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      Boston , says a New York paper , she fell into a fainting fit , and had to be carried from the stage . The performances were immediately suspended for the night .

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      A short time ago the Archbishop of Paris disapproving of the militant conduct of some of the metropolitan clergy , and more especially of their acting as newspaper editors , published a Pastoral letter , in which , he invited the priests of his diocese to renounce political discussion , on account of its involving the clergy in worldly disputes , highly prejudicial to the sacerdotal character . The Bishop of Chartres , in answer to the recommendations of the Archbishop , has issued a circular to his clergy , in which he maintains that when pernicious doctrines are disseminated , it is the bounden duty of so

      influential a body as the clergy , not to stand aloof , but to enter the lists boldly , and counteract the effects of the mental poison so instilled . He thinks that " the spirit of falsehood has , by a fatal surprise , mingled with the truths announced b y the Archbishop of Paris , errors which are full of frightful danger . " The archbishop does not condescend to make any direct reply to the rebellious bishop , but publishes an ordonnance in the Univers of Wednesday , which defers the matter to the Provincial Council . The Debat , the Presse , and the Ordre , all condemn the Bishop of Chartres .

      The reception at the Elyse ' e on Monday evening was unusually brilliant , and the number of ladies present was greater than usual . In addition to the Ministers and the Corps Diplomatique , a great majority of the notabilities of the capital were amongst the visitors . Influenza has been very violent in Paris lately . The Union Medicale says that at least 300 , 000 persons in Paris have been affected by it . It has been for some days beginning to decline . A man named Coquet has just been arrested at Liverdun on the charge of having fired the shot which caused the death of the Archbishop of Paris at the barricade of the Faubourg St . Antoine , in the insurrection of June , 1848 . He has been lodged in the gaol of Toul .

      The Moniteur du Soir states that the complaints made by the Government at the limitation of space allotted to French productions intended for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park have been satisfactorily removed by the royal committee . This fact is mentioned as a proof of the good feeling which subsists between England and France . A shoemaker , who haB frequently been in the House of Correction , at Mayence , entered the church , on Monday week , went up to the altar where Dr . Nickel , governor of the episcopal seminary , was performing mass , and attempted to murder him . in face of the whole congregation with a long dagger , which , however , merely wounded the reverend priest in the hand and thigh , without producing any dangerous effect .

      I he roads in Germany are at present encumbered by the quantity of snow which has lately fallen . A letter from Leipzic states , that for several days last week all the railway-trains and mails were detained , except that on the Saxo-Bavarian line . On the Leipzic and Dresden line , two trains were buried in the snow at Oschatz , as was also a Berlin train between Berlin and Coothen . On the Leipzic and Magdeburg line , eight trains were obliged to stop near Halle . The mails from Berlin and the North have for some days been constantly twenty-four hours behind time . —Frankjbrt Journal .

      lhe Overland Mail brings intelligence of the unconditional surrender of the fort Dharoor , in the Nizam ' s dominions , on the 4 th of February ; a portion of the prince ' s territory has been made over to the Government of the EaRt India Company , as an equivalent for the debt of £ 00 , 000 due to it . In the Punjaub , 450 miles of canals are under construction . LordDalhousie is occupied with education in the Punjaub , in which he is earnestly seconded by the inhabitants . The sum of £ 10 , 000 sterling has been stolen from the Oriental Bank at Calcutta . The Chinese papers add to these items the confirmation of Commissioner Lin ' H death . The North China Herald announces the discovery of an interesting race of Jews in the interior of the country , 350 miles from Pekin , by some missionaries of the London society .

      Considerable dissatisfaction prevails in tho United States Ktnong iron manufacturers and other trades , at Congress having adjourned without jmssing an increased tariff bill . A sharp debate took place in Congress between Messrs . Allen and Ashman , of the Massachusetts delegation , in regard to an alleged donation of 50 , 000 dollars from certain merchants and banks in New York and Boston to the Secretary of State , Mr . Webster . The . explanation of the affair , as given by some of the papers , docs not raise our notions of Mr . Webster ' s independence , or high principle . " Plain living and high thinking" is evidently not his motto .

