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Ktterature. POETRY. LOVE'S SNARE. (For the Liverpool Standard.; As o'er the lawn one lovey morn I strayed, Within a snare I caught two linnets grey; The captive songsters oft in vain essayed To burst their treach'rous bonds, and fly away, " Poor birds ! why throb your plumy breasts with fear ? Or why against the wires your p , nions beat? At home a guardian will ye fondly rear, And all your little wants with kindness treat." Beside a grove of elms, where lay concealed My rustic cot beneath the sylvan shade, A heav'nly form before me stood revealed, And Jane her charms unconsciou ly displayed. Persuasion's mildest tones were all in vain, To soothe the tair to lend a gracious ear ; She turned aside, and tripped across the plain, Nor even deigned my luckless suit to hear. Repulsed with scorn, and smarting with the pain, Which cruel love had darted through my breast I thus, iu sympathy's soft melting strain, With accents sad the feathered pair addressed : " Ye spotted warblers I now exult with glee, Nor dream ye ever wantoned through the air ; For my poor heart, which I had thought so free, Is worse than you entrapped in Cupid's snare ! " CARDINAL DE RETZ, OR THE COURTIER'S PLOT. BY PETER POPJOY, Esq. (For the Liverpool Standard. CHAPTER XII. Contains a description of what is called "a scene." IN spite of the presence of the Regent, Fabien could no longer restrain his anger —" Infamous spy and eaves dropper, to betray the conversation of a gentle lady ! hut"— Suddenly recollecting where and before whom he stood, he stopped short, making a how of submission to the Queen, colouring deeply. Albert de Croissi replied to his brother but by a dis dainful gesture, and quietly withdrew, mingling with the courtiers, who awaited half terrified the conflict of pas sion that appeared to be warring in the mind of the Queen. The Coadjutor seemed about to speak; but such was the wrath with which the Queen was excited, that he dared not throw himself before his Royal mistress in defence of the helpless girl who stood hall' dead with fright before him, like some dove awaiting the pounce of the eagle fluttering over-head. " Come hither—come hither," said Anne of Austria, her words but half intelligible from rage; " I—l am willing to doubt what has been but now revealed to me. Tell me it is false, and that I have been deceived ; tell me that those whom I love—have trusted—in whom I have placed so much contidence—have not betrayed me; tell me, miserable girl, the truth," stormed the Queen, stamping her foot, " or I will crush thee—like this paltry vase." The Regent seized one of the splendid ornaments which stood in the room, dashing it to the earth in a paroxysm of passion. This excess of anger appeared to give Elizabeth the calm courage of despair. She again threw herself at the Regent's feet, and addressed her in a firm but respectful manner— " I will not aggravate by a lie a fault of which I sin cerely repent, my gracious mistress. What Mons. de Croissi has just said is true." All the baneful passions that held a tenancy in the heart of Anne of Austria were at once revealed. " Darest thou to 'avow it P" cried she, in a voice of thunder, " darest thou to tell me this—here, in my presence ? Away ! away ! or 1 will"— _ _ The Regent raised her hand as if to strike the pros trate maiden before her, but suddenly her arm fell as if powerless to her side, and she sank on the , eat near her, sobbing bitterly, hiding her face in her handkerchief, exclaiming— " Oh, unhappy--unhappy queen, that I am ! betrayed by those nearest and dearest to me ; by my friends, my servants, my followers—by all." This scene appeared to have a strong effect upon the conspirators. Some seemed struck with terror; others j shrunk back, daring scarcely to breathe. For sever a l ' minutes the sobs of the Queen were alone heard in the oratory. The plaintive voice of Elizabeth at length mingled its sweet tones with the royal grief. " Madame !" said she, still kneeling, "my crime is so great that I cannot hope nor expect for pardon, never theless I trust I may be allowed to explain if not to ex cuse the treason of which I have been accused before you. Deprived of my aunt—my only relation—alone in the world, I had no help to look for but in the noble lady who placed me near your majesty. I owed her a debt of gratitude without limit ; 1 was nothing without her ; and what must have become of me Heaven only knows, if she had withdrawn from me the fostering hand that so kindly upheld me. She was imperious, haughty, and at the same time crafty and skilful, besides beinc , profoundly versed in the art of seeking the truth from the inmost re- ' cesses of the heart. Was it then difficult for her to de ceive a poor simple inexperienced girl like myself, who could not comprehend for the most part the words or the actions of which she compelled me to give her an account? j I always believed her to be devotedly attached to your Majesty, and I saw no crime in making her acquainted with that which perhaps your Majesty would make her acquainted yourself. For a long time my protectress thus abused my candour, before I was warned of my fault by a vague whisper of conscience which the excitement of a life at court made me slow to hear and understand. My eyes were not opened until that day when Mons. de Croissi, by listening at my chamber door, heard a con versation which took place between Mlle. de Chevreuse and myself • this circumstance at once revealed to me the frightful part I had been made to play. I was ashamed of myself; then fear took possession of every faculty, and that man, who now comes to accuse me, did not blush to propose to me a horrid bargain, which I could not refuse to ratify : he threatened to tell all to your Majesty, if I did not consent to assist him in a project which he then meditated, and in which a young cavalier over whom P was supposed to have some influence, he wished to induce, to take a part. What could I do, without a friend to give advice, without one to look to for support ? I would rather have died than forfeited your Majesty's regard, and I feared perhaps that I might be degraded at court, and banished your presence, should my folly become known. At length I was requested to write to M. Fahien die Croissi. In this I saw no great harm, since your Ma jesty, I was led to believe, gave your concurrence in what was going forward. But when the whole truth was revealed to me, oh ! what hitter tears did I not shed for this odious bargain. This is the truth, madame ; and now I am ready to submit to the chastisement which your most just indignation has reserved for me. My life alone can expiate the mischief which it seems I have uncon sciously done, and I shall smile at death if it can atone for my crime." This recital, emprinted with the glowing beauty of truth—the touching tones of that low soft voice, so pre cious in woman—made a deep irapression upon many of the courtiers. The Coadjutor turned away, to hide his emotion. Fabien approached Elizabeth, and raising her from the ground, said in a whisper-- " This, then, dearest, is your secret—one villain has betrayed us both. Oh ! Elizabeth, the court has been a fatal place to us ; would that we had remained poor and obscure at Montglat !" While the Countess was speaking the Queen became calmer, and perhaps had not heard one word of Eliza beth's justification. Suddenly she rose up and said, with an abstracted air, as if but just aroused from a deep sleep— " What think you, gentlemen, of an evening so well employed for the good of the state ? In truth, we have lost our time in occupying ourselves with the love affairs of a gallant and his mistress. But we have had enough, and perhaps too much of this. Gentlemen, I will detain you no longer ;we must for the present—l say for the present—abandon our enterprise. You, Mons. le Coad jutor, remain here, I pray ; I wish to speak