The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-02 00:00:00

FOREIGN .5- COLONIAL _INTELLIGENCE. INDIA AND CHINA. We have accounts from Calcutta to 19th November, Alexandria to 13th December, and Malta to 18th instant. Nothing of importance had transpired regarding the army of exercise, except that each man is to be provided with 100 rounds of ammunition extra. Opthalmia to a consi derable extent had broken out in her Majesty's 10th foot. Sickness prevailed at Sukkur. Dost Mahommed has been murdered by order of the King of Bokhara. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Morrison, the eminent Chinese scholar. Paymaster Routh, 15th Hus sars, has been sentenced to seven years' transportation. The Great Liverpool having sustained damage, went on from Malta with one engine only. . From Loodianah there has been received news of the probable existence of Colonel Stoddart, but Captain Connolly, it is said, has been executed. The whole Lushkur, since the 26ulf - . has been in a state of riot, the Maharaj having again revclted, and the troops of the Grand Jinsee havirg joined. All is tranquil in the Lower and Upper Sciode. Disturbances continue in Schekawate, and are likely to prove very serious. The report- of Heer Singh's murder is positively contradicted. The Marwar succession has been settled in favour of Ahmednuggur. Tokhl Singh has been unanimously elected King of Mal war, and his son accompanies him as Prince• Royal. Mr. James Thomason has been appointed Lient-Governor of the northwest provinces. Lord Ellen borough has resolved on revisiting the northwestern pro vinces. FREIGHTS.—In the absence of very numerous arrivals lately rates of freight for dead weight have somewhat ral lied, and should there not be any great influx of shipping during the next few days, it may be expected that a fur ther improvement will take place, probably, however, of only a temporary nature, as a considerable quantity of vessels will be arriving from the Mauritius, and other ports ; light freights no change. EXCHANGE.—Bnt little alteration has taken place in exchange since our last. Bills with documents, at 10 month's date, are offering at from is llid to is llid, but purchasers are disinclined to take them under 2s. A transaction, we hear, to a large amount has been effected at is 111 d, 10 months' date, against a consignment of indigo, at Co's rupees, 160 per and advance. Treasury Bills, is 10.3,d to is 100. ARRIVAL OF THE " INDEPENDENCE. "-RE CEIPT OF THE PRESIDENF'S MESSAGE. By the packet-ship Independence. which arrived in the Mersey about two o'clock on Wednesday, we have re ceived the President's Message to Congress, and New 'York papers to the 7th ult. inclusive. Of course, the all-important topic of discussion is the message, which was delivered to Congress on the sth instant, and occu pies between three or four columns of the American jour nals. We subjoin a summary : It appears that negociations have been prosecuted in London to procure the settlement of the Orregon bound ary ; but they have thus far been unavailing. Congress is advised to establish military ports on the line travelled by emigrants, to extend the laws of the States over them, and to urge the claims of th e S tates to th e w hole country .on the Pacific and to the 54 deg. 40m. line of N. lati tude. The cases of detentions of the American vessels by British cruizers are in a fair way of adjustment. Great Britain admits rice from Africa to her ports at a duty of Id a quarter, and taxes American rice 20s. This is said to be contrary to the treaty of 1815. With all the other European powers the relations of the States are in state quo. The negociation of a treaty w i t h the German states, comprising twenty-seven mil lions of people, is in progress. I%lexico has threatened America with a war if they at tempt to annex Texas to their territory. The message advises Congress not to be terrified, sketches the eight years' unsuccessful war which Mexico has waged against Texas, and endeavours to show that it is the duty and in terest of the United States to end the war in some effec tual manner. It says—" The high obligations of public • duty may enforce from the constituted authorities of the United States a policy which the course persevered in by Mexico will have mainly contributed to produce; and the Executive, in such a contingency, will with confidence . throw itself upon the patriotism of the people to sustain the government in its course of action." Mexico has —injured the trade of the States with hcr, and virtually pro hibited the trade of.the States in the Santa Fe. The in , stalments of the Mexican 'claims have been promptly . paid. With ail the other American States relations are per fectly amicable. With regard to the Home Department, it appears that the treasury receipts for the fiscal year, ending July 1, are stated at eighteen million dollars. Expenditure, ex clusive of public debt, twenty-three million dollars. There are outstanding treasury notes to the amount of 4,600',000 dollars. The loan of '4l, of over 5,500,000 dollars, falls due on January Ist, 1845; and unless the ' resources be increased a deficiency is apprehended, at the close of 1845, of above four million dollars. The finan cial and business condition of the country has greatly improved. The message regards the Public Lands as the founda tion of the public credit; and by preserving the credit of the general government untarnished, it thinks that of the States will be best supported. It urges the security to settlers of their pre-emption rights. In revising the tariff, the message recommends a regard for permanency and stability in legislation, and says that these can only be secpied by moderation. Mr. Tyler repeats is recommendation to issue treasury notes to form part of the paper currency of the coun try. He thibks this plan decidedly preferable to the es tablishment of a bank. The operations of the treasury now rest on the act of 1789 and the resolution of 1816, and are said to be productive of good. The war expenses have been reduced. The navy is commended to attention, and Congress is advised to reimburse the losses sustained by the officers and crew of the steamer Missouri. The post-office department is said to have been rigor ously conducted, and some reforms are needed, of which the suggestion is left to the post-master. Navigation on the lakes and rivers of the West is com mended to attention, so also is the disposal of the Smith sonian bequest. The message concludes with a summary of the evils which oppressed the government when Mr. Tyler was called to the presidential office, and of the results which followed his secession. The only desire be feels in connexion with the future is, " to leave the country prosperous, and its institutions unimpaired." With the exception of the message the American papers contain little of interest. The Acadia has reached Bos ton. Full prices continue to be obtained for cotton. Bills on London were quoted at 1081 to 1081, but little or nothing was doing in them. AMERICAN PAPER S. By the steam-ship Acadia we have received New York papers from the 9th to the 16th ultimo inclusive. The New York Herald states, upon the authority of a private correspondent in Washington, that there is the strongest probability of a law passing both Houses of Congress, authorising the United States government to take military and civil possession of the Oregon territory. The Navy. War, Treasury, and Postoffice reports have been published. In order to meet the apprehended de ficiency in the revenue of 1845 the Secretary recommends, in the Treasury report, the imposing a duty of two cents a pound on coffee imported from the countries of its pro duction, or three cents from Europe. Also a duty of five cents a pound on tea costing not more than twenty-five cents, over twenty-five cents and not exceeding thirty five, seven cents a pound ; and so on with the other grades. These duties, he calculates, would yield a revenue of about 4,000,000 dollars, viz., 2,500,000 dollars on coffee and 1,500,000 dollars on tea. He also recommends a light house duty of six cents a ton on all vessels engaged in the foreign trade, which, he supposes, would produce about 230,000 dollars per annum. From these items, viz., duties on tea and coffee, tonnage light-house duties, and one or two other small charges, he anticipates a revenue, in round numbers, of 4,500,000 dollars per annum. He also recommends the adoption of a warehousing system. The stock market presented a buoyant aspect, and business generally