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      paid so readily , and who besides thought that their bills would be thrown into the market , just in the same way as the few bills which the Government had drawn in the Course of the week , readily consented , and continued to depress the rate of exchange , which Jell down by degrees to 140 , 13 S . The Turkish Government , however , instead of throwing its bills on the Exchange , as it had done with the former ones , paid the creditors with the bills directly at the fixed rate— -namely , 144 . You may imagine the rage of the financiers of Galata , who were thus taken in their own snare . " The English residents at Pera and Ortakoi are building churches for themselves . The first conference concerning the Darmbian Principalities was held at the French Embassy at Constantinople on the 10 th inst . The Sultan will decree the freedom of property in this sense—that Christians shall be empowered to acquire and possess real estate in their own names . HA . ITI . Faustin I ., alias Solouque , the black Emperor of Haiti , has been defeated and . put to flight by the troops of St . Domingo . He is closely pressed by the insurgents , and it is doubtful if his authority can be re-established .

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      IllELAND . The TrrrEBAiur Joint-Stock Bank . —Great and painful surprise has been created in Ireland by the failure of the Tipperary Joint-Stock Bunk—an event which is supposed to have led to the suioide of Mr . Sadleir , M . P . for Sligo , who was concerned in it . Some particulars are furnished by the Freeman . ' s Journal , which says : — " A sensation was made in the middle of the week by the announcement that the di'aughts of the Tipperary Bank on their London agents , Messrs Gly , n and Co ., had been returned with the answer ' not provided for . ' The alarm was somewhat diminished on the Bank of Ireland , their Dublin agents continuing to pay , and a statement also appeared that the misadventure in London ^ wns the result of accident . -The course pursued by the

      shares : the amount of deposits is believed to be very large . The list of shareholders of the bank appeared in the Gazette a few days ago . Attempts at Assassination . —A shot wa 3 fired at Mr . Lemon Armstrong , while returning front Sligo , n a jaunting car with his wife . He was struck in the back , but the wound is not dangerous . Two men are in custody , one of whom has been previously tried for murder . The Irish Bench . —It is stated that an address from the Irish bat * to the Lord Chief Justice Lefroy and Baron Pennefather is in preparation , on the subject of the late motion in the House of Commons . A similar address from the attorneys and solicitors is in contemplation .

      The Representation or Sliqo . —The contest for the representation of Sligo borough will be a very sharp one . Mr . Robert Knox , of the London Morn ing Herald , starts as a candidate on Derbyite principles , and Mr . Sonaers will also , no doubt , be in the field . It is not true that Mr . McDonogh , Q . C ., has already left town to canvass the electors of Sligo . The other candidates yet spoken of are Mr . Treston and Mr . P . Blake . The liberal electors have a decided majority in the borough . —Daily News .

      Messrs Olyn ,, having thrown a doubt on the bank , produced its natural consequence—a severe and sudden demand for repayment from their numerous depositors _ to an extent for which there was not sufficient time for preparation . It is said , however , that all the branches have up to this fully mot all demandH : bub wo exceedingly regvot to Rtato that tho Bank of Ireland hiua'refused to pay thoir draughts . Wo loara that great exertions are boing mado to enable tho bank tjp oontinuo business , which wo trust will bo suoooaful , as tho stoppage of n bauk having bo many brauoho 3 at tho present season could not but produce a very bad ofl'eot . " A petition for the winding-up of tho bank wrb prosontod on Thursday to the Court of Chancery , at Dublin , and an order for hoaring was mado . Tho proprietors nro chiefly English . Tho paid up capital amounts to £ 50 , 000 in £ 10

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      OBITUARY . Mr . Braham , the celebrated English singer , —one of the most conspicuous names in the musical history of this country during upwards of half a century , — died on Sunday , at » the age of eighty-two . He was born of Hebrew parents , whose real name was Abrahams ; but he was a native of London , whei * e he first saw the light in 1774 . He was educated by the Italian singer , Leoni , and made his appearance as a public singer before the age of eleven . Afterwards , he became a professor of the pianoforte ; re-appeared as a singer at Bath in 1704 ; received musical

      instmction from Rauzzmi ; appeared at I > rury-lane in 1796 , under the direction of Signor Storace ; viaited Italy where he achieved great successes ; returned to England , and sang at Covent Garden , and at the Italian Opera ; and for a long series of years was the most popular of English yocalis ts . He has appeared within the last few years , and was celebrated for his singing of Handel ' s sacred music . In 1836 , Braham opened the St . James ' s Theatre , which he had himself built ; and in this way contrived to lose a large fortune . His declining years , however , have been passed in comfort , owing to the fostering care of his daughter , Lady Waldegrave .