with you." At the same time the Regent made a courteous sign to those assembled, signifying her wish to be left alone with the ecclesiastic, without recollecting that she had not decided the fate of the two unhappy young people who had incurred her auger. Such was the character of Anne of Austria ; thus changing and inconstant was her temper. This forgetfulness might have saved the cul prits, but there were too many persons interested in their safe custody and future disposition not to remind the Queen of the strange error she was committing. They therefore remained. De Croissi undertook to express their wishes: " Madame," said he, bowing low, " these gentlemen, before they depart from the royal presence, await your Majesty's orders respecting this young man upon whom their future peace of mind depends." " Well thought of," said the Queen, colouring as she spoke ;" I had nearly forgotten. But go in peace, gen tlemen ; I will take care that M. de Croissi shall be a hostage for your safety as well as his own. Be sure," she continued, with an air of contempt, as she looked at the Baron, "that it will not be to him 1 shall confide the safe keeping of his bold pupil." The courtiers one by one saluted the Queen, and de parted in silence. Hocquincourt would have still made an attempt to save Fabien, but Anne closed his mouth by a dry refusal, and the kind-hearted mar6chal departed, casting upon Fahien and Elizabeth a glance full of re gret. The Queen then called the Baron de Croissi to her, and spoke to him in a low voice. While the noblemen were taking their leave, the Co adjutor gradually drew near the two young people, who now occupied an obscure corner of the oratory, near the altar. At the moment he found no one was observing him, he approached Fahien, and quickly whispered— ' They are about to convey you to the Bastille. R... tirc now that you are unnoticed ; in the anti-chamber vtu had friends. Quick : a minute more, and you are lost." Fabien drooped his head sadly, as if to ask of what use it would be. " Fly, fly, Fabien," quickly whispered Elizabeth, who had heard the pressing invitation of Paul de Gondi. The Coadjutor at once guessed the cause of his hesi tation, and added— " The Queen will pardon the Countess—l will pledge my word to that. Away, if you would he safe." Fabien pressed the hand of Elizabeth to his lips, made a sign of gratitude to the Coadjutor, and glided in silence from the antechamber, now in complete darkness either by chance or design. Hardly had he placed his foot in the apartment when he felt a hand take his— " Are you NE. Fahien de Croissi ?" " I am," replied Fabien. " Follow me." And he was immediately led through the secret panel, which suddenly closed upon him. And his escape was but just in time. The conversa tion which the Queen held with Albert, the moment after Fabien left the room, concluded. De Croissi turned about, and not perceiving his brother, an expression of surprise lit up his cadaverous countenance. " What has become of him ?" cried he ; " where is my unhappy brother ?" " Sir," said the Queen angrily, "would you arrest him in my presence? The young man is no doubt in the ad joining apartment. Go, and remember that I wish to put my secret out of the power of being betrayed by his indiscretions. I expect, at thilkaame time, that you will not treat him harshly." The Baron bowed low, and quitted the room with an air of disquietude. The Queen heaved a deep sigh, as if the moment had arrived when a painful sacrifice was about to be accomplished. Looking round her, her eyes rested on Elizabeth de Montglat. " What is it not all completed?" said she, with impa tience. " Elizabeth de Montglat, come hither." Elizabeth approached her. " From this moment you are no longer in my service," said the Queen, coldly ; "your name will be erased from the list of maids of honour, and you will announce this to Mlle. de Motteville. To-morrow you shall be khut up for the rest of your life in the Carmelites. Elizabeth made no sign of emotion in listening to this dreadful sentence. She asked for no pardon, no remis sion of punishment. It appeared as if one absorbing sub ject took up her attention. This apparent indifference brought frowns upon the face of the Queen, who antici pated some proof of repentance—some excuse for grant ing forgiveness. " Leave the chamber," she said, " her passion again rising. I want you not again to-night ; neither your services, nor your company." In spite of this rigorous and harsh injunction, the maiden remained motionless in the same place, her head bent forward, and listening attentively, as if she had not heard the order which had been so discourteously given. Anne of Austria was about to speak, when Albert de Croissi entered the oratory, pale and agitated, exclaiming " Madame, there is some one here who betrays you. The young man has disappeared, since M. Gabouri as sures me that he 11,:s not departed with the noblemen who have just quitted the palace." " Can this be possible ?" exclaimed the Queen. A person clad in black, who was no other than Ga. bouri, the mysterious introducer of the conspirators, pre sented himself at the door, and confirmed the assertion of De Croissi. " No end to wonders," said the Queen, with a thought ful air. " Unless he is a magician, he cannot have va nished altogether, without being seen." " He is then saved," cried Elizabeth, whose distrac tion of thought this singular event explained. " Oh ! madame, my noble sovereign, the rest is just, and I will suffer now, without complaint, whatever pu nishment you may inflict upon me !" At the same time Elizabeth made a profound reve rence and retired, without the Queen showing the least sign of attention. _ After her departure the most profound silence reigned throughout the oratory. " Gabouri," said the Queen, at length, to her cheva- Her d'honneur, " the more I reflect upon this matter, the more impossible does it seem that this young man can have left the palace. We cannot sound an alarm at this moment without causing some commotion, which will ex cite suspic . ons I would rather were not generated ; but take care that all the doors are closed, and allow no one to leave the palace till to-morrow. Do you hear ?" Gabouri bowed in silence. " You, Mons. de Creissi," she continued, " must this night remain with Gabouri, and to-morrow you shall take back your prisoner as soon as he is found. Leave us." At the moment that De Croissi was retiring with the chevalier, the Queen remarked a slight smile upon the mocking lips of the Coadjutor. " You smile," said she ; " what am I to learn by that significant look ?" , _ -" I smile, Madame," said Gondi, " with the thought how unlucky poor De Croissi is; for, if I do not deceive myself, this is the second bird that has slipped through his fingers to-day. The Baron cast a look of suspicion and irritation upon the reverend jester. " Nevertheless, Monsieur le Coadjutor," said he, " if I were permitted to search for the author of the treasons of which I have just cause of complaint, I should not perhaps be long in finding him." " What would this model of brothers—this tender re lation—this kind friend of poor Fabien de Croissi, insi nuate P" said Paul de Gor.di, in a quiet sneering tone. " I would insinuate nothing, but say that a perfidious priest is the sole cause—" " Silence—silence, Sir," said the Queen, in an autho ritative voice ; " do you dare to raise your voice in anger in my presence, and thus rudely assail with speech a per sonage so high in dignity and merit as M. le Coadjutor. Your insolence goes rather too far this evening, Mons. de Croissi. Do you think, because I have condescended to admit you upon one occasion into my confidence, that you have any right to speak thus loud in my presence. Go, sir, go, and understand well that when men like your self become no longer necessary, we discard them with disgust." De Croisi retired seemingly annihilated as if