had improved. In Foreign Exchange we quote sterling bills on London at 1081 to 1084 ; on Paris at 5.324 to 5.30. The transactions had not been very large. Domestic Exchanges were in a healthy con dition. - _ _ - We have advices from Kingston, Canada, to the sth ultimo. The House of Assembly had addressed to the governor a vote of confidence in his late ministry, to which his excellency had made a suitable reply, in the shape of a message, in which he expressed a hope that public business would not suffer delay. It now appears that the late ministry and its partisans are throwing every obstacle in the way of Sir Charles Metcalfe. The mayor, aldermen, and common council of Kingston had issued an address to the governor, assuring him of their strong and unaltered confidence in his administration of the govern ment of the colony. Intelligence from Galveston, Texas, to the 2d nit., had been received at New Orleans. A second attempt had been made to sell the vessels of the Texan navy by public auction, but without success. The Yucatan commissioners, it was reported, bad re turned from Mexico without effecting a treaty. It was generally believed, at Sisal, that the Mexican troops would march against Yucatan about the middle of December. We have also dates from Kingston, Jamaica, to the 26th November. A proposition was before the assembly to protect the interests of graziers by imposing heavy duties on foreign cattle. A disp ensary was about to be established in Kingston. The Savannah Republican has dates from Havannab -to the 25th of November. The governor-general bad issued a new decree relating to the admission of foreigners, to the effect that foreigners visiting the island must have a passport signed by a Spanish consul, on the production of which they will be permitted to land, and, within twenty-five hours, must present themselves at the office Of the governmen t secretary for a permit o f residence. Louis Philippe has dismissed eight mayors ofcommunes for attending the levees of the Duke of Bordeaux Belgrave-square. • he National of Monday last fixes the amount de nded by his majesty for the Duc de Nemours , when he becomes regent, at £40,0 1 0 a-year. Ministers it is said, are of opinion, that half that-amount will be enough. DE. VALLEY.—A letter has been received from Lord Canning, one of the Under Secretaries for Foreign Affairs, containing the following gratifying passage :—" I am at ttosesame time to acquaint you, for the information of those gentlemen who waited upon his Lordship on the 14theinst., that the Cou r t o f Relive, at Lisbon, has pro motitilonh that ce a decision in f avour o f D r . K a ll e y, by virtue of v gentleman will have been liberated on bail." A few days ago, a woman, 26 years of age, the wife of a furniture broker, at Fontai n bl eau , i n the absence of her husband, suffocated herself, her daughter, aged nine years, and her son, aged five, with the fumes of charcoal. When the husband returned, he found them all dead.— Galignani. AN OLD SUIT.—The Royal Court of Paris has been occupied for several days past in hearing a cause in which the King of Bavaria claims 61,000 f., 5 per cent. rentes, as a creditor of the estate of M. Bombards, who died in the year 1713. The same fund is claimed by the heirs of M. Albert de Luynes, Prince of Grimberghen, to whom the Elector of Bavaria, when he became emperor under the name of Charles VI., transferred his ri g ht s as a creditor of the Prince of Grimbeeghen. This affair refers to a subsidy of 9,000,000 f., which Louis XIV. and Louis XV. granted to Bavaria during the war of succession. Madame Catalani, who for twenty-two years enchanted the world by her vocal powers, and who, by her truly liberal conduct in her profession and general amiability of character, gained universal admiration, died, as we learn by a letter from Rome of the 12th instant, in the De'bats, at her villa near Sinigaglia, in the Roman states, after a very short illness. She had attained only her 59th year, having been born at Simigaglia in 1784. She - made her first appearance before the public on the stage of Venice when 15 years old, and retired into private life in 1831. She married a Frenchman, M. de Valabregue, a native of Burgundy, who died in 1838, and by whom she had three children. Madame Catalani is is said to have left a fortune amounting to 8,300,000 f. FRANCE AND ENGLAND.--The following passage occurs in the speech of the French King, on the opening of the Chambers on Wednesday :—" Serious events have occurred in Spain and in Greece. Queen Isabella 11., called so young to the cares of state, is at this moment the object of all my solicitude and of my most affectionate interest. I trust that the issue of these events will be most favourable to two nations well disposed towards France, and that in Greece, as well as in Spain, monarchy will strengthen it se lf b y t h e mutual respect of the rights of the throne and of public liberty. The sincere friendship which unites me to the Queen of Great Britain, and the cordial understanding existing between my government and hers, confirm me in that confidence." WHOLESALE EXECUTION.—HAVANNAH, Nov. 14. — You will search in vain in the papers of this day for the usual details of the arrest, trial, and condemnation, the private history, and exaggerated anecdotes, of the seven criminals executed this morning —not a word upon the subject. The official publication of the proceedings will appear in three or four days. I say seven were executed, but one of them had been dead 24 hours. To avoid, as he supposed he could, the disgrace of a public execution, he cut his throat; but the authorities were determined that the "spectacle" should not thus be curtailed of its original extent. His corpse was brought out, tied to the stake, and shot with the others. It is said, but I will not be sure that such is the exact fact, that these men were part of a regularly organised band of robbers that existed in the mountains previous to the time of Tacon, and which he either dispersed or destroyed. Recently, some depredations of the few remaining—and they were men of substance, having their little property and living de cently—caused their arrest, trial, and condemnation. We are told that seven more will shortly share the same fate, and that it is supposed the band will be utterly extermi nated. As an instance of the prompt and severe justice of the present day, take notice of the official article in the Diario of the 9th, announcing the condemnation of two soldiers, followed by a short but forcible address of General O'Donnell to the troops. It appears that these soldiers encountered an English captain and another per son, who were asking their way through the streets; they decoyed them into a retired spot and robbed them. Next day the captain made known the case to the English Con sul, who made an official report to the Governor, who very soon caused the cu lp r it s t o b e arres t e d. Oni the tenth day from the commission of the act one of the per petrators was executed, and the other put into chains and hard labour for ten years. It is said that the English captain and the Consul, when they found how severe was to be the punishment of the robbers, interceded for their lives, but the Governor declined ameliorating their sen tence in any way. Blood alone could wipe out the stain upon the character of the army, and give assurance to the peaceable citizens that protection, and not oppression, was its vocation. Since th e d a y s o f Tacon, not only are in stances of robbery, or other acts of violence, of rare occurrence, but when the criminals are caught, their punishment is swift and sure.—Louisiana Courier. THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA. The British and North American royal mail steam ship Acadia, Captain Ryrie, arrived at this port at eight o'clock, on Saturday morning last. She left Boston at 3 30, p.m., on the 16th, at 10 30 p.m., on the 16th, at 10 30 p.m., on the 18th, while running for Halifax, passed the steam-ship Hibernia ' Captain J uclkins, and arrived at Halifax at 8 a.m., on the 19th ult. She left again at 1, p.m., on the same day, and made the passage from Hali fax in ten days and twenty hours. She brought eighseen pessengers, a list of whom, with an abstract of the log, we subjoin. LIST OF PASSENGERS. From Boston to Liverpool.—Mr. G. B. Lymes, Peter Hattrick Lee, (bearer of despatches from the American government,) S. Newstadt, R. Anderson, Andrew Orr, Walter Colquhoun, Alexander Arthur, Mr. Wallace, R. F. Maitland, Joseph Marsh, E. C. De'motel, Richard Hickson, Jesse Joseph. From Halifax to Liverpool.