The Welshman

j FOREIGN ISTELIIGESCE. 1 WAR IN THE EAST. I I (ABRIDGED FROM THE ATLAS.] I The case which we submitted to our readers a fortnight ago, relative to the original policy of the expedition to Atfghanistan in 1839, must, sooner or later, he thoroughly sifted to the bottom— although there is evidently an anxiety, in certain quarters, to evade inquiry upon the subject at the present moment, on the somewhat unsatisfactory plea, that military operations might be impeded by controversies as to the prudence and justice of our occupation of that country. Some men, very likely, will satisfy their consciences with the re- mark, that no matter whether we were right or wrong in marching into Cabool—we did inarch our troops thither, and cannot now recede without dishonour. But, after all, the people of England have a right to know whether we were, or whe- ther we were not, justified in dethroning Dot Mo- hammed, and elevating upon his seat Shah Soo- jah-ool-Moolk, contrary to the inclinations of the Affghan nation;—whether there was no second opinion amongst well-informed men as to the policy of such a procedure ? Mr. Baillk:, the member for Inverness, had given notice of a mo- tion for Thursday night last; which would have tested the statements in the Atlas of the Itth inst., but Sir Robert Peel interfered, and the motion was postponed until the 23d of June. We trust that the honourable member will not allow him- self to be persuaded to give up the inquiry to which he has turned his attention because, if it were unjust and unwise to occupy Affghanistan in the first instance, all honest men must admit that neither maxims of right nor the dictates of pru- dence will now warrant our making that rugged territory the frontier of our Indian empire. Lord Auckland's splendid projects we know are not without partisans; and under the pretence of re- venging the murder of our countrymen at Khoord Cabool, many will be found ready to advise the re-conquest and permanent occupation of Aff- Ciiu,:r.a'ati. Fraxer s Magazine offers the following counsel, which we must be permitted to think un- principled as well as hazardous If the blood and treasure of this kingdom is to be ex- ponded on the re conquest of Afghanistan, let us re-con- quer it for ourselves. To conquer a country for the sR ke of placing an eastern despot in possession of it, is to oblige ourselves to keep up a large force to watch each" suspicions movement of our newly-created ally, and to deprive his unfortunate subjects of the advantages they might have hoped for from British sway directly exer- cised. It is, moreover, fully as unjust to force on any nation a king whom they have rejected, as to incorporate them at once with our empire." Under such circumstances, it is obviously Mr. Baillie's duty, and the duty of every one similarly circumstanced, to lay bare the original policy of the expedition under Lord Kcane. The truth can- not be suppressed. Already it is established pretty nearly beyond doubt, that the parliamentary pa- pers relating to the march of the army of the Indus are defective, partial, and one-sided, and that Sir Alexander Burnes, who so well under- stood the character of the people of Central Asia, and had so thoroughly studied the political rela- tions of the various tribes in that region, had warned the government against the policy that has involved us in our present disasters. It is said that the private papers of Sir Alexander Burnes are in the hands of a London publisher at this moment—we believe, however, that we have already anticipated their general tenor, and ven- ture to predict that they will confirm our views to the impolicy of our military operations west of the Indus. FRANCE.— The Minister of Commerce has con- firmed the announcement, that he will augment, the duty on English linen threads, and English linen cloths. This seems to zive satisfaction to j1..Jttn.J. vi- x,y i puties has got through the budget of commerce and agriculture. There is every reason to ex- pect that the dissolution will take place about the middle of June, and that the general elections will come off in July. SPAIN.-Some rioting took place at Seville on the 10th, which suggested new suspicions of French intrigue. Groups of workmen traversed the streets singing the "Marseillaise," and crying, "Down with the Regent!" "The Republic for ever!" The authorities succeeded, without much trouble, in repressing those disorders. Intelli- gence received from Barcelona, creates great uneasiness for the tranquillity of that province. The Captain-General has, however, taken every precaution to repel any act of aggression, and to check any tumult, by ordering reinforcements to march to Barcelona from the neighbouring garri- sons and strong places of Gerona, Figueras, &c. The French force on the coast is also to be increased. FAILURE AT HAMBURG.—A letter from Hamburg, on May 20th, in the Commerce, announces the failure of a corn-house in tbtt city, for the amount of X1,200,000, of which the greater part is due to creditors in Hambut-gh. The assets, however, will, it is said, if rightly managed, more than cover the debts, the failure having been occasioned solely by the temporary difficulty of obtaining discount for bills. A-,tF,RIC,-I.-Tlie Caledonia reached Liverpool last Sunday in ten days from Boston. The intelligence brought by her is not of moment, further than as-affording iudicatlollS of a probable satisfactory arrangement of the differences respect- ing the Maine Boundary question.

