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formation against the proprietors of th
for a series of libels on the Duke of Brun
The libels charged the prosecutor with th
crimes of the most horrible nature, and
cations of the most disgusting character.
examined at considerable length. The derendants were
found guilty.
MEETING OF DUBLIN CORPORATION.—The municipal

mintssion of

The Duke was

body met on Friday, when INfr
pealer) was declared lord mayor
assembly. Alderman O'Con
M'Clelland seconded, the notr
who avowed himself a repeal
changeable.

majority of the
sed, and Mr.
Mr. O'Brien,

D&NSITY OF POPULATION.—In the county of West-
moreland there pre only 74 inhabitants to a square mile,
while in the county of Lancaster there are 944. In the
county of Middlesex, the number is 5,591 inhabitants to
a square mile. In Wales, the number vary from 59 in the
counties of Merioneth and Radnor, to 274 in that of Flint.
The average number of inhabitants to each house in Eng-
land in 1841, was 5'4, and in Wales 4'B.

SQUARE OR LAND MEASURE.—Land measure varies
very materially, not according to the distance, but to the
mode of travelling. A mile and a half on foot will be up_
wards of two miles if yon take a cab and don't make a
bargain before getting into it. One IParrila e _
but there is a league called the
which goes such extraordinary I

ree miles -

to ascertain its linlits.—Punch

hs that it is impossible

STATISTICS OF CRIMINALS.—A parliamentary papei
of last session shows " the aggregate number of persons
committed for criminal offences in England and Wales,
Scotland and Ireland, in each of the tw•o past years." It
appeared that in England and Wales the number com-
mitted for trial, in 1811, was 27,760. of which 20,280 were
convicted. In 1842, there were 31,309 committed for
for trial, and 22,733 convicted. In Scotland, in 1841, the
committals were 3,560, and the convictions, with those
outlawed, 2,688. In 1812, 4,188 were committed, and
3,176 convicted and outlawed. In Ireland, in 1841, the
commitments numbered 20,794, and the convictions not
one-half; namely, 9,286. In last year 21,184 were com-
mitted in Ireland, and only 9,874 convicted.