      The American papers contain a long list of c . ulmnitien , Nome of them attended with large Iohs of life . The boiler of . i ferry-bout had exploded at St . Louis , killing thirty passengers , and severely scalding twenty . By the collision between tho steamers Autocrat and Magnolia , nettr New Orleans , twenty lives were . lost . At FayeUevillc , Tennessee , forty bonnes were blown down by ; i tornado , and about fifteen persons killed . St . Tholnas'M Kpiscopal Church in Broadway , New York , ban been destroyed by fire—loss , . ' ( 0 , 000 dollars . A notorious character , named one-eyed Thompson , an alleged counterfeiter and burglar , and strangely mixed up with prominent triiils now before the New York ( Joints , committed suicido by taking morphine , in the 4 ; ity prison on Monday , leaving his written learnm for ho doing , and an uficcting farewell to hit * family and the world .

      Two Poles of tho Polish-Hungarian Lfigion who , following the advice given them , went to America , were driven by misery mul despair ( unused by the difficulty of obtaining employment ) to commit suicide ; the one , KlimiiBzerBki , by throwing himself under the wheels of

      a railroad engine , the other , Niedzielski , by blowing out his brains . The subject of free schools is attracting considerable attention in Canada , and the effort to render them so , it is predicted , will soon be successful . The application for separate schools , made by some of the leading Catholics in Toronto has been refused by the board of trustees , the case carried to the Queen ' s Bench , and the action of the trustees sanctioned . The New Brunswicker announces that the bill to incorporate the European and North American Railway has passed the House . The bill provides that the province shall take stock in the proposed undertaking to the amount of £ 250 , 000 , and issue debentures to that amount , the balance to be paid by private subscription . The bill provides that for every pound subscribed and paid up , one acre of Government land will be allowed . There can

      be no doubt that the sum necessary to construct the railway through this province will be readily subscribed , and the mechanics of St . John ' s , New Brunswick , have made an offer to the Legislature to take stock in the railway to the amount of £ 100 , 000 , provided they are employed upon the work . A proposition has been made in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies to prevent the erection of convents , and to pass a law forbidding any woman under twenty-five years of age taking the -veil , but it is not stated with what prospect of success .

      Mexico seems determined to keep pace with the rest of the civilized world in the transmission of intelligence . The posts for the" telegraphic wires between the capital and Vera Cruz have all been erected , and the communication will soon be opened . Two gangs of brigands , said to be Americans , under the leadership of men named Leman and White , were reported as ravaging the state of Chihuahua , in Mexico . They had a strong force , thirty in one party , and two pieces of artillery , and they had women and children among their prisoners .

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      Public meetings have been held during the week at Chelsea , Pimlico , and other districts in the metropolis to petition Parliament in favour of an effectual measure to suppress the use of territorial titles , and the exercise of territorial jurisdiction under delegation from a foreign power ; and also to prevent synodical action on the part of the Romish clergy under colour of any authority from the Bishop of Kome . A deputation of noblemen and gentlemen had an

      interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office on Thursday , to present an address to her Majesty against the aggression of the Pope of Rome , and the tractarian innovations lately introduced into the service of the Church of England . Lord Ashley , in presenting the address , mentioned to Sir George Grey that it had been signed by 03 peers , 108 members of the House of Commons , and by 321 , 240 other lay members of the Church of England , all of whom had signed their own names , with their residences affixed .

