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      HEnxn . oF Loxsox desks the \? bes . —The official report says : —A decrease has occurred in the mortality of the metropolitan districts during the week tiiat ended last Saturday ; the deaths , which in the two preceding weeks " vrere 1023 and 1037 , having now fallen to 950 . . Taking corresponding treeks of the ten yeare ( 1811-50 ) , the lowest return ¦ was made in 1810 , when the deaths registered were only 90 S , in a week of unusually high temperature , the mean of which rose about ten degrees above the avcraoe ; and the highest occurred in ISIS , namely 1457 deaths , when influenza had not disappeared , When oilier epidemics abounded , and the mean temperature was singularly low , having fallen nearly as inaeh below the average as in 1818 it had been

      above it . The average number of deaths in the ten corresponding weeks was 1104 , compared with ¦ which ( without an ; correction for supposed increase of population ) the account for the last week presents a favourable result . But an inspection of the tables of ages and fatal diseases show that though there is a marked diminution of mortalitv from bronchitis ,, which had previously thinned the ranks of the aged , who aro the greatest sufferers by it ; and though the number -who die from what is rather vaguelv described as " old age . " has declined from 4 G in the preceding week to 35 in the Ia 3 t , and in some complaints common to the younjr there is also a decrcise ; yet pneumonia , which is principally latal to children , has actually increased , and in the

      epidemic class small-pox : md fever exhibit a considerable advance . Zymotic or epidemic diseases in the aggregate have risen from 196 in the previous Week to 211 in the last : small-pox from 21 to 32 . Oftaeseifcj deaths , 9 occurred above 15 years of age ; and in only two cases , out of the whole numler from small-pox , does ic appear probable that Tacciuation had been properly performed . Eight oi the deaths from small-pox occurred between the ISth and 25 th January in the hospital for this disease , which was recently removed to Holloway ; and with the exception of a child aged 16 months , ¦ which had been brought from Rosemary-kne , the ages of the patients ranged from 16 to" 23 years Two were seamen brought from the Dreadnought

      Hospital ship ; three female servants from Mortlake and Marylebone ; a married woman from Clt-rkenwcll ; and a porter from St . Giles . All the cases are described as " confluent , unprotected , " except that of a sailor , who is stated to have died from " amsll-pox , confluent unmodified ( 9 days ) , dysentery ( several months ) , vaccinated when young , no cicatrix . " The regis'r . ire ajjaia report various families , which have been fatally visited by this diseas " , and where vaccination is nejjkcted * from * ' prejudice entertained a » ain . « . t it . " A house in St . Giles is mentioned , in which a child has died , and Six persons are now suffering from the same coraplaii . t ; and the medical attendant adds , that the Only child that has escaped is one of two months , whi

      ¦ ch Iim'I been vaccinated in the workhouse . In Uoswejl-court , ( St . George-the-Mavtyr . ) where a child had died without vaccination , the mother and four children are now labouring under small pox . In the returns of the week , a child of two yeaw is stated in the medical certificate to have * died of * ' exhaustion from ptyalism . " Two men died from InU'inperauce . The births of 764 boys and 759 girls , in nil 1 . 523 children , were registered in the ¦ week . The average of six corresponding weeks in 3 S 15-50 , is 1 , 352 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of thebarometer

      was above 3 'J in . oa Thursday and Friday ; the mean of the week was 29 * 850 in . The mean daily temperature was -J 5 . 8 decrees on Tuesday , when it ¦ was highest ^ » nd 31 . 7 degrees on Friday , when it "was lowest . The mean " of the week was 40 . 1 degrees , which is 2 . 3 degrees above the average of the same week in 10 years . The daily moan was from 4 to S decrees above the average of the several days , on Sunday , Monday , and Tuesday ; it then declined till it fell considerably be ow the average on Friday , when fog prevailed , and continued below it oa Saturday . The wind was , for the most part , in the •¦ outh-west .

      Seizure of Three Illicit Distilleries . — On Sa'nrday last the revenue officers effected the seizure of three illicit stills . The first wa 3 at No . 31 , Poale-street , Hoxton , a private house , whoie mil-whitened step and clean white blinds had preserved it long from all suspicions . A still was seized in the back kitchen capable of making an amount of spirit , the duty on which would be £ 7 per diem . The next seizure was at S , George-street , Bethnalgrcen . From this house one of the inmates endeavoured to make his escape by the roof , ran along the tops of the neighbouring homes , and accomplished a fearful double leap from the roof to a Bhed , « nd thence to the-sbed , where he was captured , notwithstanding bis agility . The third seizure was made at 10 , Carlisle-street , Betbnalgreen .

      The tuial of the Sloanes . —It has teen stated in sevtral papers that the prosecution against Mr . and Mrs . Sloane was about to bs removed , by certiorar i , into the Queen ' s Bench for trial- Webelieve that this statement is quite erroneous . There would seem to be no valid reason for such a proceeding on the part of the accused . There is no doubt that persons accused in this sort may apply to the Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of certiorari , to remove the proceedings \ nt » that court for trial—a motion which is seldom refused , and never denied when sufficient gronuds are produced for granting it- The prosecutor has tbe same right of applying to the Superior

      Court of Criminal Judicature , but must , like the prisoner , show some just and reasonable grounds for removing ths case from the ordinary tribunals- The crown , of course , can always choose it * own tribunal , and can try any case which the law officers originate , in any court within the jurisdiction of the sovereign . But ia this case the prosecution is not at all at the instance «> f the crown , and , therefore , the parties are left to tbe ordinary tribunals , unless one or other of them ehoves to apply to the court above to have the case removed . Tbe trial will , therefore , come on at the ordinary sittings of the Central Criminal Court , which commences its next session on Monday next , the 3 rd of Februarv , at the Old Bailer . —Observer

      Suicins of a Female . —On Saturday last , . Mr . H . II . Wak'ey , the depot ? conner , held an inquest at the Hull Inn , Whetstone , on view of the body « . f jVfary M < ks , age-I thirty-four , a married daughter of Mr . Monhon , the landlord of that house . The jurv proceeded to view the body of the deceased , which presented a sickening spectacle , the head beingnearly severed from the -hnulders ; and afterwards the evidence was proceeded with . It appeared that in consequence of some misunderstanding with her busband , the deceased had left him , and taken up her residence with her father at the above tavern . She had be ? n very low spirited and desponding of late , but made no complaint . On tbe previous Tuesday

      while sitiinc at dinner , she suddenly rose fpim the table and left the room . Some time had elapsed , and the deceased not returning , search was made for her jh her bedroom , but she « as not there ; and was subsequently found on the floor of her father ' s room lying ma pool of blood , which had flowed from a wo-md in her throat , of such magnitude as only to leave her held lunging at the back of the neck , and an open razor , taken from her father ' s case was lyin ? by her side clotted with blood . A surgeon was immediately called in , who pronounced life to be quiie extinct , and expressed an opinion that death mnst have been almost instantaneous . Verdict — ' T « -m orary insanity . " lOT

      i « f . rf ^ f ^ HER .-. On Saturday last Mr H . Mi Wakley held en ioqueet on the body of Mary Ann -Matthews , of No . 10 , Taylor ' s-row , Clerkenwell . aged sixty-one . Deceased -was found by a policeman , who broke into her room by orders dead , and stretched ont on the sacking of a bedstead ' the bed from which had been sold by one of tbe witnesses . The poor woman had maxrieda second time , about four months previously ; her husband had deserted her and her sons refused to render her any assistance , and thus she died of starvation .- A witness heard her a few daysagopray that the Almighty -would in his mercy take her from her state of desolation . ^ . verdict was returned in accordance with { he evidence .