by a thunderbolt. When the Queen found herself alone with De Gondi, she seated herself in the nearest chair, and said with pro found dejection— " They drive me mad," Monsieur de Gondi ; " I re quire more than ever your good counsels and services. They all betray me !" (To be continued.) NOTICES. THE MAGAZINES. Dublin University. Curry and Son, Dublin ; W. S. Orr and CO. London. The number for this month is more than usually diver sified in the character of its contents, which, with the ex ception of one poem, entitled " Gossip among the Infer nals," are of a high order of merit. " The mishaps of Mr. Latitat Nahhim" promises us some amusement, and although the evident imitation of Dickens' style provokes a comparison to which few writers ought voluntarily to submit themselves, they are narrated very racily. " Arrah Neil," by Mr. James, increases in interest. We have in this number arrived at the 23d chapter. The most valua ble article in the number is one upon the subject of the proposal to fo m, or rather to re-form, an ecclesiastical legislature. The writer's opinion is decidedly hostile to a convocation of the clergy at present; and his views are ably supported by reasoning and historical facts. The Life of the Author of " The Collegians," " Gisippus," &c., is ably sketched from the biography just published by his brother. Tait's Magazine. 'Virm. Tait, Edinburgh ; Simpkin, Marshall, and CO., London: Our northern friend has furnished us with a very inte resting number. The review of Tytler's History of Scot land, of which we have this month the first part, pro mises, in itself, to be as good an abridgement of the work as if it had been intended for separate publication. We have frequently remarked upon the care with which the reviews in this magazine are done • but we really question whether it is quite fair to an author to gut a book so completely, and give its whole spirit and story, as in this number the editor of Tait has done with the new novel of " The Belle of the Season." Few people, after read ing this review, would feel any great interest to read the book itself. Fraser's Magazine. London : G. W. Nickisson. The present number is a very excellent one—its light literature, politics, and criticism being of a high order of merit. To some of the articles we shall probably return next week, when our space and time are a little less occu pied. We must, however, direct the attention of our readers to the " Reminiscences of Men and Things," in which the career and opinions of a man scar cely under stood in the pres ent day in this country — Prince Metter nich—are sketched by " One who has a good Memory," in his peculiarly graphic style. Martin Chuzzlewit. Poor Torn Pinch—a character most to our liking of any introduced in this tale —occupies a considerable portion of the present number. We have him now released from his worship of Pecksniff, and about to begin a struggle for subsistence in London. The Anglo-Bengalee Disin terested Loan Company promises, we suspect, to become a dangerous affair for Mr. Jonas and the other honest gentry engaged in it. Mr. Dickens is rather au fait to the exposure of such concerns, and we should not die of regret if he were some day to resolve upon depicting the working of some similar bubbles which have been blown within little more than thirty miles of our own town. Tom Burke of Ours. No. 14. Dublin : Curry and Co. ; London : W. S. Orr and Co. - In the present number, the hero, with the whole im perial army, are brought to Paris. and the latter reviewed by the Emperor in the Champs Elysees, to welcome the return of the wounded from Austerlitz. This scene is described in Mr. Lever's most stirring manner. We are also introduced to some o f th e l ea di ng c h ar acters of this splendid period of the French empire. TIO LiVtitPOOL ATANDARI) Lover's Lives of Eminent PernnlPs. Not:. 1 and 2. F. Lover, PaternosTei-row. The present serial work promises to be one of a very useful and interesting character. The first number con• tains a portio•t of a memoir of Lady Rachel Russell, the wife of the celebrated Lord William Russell, with a very fine engraving from an original painting by Cooper. The second number concludes the lite of Lady Rachel, and commences that of the Empress Josephine, of whom also we have an engraving from an orizinal painting by Isahey. The numbers thus far are well written, and the work it self very creditably got up. Abbotsford Edition of the Waverley Novels. No.. 47. Robert Cadell, Edinburgh ; Houlston and Stoneman, London. The number before us contains as its frontispiece a fine engraved portrait of the Regent Murray. The woodcuts throughout are good, and fully support the high character which this splendid edition has deservedly acquired. expended in the purchase of new stock, leaving a balance of £2.111 17s. Bd. The directors roti4ratolide the pro prietors on the proposed railway from Harrogate and the Leeds and Bradfo:d line. PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY FROM LEEDS TO BRAD FORD.—Last week a meting was held at Leeds, for the promotion of a more direct and shorter line of railway than that which has been projected in connection with the North Midland Railway Company. It was resolved that a company should he formed for the establishment of a new line, which, for distinction sake, we may call the southern line; the capital to consist of 12,000 s h a res of £25 each. e understand that the southern line will commence at or near the end of Aire-street, Wellington street, in Leeds, cross the river Aire near the Upper Weir, and the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Holmefield lane end and Holbeck Town end ; and skirting the hill side towards Low Wortley, will pass close to Butterbowl Mill, Fat-they, on the north side of Beulah farm house, and from thence along the Pudsey and Tong Valley, by Holme Green, to the south of, and near to the Court house in Bradford. On Friday morning 5,000 shares had been subscribed for at Leeds, independent of those taken up at Bradford and elsewhere. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—The fourth half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at York, on Thursday last. The report stated the works of the line had been carried on with the utmost rigour during the past half-year, and that the di rectors have entered into contracts for the erection of eight stations at different points of the line, including one for the city of Durham. The latter station is to be completed on the Ist of March, and those on the south of Durham on the Ist of May next. The directors had concluded an agreement with the Great North of England Railway Company, to work the whole of the traffic between Dar lington and Newcastle; and all the guaranteeing compa nies have unanimously concurred in relieving this company from their engagement to grant a lease of the line : there was a good prospect of a railway being made from Berwick upon-Tweed to Edinburgh by the North British Railway Company. The directors strongly recommended the share holders to give them authority to take prompt measures for the effecting of a railway communication from New castle to Edinburgh. The cash account represented a balance in the hands of the treasurer of £42,497 17a. