Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-27


the end of the present month.
The Spanish government has trans.
mitied funds to Paris and London for the
pay ment Of the foreign regions Of the
respective countries.
The Monileur Parisen mentions a re
port that The Arab Colonel Youssouf, is
about to marry one OF the nicces Of the
widow of Lieut. General Guilleminot.
A maleiaclor, named Anquez, lately
arrested at Paris, has given Information
winch has led 10 the arrest Of no fewer
than lwenty-nine thieves, forming band
Of which Anquez was the chief.
The Duke Of Buckingham, during the
last few days, has caused to be dIstrlbut-
ed amongst his lenanlry and the neigh
boring poor The produce Of the grand
balIue, consisting OF l,SOO hares, and
other game.
The consumption last season Of Peru.
vim aud African gnano was 81, 200 tons.
The stock OH hand at the beginning of
he present year was 80 900 tons. The
demand. it IS expected. will this year
exceed 100, 900 or 100000 tons.
The city of Exeter has been dis.
graced on the Sabbath day by the mob
spouting aud goosing the Rev. Mr..
Cour'enay, for wearing The surPice II,
II. Slwell's, tha, The bishop Of lha, dio.
cease has forbid the use Of it in The pulpit.
According TO "a recent statement by Il
member Of The ani.corn law league, that
body has expended E200, 900 during the
las! three months, in purchasing ireeholds
IN North Cheshire, South Lancashire, and
West Yorkshire.
/ Two years ago, there were five pau.
pcrs received relief in the LilchfeId U.
nion,all of whom had served the Office Of
sheriff. One of them was ruined by law,
another by extravagancc, and TWO by
drunkenness; The 9th was one who "nev.
er could get forward"
/ A poor woman at Eastbourne was in
pecuniary difficulties, from which Mrs.
Gilbert relieved her, whcreupon she was
so over Dyed that she went into IL fit aud
shortly afterwards expired.
Il The Old Greytriars Church at Edin-
burgh, in which Robertson and Erskne
preached,and where Waller Scott attend.
ed in his boysh days, has been com.
plelely destroyed by fire while the New
Grey triars, another Church under the
same roof, has not had much better
late.
i An unfortunate wretch named Howell
has been executed at Ipswich, for the
murder Of police officer. He died
| protesting his innocence. A; Stafford,
On The same day, two young men were
executed for the murder Of gamekeep.
er. They. too, died strongly protesting
their innocence. At the scafold, in both
Instances. the Gu prils made to the crow d
pubic declaration that they were uu.
Juslly accused aud Condemned.
SpAIN.-I'hs rumors that Zurbano had
reached Portugal turn on, to be unfoun
ded. The Chief was captured as he wa.
passng' the frontier. IN company with
hls brolher.in law, Cayo Muro, buth oil
whom were Instantly shot. Zurbano
died, as he had lived, very bravely.-
General Prim had been pardoned. and is
ordered to reside in Madrid Genera
Roddill, who is in France. having very
wisely refused to repair to Madrid when
ordered to do So, has been deprived o.
his rank aud dignilies. The dsmissa
Of The Baron de Nicer from the Captain
Generalship Of Catalonia is said to have
been owing to desire, on his part, te
make that provlUce too independent o.
the central government.
| As Admiral Dupctit Thouars has re
fused 10 receive The sword of honor sub
scrbed tor by his country men, the com.
m'tee have resolved to apply the fund,
TO the succor of the wounded seamen, OF
the wives aud children of those who have
fallen in The expedition OF 1ahaii.
AIluding to II false report about the
death Of the Emperor Nicholas, we Learn
that all the accounts which have beer
recently published respecting the state o.
health Of the Emperor Of Russia ART
mere fabricalIons. That Monarch ha,
not even been inGlsposed.
The REPEAL RENT. The great d.
mlnuiion in The repeal rent has obligel
he association 10 retrench their ex
penditure, aud tins has been effected
by reducing the salaries of the cash
ler, the book keeper, and the under.
secretary TO G2 week. The clerks
Who had 60 Il week are reduced to hir
y shlllngs those who had thirty shil-
ngs reduced 10 twenty-five shillngs
and those who had twenty five reduccc
10 twenty. The only officers which
have escaped the shears are those het
by the .avori,e drones.
II is long since any thing has made
such great sensation in 81. Petersburgt
as The dismissal of General Won Renner
kampf, who has sent TO the Emperor
false reports respecting the events Of the
war in Caucasus. The investigation,
that have taken place on this occasion
are said 10 have led TO the discovery tina
the person accused is by no means tn,
only one who has been guilty Of lhi,
crime on the contrary, that it is some
thing comm N, and has already beou
practced for years in the Caucasus. -
Hence The occasional accounts of the
victories, when no victories had beer
gained ; hence the oxaggeraion with
, which the deeds of the Russians were
sometimes cXtoled, while the mountain.