—Mr. Hankins, Mrs. Ketchorn, Mr. Gohegan, Mr. Gohegan, jun., Thomas Rosser. ABSTRACT OF TIRE LOG OF THE ACADIA. December 16.—At half-past 3 o'clock, p.m., left Bos ton for Halifax. Strong breezes and cloudy weather. 17.—Running along the coast. Fresh gales and cloudy. 18.—Strong gales and cloudy weather. At 1030, p.m., pased the Hibernia. 19.—At 8, a.m., arrived in Halifax; and, at 1 p.m., sailed for Liverpool. 20.—Wind S.W.; course N. 85 E.; distance 218 miles; lat. 44 52 ; lon. 58 42. Moderate breezes and clear weather ; midnight, wind increasing. 21.—Wind W. ; course N. 74 E. ; distance 236 miles ; lat. 45 53 ; lon. 53 36. Strong gales and cloudy. 22.—wind N.W. ; course N. 74 E. ; distance 238 miles ; lat. 46 24 ; lon. 47 58. Moderate breezes and cloudy. 23.—Wind variable; course N. 74 E.; distance 240 miles ; lat. 46 58 ; lon. 42 20. Moderate breezes and cloudy. 24.—Wind variable ; course N. 75 E. ; distance 202 miles ; lat. 47 83 ; lon. 37 12. Strong breezes and squally weather ; midnight, hard gales. 25.—Wind N.W. ; course N. 77 E. ; distance 230 miles; lat. 48 15 ; lon. 32 12. Fresh gales and cloudy ; 8 p.m., decreasing. • 26.—Wind variable ; course N. 78 E. ; distance 237 miles ; lat. 49 3 ; lon. 26 20. Strong breezes and cloudy. 27.—Wind S.S.W. •, course N. 77 E.; distance 222 miles ; lat. 501 ' • lon. 20 46. Strong breezes and cloudy ; 8 p.m. strong gales. 28.—Wind S.W. ; course N. 77 E. ; distance 262 miles; lat. 51 8; lon. 14 6. Strong gales and clear. 29.—At 215 a.m. Cape Clear Light bore E. by S. S. ; at 4 a.m. abreast the Cape ; at 5 p.m. abreast the Tuskar Light. 30.—At 30 a.m. off Holyhead, and arrived in Liverpool at 8 a.m., being 10 days 20 hours from Halifax. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—OD Wednesday last, a young man, named George Davis, who is respecta bly connected, and who, it appears, has for some time been paying his addresses to Miss Eliza Pearce Batten, residing with her father at Newfoundland-street, Bristol, narrowly escaped perpetrating the murder of his sweet heart, and afterwards attempted the destruction of his own life. In the course of last evening the young man Davis called in as usual at the house of Miss Batten's father. They had sat together for some time in one of the apart ments, when a quarrel ensued between them in conse quence of some jealous feeling on the part of Davis. After an altercation of a few minutes his anger appeared to be raised to an ungovernable pitch, and, seizing hold of her, he drew a pistol from his pocket, and placing it against her chest instantly discharged it, and immediately after wards, on seeing her fall senseless, pulled out another pis tol and discharged it at himself. • The young lady's father, hearing the report of fire-arms, rushed in. Finding that his daughter was not dead, she was removed to a bed chamber and medical aid sent for, when on undressing her it was discovered that providentially the pistol ball had struck against her steel busk, having passed through her clothes, and had there become flattened, without having injured her person beyond a mere bruise of the chest. In his case, also, the ball had, in the surgeon's opinion, from the pistol having been insufficiently charged with powder, failed in effecting its fatal purpose; and, although it had passed through his trousers and shirt, had only slightly injured him. The young man was immediately taken into custody, and in his pockets were found some bullets, per cussion-caps, and powder. PERILOUS ADVENTURE.—One day last week two gen tlemen, who originally belonged to Perth, but had been absent from it for some years, went to the top of Kin noul-hill by way of a walk, and to view a prospect which had often delighted them in bygone years. The hill became to them pregnant with many pleasing recollec tions. The gentlemen remembered the different feats they had performed about it long ago ; the buoyant feel ings of boyhood sprang up in their breasts, and they would try one or two of them again. They went to the " Leil's poopit," and sat on the " horse's head ; " but the most dangerous one was to come—to enter the " cat's cave." They made up their minds to visit it. This cave is situated about 20 feet below the table, on the front of the precipice, or at an elevation of 200 perpendicular feet from the base of the'rock. The entrance to it is over the brow of the bill, which has to be descended with great caution, when the adventurer reaches a narrow shelf of rock, which runs in a sloping direction for about 50 feet, until the entrance to the cave is obtained. This shelf is so narrow, that one has to crawl on his hands and feet along it, and when about half-way he can neither turn nor get back. The attempt to do either would almost insure his certain de struction. One of the gentlemen had just reached that critical aek. part, when he lost nerve , and could proceed no further ; he felt he could not turn, and could not crawl b In this perilous predicament he exclaimed to his companion, who was a little behind, that it was " over hi l s 'n fe b e r in . g ': , The latter, at once guessing the true state of heels in a second.immediately Marking,told him that he would beat his therefore, well the nature of the space between him and friend, to guide himself in crawling back, be went forward to knees), at the same tim e using words him encouragement, hands and t and so guided his movement s as we ll as 1-insnorwagnaesnto' reach, after inconceivable peril, the top of the rock. The gentleman immediately fainted when be reached the table, and the adventure has taken so strong a hold of his feel ings, that he has been bedfast ever since.—Perth Courier. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. IRELAND. At a meeting of the Cork town council on Thursday, the mayor's salary for the ensuing year was, after consi derable discussion, reduced from £1,200 to £5OO. John Cahill has been committed for examination, on suspicion of being conceetied in the murder of the late Mr. Waller and Mis s V ete k er. —D u bli n Statesman. Mas. WALLER.—Mrs. Walleti;out of danger, and recovering, though slowly. There are some persons in gaol, on suspicion of being concerned in the massacre. Two men are missing from the locality of Finnoe ; they are supposed to be the two who were wounded, and that they will not return, if ever they do so, until their wounds are healed. THE STATE TRlALS.—Notices have been issued by the Crown Solicitor, and served on the several traversers, that the pending issues will receive trial at bar, in the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, the 15th January, pur suant to order. NEW POTATOES ON CHRISTMAS DAY !—As the strongest proof that could be advanced of the unparal leled mildness of the present season we mention the fact, that on Christmas Day our table was graced with a dish of new potatoes, grown in the open air, at Killevy Castle, in: 4 e county of Armagh.—Newry Telegraph. ORTATION OF POTATOES.—We stated this day 4+ week that a vessel had arrived at Barbadoes with a cargo of potatoes, and found a remunerative market. The Prim rose, of this port, has sailed hence with a freight of Irish potatoes for the Havanah ; and the China, of this port, for Charleston, with a similar cargo.—Limerick paper. SHUTTING THE GATES OF DERRY.-011 Monday the usual demonstrations of rejoicing on the anniversary of shutting the gates of the " maiden city," passed off with much spirit ; the bells of the Cathedral ringing, the ancient cannon from the old wall firing, and many of the loyal inhabitants cheering. There was no procession, nor any disposition to opposition.—Derry Journal. DREADFUL AFFRAY.—On the night of the 15th in stant, being a fair day at Kenmare, some persons, return ing home, called into a public-house about four miles distant from that town, in a village called Dourass, where some difference arose between the parties drinking, and a general fight took place. One of the combatants, a schoolmaster, took out a penknife, with which he con tinued stabbing his opponents untill one got so mortal a wo uud that he fell dead. Five parties have been commit ted to take their trials.— Tralee Chronicle. SHOCKING MURDER.—We regret to state that a fearful murder was committed in the neighbourhood of Cloyne. The unfortunate victim was a young girl, named Fitz gerald, a servant in the employ of an officer residing in the vicinity of Cork, and she was returning to her friends in Cloyne, to spend the Christmas holidays with them, when she was met by some men, who, it is supposed, murdered her; for she was found dead on the road, her face disfigured, most of her clothes taken off, and with marks of violence on other parts of her person.