      Fatal Accidemt atthe Chinese Exhibition — On Saturday last an inquiry was taken before Mr . Lansham , the deputy coroner , at St . George ' s Hospital , on the body of Thomas Tock , aged twentythree , who was killed under the following circum stances : —The deceased , with other men , were engaged at the works of the New Chinese Exhibition , at Knightsbridge , and on the previous Saturday afternoon commended taking down the scaffolding , when , as is supposed , one of the putlogs not heing properly released from the wall , and the scaffolding resting npon it , it acted as a lever on the brickwork , and tore down a mass of the wall some eighteen feet in length , by two feet high , which , falling UDOn the scaffolding

      a « i » ht of three or fonr tons , the whole was forced feT Fl ^ f ?> , Onit > ffOln a ^ Sht of tbirtyfive feet . Fonr of them were taken to the hnsnita ' but Tock died on the 23 rd alt « £ the kS and it was found , on apo * "Mem examination , that his right arm was broken , eight ribs fraenred ' one of which peneteated into the lung , , and other n , " rna injuries sustained . The immediate cause « f A rii was ^ oration , caused by the e ^ pe of a ^ omX lungs . It did not seem that any one was to blame and the jnry returned a verdict of " Acrifon !* i death . " The other men are out of il ental Sodbex Death of Mr . Seegbaxt Sedgwiok _ On Tuesday Mr-Wakley , M . P ., held an in « u « t » t

      tie Gray s Inn rtorkouse , on the body of the late Mr . Ser- ; = tnt Sedgwick , many years Chairman tf the Board of S'amps . On Sunday deceased dined with Lord Chief Baron Po-lock , and at nine o ' clock left for his residence in Church-street . Kensington . He had dined very moderately and taken no ° w ; ne , was chjtrful , and apparently in his ordinary health . At a quarter past nine he was found by a man named Pooney , lying on his back close to the kerb stone , in Queen ' s-square . Deceased breathed t » ice after his discovery , bat never moved . Mr . Robert Richmond , Wio was called to attend deceased , found him quite cead . la bis opinion disease of the heart , aad not 8 p apkxy , poison , or violence , was the cause of death .

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      The coroner having summed up the case with r- the jury returned a verdict of" Natural deatb , ' » Suicide or Pkisoser in HoHSEM 0 S ' ER-LANi Gaol . —On Monday afternoon Mr . W . Carter held an inquest in the magistrates' commi ttee room of the above gaol , touching the death of George Foster , who committed suicide by hanging himself w one of the cells in which , he was confined under reiaand from the Southwark Police Court . The circumstances under which this remand took place were stated in our Third Edition of Saturday last . * ben it was stated that pmoner was charged with neglect and cruelty to his child . —The jury returned the following verdict : "That the deceased did destroy himself , by hanging himself , bnt that the jury consider they have not sufficient , evidence as to his state of mind . "

      Fihe at the New Hodses of Parliament . —A fire , which threatened the existence of this palatial edifice , broke out on Monday afternoon , st half-past two o ' clock , in a story of the Clock Tower , on the side facing Westminster-bridge . Owing to the hitherto unexplained presence of a quantity of timber materials in this tower , the flames rose with a vigour rarely observed in the conflagrations of buildings where stune bears so large a proportion to wood , as in the New Houses . From a quarter to three until half-past , the tower was more or less concealed in a cloud of dense smoke . By ten minutes past three o clock the engine of the establishment , directed by Mr . Wing , ch-f fireman of the house , with others of the London Brigade , were brought to act on the

      burning materials , and in about half an hour the flames were extinguished . In the interval between the outburst and suppression of the fire , Westminster bridge was crowded with spectators , and every puint commanding a view of the structure was occupied — Further Particulars : The suspicions suggesting an incendiary origin to the fire appear to have no fouiidation in fact . The investigations of the firemen and others connected with the building , leave no doubt of its purely accidental chancier . It is underst < cd that the plumbers made use of a stove for melting their lead , the pipe of which passed throu-b the clock towerand it

      , is probable that the ignittd soot of this flue « as the immediate cause of i » nition in the combustible materials of the apartment . The fire doe 3 not appear in any way to have injured—although it has ! -omewt » at disfigured—the exterior of the lower portion of the clock tower . The only damage visible is a slight blackening of a few of the stones , which the men are rubbing away . Immediately close to where the fire occurred are several stacks oi planks , and if the fire had been of the formidable character reported in some newspapers , they must have been consumed , and the fire , perhaps , communicated to several wooden sheds adjoining .

      me damage done is thus officially reported by Mr . Braidwood : — " A quantity of timber in tbe ground floor of the Clock Tower , and the scaffolding ovtr , burned . The brick and stone work round the windows damaged by heat . " Another Fihe in the Cnr .-On Mondav morning the city of London waa visited by one of the most devastating conflagrations that has happened siuce that which laid in ruins so many thous-aud pounds' worth of property in Mark-lane a few mouths ago . The scene of ibis terrible disaster was a large range of premises belonging to Messrs . J . R . Boasfield and Co ., wholesaleclothiers and exporters , situated , 120 and 127 . Uoundsditch . The building in which the fire commenced was of the most substantial construction , and nearly 200 feet long , the lower floor used f

      being as the manuactured goods depot , while that immediately above contained the made-up goods , which were ready for the home trade or exportation . The floor above this was the depository / or the piece goods , and the one over that was occupied as the cuiting-room . Some slight conception of the extent of each floor ma ? be formed when it is stated that all the rooms stretched the whole length of the building , and were only separated bv lmrain ^ e iron doors . Two persons only were on the premises when the fire brake out , and they having been aroused managed to effect a safe retreat . The brigade engines from Jeffrey-square station quickly attended , when tbe firemen found the principal portion of the lower floor in a blaze-the strength of ite doors preventing them from reaching the nrecise enot