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—The meeting of this company was held on Wednesday : a dividend of £1 per share was declared ; and it was resolved to conclude contracts for leasing the Hastings and Lewes branch at a rate of 4 per cent, upon the cost of construction, not exceeding £475,000, and the Shoreham and Chichester branch at a rate of 4 per cent. upon cost of construction, not exceed ing £300,000. A resolution was passed giving the direc tors power to enter into negociations with the South- Eastern Company for a final settlement of the large out standing claim of £360,000 on fair and reasonable terms. Unless such power was delegated, it was stated that no hope of arrangement could be expected for the present generation of shareholders. Whatever sum is found due to the Brighton Company will, it appears, be applied to the payment of the mortgage bonds, in condition with the terms of the act of Parliament. The traffic increased during the half. year £9.885, while the expenses have been reduced £7,500, making a gross increase in net revenue of £17,300. The Brighton Company has at last joined the South-Eastern and Croyden Companies in an amalga mation of working expenses, which arrangements come into operation from the Ist of March. After paying this dividend, which absorbs £35,156, a surplus of £2,510 is left to the credit of the current half-year. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-011 Friday the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors took place at the London terminus, Euston-grove. Mr. G. C. Glyn, the chairman of the company, presided, and con gratulated the shareholders on the prospect that was opened for their connecting the London and Birmingham line with Lancaster and Carlisle, and in another direction with Holyhead, where a spacious harbour was about to be formed by government. The revenue account for the last half-year, as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1842, showed an increase in the traffic of £11,393, and a decrease of £6,221 in the working charges. The direc tors had to report that the net profits of the year 1843 being £502,484 Os. 5d., and the dividend declared at the last half-yearly meeting £242,732 145., there remained a disposable balance of £259,751 6s. 5d., from which they recommended that a dividend of 5 per cent. be deducted, leaving £17,006 IBs. sd. to the credit of the current half year. The directors bad to apply to the proprietors for powers to carry out the line from Chester to Holyhead, where the government was about to erect a new harbour, and thus make it the great medium of intercourse with Ireland. Every endeavour had been made to accommo date the public, and, in order to do so, they had given to all passengers go;ng and returning by the railway on the same day the benefit of a reduction of one-third in their fares, and they allowed them to corn pound for two months' fares at half-price. They had also modified their rates to first-class passengers riding in the company's carriages, but travelling with their own carriages on the train, by charging them second-class fares. The report was adopted, a dividend of 5 per cent. declared, and 17s. on each of the £32 shares of the company. A resolution was adopted giving powers to the directors to provide capital for making the proposed railway between Chester and Holyhead, not exceeding in the whole £1,000,000 sterling, and to take any other measures for the interest of the company. MARTYRS TO £30,000 A-YEAR. (From the Dublin Evening Mail.) The lay traversers, or demagogues of the platform, are Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell, Thomas Ray, and Thomas Steele. We know not whst income either of the two fi rst may derive from the funds paid into•the Repeal Exchequer. But, independently of that. Mr. Daniel O'Connell ex tracts from the agitation of the country his annual Tri bute, amounting on an average to £20,000 a-year. We 'cannot separate the interest of the son from that of the father; we, therefore, include Mr. John O'Connell in this lucrative speculation. Mr. Ray is Secretary of the Repeal Association, and, in that capacity, draws, in the shape of salary and other emoluments, an annual income of (we understand) £l,OOO. Mr. Thomas Steele is an agent, bearing the indefinite character of Head Pacificator, and, besides travelling ex penses on special occasions, draws an allowance of fi ve pounds a-week (at the least) out of the Repeal Rent. Having disposed of the tonguesmen, or demagogues of the platform, we now come to the pensmen, or dema gogues of the press. They are by name and occupation— Charles Gavan Duffy, proprietor of the Nation; John Gray, proprietor of the Freeman's Journa , and the Even ing Freeman; and Richard Barrett, proprietor of the Pilot. The profits which those literary demagogues derive from the agitation of the country, may be ascertained with sufficient accuracy on data of the simplest and surest kind. It is a law of the Association (see rule 9 of the book of instructions to Repeal Wardens, rent-collectors, &c.), that—" The sum of ten pounds collected and forwarded to the Association, entitles the repealers of the district whence it comes to a weekly paper for the entire year, gratis; and the sum of twenty pounds entitles them to the Pilot or Evening Freeman newspaper for the same period, if they prefer either to two weekly newspapers." Now, the price of a weekly newspaper for the year is £1 10s.; of a three-day evening paper, £3. One pound ten shillings are to ten pounds, just as three pounds are to twenty—that is to say, each is 15 per cent. on every hundred pounds transmitted to the Repeal Association. Had we an exact account of the income of the Corn- Exchange, we should be able to tell to a shilling the an nual profits of this incendiarism. But, supposing the Rent to amount, one week with another, to £1,060 (and it has sometimes trebled that amount), we have an income of £52,000 per annum, out of which the literary traver sers abovementioned divide among them (at 15 per cent.) about one-sixth of the entire amount—namely, the sum of £7,800 per annum ; being at the moderate rate of £2.600 to each and every of them. All this, be it ob served, is over and above the fair ordinary profit made by their newspapers in the usual way, as the exponents of party opinion, or as payment for Repeal advertisements, &c. Let us now tot the items : Lay: 1. Mr. O'Connell 2. Mr. John O'Connell • 3. Mr. T. M. Ray ..... 4. Mr. Thomas Steele Literary :- 5. Mr. Richard Barrett . 6. Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy 7. Dootor Gray £20,000 1,000 260 2,600 2,C00 2,600 £29,060 Thus, of the eight traversers now on trial, seven draw from the funds derived from the agitation they have raised, very nearly thirty thousand pounds a-year. To them, at least, agitation is, and has been, a profitable traffic. Let agitation die, and what would be the consequence to those disinterested patriots? Would they not lose this £29,000 per annum ? On the other hand, let the agita tion be increased—let it be doubled, or trebled—and, in proportion as those blow-coals are enabled to infuriate the flame, will their profits on the ruin and misery of their country be swelled. Is this, gentlemen traversers, a true bill or not ? We tell you that you must render an account to the people of the money you have induced them to pay into your hands. You must tell them how much or bow little you admit of the charge : for, unless your own documents be false, this bill must be true. You cannot be silent. We repeat our statement, that of the nine traversers originally indicted, but two could come into court with clean hands, and we owe it is justice to the Roman Catholic priesthood to say, that those two are priests of the Church of Rome. The lay traversers, whether of the press or of the platform, re making money on the mischiefs they are able to cre ate. They have, in the disturbance of their country, the deep interest of pecuniary profit. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK IN THE FRITH OF CLYDE. —About eleven o'clock on Monday forenoon, the long boat of the schooner Ann, of Ardrossan,—Jas. Craw ford, master,—was discovered lying on Brest Rock, keel up, with her four oars under her. At noon, the jolly boat was seen drifting in towards the shore ; which, on coming within reach, was found to contain the cold and lifeless corpse of the mate, John Henderson, son of Mr. Matthew Henderson, ship-builder, Ardrossan. Several pieces of wreck have since come ashore, such as rails, bulwarks, &c., and there is every reason to fear she has been run down by some vessel on Sunday night, some where near Ailsa Craig. The Ann, of Ardrossan, was a fine new Schooner, built only eight months ago, by Mr. Henderson, of Ardrossan. She had made one voyage to and from Malta, and was on her passage from Cork to the Clyde, with a cargo of flour. There is too much reason to fear that all the crew have perished. The captain had a wife and six children.