—Cork Examiner. THE DUBLIN JURY:LIST.—The revised Jury list, ar ranged in alphabetical order, has been transmitted to Mr. F. Shaw, the Recorder, who is now in England, for his final inspection, previous to its delivery into the hands of the high sheriff, Mr. D. C. Latouche. In the general list there are about eight or ten thousand names, com prising all classes of jurors, but placed according to rank and property. The special panel will probably contain seven or eight hundred names, including, in all likelihood, not much more than 200 Roman Catholics, PROTESTANT ORGANIZATION.—A large meeting of gentry and Protestant yeomanry was held, on Thursday last, for the purpose of forming a Protestant organization n subservience to the exist ng laws. Among those pre sent there were Lord Loftus (who presided in the chair), and almost every person who was formerly connected with the late Orange Society as officers in the district. The utmost unanimity prevailed on the ‘ccasion, and all ex pressed their stern resolve to preserve at any hazard the connexion between this country and Great Britain. Se veral most excellent speeches were made on the occasion, all breathing the most devoted loyalty to the Sovereign, and a determination never to surrender, but with their lives, the blessings which they in common enjoyed under the British constitution. —Fermanagh. Reporter. RAILWAY INTELLIGEACE. Lord Francis Egerton has no interest whatever in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, as has been stated, by mistake, in some of the public prints. TEE BLACKBURN AND PRESTON RAILWAY.--We un derstand that a deputation from the committee of ma nagement of the projected railway between Blackburn and Preston had an interview with the directors of the North Union Railway, at Preston, on Saturday week last, and we are glad to learn that a basis of a satisfactory ar rangernent of the terms on which passengers and goods will be conveyed on the North Union line from the Fa rington station, should the proposed railway thither be formed, was then agreed upon. A project, called the Middlesex and Surrey Grand Junction Railway, is now occupying some attention in the railway world ; and as it is proposed by the parties connected with the plan to commence their operations from the H arrow station, on the Birmingham line, through Epsom to Merstham, on the Brighton line, crossing the Great Western and South-Western railways, it is likely to come in strong competition with the other projects now in the field claiming privileges for these points. This line, it i 3 said ; will form a connecting link of all the rail ways from Scotland to the west and south of England, and this would effect a union of all the great railways now in existence. From the Ist August to the 2d November, 1843, the number of trains run on the Glasgow and Greenock rail way has been 1206. Of these only two have been more than 20 minutes late in arrival—arising, in both cases. from unavoidable delay in starting. For the same period the steam-boats of the Railway Steam-packet Company plied between Greenock and Rothesay, Gareloch-head, &c., in connection with 843 trains, and only in three cases have these boats, from storms or any other cause, failed to meet their appointed trains at Greenock. When it is considered that a distance of 21,000 miles on• water, and 18,967 miles on land, is included in the above working,l in which two modes of conveyance are employed, both subject to those casualties to which at tificial constructions, as steam-engines, ships, and railways, must always be liable, as well as to other causes of delay, as storms and Rinds, the regularity is remarkable.— Greenock Adver tiser. CENTRAL LINE OF RAILWAY INTO SCOTLAND.—A report on a central line of railway to Scotland, by Messrs. Johnson and Wood, has been addressed to the directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company. The line proposed is to take a central route, commencing at the Rose Hill station of the above-named line, and pro ceed by near Gilsland, Askerton Castle, Cumcrook, New Castletown, Shields, Hawick, Melrose, and Galashields to Edinburgh at about an equal distance from the proposed Caledonian line on the west, and the Great North British on the east. The proposal of this line appears to be brought forward, not from any spirit of opposition, but to endeavour to show that the central line will prove of equal accommodation to the public at less than half the expense of the other two lines, and in the working an an nual saving of £227,333 will be effected, paying 5 per cent. on the capital expended, and opening a line of com munication through a mineral, manufacturing, and agri cultural country, whose resources have never yet been de veloped. VALUE OF RAILWAY PROPERTY.—A general idea of the extent of fluctuation which has occurred in the value of railway property during the present year may be gathered from the circular published a few days back by Mr. Greaves, of Liverpool. The rise appears to have been very considerable, as will be perceived from the prices quoted ; and it may be remarked that the highest now currently rule in the market. We have not given the particulars of fluctuation in half and quarter shares, but only as affecting original stock, because the state ment is not put forward with the view of fixing extreme accuracy, but as one furnishing a tolerably correct ac count of the late variations in this description of money securities. Taking the various lines alphabetically, we find Chester and Birkenhead have been as high as 26, and as low as 16 ; Eastern Counties as high as 104, and as low as 74; Edinburgh and Glasgow as high as 554, and as low as 454 ; Glasgow and Greenock as high as 154, and as low as 10; Grand Junction as high as 219, and as low as 192; Great Western as - high as Ttn, and as low as 851; Lan caster and. Preston as high as 334, and as low as 29 ; Li verpool and Manchestet as high as 244, and as low as 190; Birmingham as high as 226, and as low as 202; South Western as high as 704, and as low as 62 ; Brighton as high as 421, aod as low as 32; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, as high as 864, and as low as 20; Manchester and' Leeds as high as 974, and as low as 60; Midland Counties as high as 86, and as low as 60; North Midland ns high as 90, and as low as 634; North Union as high as 842, and as low as 70 ; Paris and Rouen as high as 324, and as low as 221; Rouen and Havre as high as 10A, and as low as 54; South-Eastern as high as high as 344. and as low as 221; Sheffield and Manchester as high as 60, and as low as 434; and York and North Midland as high as 1324, and as low as 93. A FACT.—A manufacturer of this town, who attended the League meeting on Monday evening with his son, an intelligent youth, inquired of him what he thought of the arguments adduced by the different speakers, to which his son appeared to Lave paid attention. " Why, father," replied he, " I consider it altogether a treacle and bread' affair, for those two articles, with sugar, are all they appear to talk about ; for my part I prefer the bread with butter, and I think, under the present system, we have not much to grumble about, having buttered our bread pretty well." " Tut, tut," said the wary father, "we must lay our shoulders to the wheel to agitate this matter, to distract the attention of our workmen from the real cause of present low wages, and then depend upon it, my boy, we shall ' butter our bread on both sides.' "—Not tingham Journal. • INSTINCT IN A CAT.—A family in this town had a favourite cat, but in consequence of its thieving propen sities, they were determined to part with it. Poor Tom therefore was given to the care of a captain of a vessel, who was about to sail for Cuba. After a voyage of four to five months, the vessel returned to this port about a month since. In a few days after the arrival of the ship Tom decamped, and the vessel was obliged to go to sea without him. About three weeks since a cat was heard by the members of the above family about their premises, mewing most pitifully, and could not be kept away, despite the threatenings of the servants ; when, lo ! to the aston ishment of his old mistress, her old friend came up to her, rubbing against her with all the affection imaginable. What is most extraordinary, the cat had to cross the river and pass though the most dense part of the town, to find its old habitation, after a voyage to Cuba and an ab sence of five to six months.