      id which ths flam * were raging . Owing to this formidable impediment the fire very speedily rushed through the flooring and communicated with the story above , which contained some thousand pieces ofgoods ready made up and of great value . To cut off the fire from the next floor was then attempted bnt unfortunately with no success , althoush a plentiful snpply of water was obtained from the mains of the New River . The Jews' Infant School and Devonshire-square Sunday School , one at the end of the blazing pile and the other immediately opposite , were in such proximity that their destruction appeared iuevitable . The firemen , however , by inundating them with water succeeded in preventing these premises from becoming ignited , and by six o ' clock in the evening the fire was nearly extinguished , tlie

      nrinci-Pbi damage being confined to Messrs . Bousfield ' s premises . The large building behind the front premises , consisting of cnttwg rooms , piece rooms , made up goeds rooms , and general stock rooms , was , however , nearly burnt out . In one compartment alone there were several thousand pieces of cloth worth a large sum , and in another was a great assortment of articles for the spring season , the whole of which have either been destroyed or seriously injured by fire . Fnrtnnstely the front house has escaped ; the total loss Will amount to many thousand pounds . The firm was insured for the building in the Sun Fire Office , and the stock in trade and fixtures were insured in the Phoenix , Imperial , and Union Fire OHices . Respecting the origin of the misfortune nothing that can be depended upon could be learnt .

      UoHmeyer , one of the London brigade , belonging to the Waterloo-road station , received such serious injuries , while assisting at the conflagration , as in all probability will cost him his life . Ho was standing on tbe sill of one of tbe windows , directing the water from the branch of an eBgine into the first floor , when the rooms i . bove fell in , and the timber flooring projecting through the opening knocked the unfortunate uian from his standing place , so that he fell in a horizontal position upon the top of some iron spikes round an area window . The iron railings were forced into his side , and he remained impaled until another fireman rnshed forward and lifted him off . It was deemed advisable to remove him « ithout delay to the London Hospital . Upon his arrival at that establishment it was found that two of the spikes had perforated the left bladebone , one of his ribs was

      fractured , and it was feared that the bone had entered his lungs . This fire was attended with a much greater destmctirn of property than was at first expected . Notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen , the flames were not wholly extinguished until late on Tuesday afternoon . 'I he salvage that will be recovered , it is expected , will be considerable , and , no doubt , will realize a large sum ; the firm , however , will be serious losers by the disaster , as the sums insured on the property are nothing near its va ! u <\ Although a diligent inquiry has been made , nothing likely to throw the least lisht en the origin of the fire can be gleaned . The unfortunate fireman who fell from one of the windows upon the iron spikes of some railings still remains in a very dangerous condition . The lungs have received some injury , and in the event of inflammation supervening his recovery will be hopeless .

      Fire atthe New Cross Railway STATios . —On luesday night a fire broke out at the carriage depot connected with the New Cross Station of the London , Croydon , and Brighton Railway . This building , which was formed almost exclusively of timber , was within a short distance of the booking offices , and was some hundred feet long , and of sufficient width to allow of three lines of rails . The latter were covered with carriages , consisting of second and third class and a few of the first class . The fire commenced at a few minutes after ten o ' clock , and when discovered was running up the timber walls . An instant alarm was given , and assistance having arrived , the most strenuouj exertions were made to cut eff the spread of the flames , and remove the various carriages . Uufortunately , the flames travelled with the rapidity of lightning , and very speedily nearly 150 * feet in length of the shedding presented one immense sheet of

      flame . A great many carriages of all classes were pulled out of the blazing premises , some in a general state of ignition , but a vast number , probably as many as twenty or thirty , took fire almost simultaneously , and the only chance thereappeared of saving the remainder of this valuable property-was , by pulling down the building at the points not yet reached by the fire . The engines rendered all the aid that was possible ; but at half-past one o ' clock on Wednesday morning the fire was far from being entirely extinguished , although all danger of any further extension was over . The damage done , must be very considerable . One thing is certain , that notwithstanding the great loss of property , the business of the line will not be in the least retarded . The ori « in of the disaster was not stated . —Fubiher Pahhcotaes . —The fire was extinguished by three o'clock . During Wednesday an investigation took place into the origin and extent of the occurrence with the

      following result . The shed in which go much property was consumed was S 00 . feet long and thirty feet wide , and with the exception of its supports , was entireiy formed of thin wood . Adjoining this range stood another shed in which wood for lighting the various fires of the station , was stored . In this latter strncture" the fire is believed to have taken place . Mr . Braidwood ' s report gives the amount of damage thus : The long carriage shed , two ^ thitdB aestroyed ; thirty-three carriages consumed ; three engines greatly damaged ; several other carriages

      " jureo , ana about thirty f et of engine shedd « - Vi ° Jffl The J > r ° P « ty was insured in the Monarch n £ w ° ™ \ he . datna &e is stated by the secretary ofthe company to be within £ 5 , 000 BEifTT Pat * Children to SSS : l f S * ° . rece » t deportation of pa-jper children to Bermuda , by the directors and guardians of the poor of the parish of St Panc ^ a etter from the poor law board has beenaddS to the v « tey clerk , Siting that the board , w instructed their inspector , Mr . Ball , to institute in

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      inquiry into all the cir&rastances COijnectedVwIth this case , and to report thereon . Resignation ¦ of Mr . Aldebman GiBBsi—On Tuesday morning Michael Gibbs , Esq ., ¦ resigned his aldermanic gown for the ward of Walbrook ' , which honourable position he has held since the year 1838 . It is reported that this determination has been resolved upon principally in consequence of the losses sustained by the litigation in which he was so long engaged with the parish authorities of St . Stephen , Walbrook , as well as by the failure of an eminent builder and contractor . Three gentlemen are already in tbe field as candidates for the vacant office , namely . Mr . Rothschild ( brother of Bnron Rothschild ) , Mr . Travera . and Mr . David Wire .

