Summary Of News For October.

the children , to the number of about 250 were formed into procession at the Asylum , and , headed by a band of music and the members of the committee , proceeded in procession to the residence of Mr . Tredwell ; many of the boys carrying flags and banners , which added considerably to the gaiety of the scene . At half-past four , the whole company assembled in a large temporary building , which was brilliantly illuminated , and decorated with'banners , flowers , and evergreens—where an abundant supply of refreshments , as well for tlie visitors as tlie children , was provided . by the nost aim

generous , ana the evening was spent in innocent games , songs , speeenes , recitations . The grace before and after tea was chanted by the children with such sweetness and harmony , and their songs were sung with such musical correctness , as to elicit- a warm approval from the visitors . Towards tlie close of the evening the tables were furnished with huge bowls of smoking negus , and when the multitude of cups were well filled , Mr . Barnard ( one of the committee ) proposed the health of Mr . and Mrs . Tredwell , which was most heartily responded to by all present . The Rev . Walter Field , chaplain to tho society , then addressed the children in a very impressive ¦ manner , and concluded by thanking Mr . and Mrs . Tredwell in the name of tho committee and the society , for their condescension and liberality , and called upon the chilmost

dren to give three hearty cheers tor then- munificent entertainers , wmcn was cordially responded to . The band then played the national anthem , and the company broke up ; each of the children , on departing , receiving a small present as a memento of the day . This entertainment being only for the children in the Brixton establishment , the members of the committee determined to give a somewhat similar treat to those in the town school . Accordingly on the following Monday , these children to '' the number of about 60 , wore taken to the Crystal Palace by railway . After spending

•an hour or two in viewing the wonders of the Palace , the children were gathered together in the grand saloon , and a substantial and elegant dinner , provided under the direction of Mr . Home , was set before them . Having asked for a blessing on the feast , the children showed how well they could appreciate the good things of life , and concluded by singing one or two appropriate hymns and the national anthem . After an hour or two more spent in viewing the Palace , the children were again gathered together , and returned to town shortly before five o'clock ; having first attracted considerable attention by singing the National Anthem on the platform , whilst waiting

the arrival of the train . It will at all times afford us the utmost pleasure to record such pleasing instances of the interest taken in the welfare of their pupils , by the managers and friends of this and similar institutions ; and knowing the vahie of the Royal Saint Anne ' s Asylum , we can conscientiously recommend it to support . On the morning of the 26 th , a very destructive fire broke out in some large warehouses , known as Mullenneux's , at Lancelots Hey , near Liverpool . The warehouses were filled with cotton ancl other inflammable mattersand the fire was not subdued

, until very late at night , and again broke out on the following day . The estimated damage done to the premises , stock , and adjoining property ( of which a considerable . quantity is destroyed ) , is from 200 , 000 _ . to 300 , 000 _ . It is stated that the fire occurred through some men engaged in sampling turpentine in the cellars of the warehouses , using a naked candle—the snuff from which accidentally fell into tho turpentine and ignited it .

MISCELLANIES . Sunday , 1 st of October , was observed throughout the country as a day of thanks ., giving for the late abundant harvest . The medical session for 1854-5 commenced on the 2 nd . On the 3 rd , a new People ' s Park at Macclesfield was inaugurated , with great eclat . The park is sixteen acres in extentbeautifulllaid outand has been principallpaid

, y , y for by private subscription . On the 6 th , a grand banquet was given at Glasgow to the Earl of Eglintoun , as the president of the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights . On the 8 th , a whale , weighing . upwards of two tons , was caught in the Severn , near Newnham , in Gloucestershire . A similar capture was made about thirty yewrs since ,