      A meeting of Irish representatives and others was held on Tuesday , at the King ' s Anns Hotel , Palaceyard , Westminster , to consider the best means of pressing on the Chancellor of the Exchequer the expediency of abolishing the excise duty on paper . The meeting , after having been addressed by Mr . Torrens M'Cullagh , Mr . Pagan , Captain Greene , and Sir Timothy O'Brien , resolved , " That the excise duty on paper impedes the progress and extension of the manufacture , and by paralyzing enterprise operates most injuriously on the interests of trade and the employment of the people . " A deputation was afterwards appointed to wait upon Sir Charles Wood and Lord John Russell .

      The nomination of a successor to Mr . Sheil in the representation of Dungarvon took place on Wednesday . Sir John Power , of Kilfane , proposed the Honourable Charles Ponsonby , eldest son of Lord de Mauley , the candidate who represents the Whig interest , and enjoys the support of the Duke of Devonshire . Mr . Thomas J . Fitzgerald seconded the nomination of Mr . Ponaonby ; and Mr . John Francis Maguire , proprietor and editor of tho Cork Jixamincr , the tenant league , candidate , was then put ia nomination , his mover and seconder being Mr Miihony , a local merchant , and Mr . Boland , a shopkeeper . Mr . Edward Lucas , of the Tablet , was also nominated , for the purpose of giving him an opportunity to address the meeting .

      Mr . Hume having been in Norfolk , last week , on business with the magistrates , wus invited to address a meeting of reformers in / St . Andrew ' s-hall , which he did on . Friduy evening . Though only a short notice was given , two thousand persona were present , and received hiit with great enthusiasm . Captain Wurburtoit has been instructed by her Majesty ' s Privy Council to visit Blackburn , and report upon the expediency or otherwise of granting the inhabitants of tbut town a charter of incorporation . The charter up to the present time linn been unopposed .

      One of the curiosities among the American contributions is a packet , landed on Monday from the St . L'iwrenee , which consisted of an air-exhausted metal eoflin in which a huinuu body could be preserved for ages without undergoing tho slightest change towards decomposition . It contained a bouquet of flowers , which is us fresh as when it was first placed there . The variety in the American cor . ibutions is very great . Amongst the packets are HpicimenK of all kinds of inventions in machinery , such as lathes , und planing and machinesmills

      weighing , , Ac . ; in agricultural implements , such aa ploughs , winnowing muehincH ; life boats and buoys , unchorn ; carriages , harness musical instruments , perfumery , wigs and other head dresses of huir ; fancy ttonpH , cabinet worka , india rubber goods , fire arms , stained glnsw , chemical instruments , pegs for tho bottoms of boots am ) shoes , patent and fireproof paint . There is a huge quantity of glass from Massachusetts ' ; also specimens of Australian wheat in tho straw of tobacco , cotton , seeds , cod-liver [ oil , blacking , patent iron

      safes , catawba , wine , stationery , books , bookbinding oak tables , spring chairs , picture frames , looking . glaaieg pilot bread , wafer and soda crackers , soap stones , speei- ' mens of flour and preserved meats , and of a self-acting safety valve . The American frigate St . Lawrence ia to call at one of the Frenoh ports , after discharging her cargo for the Exhibition , and take up the body of the famous Paul Jones—the first United States Commodore—now reposing in Paris . Poor as the Polish exiles in France and England are , they have nevertheless subscribed , up to this moment , £ 60 towards the relief of the Poles and Hungarians , who have lately arrived in Liverpool from Turkey .

      The Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s steamer Singapore left Southampton on Monday , with detachments of the Seventy-third , Sixth , and Ninetieth Regiments for the Cape of Good Hope . She also took ship letter boxes and bags , and £ 50 , 000 in gold from the Treasury for the Cape , The thieves * kitchen in Gray * s-inn-lane , which has long boasted a high reputation as a normal school of thieving , and a dep 6 t for the reception of stolen property , is broken up . By the vigilance of two or three of the detective police , the greater number of the thief-trainers have been convicted and transported . In the county of Pembroke , within eight miles of Pembroke , are three sisters , all widow ladies , whose united ages amount to 254 years , the eldest being eightyseven , the second eighty-five , and the youngest eightythree ; they are in the most complete possession of all their faculties , hearing and seeing well , and so active that either of them is able to walk a couple of miles without