—Cambrian (Swansea journal. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. PROMOTIONS. Allen, the Rev. John, chaplain of King's College, Lon don, inspector of schools, to be examining chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield. Elliott, the Rev. Hugh, to the vicarage of Castle Sowerby, Yorkshire. Grigson, the Rev. William, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to the rectories of Whinburgh and Westfield, Norfolk, on his own petition. Hazlewood, the Rev. William, M.A., to the curacy of St. Michael's, Bath. Heckford, the Rev. J., M.A., formerly. of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the curacy of Ruskington, Lincoinshire. _.....,.............__ Humble, the Rev. Henry, M.A., of Durham Uni versity, to be one of the domestic chaplains of Lord Forbes. _ Lott, the Rev. Samuel Jordan, M.A., of Downing College, Cambridge, to the perpetual curacy of Bradninch, Devon, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Tanner. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. Pering, the Rev. Benedict, M.A., to the rectory of Fersfield, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. M. Rham. Patron, F. Nassau, Esq. Richson, the Rev. Charles, M.A., of Catharine Hall, Cambridge, curate of Preston, has been appointed clerk in orders, in the collegiate church, in the room of the Rev. R. C. Clifton. lately elected Canon of Manchester. Smith, the Rev. James Allan, M.A., to the rectory of Shotley, Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. S. Forster. Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. Spurrell, the Rev. John, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of West Beckham, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. R. Taylor. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. Vance, the Rev. J. G., 8.A., late assistant curate at St. Stephen's, Salford, to the perpetual curacy of St. Michael's, Manchester. Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Manchester, and the Rev. T. Middleton, M.A. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. — TwO ' sermons in connection with this society, were preached on Sunday week, in Christ Church, Salford, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, M.A., the amount collected after which was £136 Bs. The Rev. J. Lumb, the curate of Methley, was found drowned on Wednesday, in a river near that place. It appears that Mr. Lomb had been missing from the pre vious Wednesday. It is not known how the unfortunate catastrophe was brought about.—Halifax Guardian. REV. T. D. GREGG.—The Nottingham Branch of the Grand Protestant Confederation have presented a silver medal to the Rev. 'l'. D. Gregg, as a testimony of the ad miration with which the brethren in Nottingham regard the stern uncompromising hostility of that gentleman to the venal attempts of the arch-humbug O'Connell to plunder the Irish people. TESTIMONIAL.—On Thursday week, a meeting of the congregation of the Old Church and the inhabitants of Macclesfield took place, on the occasion of the presenta tion to the Rev. W. C. Cruttendon (who has officiated in that town for 32 years) of a magnificent candelabrum and salver. The subscription amounted to £244, the plate costing about £2OO. It was agreed to purchase with the remainder a silver inkstand, for presentation to the rev. gentleman's lady. . . - THE REV. J. CUMMING.--This sturdy champion of Protestantism was speaking at the meeting of the Reading Reformation Society, one day last week, when a Romish priest named Wilkinson, was so indiscreet as to tell the rev. gentleman he was saying what was false. On this Mr. Cumming invited the obtruder to a controversy, there and then, each speaker to have half an hour. The priest dared not shrink from the challenge—the discussion took place—and the result was most triumphant to the cause of truth, the priest being obliged to read out of the book of his own church, the creeds and articles he had disowned when Mr. Cumming was quoting them. The London Record, states it is an ascertained fact, that a substantial move, though not from the part of the government, will be made next session to take the popish shouldstate. e at tt once e o f preparedim port apnr priesthood htherefore, alliancethat petitions wth the everywhere by Protestants of all denominations, in order to show the hopelessness of such an attempt. Govern ment ought to be strengthened in their resistance to the question. A. host of petitions against the measure would both give them this strength, and disabuse any members of the ministry who might be inclined to fall into the Whig and Tractarian trap. LOYALTY OF TRACTARIANISM.—On Thursday last a meeting of the select vestry of the palish of St. Mary's, Great Ilford, for the purpose of taking into consideration the memorial lately presented to the Lord Bishop of London, and his lordship's letter in reply, was held at the church. The Rev. Folliott Baugh, the vicar, in the chair. After some preliminary matter had been disposed of, Captain Gilmore moved a resolution to the effect that every attempt having been made, in the most conciliatory manner, to induce Mr. Baugh to return to the accustomed manner of performing divine service, but without effect, the churchwardens be requested to remove the credence table, and restore the reading-desk and clerk's desk to their former state, except as to their height. The reso lution having been seconded by Mr. Paulin, considerable discussion ensued, in the course of which a letter from the Bishop of London to the churchwardens was pro duced, in which his lordship requested the churchwardens not to remove the credence table without further direc tions from him. The Rev. Mr. Baugh also produced a letter from the bishop to the same effect. The reverend gentleman was asked by a member of the vestry for the letter he had written to the bishop, and to which the one he had produced was an answer, but' he did not produce it, yet admitted he had informed the bishop that the op position to the credence table proceeded from a " faction," and that it was notfgenerally desired by the communicants. He also stated at the outset of the proceedings, that it was a factious opposition ; that the credence table was a matter of indifference ; that he would consent to its re moval if some of his communicants would request him to do so, and if the churchwardens would bring the bread and wine to him ; and, said the vicar, " they should think it an honour to do so." Tim reverend gentleman further said, " I. for - one, should like to see Church and State separated to-morrow." This extraordinary declaration of their pastor produced a strong effect. One member of the vestry, doubting whether he had understood the reverend gentleman aright, asked the question for his own satisfac tion, to which the reverend gentleman replied that he did not mean to use the word " to-morrow" literally, as all sudden changes were bad. He also said, that in the pre sent state of things the union of the Church with the State was only an incumbrance to the Church, and that unless the Church had the power it possessed 300 years ago, when the liturgy was composed, he should be glad to see the union dissolved ; he added, that it would be done within the next twenty-five years. LAW INTELLIGENCE. THE BANKRUPTCY COURTS.—A correspondent of the Examiner states, that a scheme is hatching between Lord Brougham and Lord Lyndhurst for creating a vacancy in London for the promotion of Mr. Commissioner Phillips. The statement is, that some superannuated Master in Chancery is to be persuaded to resign, that Mr. Merivale is to be inducted into his place, and thati Mr. Phillips is then to be put on the list of the London Commissioners. MR. CHARLES MATHEWS AND HIS CREDITORS.