      The Duke of Norfolk . — -This nobleman expired on Monday morning , at Arundel Gastle , in the sixty ^ fifth year of his age . When Earl of Surrey , he was the firsb Roman Catholic who took the oaths and his seat in the House of Commons , after the passing of the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act . He succeeded to the dukedom in 1842 . His Grace had filled several offices in her Majesty ' s household . In July , 1839 , he wag appointed Treasurer of the Queen's Household , and made a Privy Councillor . On Sir

      Robert Peel ' s retirement from office in July , 1846 , he succeeded the Earl of Jersey as Master of the Hoi'se , which office he held until the formation of the Earl of Derby ' s ministry . On the Earl of Aberdeen taking office he was made Lord Steward of the Household , but soon afterwards relinquished that place to Earl Spencei ' , in December , 1853 . In politics he tvas a staunch Whig . He dissented from the principle of the Papal bull of 1850 , and the same year he renounced the Roman Catholic faith , and pasged over to the Anglican Church .

      Sir John Stoddart , D . C . L ., late Chief-Justice of Malta , and Judge of the Admiralty Court of that island , died last Saturday , in his 84 th year , at his residence , Brompton-squtire . He had been connected , with -the press in his younger years , and was the proprietor of a Tory journal of unfortunate history , called The Neto Times . Since his retirement from the bench , he published tho first volume of a work on Universal Grammar , the second volume of whioh he has left xmfinished . At a meeting of the Law Amendment Society , Lord Brougham , Bpeaking with the authority of half a oentury ' s friendship , "bore testimony to the learning , kindness , * md integrity of the deparbed judge .

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      THE ROMANCE OF "THE TIMES . " [ Under this head , wo reproduce from week to week the most remarkable of those mysterious advertisements which appear every day at the top of the second column of the Times front page . Such materials are worthy of being preserved in some other form . ] CU . Y . TZ . Yotre associe est tres inquiet ; vos affaires B ' arra , ngeront , mais vous ne devez pas vous absenter . Revenez ou ecrire , a votre ami , compatriote de M . L . TO B . K . —Your absence and continued silence have caused the greatest distress to your family . Pray communicate with them immediately , and every possible measure will be taken for your advantage and interest . Longer silenco will endanger your appointments . DE L'JEAU CHAUDE . —39 . M . C N , near York-road . —NO . LAVENDER . HEALTH and happiness . —Guests numerous . Fre-Bents 40 . Friends and pensioner * received mementoes . —Excelsior . MR . MORGAN , or F . H . M . —Your letter of July last , received , ' in whioh you said you would shortly boo ino . Since then no tidings of you , llavo lott C . Am ill , and would muoh like to see you ngain . Answer through tins medium , or by a letter addrossod to me at 3 ( 5 , Walbrook , city , whioh will bo immediately forwarded to mo ., when I will let you know whoro I now am . —P . P .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . Thh Couiit . —The Queon and Prinoo Albert , ao corapmniocl by tho Princess lloynl , Prince Arthur , auc tho Pi'iuoouH Alice , vbLtod Mr . Burford ' s panorama o tho interior of Sobastopol and of tho fall of that city ou Monday morning . Tho Quoen hold a levoo ( th first this season ) on "Wednesday afternoon , at 81 Juinoa ' n Palace

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      land and sea stores ; £ 2 , 044 , 069 for works and buildings ; £ 238 , 404 for the educational and scientific branches ; . £ 25 , 400 for rewards for military services - £ 67 , 000 for the army pay of general officers ; £ 519 , 094 for the pay of reduced or retired officers ; £ z 20 ^ 420 for . widows' pensions ; £ 33 , 558 for pensions , &c , to wounded officers ; £ 32 , 096 for " in-pensiona ;" £ 1 , 168 , 3 ^ 2 for " out-pensions ; " and £ 124 , ' 264 for superannuation allowances . Of the sum voted last year , £ 13 , 718 , 678 wag under the head of " army , " £ 9 , 990 , 165 under " ordnance , " and £ 4 , 961 , 654 under that of '; ' commissariat . "

      The Cbjbw of the Polyphemus . —A communication from the Admiralty state 3 that the English Consul-General at Hamburg , communicating seme news with respect to the crew of the Polyphemus , says : "I have great satisfaction in reporting that the Quartermaster Samuel Fletcher and fifteen seamen of the late Polyphemus , who were in the two boats ^ have been saved by a Danish vessel , and have just arrived from Hgerting . They will go in charge of the chief engineer , Mr . Wood , -with the other men , to London this evening . "