      Thb Wihdow Ddiibs . —A general meeting of tbe inhabitants of Hammersmith and the neighbourhood took place on 'Wednesday evening at the Albion Hall , Hammersmith , to petition Parliament against the window duties . Mr . W . Simpson , surgeon , presided . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Serle , Mr , Iloughton , Sir Charles Napier ,. Mr . Brown , Mr . Kennedy , and others ; and it was resolved to petition Parliament for an unconditional repeal of the duties . Philups ' s Patest Fire ANMHiLAT 0 R .--0 n Tubsday Mr . Pbillips gave one of a series of public demonstrations " of the power of his fire annihilator to extinguish fires in ships . - Tbe first exhibition took place at two o ' clock , the second at fourand

      , both were well attended . The Wear , of 160 tons , was the vessel experimented upon . Besides the crowds of spectators collected upon the Blackwall Railway pier , a great number of persons assembled on board to witness the working and effects of Mr , Phillips ' 8 apparatus . This may be considered no small proof of confidence in his invention , when it is remembered that the orders by which visitors were admitted stated that the " main-hold of the vessel was filled with sugar hogsheads , tar and turpentine barrels , saltpetre bags , and other highlv combustible matter . " Mr . Phillips , as usual , commenced with a prefatory explanation of his discovery , and of its peculiar properties and use . He upheld the superiority of the humid vapour

      emitted with , force from his annihilator , capable of easy direction to the burning material , penetrating the interstices of the cargo , ; and particularly efficient in extinguishing flame over water , which , as a compact body , had not the same power of combining and grappling with flame , but oniy acted upon tho fuel , as it were , of the fire , leaving the flame to propagate itself in all directions , and seize whatever combustibles might come within its reach . He then proceeded practicall y to prove that in case of a ship in fl : tme 3 , where it would be impossible to apply water to the part of the hold in which the fire might be , he could by the emission with

      pro digious force of tho humid vapour , which he recommends effectually save the vessel and crew . The apparatus , to judge from its operations on this occasion , is at once simple and efficaciou . The machines were , placed in the hands of common sailors , who having placed them as near as possible to the hold , whence flames were shooting upwards , struck the pm by which the charge was ignited , and discharged the vapour , by which , according to promise , speedily extinguished tbe fire . Presence of mind is all that would seem to be required to work an engine , which properly applied , must always be successful . ...

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      Sikgulab Cause of Death at Weston- super-Mare . —Mr . Robert Hill , chief police officer of the little town of _ Weston-super Mare , Somersetshire , has just met his death under circumstances of a very peculiar character . Some two or three years ago the town was frequently disturbed by a number of night brawlers , and Hill , under the direction of the commiB-ioners . exerted himself to put an end to the disturbances . On one occasion he was endeavouring to prevent a breach of the peace , when a man named Cann made a very ferocious attack upon him with a knife , inflicting a deep wound in the officer ' s left side . At first it was apprehended

      that the wound would prove mortal , but it at length yielded to medical treatment , ani as far as external appearances , could show was healed ; Cann was apprehended , examined before the magistrates , and by them committed for trial upon the charge of cutting and maiming with intent to kill and murder . For this felony he was tried at the ensuing county assizes , found guilty , and sentenced to seven years ' transportation . Hill continued to fulfil his police duties , and although he frequently , complained of weakness and pain in bis side , he did not lay np until seven or eight days since , when he was seized with constipation of the bowels . Medical aid was called in , but tbe disorder did not yield on this occasion to the treatment employed ; and , after five or six days of acute suffering , the unfortunate

      man expired . Mr . Rawlins , the surgeon who attended him in his illness , made a post mortem examination of the body , when it was found that the wound inflicted by Cann had penetrated completely through the diaphragm , and the larger portion of the great omentum had passed through it , and adhered to the costal pleura . As much as eight feet of tbe smaller intestines had passed into the left cavity of the chest , as well as the arch of the colon and the omentum , and then pressing upon the heart , had prevented the action of that oryan . An inquest will doubtless he held on the body , and it is thought that a curious legal question may arise as to whether Cann , he having been already convicted of the min' -r offence , and punished for it , can now le charged criminally with the greater crime .

      The Soap Trade . —On Saturday last a meeting of the snap trade of Liverpool was held to consider the propriety of nominating a deputation to London on the question of the soap duty . It is in contemplation to holi a meeting in Liverpool to consider tbe desirability of renewing the agitation for the repeal of the tea duties . The late Desperate Encounter with PoAcnERs at Saffron Walden . —On the 24 th ult . Isaac Barker , a determined looking character , was charged before R . Birch Wolfe , Esq ., at Newport , with maliciously and wilfully shooting at and wounding Robert Feetham , one of Lord Braybrooke ' s gamekeepers , on the night of the 24 th of December last , in a preserve near Walden , called Pounce Wood . The prisoner , who declined making any statement , was fully committed to the assizes for shooting with intent to murder .

      The Black Fever near Oxford . —The . ¦ village of Baldon , four or five miles from Oxford , which principally belongs to Queen ' s College , is now infected with a most malignant typhus fever , running into the old black fever , of . a character such as destroyed the crew of the unfortunate Eclair . The cottages » re miserable in the extreme , and greatly overcrowded , and the people are absolutely afraid to go to help the poor sufferers . Nothing has yet been done by the college for their assistance . Fatal Poacdixq Affray . —On the 24 th ult . three men named Darley , Chew , and Rennison , were observed to be poaching on an estate at Gnnton Wold , near Scarborough . The gamekeeper , having procured the assistance of six other men , went in pursuit , and came up with the poachers unon land

      in the LordBhip of Foxholes . Chew , who held a gun in his hand , presented it at the keeper , desiring him to stand off , or he would fire . The other , however , not daunted seized hold of the weapon , and endeavoured to wrest it from the poacher—ah attempt in which he was seconded by hia assistants . Darley then came forward with a largo and sharp knife , and while he caught hold of the muzzle of the gun with his left hand , attempted to cut the men ' s hands , so as to force them to relinquish their grasp . He was , however , pinioned from behind by another of the keeper ' s assistants , and just at this moment the gun went off , lodging its contents in the lower part of Darley ' s body The unhappy man instantly , fell back mortally wounded , exclaiming with an oath , " Thou hast done for me now !" He expired in a few moments afterwards .

      Forged Notes . —We were lately , shown a £ 6 note purporting to be issued by the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company , which was the other day paid to a gentleman in Leeds , and which has since been discovered to be a forgery We also understand that other forgeries on the same banking company have been recently detected , and it is therefore desirable that parties to whem Buch notes may in future be offered should take means to satisfy themselves that they are genuine — Leeds Mmury . / Treasure Trove . —Sussex . —On Saturday last , while three labourers were endeavouring to dig

      up a post—being part of an old capstan—on the beach at Seaford , one of the men fortunately threw up aome gold and silver coins , amounting to twenty-five sovereigns , two guineas , a half-crown , shilling , and sixpence , which they shared equally among themselves—being thus well remunerated for their trouble . How the money became deposited at such a singular place has caused various conjectures . The sovereigns bear date of the reign of George IV ., 1823 , and the year 1825 . The spot was soon vizited by a great number of less fortunate diggers and adventurers , some with shovels , one or two . more sovereigns being afterwards discovered

      . Burglary . —On Tuesday last information was received at the metropolitan police-office , Whitehall , « j £ PJ ! mise 8 of Mr . J . Stokes , situated in the Old Fen , Uggmere-drove , in the parish of Rorasey , Hants , had been feloniously broken open by four men armed with guns and liorsc-pbtols . One of the men is described as being five feet eight or nine inches high , tweuty-eigUt or twenty-nine years of age , dressed in ligntcoat and trousers , drab " wideawake ' hat , a red handkerchief tied over his face , and a single-barrelled gun in his hand . Two of them were short men , dressed in dark clothes and caps , and had masks over their faces . They stood over Mr . and Mrs . Stokes at their bedside , with two horse pistols poiated at their heads , and threatened to shoot them if they made any alarm , whilst , the fourth , a man about five feet seven inches high , twenty-two yeare or twenty-three years