—Ayr Advertiser. SECOZ -, i) EDITION. Standurd-ogice, Half-past Eight o'clock, THE STATE TRIALS. DUBLIN Monday, Feb. 12th. At an early hour this morning groups of per suns were seen wending away their way along the quays towards the Four Courts. The morning was wet and gloomy, but about eight o'clock began to clear up a little. At half-past eight o'clock the avenues to the court were crowded, and it was scarcely possible to pass through the hall. There was a very large police force on duty in the outer yard to preserve order, which was exceedingly requisite, owing to the eagerness of the multitude to crush in. At nine o'clock the court presented a very gay and ani mated appearance at this hour. The gallery was crowded, but there were very few ladies present, either in the public gallery, the reserved seats, or in the high sheriff's gallery. The bar mustered very strong, not a seat was unoccu pied, and many members were forced to stand ; the side avenues were also thronged to an inconvenient extent. At this hour Mr. O'Connell entered, accompanied by Mr. John O'Connell and Mr. Daniel O'Connell, jun. All the other traversers were present, with the exception of the Rev. Mr. Tierney and Mr. Duffy. The Right Hon. D. R. Pigot, Mr. Moore, Q.C. Mr. Henn, Q.C., Mr. M onaghan, Q.C., Sir Coleman O'Logh len, Mr. Thomas Hagan, and several others of the tra versers' counsel now entered and took their seats. Immediately after the Attorney and Solicitor-General, with Mr. Sergeant Warren, Mr. Manly, Q.C., Mr. Brewster, Q.C., Mr. Bennett, Q.C., M r . T om b, Mr. Napier, Mr. Holmes, and others entered. Exactly at fifteen minutes past nine o'clock, Judge Burton, the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Crampton entered the court, and took their seats on the beneh. Mr. Justice Crampton, for the information of his brother judges on the bench, related all that had transpired during their absence on Saturday night after the jury had retired to consider their verdict. The jury were then called. The traversers and jury having answered to their names, Mr. Justice Crampton stated to the jury the course which they were to pursue in returning their verdict, and explained the meaning and effect of the various divisions of the indictment, after which he advised them to retire for a few minutes, and see whether they had act ed in accordance with his instructions. At 25 minutes to ten o'clock the jury accordingly withdrew. The jury returned at nine minutes to ten o'clock, when The Clerk of the Crown said—Gentlemen of the jury, hand in your issue paper. The Foreman—We have put our names to the different counts—that is, we have written them on the list, as there was not room for us to write them under the separate parts of each count. And here 1 would ask, on the part of the jury, are they to get compensation for their time— (laughter.) M r. Moore, Q.C. (to the Clerk of the Crown)—Call each juror by his name. - This being done by the Clerk of the Crown, he asked— Gentlemen of the jury, do you agree? Foreman—Yes. Mr. Moore, Q.C.—I wish it to appear on your lord ship's notes that there is an objection, on the part of the traversers, to the reception of the verdict, on the ground of a misnomer as to the name of Rigby, one of the jurors, who is one of the persons in the jury -box. He stated that his name was John Jason Rigby, whereas the name which ap pears on the panel is John Rigby, and which, on this trial, amounts to a misnomer. The Attorney-General—Rigby was sworn as "John Rigby," and there was no particular notice taken at the time of that circumstance by the Crown. THE VERDICT. The Clerk of theCrown—Gentlemen, you say this is your verdict ? Foreman—Yes. The Clerk of the Crown then read the verdict, which was as follows : UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. OXFORD, FEB. B.—ln a congregation held at the same time the following degrees were conferred :—Masters of Arts.—Frederick Parr Phillips, Christ Church, Grand Compounder ; John Henry Acton Harries, Trinity ; Rev. Arthur George Baxter, Worcester ; Rev. Alfred Burder, Magdalene Hall; Rev. Alfred James Lowth, Exeter; Rev. Thomas Knapp Cluttenden, Fellow of St. John's. Bachelors of Arts.—Robert Wildbore, Brasenose, Grand Compounder; Frederick Howlett, Worcester; Charles Baker Teesdale, Christ Church ; William Price Jones, Christ Church; William Clarke Welsford, Exeter; George Andrew Wright, Exeter; John George Wenham, Dewy of Magdalen ; Arthur De Butts, Scholar of Trinity ; James Haydock Reibey, Trinity ; Ernest Richard Sey. mour, Oriel ; Henry William Hodgson, Balliol; John Charles Elulme, Balliol. CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 9.—At a congregation just held, the following degrees were conferred :—Bachelors of Arts.— Chilcott, St. John's College ; Hodgson, St. Peter's Col lege ; Mills, Queen's College. The contested election to the Mastership of Pembroke College, Oxford, has been decided by the appointment of the Rev. E. J. Parker, to that dignity. NEW BISETOF OF NEWFOUNDLAND.—We believe we may announce, as a fact, that the Rev. E. Field, M.A., Rector of English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, has been ap pointed Bishop of Newfoundland, in the room of Dr. Spencer, translated to the see of Jamaica. The Rev. gentleman was formerly a Mitchel Fellow of Queen's col lege, Oxford, and for some time an Inspector of Schools on behalf of the National Society.—Monmouth Beacon. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Jeffrey Davis, curate of Cadoxton in Wales, met his death on the 25th ult., by falling into a pit, newly made for the purpose of inserting a post. The hole. in which the body was found, was only two feet and a half diameter at the surface, two feet at the bottom, and six feet in depth. The body, when discovered, was in a sitting posture, but from the narrowness of the hole, nearly doubled up; the feet were elevated above the level of the head, which was pressed down on the chest. From the sandy nature of the soil, the heels could get no purchase, although his efforts to extricate himself appeared to have been most violent, from the quantity of loose sand which he had displaced from the sides of the bole and deposited in his lap, and which partially filled his mouth and eyes. The deceased has left a widow and six children to lament their sad and sudden bereavement. THE COURT. Orders were issued for the Court's going into mourning on Thursday last, for his late Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, father of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and uncle and father-in-law of her Majesty. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have continued in the strictest privacy at Windsor Castle, during the week, in consequence of the death of his Royal Highness's father, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha. Her Majesty the Queen was very near meeting with an accident on Monday morning, when leaving the Castle to take a private walk in the Home Park, which, in the pre sent extremely delicate and interesting situation of the S overeign, might have been attended with serious and pain ful consequences. We greatly rejoice, however, to be enabled to state that these were providentially avoided. The Queen, on proceeding from the Castle down the steep declivity leading from the south terrace to the outer en trance to George the Fourth's gateway, between the York and Lancaster Towers, would have fallen backwards, and with considerable violence, in consequence of the slippery state of the pathway, which was entirely frozen over, had it not been for the presence of mind of the Countess of Dunmore, who fortunately caught her Majesty in her arms, and thus preserved the Queen from sustaining any injury. The Hon. Spencer Cooper has lately given his sisters, Lady Ashley and Lady Jocelyn, £20,000 each.