      Militia Disturbance at Ujewpqbt . —Some privates of the Clare Militia , now stationed at Newport , Monmouthshire , have disturbed the town by exceedingly riotous conduct while in a state of intoxication . Several of the civilians were attacked ; but ultimately the most riotous were captured , and the others were confined to their quarters . The riots were thus put a stop to . The Queen at Woolwich . — -The Queen and Prince Albert ou Tuesday inspected the trophies captured

      at Sebastopol and now deposited at Woolwich . Her Majesty afterwards received a mitnber of wounded soldiers recently arrived from the seat of war . The Loss of the Josephine Willis . —The inquiryordered by the Board of Trade into the loss of this vessel , and conducted before Mr . Yardley , the Thames magistrate , assisted by naval authorities , has terminated j l > ut no specific result has yet been declared . The conduct of two of the sailors— - If ewham and Anderson—was highly praised .--by the magistrate and the other authorities .

      The Ship Maeia . —Information has been received at Lisbon , by private hand , that the Mario , Captain J . H . Russell , ^ of Liverpool , has been wrecked on the coast of -Adgarve , near Lagos , where she now lies . The hull still holds together , although the timbers are somewhat strained and open . In two or three days , should the weather continue fine , the whole of the cargo will peshaps be discharged , and there is a probability of the vessel being saved , and sent to Villa Nova de Portimao . Lieutenants Hodson" and Montgomery . — " We learn , " says the Malta JBeacon , " that there ia no chance -whatever of any commutation of the punishment now undergoing by Lieutenants Hodson and Montgomery , and , moreover , tha : b in all pi * obability the commissions of both gentlemen will be sacrificed . "

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . Tim Army j E&timateb you 1865-56—The Army Estimates for the year ending the 3 lBt of Msvroh , 1857 , were issued on Tuesday . The grand total amount that will bo required for tho financial year ensuing is Btftted to be £ 34 , 998 , 504 ; , against tho sum of £ 28 , 670 , 497 in 1855-50 , thus oxhibitiug * m iucroaao of £ 0 , 328 , 007 . The Hum of £ 82 , 758 , 280 is required for tl » e effective , and £ 2 , 240 , 224 for tho uou-oilWivo service . Th © itoroa arc thus distributed : —via ., £ 10 , 950 , 898 for tho land fovooa ( ' 240 , 710 in xiumbor ) ; £ 8 , 150 , 129 for tho embodied Militia ; £ 88 , 000 for volunteer corps ; £ 408 , 595 for tho Army Works Corps ; £ 100 , 026 for th o War D apartment ; £ 22 , 701 for "Hoad-quiu % tori , Military Departments ) ; " £ 514 , 141 for oivil oatftbllnhinontH ; £ 910 , 301 for artificers ' wages ; £ 9 , 886 , 261 for clothing , barrack furniture , &o , proviwiouB , forage , fuol , and light ; £ 4 , 871 , 105 for

      Shipwreck on the Coast op Sotjth . Wales . — The American ship " Great Dulce" has been totally wrecked on the coast of South Wales , The captain and twenty eight of the crew have perished , and only three men survive .

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      Nothing fre 3 h has been received with respect to the disagreements with Great Britain ; but there seems a probability of some difficulty with France . The French Government , it is said , has made certain representations in relation to some Russian vessels that had "been transferred , since the commencement of the Eastern war , to citizens of the United States , being at the time of the transfer in American ports . A list of the vessels has been transmitted to the United States minister at Paris ; and it is added that the ^ French , and English Governments have avowed their determination to hold them as lawful prizes of war if they are captured .

      AMEEICA . The contest at Washington for the office of Speaker to the House of Representatives has at length terminated in the election of Mr . Banks , who all along kept ahead , and who finally obtained 103 votes , whjeh , by adopting the plurality method , it was determined to make suffice . The other members were—Aiken , 100 ; Scattering , 11 . The Know-nothiifg 3 started objections to the legality of the proceedings ; but these were over-ruled amidst a scene of the wildest excitement , in which ladies joined . Mr . Banks belongs to the Republican and Anti-slavery party , which has a majority in the House .

      The Irishmen charged at Cincinnati with filibustering designs on Ireland have been acquitted . Mdlle . Uachel has reached New York , on her way to France after visiting England . A sanguinary contest between the slavery and anti-slavery men has taken place in Kansas . The former attacked the latter , and committed great atrocities . From Havaunah we learn that , on the 1 st instant two French frigates were in the hai'bour , but no English . The market there was dull . The N " ew York money-market , afc the latest advices , was well supplied with capital , and mercantile paper of a hig h , grade met with a freer currency at eight to nine per cent , for short , and twelve per cent , for long , dates . On call , six to seven per cent , were the rates . The prices of stocks had gradually closed with a downward tendency *

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 23, 1856, page 177, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2129/page/9/