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      Of age ^ brokei open . &he drawers and boxes with a plank-rhook taken from a . lodge , near the Btablea , which the burglars left behind them . They "then took possession of '^ he following' property , which they carried / away .: — £ 7 . & ; in ' gold and silver , an old shilling with a cross on it , a fourpenny-piece , a threepenny-piece , a small snuffbox with ' the name of " Strong" in' stiver letters on it , a wedding ring broken across , < tc . ' Ttie burglars are " supposed to' be the same persons who broke into Lucy Watt ' s house , at Orton , in Hants , a few weeks since . Diabolical Mischief . — Staffordshire . —Some miscreants oathe night of the 24 tb ult , put stones between the points on Earl Granule ' s line of railway betwixt the ironworks and the canal , which had the effect of growing three out of the nine empty waggons , which were being brought down by two men shortly before daylight , off the rails . The men , who were slightly injured , bad the charge of the breaks , and had the narrowest escape of losing their lives .

      A Steam-boat proprietor upon the Mersey has been convicted in the mitigated penalty of £ 10 for having , as owner , allowed one of his vessels to proceed to sea without having transmitted to the Board of Trade the declarations of the sufficiency of the condition of the hull and machinery , and received a certificate thereof . The prosecution wa ? instituted by the Customs . The Great Glenn Poisoning Case . —Leicestershire—The adjourned inquest in this case was

      brought to a conclusion la t week . It clearly appeared that arsenic had been administered , but in misUkci The unfortunate mother , who was too ill to give evidence at the first inquiry , had no knowledge of any arsenic being in the house , none ever having been bought by tier husband , and she herself not having seen any for years . The jury , after several witnesses had been examined at great length , returned a verdict , " That deceased had died of arsenic administered in mistake for magnesia . "

      Singular Monomania at Birmingham . —A shocking death occurred a few days ago to a little girl , whose parents reside in Short-acre . For some considerable time the child , whose name was Sarah Aldridgo . and whose age ia twelve years , has been subject to fits , aiid about a fortnight- ago she was discovered hanging by the neck from the chamber window . She . was rescued from her fearful situation , and every care taken to prevent a repetition of the net , which was for a few days successful . Ultimately , it appears that the poor ohild , who was still bent on destroying itself , obtained a quantity of chips , and placed them in her pinafore , and set fire to them . She was perceived liy some neighbours who succeeded iii smothering the flames which enveloped , her , but she was so dreadfully burned that death ultimately put an end to her sufferings .

      Coliiehy Explosion . —An acoidenfc occurred a few days ago at the North Kelloe Colliery , which has resulted in the death of ono of the overmen , named James Hope . It appeared from evidence given at the inquest , which touk ulace on Tuesday , that the deceased ' s duty was to inspect the workings ot the pit before the men went to work , and on the morning of the 6 th inst ., he accordingly went to make the U 3 ual inspection . Contrary , however , not only to the general regulations of the pit , but also to the express orders of the overman , he very imprudently used a naked candle instead of a proper lamp , and as he was ; leaving one of the boards an explosion of gas occurred , by which he was severely burnt all over his body . He was taken home where he died on Friday night . The lamp which be ought to have used was hanging in the pit , at a place where he had tho opportunity of getting it had lie chosen to be at the trouble . The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts . ¦

      Effects op Intemperance at Hull . —On Sunday , the master of a Scotch schooner , laden with brandy , from Charente , bound to Leith , was brought ashore in his boat in a deplorable state ., Tho men who accompanied him Btated that their master had been drinking excessively of brandy during their passage home , and that about eight o ' clock on that morning he had ; whilst in a state of extreme intoxication , taken a razor and cut from Ids breast down to the extremity of the abdomen . No hopes of his recovery are entertained b y his professional attendants . Fatal Colliery Accidekt . —A colliery accident , attended by fatal consequences , ocourred last week at the Bwlcu Consols Mine , near Aherystwitb . Two of tho workmen , Morgan Hughes and David

      Williams , were at work in one of the levels , when the bottom suddenly gave way , and the unfortunate men were precipitated ' , to a depth down a shaft . of fifteen fathoms , a , large quantity of the earthwork of the sides of ' the level-falling in upon them . An alarm was given , and the unhappy fellows were got out , but they were both dead . Catching a Burglar . —A gentleman who resides at Stratford , Essex , left . home to spend the evening with a party of friends a few days since , and returning about midnight went into his greenhouse without letting his family know of his arrival . A female domestic hearing a noise at the back part of the house told her mistreos , who immediately went to the window , and sprang the rattle , which

      soon'brought several neighbours and the police to the spot ; the former stood at the front entrance , and the latter went to tho back of the premises and discovered some ono mpying , and they then soon captured the supposed thief , whom they handled not very tenderly . "I am Mr . , " exclaimed the master of the premises , but the police not knowing him doubted his veracity , and it was not before his wife and female domestic arrived that the police discovered their mistake . It seems that the gentleman alluded to , finding it was a frosty night , went into his greenhouse"for tho purpose of lighting the fires , and on his exit from that place with a boxoflucifors inhisliatid , be was taken into custody for entering his own premises .

      A Man Burnt to Death at Halifax . —One of the most horrifying catiwtropbes that has occurred in this neighbourhood for a long time took place on the morning of Sunday '' last . An old pensioner named Joseph Healy , residing at CaBtle Hill Side , near Almondbuvy Pooi-house , in a low , miserable hovel , without anybody to take care of him , went to Almondbury on Saturday night , where he remained till early the next morning . . Ho returned tohishome in a state jo ? intoxication , and , there being very little fire in the grate , he sat down in a chair in front of the fireplace , resting his elbow on one of his knees , and his head upon his hand ; stretching his other leg ' straight out close to the

      fire-grate , in which position he fell asleep . Sometime during the night bis clothes got . on fire , but how it is impossible to conjp . cture ; but , they being woollen , would not blaze , but gradually smouldered away . Not making his appearance in the morning the door was broken open , and the poor fellow was found quite dead and Eiiflf , with a portion of his clothes still burning , the flesh being completely burned off the legs , so as to exhibit the bare bones . An inquest was held on-the body on Monday last before George Dyson , Esq ., and a respectable jury , " on view of the body , at the Woolpaok Inn , when , after a patient investigation , the jury returned a verdict of " Death from suffocation aiid burning . " Train Attacked