— The schedule of Mr. Charles Mathews, the comedian, was filed in the Court of Bankruptcy on Saturday week, and an interim order of protection granted till the Bth of Fe bruary next, when the first examination will take place. The schedule is of somewhat large size, containing about thirty sheets of parchment. The debts and liabilities are set forth at upwards of £3,000; of this sum more than £2,000 are renewed debts, which appeared in the schedule when Mr. Mathews took the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act in the other Court ; others are further liabi lities, leaving the bona fide debts at about £3,000. The insolvent has, on the proceedings, made a proposition to pay his creditors. It seems that for the last five years the half-yearly earnings of the insolvent and his wife (Madame Vestris) have been £1,350, and that sum he offers half yearly to pay to the assignee for distribution among his creditors. FASHIONSFOR JANUARY. (Front the " London and Paris Ladies' Mapazine of Fashion. At this season of the year velvet is more in favour than any other material ; it is worn not only as the principal material of various kinds of both in and out door toilette, but also constitutes the prevailing ornament on satins and rich silks, cachemires, &c., and we are glad to see it not now confined to dark colour; black, red, emerald and deep blue, are reserved for dinner and carriage dresses whilst for evening soirees pink, sky blue, and mais are worn : some are enriched with a fringe of gold and berthe formed of a kind of net-work of gold. For ball dresses transparent materials are universally approved, made with several skirts, or open at the side a l'Albanaise. Walk ing dresses are of pekin, camele'on en damas, and velours guilloche, and the simpler style of douilletlee, &c. are of levantine, reps, popelin, sin de la Reine, cachemire, &c., &c. Very pretty ornaments are made for evening dresses of bugles, coloured as well as black, though the latter are preferred ; and fringes berthes, half sleeves, coiffures brandenbourgs, cordelieres, are all made of them. The newest style of manteau is the Caftan, and the materials preferred for them are velours e'pinglg edged with fur, or satin trimmed with velvet guilloche: Sleeves are very generally introduced with manteaux. The winter bonnets are of small horizontal form, gra dually descending at the sides ; the ornaments are various, marabouts, feathers, rich laces, ribbon forming couronnes, bunches of roses and coques of ribbon inside, nceuds of velvet and plaits of velvet in two colours, &c. ; many are lined with colours. Caps are also worn small, and the coiffures for dress are very various and elegant, particu larly those made of gaze de soie and gold , forming turban ornamented with a bird of Paradise ; others are of pink gaze de soie embroidered in silver and white silk, with lappets of gauze fringed with silver; the Bresilienne, Agnes Sorel, Diane de Poitiers, Marie Stuart, with sou venirs of Greece, Italy, and Spain, are again to be seen, with the turban yaulois with its long scarf pendant at the back. Furs are in full favour for dresses, manteaux, pardes sus, &c., many of the latter being lined with fur; round fur pelerines are worn en ne'glige, as also some with long ends falling as a scarf on the front of the dress. Muffs are very general. EARL GREY.—The latest accounts received from Howick-hall represent the state of Earl Grey's health as still very precarious. No unfavourable change had taken place since Wednesday last, and some bad symytoms had been relieved, but the noble earl was not considered out of danger N., hen the last report left. GENERAL MISCELLANY. Charles Swain, the poet, has been appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society. COTHERSTONE.—Mr. Bowes's celebrated horse, Co therstone, has won, during the present year, the immense sum of £13,790, in stakes alone. MR. OASTLER.—On Friday week, the proprietor of the theatre, Manchester-street, Huddersfield, gave the proceeds of his performance to the " Oastler Liberation Fund." SHEEP KILLED.—On Saturday last, as the afternoon train from Darlington to York was passing Poppleton Bridge, twenty-five sheep, the property of Mr. Carr, of Overton, were killed by the engine. COLLIERS' WAGES.—A considerable number of the principal coalmasters of North Staffordshire have agreed to pay the advanced rate of wages, namely-4s. per day. PERSONS ACCUSED OF MURDER.—There are at pre sent in the Nenagh gaol twenty persons accused of the awful crime of murder; and three charged with con spiring to sacrifice life. TURN-OUT OF HATTERS.—For some weeks back, the hatters of Ashton, Mottram, Bredbury, Manchester, Gee Cross, Stockport, Denton, and all the places for many miles round have struck for an advance of wages. THE LATE MURDER NEAR TAUNTON.—Mary Sealy has been committed on a charge of wilfully murdering Betty Sealy, the particulars of which appeared in our lasi paper bu one. A commercial gentleman was so. "facile" as to be al lured into a house of ill-fame, in Newcastle, a few days since, when some drug was put into his wine, which speedily induced sleep, and ere he awoke a sum of money amounting to £3OO had been abstracted from his person. FLOGGING V. BLISTERING IN THE ARMY.—Sir Charles Napier states that from two regiments, in which flogging had been tried in vain, intoxication was completely banished by subjecting every drunken soldier to fever treatment, that is, blistering, and bread and water diet. UNOSTENTATIOUS BENEVOLENCE.—A Bank of Eng land note for £lOO was found on Friday morning in the subscription-box erected in front of the Royal Flee Hos pital, Gray's-inn-road, London, in an envelope addressed to the treasurer, and signed " A Passer By." THE GREAT CHESS-MATCH.--It may be interesting to our chess readers to learn that a return match has been agreed on between Mr. Staunton and Mr. St. Arrant, and that the play will probably commence about the end of January. A DIRECTOR OF A JOINT STOCK BANK NOT A CHRISTIAN.—A western paper says, in an obituary no tice, that " he had also been for several years a director of a bank, notwithstanding which he died a Christian, universally respected." EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.—On Friday last, the sum of £4OO, in Bank of England and other notes, was stolen from a trunk in the bedroom of the dwelling-house occu pied by Mr. J. Best, fibbmonger, Brighton, during his absence at the fish market on the beach. INCENDIARISM.—The last number of the Slamforri Mercury gives the particulars of four incendiary fires, which have taken place in Lincolnshirs; we fear almost to unfold a southern provincial paper, these outrages have now become so frequent and in many instances so destructive. Mr. OASTLER.—During the week, meetings have been held in Stockport, Ashton, Preston, Stalybridge, and Tod. morden, in aid of the funds now raising for the liberation of this gentleman. We understand that the meetings have been most numerous and enthusiastic, as well as sue ful. PEDESTRIANISM. — Benjamin Riding, alias the Morn ing Star, who is walking the great feat of 1,500 miles in 1,500 successive hours, has now performed so much of his task, and seems so much improved in health and con stitution, that the odds in betting are now in his favour. On Monday morning at eight o'clock, he had completed 572 miles. A DRAFT FROM THE OCEAN.—A lady writes to a friend in Dumfries, that a draft sent by her brptber in India came safely to hand through the Post-office, after having been at the bottom of the sea in the Memnon, although the seal was so completely wasted, along with the paper adjoining, that the letter, in fact, was quite open. The stock of bullion held by the Bank of England during the four weeks ending the 9th of De^,ember, is stated to be £12,996,000, which shows an increase of £971,000, as compared with the preceding month, and an increase of £2,485,000, as compared with the correspond ing period last year. CAPTAIN II osKEN.—The underwriters at Lloyd's, through the directors of the Great Western Steam-ship Company, have presented Captain Hosken, of the Great Western, with the sum of £lOO, in testimony of their high opinion of his nautical skill in having successfully accomplished 64 passages to and from America.—Bristol Mirror. At the late Smithfield Show, in London, Mr. Skirving, of this town, exhibited forty roots of an improved variety of Swedish Turnip, which averaged twenty pounds per root, or eight,hundred pounds the forty. These roots, we hitve learned, were grown on Mr. Skirving's farm, at Walton, with guano manure, at the rate of 5 cwt. the statute acre. EXTRAORDINARY TIDES.—On Friday morning last, the very unusual circumstance happened, of the high water tide on Sunderland bar being 17 ft. 9 in.—that is, about 4 ft. 6 in. greater depth than usual when it is, as it was on that day, a neap tide. The succeeding low tide presented the corresponding phenomenon of about fdur feet lower than usual.—Sunderland paper. The Duke of Manchester has adopted the allotment system on his Huntingdonshire estates, and last week his grace's agent, with the Rev. J. Hughes, let a field of twelve acres, in small allotments, to upwards of seventy labourers at Meonbury. His grace has built a boys' school at Kimbolton, and appointed a master, fur the advantage of the labouring population. - - PEDESTRIANISM.