A new dispensary has just been established at Canterbury. The
Dutchess of Kent having been applied to for her Royal Highness's pa- tronage, with her usual munificence immediately sent 201 towards the laudable institution.
The Manchester Festival Committee have resolved not to allow the disinterment of the body of Mabbran, for the reasons stated in the following resolution, adopted at a meeting held on the 19th instant-
" That M. do Beriot having hastily (pitted this town immediately on the death of Madame Malibran de Beriot, without having provided for the inter- ment or disposal of the budy, otherwise than by a written remit st to Mr. Beale to inter the same where he should think lit; and this Committee having coope- rated with Mr. Beale to conduct the interment in such a manner as to evince their deep feeling on the occasion of a foreigner being left without her relations to attend her last rites, and their sense of her high professional merit ; mid the funeral haviri; been conducted in all its circumstances in accordance with these sentiments, and the body deposited in a situation liberally granted for the pur- pose by the Warden and Fellows of the Collegiate Church, this Committee are of opinion that the disinterment and removal of the body would be in direct opposition to the wishes, and utto ly repulsive and repugnant to the feelings of the public at large, as well as on ungracious return for the honours paid to the late Madame Malibran de Beriot."
A new institution for the promotion of the fine arts has ju4 been established at Newcastle, which is to be called " The North of Eng- land Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts," intended for the advancement of drawing, pain! ing, sculpture, engraving, engineering, &c. and procuring an adequate place where students runty work tinder the same roof. One important object of tile IICW institution is to en- courage the study of the fine arts in connexion with the useful arts,— such as pottery, iron-lomeling, glass-works, cotton-printing ; in short, through the whole range of business where the aid of the art of design is at all required.—Tyne Mercury.
A public meeting took place in Liverpool on Saturday, in conse- quence uf a requisition which had been presented to the Mayor, urging the necessity of erecting a building in Liverpool sufficiently large to accommodate the persons who are anxious to be present on the occa- sions of oratorios, music-meetings, festivals, &c. The necessary ar- rangemeuts were mode for carrying this object into effect.
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