The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-03-16 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SOULAGES COLLECTION.—In covsequence of the recent finarcial discussions, we understand th:et the Chancellor of the Exchequer has declined to accept the offer of the gentleman who purchased this collection, with the view of securin7 it for the country. Lord Clanricarde has served legal notice upon the liessry. Ashworth, to dispute their right to a several fishery ,ctd. lacent to his Galway property, and intends to fish tbd waters for salmon and trout, in order to bring the matter to issue.—Limerick Observer. RECENT SUSPENSION OF GREEK Housas.—lt is stated that Messrs. Fustana and Co., Greek merchants, of Liver. po.d, and Messrs. Caluts, Brothers, of Manchester, will be able to pay 20s in the pound, and that the creditors, at a meeting on Wednesday, agrees to allow two years for this purpose, the debts being liquidated by half yearly instalments of Ss in the pound. The Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed Mr. George Scharf, jun., to the post of permanent secretary to the National Portrait Commission, under the presidency of Lord Stanhope. As Mr. Scharf's engagements in preparing the collection of ancient pictures at Manchester will occupy him until the beginning of May, Mr. William Car. penter, jun., has undertaken to discharge the duties up to that perod. DEATH OF AN AFRICAN EXPLORER —lt is with regret we have to record the reported death of another 'ictim in the cause of African explo-ation. liVlieence has Meet; this week received at the Foreign office, from our British consul at Tripoli, of the assassination of Dr. Vogel, whose arrival at Kuka, on the borders of Lake Tsad, in the best heUth and spirits, we announced in our impression of June 3 1854. The letter received at Tripoli is from Corporal Maguire, one of the sappers sent out ith Dr. Vogel, and is written from Knka. Dr. Vogel had departed from that place c moaratively alone, on a most rerilons journey eastward, with the view of reacb in g the Nile. He is said to have advanced through Birgirmi into Waddy, and to have been there murdered. The Sheik of Bornu has promised to forward particulars to our consul at Tripoli, as soon as they have been ascertained.—Literary Gazelle. hirLANcHoLY Stumm—A very melanch&y occurrence took place at the village of Clooneen, Kilmeena, :est week by t`,e self-destruction of a respectable and aged an named Jennings. It eppeers that early in the week the unfortunate man, while in a deranged state of intellect, attempted to hang himself ; but, notwithstanding the watchfulness of his friends, he succeeded in concealing a razor, with which he cut his throat, causing instantaneous death. What readers the untimely end of this poor man peculiarly distressing is the fact that his weakness of intellect has been considerably increased by cleric it denunciation, his son having brought an ejectment against the Parish Priest of Kilmeena, since which the terrors of the church has been fulminated against the parties. The peasantry superstitiously point at the suicide as the result of "interfering with the Priest," but we cannot envy the feelings of any one who have been accessory to such sad results,—Mayo Constitution. _ _ .  CCLGNEL Tnuoca.—This gallant officer, replying to a communication from the Merchants' Company of Elinburgh, recognising the value of his services as a commissioner to the Crimea, writes : " The support which we have received so generally throughout the country will afford the best encouragement to those who may hereafter be similarity employed to discharge their duty on all occasions honestly and manfully, in the hope of gaining the confidence and approbation of their fellow countrymen, which has been so warmly manifested in our favour on this trying occasion." A