—Mrs. Harrison, the pedestrian, who is engaged in walking 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours, upon the Leeds and Whitehall road, Wortley, from the house of Mr. James Wilkinson, the Dragon Inn, still continues her Herculean (or rather Omphalean) task, and though she has suffered much dining the week from sore feet. we may add she is again rallying and determined to conquer. SALE OF A WIFE.—On Saturday last, a brute in human shape, from West Hallam, named Hart, sold his wife in Nottingham Market-place, for Is., to a fellow named Smith, with whom the woman had been living for several yaars. A rope was tied round the woman's waist, and on the bargain being completed, and the money paid, it was given to the purchaser, who carried off his prize. All parties seemed satisfied.—Nottingham Journal. GAGGING THE PRESS.—The London Standard states that they have ascertained for a fact that it is one of the arrangements of the League to supply funds for actions against the members of the press opposed to its designs ; and the editor of the Manchester Courier states that at no very distant day he will be in a position to prove, in his own person, the truth of what the Standard announ ces. MANCHESTER MORALITY.—It is a fact worthy of notice that on Wednesday night week there was not a single pri soner at the Police-office, King-street, Manchester, on any charge whatever. Mr. Superintendent Sawley states that to his knowledge such a circumstance has not occur red within the last fourteen years ; and for anything known to the contrary, perhaps not for the last twenty years. THE LONGEST DAY AND THE SHORTEST DAY.— On the morning of the longest day in the present year many ponds of water in the eastern part of the kingdom were covered with ice ; on the morning of the shortest day the thermometer stood at 50, or nearly 24 degrees higher, and primroses are now in full blossom in many places. The Rev. Dr. Godfrey, Grosvenor-place, has crocuses in an advanced state.—Bat h Journal. THE DUKE DE BORDEAUX.—It is confidently stated, than an intimation has been conveyed to the Duke de Bordeaux, that holding of levees for the reception of so many persons, subjects of an, allied power, and his con tinued residence in this country, are not agreeable to the British government. This intimation has, it is added, changed the plans of the Duke de Bordeaux, and his early appartma From this country is anticipated. 7 --Bera/d. DROLL SPORTING.—On the 15th instant, whilst a pack of hounds were in Stockton, a fox run over the Stockton and Diirlipgton Railway, and took shelter in a coqduit. Presently, about fifty persons drew up, and several dogs were put into the hole, hut the fox bit them, and they re turned. At last . a workman on the railway put in his arm and brought him out, and took him away alive, to the amusement of those present. DEATH OF A FAMILY.—A poor man, Angus Macmil lan, residing Manish, island of Harris, died about three weeks since of fever, caught, it is said, by an infec tion communicated by a sailor'i jacket, purchased from the crew of a foreign vessel. His two children, a young woman 24 years of age, and a young man 16, were both taken ill after the decease of the father, and died within a few hours of each other, on the 21st ult.—Edinburgh Journal. Arr ATTACK BY 11 ATS.—On Monday, as Samue Brierley, servant to Messrs. Reyner, of Ashton, was en. gaged in removing a quantity of dung from behind the stable, be was attacked by a large number of rats, which, having no means of escape, made at him simultaneously. Being active, be succeeded in destroying 12 of the number by means of the fork which he had in his hand. 1 t was with great difficulty that he got away unhurt. —Black burn Standard. THE RAPE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER AT DERBY.— At the Derbyshire assizes, yesterday week, John Winfield Grocock, aged 17, who it will be remembered voluntarily surrendered himself into the custody of a policeman at Derby, was tried and convicted before Mr. Baron Parke, of having on the 26th of August last, at Edgbaston, feloniously assaulted Eliza Ann Allwood, with intent to murder, maim, or disfigure her or do her some grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced to be transported for life. •••-•• DEATH FROM WITCHCRAFT.—On Friday an inquest was held at Keston, Kent, on view cf the body of Miss Charlotte Chapman, a very handsome girl, the daughter of Mr. Henry Chapman, schoolmaster, of that place. The father of the young lady said, that he believed it had been purely her own act during ufit of temporary derangement. She was invariably treated most affectionately by all at home. Since her death he had been told by the family that about 15 months ago she went with a party to Green wich, and was induced, against her will, to have her for tune told, and that the party told her " she would dot die a natural death." The jury returned a verdict that de ceased committed suicide during a fit of temporary insanity, Jan. 2, 18'4 THE MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—A. Wardleworth of Prestwich, gathered from the open fields a dish of fine grown mushrooms, some of them three inches in diameter, on the 20th inst.—Mr. Crompton and party had a dish of large mushrooms served up to dinner on Tuesday last, at Horridge End, Derbyshire, which had been gathered in the open field, near the Crown Inn, New Mills. The following were the sizes :—No. 1, 284 circumference, stalk 6 inches do. ; 2, 19 ; 3, 18 ; 4, 164 ; 5, 15 inches do. SOMNAMBULISM.—On Friday night, a young man aged 20, a sapper and miner, employed at brompton, near Lon don, got out of bed and opened his room-door, when he must have gone to the window in his sleep, and having raised the sash, and placing himself on the sill, about three feet from the flooring, he precipitated himself into the yard, a depth of between thirty and forty feet. Four of his teeth were knocked out of his head, and were picked up next morning on the pavement amongst the blood. He was very severely hurt. MURDER NEAR WOLVERH AMPTON.—Four men, of the names of Samuel Fellows, Robert Purslow, John Perry, arid Daniel Webb, were committed to Stafford gaol on Tuesday last, upon the coroner's warrant, charged with the wilful murder of Mary Jane Wild, aged 18, they having thrown her down a pit, situated between Wolver hampton and Bilston, in consequence of her refusal to comply with a base p r opo sa l ma d e by th e a b ove pr i soners. She was taken out of the pit, but lived only a short while, the injuries sustained causing death. DIABOLICAL.--A correspondent of the London Stan dard, who gives his name privately to the editor, states, that he was present at the free-trade meeting at Manches ter on Thursday last, and heard the expresion used by Mr. " What! firing hay-ricks! Why, they'll soon be burning bishop-ricks." One cannot well understand the meaning of " burning a bishoprick," but the feeling of hostility to the establishment and its ministers is very apparent from the manner the expression was received, " the meeting loudly cheering it amidat the waving of hats." ITER MAJESTY AND THE ROYAL KITCEIEN.—On the afternoon of Christmas-day, her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert very unexpectedly paid a visit to the royal kitchen at Windsor Castle, for the purpose of inspecting several splendid joints of beef previously to their being cooked, the produce of beasts fattened upon the farm of the Prince Consort in Windsor Great Park. Several Cochin China pullets, turkeys, and other poultry intended for the royal table, were also inspected by the Queen and the Prince, and greatly admired. THE REV. DR. WOLFF'S MISSION TO BOKHARA.--• Letters from Trebizond to the 29th of November an nounce the safe arrival there, on the 27th, of this venture some traveller from Constantinople. On the 28th he gave a discourse at the British Consulate (where he was most hospitably housed by the consul, Mr. F. I. Stevens,) de tailing his former, and explaining the object of his present journey to Bokhara, and on the 29th he preached a ser mon to the European residents and families of the Ame rican missionaries. He would proceed on his mission early in December. A YOUNG ORGANIST.