—Court Journal. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Stafford House on Thursday for the Earl of Carlisle's seat, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, in consequence of the noble earl, het. grace's father, having experienced a relapse, and being alarmingly indisposed, which prevented the family from coming to town. The Marquis of Stafford and Lord Frederick Leveson Gower left town on Friday for Eastern terrace, Bi ighton, where a mansion has bee n t a k en b y their graces for alimited term, and the Ladies Elizabeth' Constance and Caroline proceed to the same destination . to-morrow. The christening of the infant son of the duke and duchess, to whom Prince Albert is to stand sponsor, is postponed sine die, in consequence of the Duke of Saxe Coburg's death and Lord Carlisle's ill ness.—Globe. LAW INTELLIGENCE. NORTH' WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT.—Before Mr. Justice Williams, who will he joined at Chester by Mr. Baron Manic, from the South Wales Circuit; Mont gomeryshire, M'elshpool, Saturday, March 9th • Merion ethshire, Bala, Thursday M a rch 14 ; Canarvonshire, Car narvon, Saturday, March 16; Anglesey, Beaumaris, Wednesday, March 20 ; Denbighshire, Ruthin, Saturday, March 23; Flintshire, Mold, Thursday, March 28; Che shire, Chester, Saturday, March 30. HARRIS V. REV. W. SMITE.—In the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday, Lord Denman delivered judgment in this case. It will be remembered that a mandamus had been issued calling on the defendant, to restore the prose cutor to the office of parish clerk, of which he had de prived him. The return to the mandamus set forth vari ous acts of misconduct on the part of the prosecutor in the execution of the duties of his office, which, as the de fendant alleged, justified him in dismissing the prosecutor. On the other side it was contend-d that the dismissal was illegal, inasmuch as defendant had never called upon the prosecutor to make his defence, but had proceeded at once to dismiss him ; the prosecutor contended, therefore, that the return to the mandamus was invalid. Lord Denman in delivering judgment said, that the court held that re moval from a freehold office ought to be preceded by some inquiry. It might have happened that the procecutor might, had he been heard in his defence, have convinced the defendant that be was not deserving of dismissal. It mattered not that the misconduct of the prosecutor had come under the personal observation of the defendant; inquiry ought in all cases to precede dismissal. The re turn, therefore, could not be supported, and a peremptory mandamus must issue. Harris will, therefore, be restored to his office of parish clerk. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—In the Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday, a case was heard of the Queen v. King and others. It was a criminal indictment against William Henry King, Emily Ann Birch, and Augusta Ann Birch, " for combining and conspiring to cheat and defraud cer tain of her Majesty's subjects. being tradesmen, of divers large quantities of goods." King is a solicitor, and Mrs. Emily A. Birch, a widow lady, who for some years kept a lodging-house in Bedford-place, Russell-square. The transaction from which this prosecution arose was the ordering, by Mrs. Bireh, from tradesmen in all parts of the town, of a large quantity of the most elegant and ex pensive furniture, to the amount of nearly three thou sand pounds. When it was lodged in the premises at Bedford-place, King put in an execution for a pretended debt, and seized the property, which was sold. He was restrained, however, from appropriating the money, by the creditors making Mrs. Birch a bankrupt in the mean time. The case was complicated by a labyrinth of legal proceenings, real and feigned, which have taken place be tween the parties. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against King and Mrs. Birch, and acquitted Miss Augusta Birch, expressing at the same time their surprise at the extreme want of caution exhibited by the tradesmen who supplied the goods. King was sentenced to be imprisoned in the Queen's prison for eighteen calendar months ; and, with respect to Emily Ann Birch, her sentence was, that she be confined in the Queen's prison for nine months. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The present marketable value of the London and Bir• mingham railway is £9,693,750. We understand, on good authority, that the Grand Junction Company have declined to take any share in the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The contract for rails and chairs for this line has been taken by Messrs. Bagnell and Co., of Staffordshire, at a price which leaves a difference in favour of the company of £35,000 between the estimated and actual cost. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The fifteenth half yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday last at Leeds. The receipts for the half-year were £121,66315. Bd. and the expenditure amounted to £56,940 9s. 3d., leaving £64,722 13s. sd. available for a dividend. There was an increase, during the half-year, of £6,463 19s. 2d. in the revenue, and a diminution of £6,230 13s. Id. in the ex penditure, as compared with the corresponding period of 1842. A dividend was adopted of £2 on every whole share, of £l. on every half-share, and of 13s. 4d. on every third-share, payable on the 23rd instant, clear of property tax, and the balance of £4,956 3s. 4d. was carried to the next half-year's account. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. — On Thurs day last, the half-yearly meeting was held at York. The receipts for the half year amounted to £47,504 Bs. A , dividend of £2 10 s . on each whole s h are , an d £1 3a. on each half share, wa s d ec l ared. The amoun t r equired for payment of the divid en d s i s £24 455, which being de ducted from the profit s o f t h e half year w ill leave a sur plus of £1,752 3s. 10d. t o be added to the reserve fund. Out of that fund the sum of £3,790 - 10 s. 10d. has been FIRST COUNT. This count contains five distinct charges, on each of which an issue was sent up to try, to wit:- I.—The traversers are severally charged with unlaw fuljy, maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and devising to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the said liege subjects to hatred and contempt of the government, and constitution of this realm as by law established. 2.—They are charged with intending and devising, " to excite hatred, jealousies, and ill will amongst different classes of the said subjects, and to create discontent and disaffection amongst divers of the said subjects, and amongst others, her Majesty's subjects serving in her Majesty's army." 3.—They are charged with "contriving, intending, and devising to bring into disreput e , an d to di m i n i sh the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in the tribunals duly and lawfully constituted for the administration of justice." 4.—They are cnarged with " unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and devising, by means of intimidation and the demonstration of great physical force, to procure and effect changes to be made in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as by law established." s.