The Week.

then reviewed the principal events of the session in his usual trenchant and racy style . Mr . Fleming , who is about to contest the other seat iu the borough now held by the Liberals , accompanied Mr . Ferrand , and followed him in a speech , which was loudly applauded . About twelve years ago Mr . Ripley , a wealthy Liverpool merchant , died , leaving the bulk of his

property to his widow . He had often , before his death , expressed his wish to build and endow a charity for the maintenance and education of the orphans in his native town of Lancaster ; and his widow determined to carry out his intentions . Legal obstacles were interposed , but these having been surmounted , a building capable of accommodating 150 boys and as many girls

has been opened in the town of Lancaster , for the building and endowment of ivhich Mrs . Ripley furnished the funds . The opening ivas the occasion of general rejoicing ; and addresses of congratulation were presented to the lady from the Corporation and from the inhabitants , while a marble bust of tbe late Mr . Ripley was placed in the hall . Lord Mayor ' s Day ( AA

ednesday ) had the advantage of finer weather than we have of late been accustomed to , the consequence of which was that a considerable crowd assembled on the line of his lordship ' s procession from the City to the Courts of Law at ATestminster . There was little or no departure from the old stereotyped features of the show . The dinner in the evening was

attended by Lord Palmerston and several of her Majesty ' s Ministers and other eminent persons . M . Ben-yer was also present , and acknowledged the toast of his health with lis usual eloquence and grace . The speeches of the Ministers were of the ordinary common-place character . The Lord Chancellor has been engaged in hearing a case of disputed jurisdiction between the London Corporation and the governors of St . Thomas ' s Hospital . It will be remembered

that the governors resolved to erect their new hospital in Stangate , on the southern river embankment . The Corporation of the City , believing that they had , under their charter , control over the hospital superior to the governors , and holding a different opinion as tho eligibility of the site , applied to the Vice-Chancellor Page A \ ood to restrain tho governors from building the hospital in the place intended . The Alee Chancellor held

that the decision of tho governors was within the compass of their powers , and declined to interfere with it . Against this decision the corporation appealed to the Lord Chancellor , who , on Tuesday , gave his judgment . His lordship very clearly expressed his opinion that the corporation had parted with all the power they originally possessed to the governors , and though

the hospital seal remained in their possession , they could only affix it to documents at the instruction of tho governors . But as there were some technical questions in tho way he desired the matter to be brought up again next week . Another " alarming scene in a railway carriage" is reported . On Friday week , while a train was passing between Sawbridgeworth and

Bishop Stortford , on the Great Eastern Railway , a man , who was travelling in a third-class carriage , proceeded to undress himself . He was soon in a state of nature , to the great dismay of his fellow-travellers , among whom were several women and children . He was given into custody at Bishop Stortford , and there seems every reason to believe that ho is insane .

The Doncaster magistrates have decided that a steam engine drawing a threshing machine on a turnpike road , and intended to work the same , is exempt from toll , as forming part of the machine itself . Tho dinner given to M . Berryer in the hall of the Middle Temple on Tuesday evening was a grand scene . Such a gathering of legal luminaries was probably never seen before . The speeches in praise of their honoured guest were worthy of the occasion . M . Berryer ' s reply was simple ,

expressive , and graceful , especially the compliments he paid to the service the English bar had rendered to the cause of regulated freedom . The steamers on the American line have been very unfortunate within the last few days . The Jura took the ground at the entrance to the Mersey , and has broken her back . The Borussia , outward bound , has been compelled to return , having broken the fans of her screw propeller . The Saxonia , which left New York on the 15 th ult ., and was due at Cowes on

the 26 th , has not been heard of . The coalmasters of the AAlgan district have determined to refuse the application of their pitmen for an advance of wages . Several firesattributed to incendiaries—have occurred on the Yorkshire Wolds , and the farmers of that district are , as they were last year , panic-stricken . A gentleman named AVard having paid

a guinea for admission to one of the seances of those clever American jugglers , Davenport , Fay , and Ferguson , who visited Newcastle-on-Tyne last week , applied to the magistrates of that borough for a summons against the performers , on the ground that they had been obtaining money under false pretences . The justices of Newcastle , however , declined to grant the

application , telling Mr . AVard that the Davenport seances were such " silly exhibitions , " that no one attending them could be said to have his money taken from his pockets under false pretences . Tho prisoners De AAltt and AVright , who are in custody on a charge of conspiring to defraud wine merchants by forged bills of exchange , have been committed for trial . ¦

Thomas Burrows , the stockjobber , who was apprehended on a charge of attempting to abscond , and to defraud certain persons of stock in Mexican , Spanish , and Confederate bonds , was brought up on Saturday for final examination . Several charges were made against him , and evidence was taken on each of them . His solicitor argued that there was no case

against him , but , as Alderman Moon decided on committing him for trial , the defence was reserved . As the prisoner has become bankrupt , the magistrate , with consent of the prosecution , admitted him to bail .- ——Tho allegation of another

mercantile fraud has been made in tho City . AVilliam Miller , a confidential clerk to Mr . Dynes , a merchant in Mincinglane , was brought before Mr . Alderman Stone on the charge of having taken advantage of his master ' s absence , through indisposition , to appropriate to his own use a considerable amount . The charge brought against him was that of haviug

drawn a cheque for nearly £ 500 , but his master stated that there are also bills daily coming in to the extent of between £ 30 , 000 and £ 10 , 000 , of the greater portion of ivhich lie knew nothing whatever till they were presented . The prisoner was remanded , and the magistrate declined to accept bail . The affairs of the late Unity Bank have been again brought under

discussion , Mr . Tony , the late manager , and Mr . Burch , the late secretary of the bank , having been brought before the Lord Mayor on a charge of conspiring ' . together in 1862 to draw up and publish a false balance-sheet of the affairs of the bank . Mr . Lewis , jun ., who was for tho prosecution , entered into a lengthened statement of the charge , and called sufficient

evidence to justify a remand , which the Lord Mayor granted . Colonel Waugh has been again before the Court of Bankruptcy . His balance-sheet was read , and he had come up to pass his examination and to obtain his discharge ; the case was again adjourned . An application to increase the allowance now made to the bankrupt was made , but refused by the Court .

A memorial praying for a respite for Muller has been prepared by the General Legal Protection Society , and will be presented to Sir George Grey . This document examines not only the evidence produced on the trial , but brings forward a number of facts and rumours which were not alluded to on the trial , but