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disturbances of St . George ' s-in-the-East . The Rev . Bryan King , the rector , has issued a notice respecting gentlemen who are willing to act as special constables in tbe parish church to communicate with him immediately , intimating that strangers will be pleased to forward a clerical reference . Concurrently with this extraordinary notice , which is not likely to pacify the parishioners , a notice has been issued that the third anniversary of the opening of the Mission Churchin Calvert

, Street , where the highest of High Church practices are carried out , will be celebrated on the 24 th inst ., when the sermon will be preached by the Dean of AVestminster . The Bishop of London , who some time since inhibited tho Rev . Frederick George Lee from preaching in his diocese , in consequence of his sermon at St . George ' s-in-the-East , has removed the inhibition , and Mr . Lee is again at liberty to officiate . Three bricklayers , named Jenkins , Stanley , and Davies , were convicted

before Mr . Elliott , at Lambeth Police-court , of threatening and intimidating John Roy , in order to force him to belong to a society . Jenkins and Stanley were sentenced to one month , and Davies to fourteen days' imprisonment ; but au appeal to the quarter sessions having been entered , they were liberated for the present on bail . COMMERCIAL ; AND PUBLIC COMPANIES . —The weekly reviews from the manufacturing districts show a steady improvement in business , with ing prospects for the future . In the majority of branches

encourag the operatives and artisans are in good employment , and they seem to be satisfied with the wages secured . At Bradford , Huddersfield , and Leeds the symptoms are satisfactory , an extension of transactions being reported every week . The letters from Leicester intimate that the manufacturers were increasing their hands , and that the inquiry for wool was more active . The Manchester and Birmingham accounts speak of a decidedly better state of things , and stocks have decreased through the late augmentation of orders from abroad . At Wolverhampton the home

trade has been steadily increasing , the departments associated with the United States ancl Russia presenting greater activity ; but there is still much sluggishness in the Indian demand . The lace trade at Nottingham has been heavy , but in the hosiery branches more animation has existed . Tho accounts from tho Irish markets are by no means discouraging . In tho market for bank shares , prices have been well supported . The principal inquiries were for Oriental , Union of Australia , London

Chartered of Australia , and English , Scottish , and Australian Chartered . Van Diemen's Land shares have fallen . The six per cent , debenture stock of the Crystal Palace Company was marked 99 and 100 ; London Dock , 07 ; and the shares of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada , 1 preui . AA ' e extract from the Australian Mail the following particulars , showing the rapid progress of New South AA ' ales : —The commercial and other statistics of New South AVales indicate a most remarkable rate of progress . AA'e will recapitulate a fow of them . In

ISIS , the quantity of wool imported into the United Kingdom from Australia was S 6 , 5251 b . ; in 1 S 2 S , 1 , 574 , 1861 b . ; in 1838 , 7 , 837 , 4231 b . ; iu 1 S 4 S , 30 , 034 , 5 C 71 b . ; and in 1858 , 51 , 104 , 5601 b . In 1845 , the population of New South AVales aud Port Philip was 181 , 556 souls . In 1850 , New South AVales alone numbered 286 , 873 inhabitants ; and on the 1 st January , 1858 , 305 , 487 . Iu 1845 , the value of the exports of New South AA ' ales was £ 1 , 092 , 389 ; in 1856 , £ 3 , 430 , 880 ; in 1857 , £ 4 , 011 , 592 ; and in 1 S 5 S , £ 4 , 246 , 277 , having quadrupled in fourteen '

years . In 1845 , the imports were valued at £ 985 , 561 ; in 1 S 56 , at £ 5 , 400 , 971 ; in 1857 , at £ 6 , 729 , 408 ; and in 1858 , at £ 6 , 029 , 366 ; having increased sixfold in fourteen years . In 1 S 45 the British produce and manufactures imported into New South Wales were worth £ 612 , 912 , and in 1850 , £ 3 , 475 , 359 . In 1845 tbo wool exported was worth £ 612 , 705 , and iu 1857 , £ 1 , 275 , 067 . The gold exported from New South AA ' ales in 1851 was valued at £ 468 , 336 ; in 1852 , at £ 2 , 660 , 946 ; in 1853 , at £ 1 , 781 , 172 ; hi 1854 , at £ 773 , 209 ; and in 1857 , at £ 187 , 249 . A considerable proportion consisted of " Victorian produce , hence the fluctuation . The coinage of tbe Sydney Mint is at present at the rate

of nearly a million and a half sterling per annum . In 1 S 49 the coal raised in New South AA ' ales was valued at £ 14 , 647 , and in 1 S 57 , at £ 148 , 158 . Yet a colony whose progress presents results of this wonderful character is , apparently , regarded by her Majesty ' s government as not worthy of special consideration in the arrangement of the steampacket service . ——The prospectus has been issued of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company , with a capital of £ 1 , 000 , 000 , in £ 25 shares , of which £ 5 or £ 200000 is to be called up . The directors are men

con-, ,, nected with the first houses in the City , and their names will carry weig ht with the public . It is shown that tho existing marine insurance companies were all formed prior to 1825 , since which the commerce of the country has nearly trebled ; and proofs are given that there is ample room for another . AVe refer our readers to the prospectus , in the belief that it will be found worthy of their favourable attention . The Australian advices announce that the Peninsular and Oriental