      . A fire broke out in the mansion of the Earl of Ripon , at Putney-heath , on Friday week . The fire was first observed in his bedroom . The hose of the Putney engine was conveyed to the roof of the mansion , and the water was poured down the chimney communicating with Lord Ripon ' s bedroom and an adjoining apartment where the fire had originated . Before the fire could be extinguished it was found necessary to pull down the wall in front of the fireplace in the earl ' s bedroom , and it was then found that some timber between the flues had beeu smouldering for some hours before it burst into flame . The fire was ultimately extinguished by cutting away the timber ; but not until damage to the amount of £ 150 had been done to the building .

      A coroner ' s jury at Bristol have found the following verdict over the body of a young lady who died suddenly , and on whom a surgeon held a , post mortem examination : " Idiopathic asphyxia , hastened by tight lacing . " At the Devon Assizes on Wednesday , the Birds , whose case has been so frequently before the public , were sentenced to sixteen months' hard labour . The body of a female , whose name is not known , was found floating in the Regent ' s Canal , near the York and Albany Tavern , last week . The body seemed to be that of a destitute person , and had , apparently , been a fortnight in the water . At an inquest held on the body , on Saturday , the following verdict was returned : — " That the body was found drowned in the waters of the Regent ' s Canal , with certain marks of violence upon it , but how it came there , or how they were caused , there was not sufficient evidence to prove . "

      It is said that Drory had promised the unfortunate Jael Denny £ 10 for declaring that he was not the cause of her " trouble ; " but that he never paid her the money . The trial of the murderer has renewed the interest manifested at the time of viewing the scene of the dreadful catastrophe ; and a tree growing near the spot has been stiipped of its bark by curiosity hunters in the " horrible " line . An application has been made to the High Sheriff by Mr . Donovan , the phrenologist , for permission to take casts of the heads of Drory and Mrs . Chcsham after their execution .

      Henry Winteringham , an undergraduate of Corpus Christi College , Cambridge , was brought before the magistrates on Saturday on the charge of having committed an assault with criminal intent on Elizabeth Mary Parr , a girl between fifteen and sixteen , the daughter of a respectable tradesman . The magistrates decided upon committing the prisoner to take his trial at the assizes , but he was admitted to bail , himself in £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 each .

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      Tho farmers in Ireland are eagerly availing themselves of the favourable spring weather to plant potatoes , which are likely to be grown to a far greater extent than in any year eince the diuastrous blight iu 1846 . With the exception of Kerry , Clare , und one or two other counties , the crop of last year turned out productive and sound , and potatoes have maintained a very remunerative price —indeed an extremely high rate , in proportion to wheat and other grain . Although emigration continues on bo formidable a scale , there can be little doubt , judging from numerous accounts now before us of the progress already made , that the breadth of potatoes planted this year will full little short of the average quantity grown before tho appearance of the mysterious blight which ham produced so extraordinary & sooial revolution in Ireluiul .

      I lie grand jury of tho south riding of Tipperary have signed petitions to Parliament , stating that the immense import of foreign flour has totally ruined the great trad * which once existed in Ireland in the manufacture of flour . That the extensive mills in that country , aa large as the English cotton mills , are comparatively idle and the hands turned off . The flour being imported at the sumo duty us wheat , gives tho Frenchman a bonus over the British mill owners of Is . 7 d . a saok , and to the Odessa merchant lo . Id ., and they pray for a protecting duty to place them on a level , at least , with the foreigner . A fire occurred at Newry , on Thursday wet k , whiob . entirely destroyed the extensive flour and com mill * belonging to Mr . Brown , on the Merchants' quay , and the loHB Ih estimated at £ 10 , 000 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 22, 1851, page 268, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1875/page/8/