—They are charged that they did combine, and con federate, and agree •` to cause, and procure, and aid and assist in causing and procuring divers subjects or our said lady the Queen unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously to meet and assemble together in large numbers at various times and at different places within Ireland, for the un liwful and seditious purpose of obtaining by means of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as by law established," The jury found Daniel O'Connell, Richard Barrett, and Charles Gavan Duffy, guilty on the above five issues, omitting, however, on the fifth charge the words " un lawfully" and " seditiously", which we have placed in italics. Also guilty, John O'Connell, Thomas Steele, Thomas Matthew Ray, and John Gray, on the Ist issue—not guilty on the 2d issue—guilty on the 3d issue—on the 4th an.l on the sth guilty, omitting the words " unlawfully and seditiously." The Rev. Tnomas Tierney guilty on the Ist, 2d, and 3d issues—not guilty on the 4th and sth issues. SECOND COUNT. This count is merely a repetition of the first count omitting the overt acts, and the finding of the jury on it was exactly the same as on the first, as above given. THIRD COUNT. This count contains all the five charges set forth in the first and second, with the exception of some verbal dif ferences—as follows : First—the traversers are charged with unlawfully, mali ciously, and seditiously contriving, intending and devising to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the liege subjects of our said tidy the Queen, and to ex cite the said liege subjects to hatred and contempt of the government and constitution of this realm as by law es tablished. Secondly—With devising to excite hatred, jealousies, and ill-will amongst different classes of the said subjects, and to create discontent and disaffection amongst divers of the said subjects, and amongst otaers her Majesty's subjects set ving in her Majesty's army. Thirdly—With further unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously contriving, intending, and devising by means intimidati on to be of intimidation of great physical for ce , t o p ro cure and assembleaseditious togethe ropurpose of effect changes to be made in the gov ernmen t, l a ws and constitution of this realm as by law esta bli s h e d. Fourthly—With combining and cau s i ng to procure , an d aid and assist in causing and procu r i ng , di vers su bj ects thereby with in th i obtaining t m o la r u i b ne r e li numbers Ireland, g a d alt b y yvftoahmrrei means a Q h u ne s use Queen, unlawful of the to n d ed t us times, caused and by means of th e ex hibi t i on ane demonstra tion of great physical force at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations in the government, laws, and constitution of this realm as by law established ; and further to bring into hatred and disrepute the courts by law established in Ireland for the administration of justice, and to diminish the confidence of her said Ma jesty's liege subjects in Ireland, in the administration of the law therein, with the intent to ind uce h er M a j esty ' s subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with, and claims upon each other from the cognizance of the said courts by law established, and to submit the same to the judgment and determination of other tribunals, to be constituted and contrived for that purpose, in con tempt of our said lady the. Queen, and the laws of this realm to the evil example of all o th ers i n th e lik e case offending, and against the peace of our said lady the Queen, her crown and dignity. Fifthly--With further contriving, intending, and de vising to bring into disrepute, and to diminish the con fidence of her Majesty's subjects in the tribunals duly and lawfully constituted for the administration of justice. The jury found Daniel O'Connell, Richard Barrett, and Charles Gavan Duffy, guilty on all the issues in this count. They found John O'Connell, Thomas Steele, Thomas Matthew Ray, guilty on the Ist, 3rd, 4th, and sth issues, and not guilty on the 2nd ; which charged them with the design of " creating discontent and disaffection amongst her Majesty's subjects serving in the army." The jury found the Rev. Thomas Tierney, guilty on the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th issues, but not guilty on the sth.. FOURTH COUNT. This count contains only three issues, and omits the charges relative to the " army" and the " arbitration courts." The first charge is for " Unlawfully, maliciously, se ditiously contriving, intending, and devising to raise and create discontent and disaffection amongst the liege sub jects of our said lady the Queen and to excite the said liege subjects to hatr-d and contempt of the govern ment and constitution of this realm as by law established, and to excite hatred jealovsies, and amongst dif ferent classes of the said subjects, and to create discon tent and disaffection amongst divers of the said sub jects." The second is for unlawfully, maliciously, and sediti ously contriving, intending, and devising, by means of intimidation and the demonstration of great physical force, to procvre and effect changes to be made in the government , laws, and constitution of this realm, as by law established. The third count is, that the traversers did combine and confederate to cause and procure, and aid and assist in causing and procuring. divers subjects of our said lady the Queen to meet and assemble together in large numbers at various times and at different places within Ireland, for Feb. 13. 1844. ofhe unlawful and seditious purpose of oi;tainin2, f the intimidation to he thereby caused, and by iiitlilisrc the exhibition and deolonstration of great phlS'c al t° - at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alteratio: in the government, laws, and constitution of this 1 .01 4 as by law established, in contempt of our said lady t",, Queen, and the laws of this realm, to the evil exaroPi° of all others in the l i k e case o ff en di ng, an d against the peace of our said lady the Queen, her crown, and digni_, l l ' The jury found D an i e l O'C onne ll , J ohn O'Cottor Thomas Matthew Ray ; John Gray, Charles Gavan Du ll y' Thomas Steele, and Rich ar d B arr ett, guilty on all the is sues in this count. 3t l Also the Rev. Thomas Tierney ghilty on the Ist and issues, and not guilty on the 2d. FIFTH COUNT. This count contains one genera l c h arge o f crea ti n g did' content among her Majesty's Irish subjects, and to Pit s motion of and hostility towards her Maies° subjects in England. F - On this the jury found Daniel O'Connell, John O'C° ° ' nell, Thomas M. Ray, Richard Barrett, Charles Ga ° _,, an Duffy, John Gray, Th omas S tee l e, an d the R ev. Thou"' Tierney guilty. SIXTH COUNT. This count contains a general charge of contriving' 7 / means of intimidation and th e d emonstrat i on of great P bla sical force, to effect changes in the government, lavisf sli constitution of the realm, and the procuring the asseg; blage together i n large 'limbers of divers su bj e cts of Queen for a similar purpose. On this charge the jury found all the traversers with the exception of the Rev. Thomas Tierney, "- they declared not guilty. SEVENTFf COVNT. This count contains the general charge, to wit—that 0 assemblage of large masses was designed to effect the (1 154 solution of the legislative union, by intimidation and the demonstration of great physical• force. The jury found all the traversers guilty, with the et' ception of the Rev. Mr. Mr. Tierney. EIGHTH COUNT. This count contains a general charge on conspiracy tr o bring into disrepute the tribunals as by law establisheaf by means of arbitration courts. The jury found all the traversers guilty, with the ek ception of the Rev. Mr. Tierney, not gniity. NINTH COUNT This count is the same as the eighth with' this addition► that it charges the traversers with usurping the prep:JP' tive of the crown in the creation of arbitration cbUrtg. All the traversers guilty, except the Rev Mr. Tiernelt not guilty TENTH COUNT. This count charges the traversers with conspiting to to bring the courts of jnstice, as by law established, inw disrepute, and