part of the country; It is expected to be opened in the ensuing month of July.

The other mutual improvement societies are on a less scale than the Lyceum, but they are all characterised by the same features; they all possess libraries, generally carefully and judiciously selected, and some of them have reading rooms. Two of them have buildings of their own - the Glodwick Mutual Improvement Society, and the Royton Temperance Seminary. The Oldham Analytic Institution is also erecting a commodious building for its own use at Side of moor, and it is expected to be finished about the same time as the Oldham Lyceum. Subjoined will be found a table showing the different societies in the borough, with the number of members, and the number of volumes in the libraries.

Whilst referring to these educational institutions we may here notice one of another kind which has recently been established - the Greenacres Grammar School, situated near to the new Independent Chapel at Greenacres. The institution has been erected by the Rev. George G. Waddington, the minister of the chapel, and was opened on Thursday, the 29th of November, 1855, with a public soiree, at which Mr. Waddington intimated that as soon as it had cleared its expenses he intended to hand it over to trustees for the benefit of the town and neighbourhood - a noble intention, which it is to be hoped he will soon be able to realise.

Whilst the outward prosperity of Oldham has been thus advancing its internal progress has been not less prosperous, as is manifested by the rapid increase which has taken place in the number of its inhabitants. The following is a return of the population taken from the census of 1841 and 1851, and by way of contrast we give the population of the principal manufacturing towns in Lancashire :—

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