23 MAY 1863, page 8

Lancashire Distress And Proposals For Relieving It.

D OING good is said to be a luxury. It may be so • but if it is, it is assuredly one of the most puzzling and la- borious of all enjoyments to conscientious and sagacious minds.......

The Churcii1vard Contract.

IF there be anything unsavoury, if there be anything of ill 1 report, it is the cropping up of a half-forgotten scandal. At its first appearance we are too much occupied by the......