Lord Deere in Hertfordshire, and Mr. Fazakerley in Devonshire, have
called meetings in their respective parishes for the purpose of agreeing upon a commutation of tithes under the new Act.
The members of the Congregational Union for the 1Vest Riding of Yorkshire have resolved to get up petitions to Parliament for the total abolition of Church-rates, without any charge on the Consolidated Fund.
At Wakefield, a Church-rate has been granted, after a strong oppo- sition.
At Odiham, Hants, the consideration of levying a Church-rate was postponed for four months, by a majority of 12 to 4.
A Rector, living not a hundred miles from Whitehaven, has been doing an act of charity within the last few weeks to one of his Lie parishioners. A poor man who had lived in the parish for thirty years, and who had left it only for two months, had the misfortune to lose his wife, who expressed a wash to be buried where she had lived so many years. The demand made by the Rector for her internment was one pound one shilling ; which the poor man raised with some difficulty ; and on presenting the Rector with it, he returned him n the shilling! A few of the parishioners being possessed of a little more charity than their worthy pastor, subscribed the demand for the poor man who is well worthy of charity. —Carlisle Journal.
Measures are being taken, we understand, for inviting Mr. James Simpson, the lecturer on education, to Birmingham. We are much in want of some instruction on the subject of popular education.—Bir- mingham Journal.
The receipts at the Manchester Festival will not exceed 17,500/. At the late South Essex agricultural show, the prize for green peas was gained by Mr. Duck.
On the 23d ultimo, the monument to the memory of the late Mr. Huskisson was placed on the pedestal in the building erected for the
purpose, in the Cemetery at Liverpool, immediately over the spot where his remains were interred. The statue, of fine white marble, is seven feet nine inches in height, and conveys a very admirable likeness of Mr. Huskissom He is represented in the dress of a Roman senator, with a scroll in his hand. The building in which the statue is placed is of a circular form, with a rustic basement, about two feet in height, which supports ten three. quarter fluted Corinthian columns. The ex- pense of the building was about 1,4001., and the cost of the statue about 1,300/.
It is in contemplation to establish a system of telegraphic commu- nication, both by day and night, on the great railroads now in forma- tion, more particularly on the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction lines. This, at times, may be very useful.
Such is the flourishing state of the iron and hardware trade, that a respectable tradesman of Taunton a few days since received a printed circular from a firm at Sheffield, intimating, that from the great extent of their orders at home, they were compelled to abandon this year their accustomed practice of sending round travellers, and would feel obliged, should any thing be required, by an order through the post, although such was their situation, they could not in that case promise immediate attention to their favours, but only the very best attention in their power.— Taunton Courier.
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