is the same in this respect as two' former count except the addition of the words, "and to dimi nish the confidence of her Majesty's liege subjects in Ireland in the administration of the laws thereof." All the traversers guilty, except the Rev. Mr. Tienlef not guilty. ELEVENTH COUNT. This count repeats the charges respecting intimidatiotr and physical force, and adds that changes in the law and' constitution of the realm were sought to be effected bt means of seditious and inflammatory speeches and ad dresses, as well as by the publication of divers seditioUs writings and compositions. All the traversers guilty, except the Rev. Mr. Tierney not guilly. Tie issue-paper was signed " James Hamilton, for self and fellow-jurors." The Clerk of the Crown—Gentlemen of the jury, there is aothing further to detain you. Chief Justice—Certainly, gentlemen of the jury, the very laudable and minate attention which was given by you in this case from the beginning to the end was great indeed. The loss of your time, the interference with your occupations and pursuits for nearly a month, via° certainly great ; but then it was to be borne in mind that this was an unprecedented case. I am sorry to say the Court has no power to order you any compensation , The act of Parliament does not orderit. You have paid that attention to the whole progress of this trial — ' painful as it has ee—which has been highly honour , . able and highly cr b edi n table to you all; b u t that is all f can say —we have not the power to give you any coin' pensation—we thank you for your attendance, and VW are dismissed. The jury then retired. Mr. Moore, Q.C.-1 request, my lord, on• the part of the traversers, that the crown furnish us with- a enPY of that finding. The Chief Justice spoke to the clerk of the crown, whereupon The Clerk of the Crown said, this court is now ad adjourned till the first day of next term. The court was accordingly adjourned, the judges having immediately left the bench, and in a few minutes the court was completely deserted. Large crowds were assembled outside ; but in the vici nity of the court there was not so much excitement ag might have been expected. The crowds peaceably dis' persed in a very short time. On the first day of next term anotice will be served on the traversers by the Crown Solicitor, for a rule for judgment n four days. On or before the expiration of this four days. notice, an applicatio n w ill b e ma d e to t h e court, on b eha lf of the traversers, in arrest of judgment. The grounds oI the application will be-1. a misdescription of a juror name; 2. the omi ss i on o f proo f o f any un l awful act done . by the traver sers i n th e county o f the city of Dublin ; that no judicial act should have been done after 12 o'cloes; on Saturday night be the presiding judge. In the event of these being overruled on argument, the Court will per' saffi to wg the House judgment nounce judgment, A wr i t o f error w i ll then be sued our , and the jud gment o f the twelve judges taken thereon. Ie t b li c e i 0 e w v e a n n t aopfptehaeliwrillolrclbse the carriedlordships The vital s u bj ec t f or consideration is whether, pending of Loof those delays, the Court will carry judgment into effect upon the traversers. A meeting of the Loyal National Repeal Association was held this day. Large sums of money were handed is from various parts of the country, and Sir Colman O'Loghlin and Mr. O'Hea were appointed to repair to London and put themselves in communication with Lord John Russell, in reference to the state trials. A motion for remodelling the association is to be brought forward 0 0 Monday next. GENERAL MISCELLANY. On the sth instant Sir Robert Peel entered on his 57th year. The Essex Standard records three very serious incen diary fires in that county last week. Dickens's "Christmas Carol" has been dramatised , and its first representation at the Adelphi Theatre oft Monday night was eminently successful. It may be useful to some timid railway travellers to state that the furious puffing of the engine shows the safety valve is open, and explosion impossible. On Saturday morning last, Elizabeth Kilshaw, a ci l ia seven days old, died suddenly from the effects of spaatee in the windpipe. Seven convicts, from Edinburgh and Kirkdale, made their escape, on Friday morning, from the Millbank Pe nitentiary. Their retreat has not been discovered. THE LATE TRAGEDY AT D,EPTFORD.—The unhapPl. w oman Dickenson, who murdered her two child ren , sad afterwards attempted self-destruction, is sufficiently reco• vered to be removed to Newgate. THE ANIMUS of REYEA L.—A new candidate for popu lar favour announces, in its prospectus, that "Foreigl i parliamentary reports will be given until the "Irish par liament is restored." At an inquest held the other day, on a newly-born in• fant in London, who had received a quarter of a tea' spoonful of gin, the surgeon gave evidence that gia given to one so young is sufficient to cause death. _ - Two men, employed at the brewery of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, in Park-street, Southwark, were suffocate! last Wednesday afternoon, by descending one of thy vats which contained a large volume of carbonic acid gas' The representatives for the county of Durham, of wbom three are " liberal s " an d one conservative, are all agre e d upon supporting the agricultural interest and maintainiP% that protection to which it is entitled. LAUGHABLE MISTAKE. —The wire of Mr. Edward Hudson, of Ulverstone, was brought to bed on Thurs day morning, and th e i n f ant being sickly, was baptize,. Richard, rather hastily i t would seem, as it turned out to be a female. VALUABLE COINS.—We are informed that the collec tion of coins, &c. made by the late Mr. Thomas, a Loa', don grocer, and about to be sold, i s es ti ma t e d to be 0 . ! the value of from £ 16,000 t o £lB,ooo,—Lit erar y zette. MANSLAUGHTER.—A young man named Lawrence Hawksworth, . died at Bolton, on Thursd ay last, from juries inflicted upon him by another man. The jury , ( . 1. the inquest returned a verdict of aggravated manslaug against the latter. P DORMOUSE BY POST.—A few days ago, a letter WI received by post by a p erson i n this town, contejoing, i ; live dormouse. It h a d come a distance of nearly 2w miles, and reached its destination perfectly safe.--Doi" caster Gazette. SERIOUS FIRE AT SHEFFIELD.—At an early hour °,.,° Thursday morning w ee k , the cutlery works known as tif Soho-wheel, Sheffield, were destroyed by fire. The est_,l' mated loss is £BOO, an d there is too much reason to fe' that it bas been caused by an incendiary. at th The e Rev. J a mes r Brogden has been com m i tted for tri l ad Assizes charged with shooting 1, wounding a police constable, name d Wintel, whom he° served about his premises, near Hemel Hempstead, 911 mistook for one of a party of burglars. or t• CHI LD STEALIN G .—A t t h e C entra l Criminal Co- a on Wednesd a y, Eli za b et h M ary Jones a well dressed IT good lookin g w id ow was sentenced to be transported te r e seven years, f or h aving sto l en an i nfant child nara% Selina H e lli ng, four months old, in the month of Nov' ber last. , t The enquiry before Lord Sudeley, and the other try' tees of Wi nc h omb Grammar-school, into the conduct Mr. Lapworth, the master, respecting the punishment!, a lad n amed Carter, has terminated in the complete e''es oneration of Mr. Lapworth. The case appears t o 0' been gone into at great length. _ _ THE LATE FATAL DUEL AT CARD EN TOWN —l O Central C r i m i na l C ourt on W e d nesday, Mr. Wad(' ingto u ; on beh a lf o f the crown , app li e d to the b ench to fix a 414 for the trial of Lieut. Grant, who had given notice of 11 _„ intention to surrender and take his trial, for be ing a c t sory to th e mu rder of Lieut. C o l. F awcet t, i n t h e dueLe Camden Town. The judge, ref used to fix any d a y for wv trial while the accused should be At large,