      A Railway by a Bullock , — The mail train a few nights ago narrowly escaped being thrown off the rails , between Headcorn and Pluckley . by a bullock which had strayed from a drove while crossing the rail . The drover had succeeded in turning the beast towards the gate , when the mail train was seen approaching , on which the beast made directly towards the red lights on the engine with . its tail in the air . It ran full tilt against the engine , and was dashed to pieces ,-parts of the body having , been picked up a distance of sixty yards from the place where the collision occurred . The shock was- felt by the engine-driver , " and the train was stopped ) but proceeded on ascertaining the nature of the occurrence . —Maidstone Journal . ' .. '

      Supposed Receivers to lire Uckfield Burglars . — James , Edwards and his wife who werere " - ' rifanSed on Saturday last , " charged with having" in their possession a large . quantity of linendrapery supposed to be the produce of several robberies , in which Brooks and others of the Uckfield gang were concerned , were brought up at the Town-hall , and again remanded till Saturday ( this day ) , in consequence of a telegraphic message , stating that if a remand were granted , parties would be forthcoming to identify a portion of tbe . property . Another Death on a Railwat . —An inquest was held on Monday last , before T . C . Maynard . Esq . at Trindon , on view of the body of Robert Heightley . The deceased was a plate-layer employed , on the Hartlepool Railway , and on Saturday mornino last

      was at work with another man on that railway , near to Trimdon Foundry . They were standing on the line looking at a coal train which was proceeding towards Hartlepool , and did not observe a goods train , which was coming in the opposite direction , until it was too late to get out of the way . The result was that the engine of the goods train struck the deceased , and Knocked him with violence against his fellow workman , who was thrown by ttie concussion off the line . Heightley , however , fell on the line , and was run over . His left leg was completely severed , and bis arm was dreadfully crushed . He died Bhovtly afterwards . The driver in charge of the engine , as soon as he saw deceased in danger , did all in his power , by sounding the whistle and reversing the engine , to warn him , but without effect . "Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      ^^ v ^^ v •••*• ^ *** i ^ 4 ^^**^* " * + * + ** + s ++ The Cask . of the Birds . —All'the judges ,. with the exception of Mr . Baron Platt , were occupied on Saturday last in the Exchequer Chamber , with the case of Bird and bis wife , now in prison for an assault on their female servant ,, and who had appealed from a second trial . The matter had before been submitted to the five judges sitting as a Court underarecent statute to consider oases reserved from the criminal courts , but those judges not agreeing it was referred to , the fifteen judges , TliQ arpment 9 of counsel . were , heard at great length , and the judges reserved their decision , >

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      Clsvbr Trick . — : On . the 24 th ult ., a young woman , attired in the dress and having the appearance of a domestic . semnt , entered the shop , of a respectable jeweller in town , in a very bustling and excited manner , and tendered a demand for a gold watch belonging to a lady whom she named , wh ' ch had , she said , been given in to have a slight repair performed , on the promise that it would be executed ere that time . The youth who was serving at the counter in the absence of the owner of the shop , knew nothing of such a watch , or the commission connected with it . ' Whilst he was endeavouring , to explain this , and extract some information

      regarding the , circumstance , his discourse was abruptly broken in upon by tbe eager messenger , who , darting upon a watch which lay on a side table ; exclaimed that it was the article Bhe sought , she Baw it was finished , it was wanted by her mistress immediately to wear at a wedding , and she wou'd , therefore , take it with her . Confused and unsuspicious , the lad allowed her to make off as she proposed . On the return of his employer , he disoovereil that he bad been deluded—that a pure fabrication had been played off upon him with a singular degree of adroitness and audacity . Nothing has yet been heard farther , either of the watch or the person who acquired possession of it so readily .

      The Tay , the Tweed , the Teviot , and several other Scotch rivers , were greatly flooded during the greater pavt of last week , owing to the melting of the 6 no ' vf in the Highlands , and strong westerly gales . No particular damage , however , resulted .. Falkirk Burghs . —The prospects of Mr . Loch , the Liberal candidate , continue to improve . Sir Charles Napier , whose name was mentioned , is convinced of the better claims and chances of Mr . Loch , and will not offer , —Scotsman . Geological Discoveries at Jedbdrgh . —Some curious geological discoveries have lately been made in Fernihirst quarry , in this neighbourhood .

      They consist of very strongly marked and large impressions of scales of the . holoptychius , a fish Hescribed in Miller ' s " . Visit to the Old Red Sandstone . " These remains are found in abundance from tbe foot of Windbrugh Hill down the valley of the Rule , but they had never before been . detected in silu in Jed water .. Within these few days another discovery has been made in the same place of some fossil remains , but , although apparently pretty well defineil , it , has puzzled all our geologists here to identify it . As a fossiliferous part of the rook ( which is the old red sandstone ) has now been come upon , richer discoveries are yet expeoted . —Keho Chronicle .

      Death op Lord Dalmeny . —Lord Dalraeny , eldest son of the K irl of Roseberry , died on the 23 rd ult ., at Dalmeny-park , Linlithgowshire . His lordsllip was born in 1809 , and in 1843 married the Lady WilhelmiRa Stanhope , ' only daughter of the fourth Earl Stanhope and sister of Lord Mahon . The sister of the late lord , tho Lady Anne Primrose , married Mr . Henry Tufnell about three . years ago . A Scotch Clergyman convicted of Poachinq . — Last week the Rev . A . M'Ewan , pastor of the Levern ' -Chapel , at Barrhead , was convicted of poaching on Sunday , the 5 th ult . The gamekeepers of the Earl of Glasgow had long been suspicious of a breach of the law being carried on near the premises of the Rev . Mr . M'Ewan '; they , therefore , had set a strict watch on tbe church grounds * t Levrni , and on the Sunday morning in question , having found a snare regularly set , they put it in disorder after the rev . gentleman , had commenced

      his public devotions . They again saw it regularly put to rights by him , and having a seoond time put it in disorder in the course of the day , they finally pounced on the rev . poacher , when it was supposed he was putting it . in proper trim for the evening . Before the close of the legal proceedings in court , Miv Henderson , the public prosecutor , humanely suggested that under all the circumstances , aiid from tho severe rebuke which had been vead from the bench to the ¦ rev . culprit by Provost Philips , that tho penalty should be mitigated from the sum of £ 20 to £ 10 . The Provost , however , was inexorable for inflicting the highest fine which the law would admit of . Had the defender been an ignorant , uneducated person , a clodpolefrom the neighbourhood ( said the Provost ) who did not know the law , the fine might have been mitigated ; but as no such excuse could be made in this case , ho was resolved to exact the highest penalty . —Renfrewshire Reformer .