—At Eldad Chapel, Stonehouse, on Stinday morning, the Rev. John Hawker arrested the attention of his congregation by announcing that his or ganist and choir had, on the previous evening, unexpect edly informed him that they would attend no more. At his advanced age, he added, the rest usually afforded by psalmody was needed, and, therefore, if his congregation would sing, his child (though only nine years old) should attempt to lead on the organ. The child immediately en gaged in the service and gave every satisfaction.—Devon port Telegraph. ANOTHER MURDER IN TIPPERARY.—On the 26th ult., as John Ardill, a poor Protestant man, was returning from his work, at Rodeen-house, when crossing a field, nithin a hundred yards of his own dwelling, he was at tacked by a number of men (unknown for the present), and his skull smashed by blows of some blunt instrument. He was one of the best conducted men in the parish, and has left a wife and six orphan daughters, who have nothing but beggary and starvation now before them. This is the sixth murder attempted, and the third actually perpetrated in one confined district, within a period of six weeks, and the victim in each instance has been a Protestant !—Dublin Packet. THE OASTLER LIBERATION MEETING.—When Mr. Brooks appeared on the platform to rebut Mr. Ferrand, he opened the ball by clapping himself down on Mr. Ferrand's knee. " Elloh," quoth the honourable gentle man, "it strikes me Mr. Alderman Brooks that you've got into the wrong place." "Aye, aye," says Mr. Brooks, " 1 didn't know as I was sitting on your knee sir, I can't see very well," (the leeches and gruel must be repeated!) " but I beg your pardon." Again, when Mr. Brooks left the meeting, he was literally groaned out. Standing at the front of the platform, he bowed profoundly to the meeting after each groan, and eventually vanished amidst a storm of popular displeasure, followed quickly by three terrible groans for the League.—Manchester Courier. SINGULAR CONFLICT.—A s entleman in Northallerton has had for sonic time in his possession a tame lion, which has always been considered perfectly harmless. A few nights since he broke his chain, and while perambulating the town, came in contact with a ferocious bull-mastiff, the property of a late knight of the cleaver. A battle in stantly commenced, when the roaring of the lion and the howling of the dog called forth a large party of all sorts, and, as customary, backers on both sides. " Well done, lion ;" " Hey at him Simple," the name of the dog. For - some time the victory was doubtful, but at length the dog, by a singular manoeuvre, threw the lion on his back, and commenced a furious grasp at the poor animal's throat, and would soon have despatched him had he not been res cued by the bystanders.—Yorkshirernan. THE LEICESTER BANK.—In the Birmingham district Bankruptcy Court on Thursday, Mr. Commissioner Balguy refused the certificate of Mr. Phillips, one of the partners in the above unfortunate concern. The Com missioner said, that " on reviewing the proceedings, he found that, with a nominal capital of £20,000 only, Mr. Phillips permitted five parties—speculators and adventu rers many of them—to get into debt to the concern to the amount of £300,000, or thereabouts. Now he asked, whose money it was that Mr. Phillips advanced to these persons ? He mentioned the name of Mr. Phillips par ticularly, because there could be no question that he was sole manager of the bank. One of the parties whom he permitted to get into debt to the bank to the exte n t o f £109,000 was described as a little hosier, who had been employed as such by Mr. Mitchell himself, and whom that gentleman said he would not have trusted to the ex tent of £lOO. He asked whether this was not most im provident and reckless conduct on the part of the bank rupt ?" THE LEAGUE AND EARL GREY.—A correspondent of the Stockport Advertiser has the following :—Earl Grey is being hurried to his grave by the League. No sooner is he sick than the calculation is made—Earl Grey can do no more for the free traders; he is likely to die; Lord Howick will be called to the upper house ; a vacancy will occur at Sunderland ; ergo, the sooner the game is begun the better. No thought of gratitude —no care for decency —no feeling for the sick to death—but hey for Sunderland!' Havoc is cried, and upon the devoted town is let loose all the engines of sedition. The officials of the postoffice are made the first means of spreading the political venom; and many thousands of copies of The League convey to the electors of that borough the fact, that if electioneering cajolery, political intrigue, and unblushing effrontery have power to do it, a league candidate is to sit in the Commons House of Parliament, in place of Lord Howick—although the price paid for the first start shall be the hastening the last hour of Earl Grey. Colonel Thompson, it is stated, is to come forward for the borough in the event of the elevation of Lord Howick. THE CHARGE OF FORGING A WlLL ,— Messrs. Bar ber and Fletcher were brought up and re-examined on Thursday, at the Mansion-house, on the charge of having forged a will, and thus secured the fraudulent transfer of stock. They were again remanded to the 9th of January, bail being again refused. The prosecuting counsel said that there was another charge against both the prisoners for forging and uttering the will of Mary Hunt, of Bris tol, and the parties entitled had never received that mo ney. It found its way to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in consequence of one of the partners of Messrs. Grote and Co. having died. This partner had received the dividends till the year 1830, but then died, and in consequence of which the dividends had since been unclaimed. At the expiration of ten years, therefore, the sum of £1,210, standing in the name of Mary Hunt, was transferred to the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt; and he rrulrl_prorinrp_n hnnle_ rnn tia ini rur t liat_amar dividends, which was found at Fletcher's house ; an against the name of Mary Hunt, the exact amount of her stock w aswould oi r markedr prove that thetht Mr. Barberofandwriring got l f; te ofa and h e will, purporting to be the will of Mary Hunt, by which he obtained the sum of £1,210, which had been standing in her name. She died in 1806 ; but Barber represented that she died in 1829; and therefore an officer suggested that the interval must be accounted for. The accumu lated dividends of £5OO were also received. The notes paid on this account were changed into gold, and at the same time a sum of g o ld, exact l y h a lf o f the £l7OO, was paidinto the Westminster Bank by Fletcher himself. RECOVERY OF STOLEN HORSES. - At the present Yorkshire gaol delivery, a man pleaded guilty of stealing a bay gelding, the property of Robert Williamson, on the 27th of September last. It appeared that the prisoner sold the Horse in Howden fair to Mr. Francis Ladkin, horse dealer, who resides at Lutterworth, in the county of Leicester. By him it was sold, at the Nottingham fair, on the 2d or 3d of October, for £22, to Mr. Richard Peach, farmer, of Ireton Wood House, near Belper. After the plea of the prisoner had been taken, Mr. Wil kins, who appeared for the prosecution, applied to the court that the horse might be restored to Mr. William son, Mr. Peach being quite willing to give up the pos session of the animal on hearing the opinion of the learned judge-(Mr. Justice Maple) who presided. His lordship expressed an opinion that the horse must be restored to Mr. Williamson, the original owner, and at the same time referred to the law upon the subject, in Blackstone's Commentaries. It it as follows :—" There is one species of personal chattels in which the property is not easily altered by sale without the express consent of the owner, and these are horses. A purchaser gains no property in a horse that has been stolen unless it be bought at a fair or market overt (or open market), according to the direc tion of the statutes of 2 P. and M., c. 7, and 31 Elizabeth, c. 12, by which it is enacted that the horse shall be openly exposed in the time of such fair or market for one whole hour together, between ten in the morning and sunset, in the public place used for such sales, and not in any private yard or stable; and afterwards brought by both vendor and vendee to the book-keeper of such fair, that toll be paid, if any be due, and if not, one penny to the book-keeper, who shall enter down the price, colour, and marks of the horse, with the names, additions, and abode of the vendee and vendor, the latter being properly attested." We understand that afterwards Mr. Ladkin returned half of the amount he had received for the horse to Mr. Peach.