory, for I cannot be vain enough to suppose that you
have returned me to Parliament as your representative
out of regard for my petsonnl or private character, but
rather from the conviction that my opinions are in accord-
ance with your own. I must also express my pleasure at
the excellent temper that has everywhere prevailed. I am
happy to see that our opponents bear their defeat with
good humour, and, although they may not be disposed to
Die their confidence, I hope to merit their regard and
esteem. I will always do my duty honestly and inde-
pendently, and I trust you will never have occasion to
regret the choice you have made. (Long cad eentinueli
cheering.)"
A LARGE PORTION OF THE RCASIAN IMPERIALS
lately withdrawn from this country by the Emperor
are being sold in Amsterdam for his account, to meet,
it is presumed, the dividends on Russian Stock.
THIRTEEN SCOTTISH PEERS and thirty-three Town
Councils have now joined the Scottish National
Agsocistion.

MR. GAY, late surgeon to the Free Hospital in
Gray's-inwroad, has been dismissed 'uy the authori-
ties of that establishment. Their discontent with
him arose from a biographical notice which appeared
some time ago in the Medical Circular, wherein, as
the council decided, undue credit was assigned to
Dr. Gay's position and services with relation to the
hospital. That gentleman, in the course of some
voluminous correspondence, vainly assured the
board that he was in no way responsible for the
article in question, having done nothing more than
furnish the editor of the Circular with some dates
and names. The council of the hospital having
refused to relax their sentence, a public meeting of
the medical profession was held on Wednesday, at
the Hanover-square Rooms, at which much sym-
pathy was expressed for Mr. Gay, and resolutions
were passed declaring his dismissal unjust and
oppressive to himself, injurious to the hospital, and
insulting to the profession at large. A committee
was afterwards named and funds subscribed for the
purpose of bringing his case prominently under the
notice of the public, the medical profession, and the
officers of her Majesty's household.