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London, England, 1862-08-04 00:00:00

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The Queen has pseeented the Rev. William Fee-
oo Wight to lbs perishes of Atichtergavee and
Logiebride, vacant transference of the Rev. D. long-
dale to the church parish of Applegartli.
NEw CRIMINAL Acr.—On Friday a now criminal
act was issued for the trial of certain MOM of homicide by
persons subject to the Mutiny Act. The object of the act
nto bring persons charged with murder or manslaughter to
trial without waiting for the anises. It is comidered expe-
dient, and that it would contribute to the more speedy
punishment of persons guilty, and to the mail:de:Ann of
good order and military discipline, if, when charged with
murder or manslaughter committed in England sod Wales
andoutof thejurisdiction of the Central CninioalCourt, such
persons were rendered liable to be indicted and tried at the
Centria Criminal Court, and if when charged with murder or
rnaoslaughter committed in Ireland, and elsewhere than in
Dublin, such persons were rendered liable to be indicted
and tried An Dublin. By virtue of this act a judge can
order a removal as stated, and the proceedings are to be car-
ried on in the same manner as In ordinary cases. With the
view of preventing • prisoner being injured by the removal,
the expenses of his witnesses may be ordered, sad facilities
given for his defence. A prisoner may be removed to and
from the Central Criminal Court as often as necessary. The
act has horriediets operation, and in several schedules the
forms to be seed are set forth.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—The report
of the directors, to be presented to the half-yearly meeting
at Stoke-upon-Trent on Friday next, has, been issued.
The director are, it says, enabled to recommend
• dividend at the rate of 31. per cent, per annum. The
depreesioe of the silk manufacture, extensively carried on in
several towns upon the hoe. is but little diminished. The
effect of the war in America, to which a large proportion
of the manufactures of North Staffordshire is customarily
exported, was felt at the very commencement of the dispute,
sad its continuance may be inferred from the following
statement of the value of earthenware, and of iron of all
climes, exported from this country to the United States in
the first four months of the ycan 1860, 1861. and 1862 :-
1860: Earthenware. 2.33,3721. iron. 866,7531. 1861 :
Earthenware, 125,4591. ; 520,055!. 1862 : Earthen-
ware, 104,9741. ; iron, 329,7531. The traffic of the canal
has partially recovered from its extreme depression in 1861,
but it is yet far short of the results of 1860. In the
railway traft the passenger receipts have sunkyet lower than
those of the oorrespooding half of 1861 ; and although the
tonnage handled is equal to that of the former year, yet,
owing to the great predominance of minerals, and of shorter
mood a leasprofitable traffic. themoney resultis less, en will
be seen by the following statement of the net receipts in the
two corresponding half-years :I— 1860, canal, 42,746/. ;
railway, 74,4991. ; total, 117.2451. 1861, canal, 31,3291. ;
railway, 75,6591. ; total. 106.9881. ; 1862, anal. 846221. ;
railway, 68,9021.: tate!, 102,929/. At the commeoosment
of the present half year, however, • more promising state
of thinp arose, the returns of traMc being oonsiderably fa
advance of those of 1861. It is added that the call of 11.
per sham, made payable on the Ist of May last, bee
been promptly met, and • considerable sum has bees re-
ceived in advance of the Anal call of It. 6e. 4d. per there
Ohm on the 1$ January nut.