Company have reduced their charge for tho freight and insurance of epeeio by the overland route to 2 per cent . The principal feature in the Mincing-lane markets has been an extensive business iu saltpetre , at full prices , for all but tho fine qualities of Bengal . In other articles transactions were of their usual moderate extent , and prices were not materially altered . Tbe deliveries from warehouse continue very satisfactory , but stocks contrast heavily with those ofthe corresponding period

last year . —An interesting return of the companies formed and registered under the Limited Liability Act has been published , stating the name and object of each undertaking , but the defect is the . absence of el ; lssifi . " o : \ fe » > ivlikh wc- viid . wsi . k the pub lb to \/ : Rty : thfl success « JC Bic V SJ ; -

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riment , either as regards the amount of capital employed , or the particular speculation embarked in . Of course parties specially interested will make an analysis for themselves , but it may be sugr'es ed that in future returns'it would be desirable to do this , as it would ° th en become a very valuable statistical document . In its present form it is a mass of information not easily to be digested , but it nevertheless shows clearly that the powers of the act have been extensively resorted to . In land the number of formed has been 1010

Eng companies , iu Ireland 51 , and in Scotland 40 . AVith respect to the ' limited' principle , as applied to banking institutions , the return states that one inst itution 'u . iy has directly sought for registration under the act , the na me of the bank being the Bank of Tunis , projected for the purpose of carrying on business of a bank of issue and of deposit in the Tunisian kingdom , with a nominal capital of £ 100 , 000 , but it appears it is not known whether the undertaking is still in operation or being wound up .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

CAMPBELL ' AMERICAN MINSTRELS . —A new troupe of sable minstrels have take possession of the smaller concert room at the St . James ' s Hall , and bid lair successfully to fill up the void created by the departure of the long popular " Christy ' s . " It consists of some thirteen performers of various kinds , vocal and instrumental , and tho leadership is efficiently divided between Messrs . Fox and AVarden , themselves men of high ability in special departments . Mr . Fox is a most successful imitator of negro peculiarities as we arc to them to be exhibited at the

suppose plantation , and Mr . AVarden takes the rSle of the " coloured gentleman " of musical tendency , who gives ludicrous imitations of the Italian opera . Amongst the solo siugers , Messrs . Farrenberg and Drummond are especially deserving of complimentary mention , the former as a highly finished tenor , and the latter as a most effective baritone singer . They are both nightly encored , and are fully deserving of the compliment . Tho dancing is extremely goodtbe " Old Virginny dance" of

, Mr . M . Sexton being a most extraordinary specimen or negro flexibility ancl power of contortion , and the "Lousiana Belle Dance" quite a novelty , being a sort of Kentucky version of the celebrated coquette dance of Perea Nena . The instrumental music is firstrate , including a brilliant violin and an effective violoncello player , so that , taken altogether , this new company may be accepted as a considerable advance on all previous minstrelsy from the other side of the Atlantic .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

' H . T . '—No person has the power of postponing the meeting of a Lodge beyond its regular stated time , without a vote of tho members . " A CONSTANT READER" cannot have seen our number of the 22 nd ult . " AN IEISII MASON . "—Ireland does not possess a Masonic journal of its own ; and if we do not publish more Irish information , it is because the brethren are very chary in affording it . AA ' e have before us a letter

from an English brother , in which , speaking of the Irish Masons , he says , " If generally they are not good workmen , I am informed they are very good in assisting each other—which is better than professing so much , as many of us do , without practising what we preach , uuless it is to make a public show . " " A YOUNG MASON" has no right to interfere in the , working of a Lodge , unless the AA ' . M . invites him to do so .

"A CIUPTSMAN . "—Our advice is , join the Royal Arch—though your not doing so will not prevent your obtaining the highest dignities in the Craft . " SCOTIA . "—Lorcl Panmure was initiated into Masonry at Quebec , under the English Constitution . THE MARK DECREE . —AA ' e have not heard what steps have been taken

by the committee appointed by the Grand Lodge of Scotland . " S . S . "—In Ireland the AV . M . ( and consequently his officers ) is only elected for six months . " ¦ J . AA ' . "—Of course the " equality" of Freemasonry is to a groat degree more theoretical than real . In Lodge we are all on a level as brethren , but out of Lodge we must bend to the customs of society . It

would be gross impertinence , because you dined and took wine with a noble lord at a Lodge festival , to claim his acquaintance , if you met him in the street . " J . D . "—Mere jingling rhymes are not poetry . " X . "— £ 5 will make you a life subscriber to the Boys School ; £ 10 a life governor . ERRATU . IL—At page 247 of our present volumeBenedict Biscop is said

, to have introduced workmen into "England in 1704 , instead of 764—rather an important difference . SCOT . !_ AND . —AA ' e have received a report of the meeting of Grand Irtdgc at Edinburgh , SKA , ' , <>} late iw Ihk week ' s hupressBi * .