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      Meeting op me Tenant League . —The publio meeting of the Tenant-League was held on the night of the 23 rd ult . in the Music-hall ; Mr . P . Lalor , of Tinnakil , in the chair . There was a tolerably numerous attondance , including some Roman Catholic and Presbyterian clergymen . RoportBon " finance , " ' . ' organisation , " and " abill to belaid before Parliament , " and one or two other subjects , which had received the sanction of the council , were handed in , and adopted without reading . The meeting was addressed by the Rev . Archdeacon ., Fitzgerald ( of Limerick , ) Rev . T . M'Cuilagh ( Presbyterian clergyman , ) Rev . Mr . Cahill ( of Mullinahone , ) Rev . Mr . M'Creedy , Rev . Dr . Kearney , P . P ., Rev . Mr . Kinnaird ( Presbyterian clergyman , ) Rev . ArclHleacon O Shee , and Rev . Mr . Rentoul ( Presbyterian clergyman . )

      Preparations for the Session . —A circular has been issued to the members of the House of Lords , informing them that " it having appeared on close examination that a majority , though small , of the peers had promised their support to Lord Redesdale , Lord AVhnrncliffe has intimated his wish to be put in nomination for the ofike of chairman of committees . The Proclaiming of Letterkennt . —The Londonderry Standard says : — " The high constables of the Baronies of Raphoe and Kilmacrenan have served notices on the-churchwardens of the parish of Conwall , calling upon them , in obedience to the

      mandate of the executive , to call a vestry , for the purpose of applotting on the several townlands in the proclaimed districts , their proportion of tbe cess to be levied for the pay of the additional constabulary recently sent there . Of twenty-one townlands , in the barony of Raphoe , the sum raised is £ 254 6 s . 9 d . ; and , in the barony of Kilmacrenan , off the electoral division of Seacor , and so much of the electoral divisions of Meencarrygaghand Killymasnus as are situated within the said barony , £ lli 3 s . lid . In addition to this , on the townland of Letterkenny alone , there is to be raised the sum of £ 158 Is . 3 d .

      Accident to Mr . ' Twisr . —The Cork Constitution states that the ball struck the rib , not the shoulder and traversing the back , lodged in . the muscles , whence it was extracted by Dr . Crump , and now no apprehension is entertained . State op the Country . —In various parts of Waterford , Cork , Ti |> perary , King's County , and Kilkenny , the kitchens and larders of gentlemen ' s houses have been entered by burglars , and rifled of their contents , almost every night since Christmas . —Several armed attacks on dwellings have been made within the last few days in the counties of Tipperary , Kilkenny , and the King ' s County . The following are from the local journals : —On the night of the 22 nd ult . four men , one of whom was aimed with a gun , attacked the dwelling of Michael Kinnelly , of Lisduff . The fellows threw stones at the door , and broke the windows of the house . On going away they fired shots , but did no other harm .

      -On the night Of the 16 th ult . three armed men attempted to gain admittance into the house of a farmer named Dwyer , residing at Brittas-wood , by stating they were police . Having failed in getting into the house , they broke in a window and fired a shot through it . They cautioned Dwyer to give up land he had taken , or if he did not , and that if they vi 8 ited-him again , he would never forget the day . — On Sunday night ,, a , party consisting of five men , two of whom" were armed with pistols , attacked a house belonging to a man of the name of Cleary , residing in Ballincor , from whom they took a detonating fowling piece . The police went in pursuit of them to the village of Brusna , where they arrested three men named John M'Louhlin , Patrick Kennedy and Patrick Lawler , of Drummakeenan , one of whom had a quantity of powder and slugs in his possession . They , were committed for further examination at the ensuing petty Sessions of Shinrone .

      AoRicBLTuns asd Flax Cbltbre . —The gentry are still working zealously to promote improved farming , especially in the cultivation of Flax . At a numerous meeting , held on Saturday last , in tho Limerick Institution , on the motion of Lord Clarina , seconded by Mr . Robert Maxwell , it was determined to establish an agricultural society for tbe county of Limerick , including districts in Clare and Tipperary embraced within the Poor-law Union of Limerick . The Bandon Flax Committee again met oh Friday , under the presidency of the Hon H . B . Bernard , when it was resolved to apply to the Duko of Devonshire and other proprietors for their co-operation in encouraging the erowth nf

      nax amongst their tenantry . It was stated that the Earl of Bandon would grow 200 acres and that there was a certainty of 500 acres of flax beinp planted m tbe district of Bandon this season Encuxmered Estates . —Of the fifteen new neti tions filed in the Encumbered Court last wo ,. ir eight were from inheritors for the sale of their own * estates . The total number of petitions Se the commencement is 1 , 519 . Absolute orders £ ? sales ^ & ^^ ss s ^ ssa cenHv ! n nJ' " * $ ^ Earl of Kilmorey , who recently announced his intention of rc » i « nfeV the representatmn of the borough of Xewrvf Instated th 's l'ttle h ° r ? of h ^ "

      ^ recovery ; mtSll ° T , Vl ^ R 0 TAHy .-An aggregate meeting convened by the Lord Mayor , and presided oyer by hie lordshi p , was held on Monday in the

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      Round-room of the Rotunda ; f 6 r ' the ' purpose of - " petitioning against the contemplated abolition of the Irish Vicerpyalty , and of placing upon record their protest against the system of centralization adopted towards Ireland , and which has already been " so destructive of her best interests . " Tha meeting was numerously and most respectably ai > tended , including a considerable number of the principal merchants , traders , and shopkeepers , as well as professional men and other classes . A let * ter was read from the Marquis of Conyngbam , apologizing for his absence , and expressing his concurrence with the objeet of the meeting , A similar letter was read from the Marquis of Londonderry . Lord Massareene a nd Ferrard also apologized for not attending in consequence of beine confined to

      bed for some days b y a severe cold . The Marquis of Westmeath , the Earl of Mayo , the Earl of Howth , Lord Talhot de Malahide , Mr . G . A . Ihuulton , M . P . ; Mr . Napier , M . P . ; Mr . M'Cullagh , MP . ; Mr . Whiteside , Q . C . ; Mr . W . S . Crawford , M . P . ; Mr . H . Grattan , M . P . ; Sir Lucius OBnen , M . P . ; Colonel Dunne , M . P . ; Mr . Grogan , M . P . ; Air . Reynolds , M . P . j Mr . . Leland Crosthwaite , Mr . George Grierson , and other gentlemen addressed the meeting in proposing or seconding the resolutions , amongst which were the following : — " That the viceregal office , irrespec tive of all local considerations , may be made eminently conducive to the welfare of Ireland . That the abolition of the viceregal office would , in the

      opinion of this meeting , be injurious , unjust , and in the highest degree impolitic . That tho policy of centralization is fraught with the worst evils to social order and constitutional freedom ; that it is incompatible with a sound administrative system ;' and tends to the diminution of wealth , intelligence , enterprise , and the public spirit in the country , and that this meeting do hereby record their solemn , protest against it . " An addreas to the Queeu and petitions to both Houses of Parliament were alsoadopted , and a committee appointed " for the purpose of organising and adopting means to

      constitutionally and lawfully resist any legislative or other attempt of the centralizing policy to abolish the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland , or transfer to English tribunals the jurisdiction of our courts of law and equity . " Rb-adjjistuent op Rents — The Evening Post has another list of reductions of rent in the district of Fingal , county of DuMin , upon the estates of Lord Talbotde Malahide , Sir Eyre Coote , Mr . Horace Rochfort , and other proprietors . In some cases reductions were made to wealthy graziers , whose rents had been punctually paid . The effect of these arrangements will be to secure substantial tenants oa the properties .

      The Xew Parliamentary Constituencies . —Tho revising barristers are rapidly drawing their labours to a close . The revision has concluded ia Sligo borough and county . The Sligo Champion claims a decided majority for the Liboral party in both , even in the county , where' conservatives have been heretofore returned . In other districts there is a difference of opinion , as to the working of the new franchise , but a contested election will bo tbe only true test . Agricultural Progrbss and Flax Cultivation . —An intelligent county of Down farmer , Mr . John O'Hagan , who has made a visit to the south , has addressed a letter to the Dublin Evening Post , describing the results of his inquiries and

      observations on the state and prospects of agriculture . His remarks are confined chiefly to tbe extensive estates of tho Earl of Bessborough , in the county of Kilkenny , well known as one of the best managed properties in the southern or midland counties , the rural population of whioh he found in a better state than the severe pressure of the last four years would have warranted him in expecting . Mr . O'Hagan gives an account of the system of husbandry practised on this estate , and of tho great efforts ma- ' e by the noble owner to enable Ms tenantry to main " tain their position . Lord Bessborough has his re . wavU in the punctual payment Of his rents , whilst the tenantry have no temptation to lose their time in agitation about tenant-rightand they are secure

      , from the infliction of heavy poor-rate . Tenantright , in the legitimate sense , exists on this estate . On the subject of the flax movement in the counties of Kilkenny , and Waterford , Mr . O'Hagan says : — " A small breadth of flax was grown in this district last year , which gave a fair return . 1 am informed that tho Marquis of Waterford purposes erecting a similar establishment on an extensive scale , and that his lordship intends having 1 , 000 acres of flax grown on hia Curraghmore estate this year . There was a great deficiency in the wheat crop of this county last year , the average produce being ahoufc five barrels to the Irish aoro . Many farmers intend giving up the growth of wheat , and cultiva

      ting nax , oats , and barley instead . " Alleged Libel on the Roman Catholic Bishop of ELvniN . —Tho Sligo Champion contains the following : — " The Right Rev . Dr . Browne has given instructions to Mr . Michael Gethin , solicitor , to institute proceedings against the proprietor of the Sligo Chronicle nempnper , foralotter published ia the last number of that journal , reflecting on his lordship's conduct aud character . The libel imputes to the bishop interested and unworthy motives in the scleotion and promotion of his clerw . and also that ho received large sums of money from , Mr . Towneley , which he applied to ' selfish purposes . " r

      Aggregate Meeting of Protestants . —The meeting , announced for some weeks past , to address the Queen and petition tho Legislature against the Papal aggression , took place on Tuesday last in the large room of the Rotunda . Eleven o ' clock was the time fixed for the commencement of the proceedings ; and soon after that Jiour there was a very respectable , although not a numerous , attendance . As the flay advauced , however , the audience increased considerably . A strongly worded address was adopted . Another meeting was held in the evening , the Earl of Mayo in the chair , when resolutions Similar to the above » ore adopted .

      Tir e MzEiiKa of . the Roman Catholic Members n' /? n i ? Tf n app - ea ^ by B letter from Mr . John OConnell , M . P ., hi Tuesday morning ' s Freeman , that the . contemplated meeting of Irish Roman tiitholic members of Parliament in Dublin , previous to the opcningof the session , will not be held . Mr O Connell states that" several M . P . ' s have sent in messages to the effect that they find themselves unable to attend as they , had proposed , but that of course they will bo at their posts in Parliament . "

      The honourable gentleman thus concludes : — "It is bow too late to make another appointment , and we must only hope that the Irish Catholic M . P . ' s will meet this day week in London , in the interval between the delivery of the Queen ' s speech at two p . m ., and the assembling of the Commons to debate their amirer at half-past three p . m . If nobody else do it , I will then be prepared to suggest an amendment to the address , in case of tbe latter ' s containing any allusion to penal laws . —I am , dear sir , your obedient servant , " John O'Connell "

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      'ASuckNiggkr . ' - " Jack , " said a gentleman to an ow negro , who was rather lazily engaged in clearing the snow from his premises , "Jack , my old p . ° y > you don ' t get along with this job very- fast . "Why , master , " replied Jack , scratching his wool , pretty considerable for an old man ; I guess , and I conceit myself , that I can clear more snow away in dese here short days , than the spryest nigga in this city could do in the longest summer day aa ever WflSt Crochet tor LADIES . —Take a small thread of fact . Spin it out as long as you can , and wind it about as rapidly as possible over the real of fancv tangle it up with the aid of a variety of meshes ; put S S \" ? " ( lf your female Welds as will stana to have the operation performed , and iw . r nr U * lendid P iece ° f crochet work , which will be of the utmost service as a pattern-to be universally avoided -PttncA .

      FiRBS .-Mr . Braidwood reports that the fires in London during the past year have been 868-an increase ef thirty beyond those of the preceding year . The buildings totally destroyed or considerably damaged were 247-nine less than the year befere : those slightly damaged were 621-thirty-nine more than the year before . The chimnies on fire were seventy-nine , " calls for assistance" 1 , 038 , the false alarms" ninety . one . The "fatal fires" were seventeen , and the number of lives lost eighteen SXtta ? Were 8 erious * dama ^ by A letter from Rome , of tho 11 th ult ., in the S Z ? tft gHeS a Bin S * stance " f the vSffi * hl e ° T ? eM 0 « Mp . Inanoperaof Verdi s , a lover , on heai-iug his mistress sin » Lhiml 8

      Uca ' » "In / m f + t 0 exclaira ' " > c * « ° " « V nOnO ' ( ull > ., wh . at an angelic voice . ) But the cenSor 3 , considering that a pretty girl ought not to IS >» i . " S ^ at" a modification which was received with hisses by the public , who knew what the original words were . SiR ORACLE . ~ Totheendof the world , in every line of life , there will be some men who will get on , and others who will go back . Some are active ! clever , and lucky ; others are lazy , dull , and unfortunate . Consequently , in every pursuit which is cultivated for profit ' s sake , there will be great variety at all times between the several degrees of success attained . —A"Times" leader that ha

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1611/page/6/