ANIFYt[CAii PORK.-Private letter, show the people of the United States to be greatly pleased with that part of Sir Robert Peel's tariff which allows of the introduction of salted provisions at mode- rate rates of duty. Preparations arc making to send large supplies of pork, hams, &n., to this conutry, not only from the back States, but from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, &c., where the pigs in numerous herds run wild in the woods, and feed on acorns and maize. "From the habits of the animals and the food they live upon, their flesh is of superior flavour; and we may anticipate a large importation at a moderate price. -Leeds Paper. Jersey, which may be reached from London in eighteen hours by the steamers, contains at present 20,000 English residents. THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE CHAVGE.—The first palpable result of the Peel administration is that stated by the Duke of Richmond, on Tuesday night, in the House of Lords :—" The wages of agricultural labourers have already been reduced." This is something tangible. Here is a plain mat- ter of fact, that comes home to the feelings of the working classes. Ultimate results are only a present speculation, which may or may not be verified. But here is a reality; a bread and cheese realitn- or rather a bad potato reality. The change is not in the shadowy sphere of senti- ment and prediction. It is a physical change, perceptible to the senses in the scantier and coarser fare upon the peasant's table. Worse potatoes, and not so many of them, for his hungry and ragged children; that is the Peel administra- tion to the agricultural labourers in its first tangi- ble it-apositiotl.Iforniitg Chronicle. COST OF THE SUOAR MoNoroi.y.—A beautiful sample of foreign refined sngar costs 31 s. perewt.; if to this were added 32s. for duty—reckoning the duty equal to that 011 British plantation sugar, and estimating Ii cu t. of raw sugar to be required to produce 1 cwt. of refined-the total would be 63s. per cwt. But at the same time British plan- tation refined sugar, of equal quality, was selling for 89s. per cwt., being 26s. percwt. or 2fd. per lb., more than the foreign! A sample of Manilla sugar was shown, which was sold for 22s. per cwt. in bond: add 24s. for the duty, equal to the duty on British, and the total would be 46s. But at the same time British plantation raw sugar, or equal quality, was selling for 66s. per cwt.—being 20s. per cwt., or more than 2d. per lb. more than the foreign! Such are the sweets of monopoly.— Leeds Ilercury. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—The utmost activity pre- vails in the military department of the Hon. Com- pany in Leadenhall-street, in freighting ships for the conveyance of troops. The large ship Gene- ral Kyd, has been taken up, and is now fitting out as a troop ship in the docks, and will sail about the middle of the next month, with 450 of the Sith and 29th regiments. BALL AT THE Qt RKX's THEATRE FOR THE RE- LIEF OF THE SPIT M.FIELDS' WEAVERS.—On I hurs- day evening, the long-expected ball took place at the Queen's Theatre; and being honoured by the presence of her Majesty, the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and several other royal and illustrious visitors, surpassed any similar fete which has been held in the metropolis for many years. The interior of the Opera House was fitted np as a splendid saloon, the pit being boarded over, aiid the flooring made level ii-ith tiie stage. A pavilion, erected for her Majesty and her illustrious party, occupied the centre "f the house, rising from the floor to the highest row of boxes. It projected into the house with a hold semi-circle, having two small wings. The floor of the pavilion was nearly on the same level as that of the grand tier of boxes, and from this rose some Corinthian columns (white and gold), which supported a deep cornice, also white and gold. It was draped with crimson satin, slightly relieved here and there with amber satin. The back or the pavilion was lined with crimson velvet, having the Qieen's cypher, surrounded with laurel in crystal drops, emblazoned on it. The front of the pavilion was hung with crimson velvet drapery, having the imperial crown and laurel in gold in the centre. Two staircascs from each wing led down to the pit. The whole range of boxes was hung with draperies of very dark blue, of very bright red, and of very pale yellow. The area of the stage was lined with pale yellow, divided into panels by columns similar to those supporting the pavilion. Figures in armour, with lance in hand, were ranged along this portion of the walls, and opposite the pavilion at the extremity of the tin a- tre was arranged a quantity of armour as a mili- tary trophy, surmounted by the flags of England. There seemed some hesitation at first whether etiquette would permit, a public acknowledgment of the presence of the Sovereign but when the band commenced the National Anthem, all doubt vanished, and her Majesty was received with loud I acclamations. Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds ornamented with the Maltese cross, a diamond necklace, and the insignia of the (Jarter. Prince Albert appeared in a Field Marshal's uni- form with the stars of the Garter, the Bath, and two other orders of knighthood, and the bad'j;e of the Golden Fleece set in brilliants. Her Majesty seated herself in front of the pavilion, the Princc standing bv her side, when the first quad- rille was formed. In thi: Lord Cardigan, Lord George Paget, Miss Burdett Coutts, and Viscount Villiers, were objects of most interest. A. waltz followed, the band of the Life Guards, stationed in the gallery, playing in the intervals between the quadrilles. About eleven o'clock the Duke of Wellington entered the house and, after gossip- ing a short time among the ladies patronesses in their box, he entered the royal pavilion. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm with which the ap- pearance of the venerable hero was greeted on his entrance by the assembled company, or the cordiality with which he was received by her Majesty. The Duke was dressed in his uniform as Constable of the Tower, with the insignia of the Garter, and a vcrv plain I)adL-e of the Golden Fleece. Prince Albert presented the duke to the Counts Mensdorff. The Duke of Cambr de ant1 the rest of the royal family were assembled in the pavilion, and followed her Majesty to take some refreshment, The Duchess of Kent sat on the right hand of the Queen during the early part of the ball. After being absent but a very short time, the royal party returned to the pavilion and after remaining till about a quarter past twelve, took their lcav amid the usual demon- strations of respect. There were several fancy dresses and there irts an exhibition of the cos- tume of two North American Indians but these were the excptious. The ball was w *• crowded that, for some time, dane.nia ?? "?"? .v „u..3 in consequence kept up tui a late hour. MINES. — Lord Ashley it will be seen brought the subject of the employment of women and children in mines, before the House of Commons last T uesdav. Edward Hibbert, a porter in the employ of .Messrs. Bramah, Prestage, and Ball, 12,t, Picca- dilly, has been discovered to be heir-at-law to estates in Isleworth, Whitton, Fleet-street, and Devonshire, to the value of £ 1,200.000. The season closed at Drury Lane on the 23d ult. with the performance of Othello, for the benefit of Mr. Anderson Mr. Anderson appearing as the Moor, and Mr. Macready sustaining the character of I ago. THE AVERAGES.— I t perhaps may not be gene- rally known that under the new act just passed, entitled An Act to amend the Law relating to the Importation of Corn," any person dealing in British corn in any city or town named in the schedule, or who shall carry on the business of a corn-factor, miller, maltster, brewer, or distiller, or who shall be the owner or part owner of any stage-coaches, waggons, carts, or other carriages, carrying goods or passengers for hire, and every person who as a merchant, clerk, agent, or other- wise, shall purchase at any such citv or town, any British corn for sale, or for the sale of meal, flour, malt, or bread, made or to he made therefrom, shall, before he or she so deal in British corn as aforesaid, make a declaration in writing to a magistrate. The penalty for neglecting to do so, I as well as for not making proper returns after- wards, is t20. Those persons who made declara- tions under the old law are required to renew them. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS In the Court of Queen's Bench last Monday, Mr. Hart, who had been convicted for bribery at one of the elections for the town of Cambridge, was brought up and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. MEETING OF ATTORNEYS. Saturday a meeting of solicitors and attorneys, chiefly practising in the provinces, was held at FeudalTs, Palace-yard, to consider the best means of obtaining exemption ( from the payment of the certificate duty.— There was a numerous attendance, and after considerable discussion, it was decided to take every possible step to secure the object in view. [Why do not the Carmarthen Solicitors follow the example of those of London ? ] Mr. Roebuck was obliged to leave the house last Friday evening 011 account of severe indis- position. INSTRUMENT FOR BRANDING DESERTERS. A circular has been issued from the Horse Guards, recommending that the marking of diserters shall hereafter be conducted on an uniform system throughout the army, and directing attention to an instrument recently invented. This instru- ment, which is of brass, is shaped at the end into the form of the letter D, from the outline of which is protruded, by means of a spring, a series of needle points, which are regulated by a screw at the end, and by turning which their length may be increased or diminished. By pulling back this nut, after the points are regulated, they recede into the box, when the instrument may be consi- dered charged. A slight pressure on a small brass lever delivers the needle points, inflicting a punc- ture on the skin the exact shape of the instru- ment. These punctures, on being rubbed with a marking fluid composed of a quarter of a pound of pulverised indigo, two sticks of Indian ink, and enough water to render it liquid, leave an indelible D upon the arm or hand of the deserter. This punishment is only to be administered on parade in the presence of the men in the cavairy by the trumpet-major, and in the infantry by the bugle-major, who are to be instructed by the medical officer how to apply the instru- ment. It is, moreover, only to be inflicted in the presence of the surgeon. If marking deser- ters is considered indispensable, there is no possi- ble means by which it can be accomplished with less pain and more certainty.— United Service Gazette. THE PROPAGANDA.—In 1841, the subscriptions collected by the Association for the Propagation of the Roman Catholic Faith, throughout Christen- dom, amounted to 2,752,214 francs:—viz. in France, 1,479,484 francs; Bavaria, 210,000; Bel- gium, 159,000; England, 33,000; Ireland, 195,000; Portugal, 46,000; Holland, 18,000; the Roman States 77,000 Naples, 61,000 Switzerland, 33,000; Prussia 85,000; Tuscany, 41,000: and finally, the sums received from other countries I of Europe, from the Levant and America, I amounted together to 110,000 francs. MORAL EFFECT or THE ALLOTMENT SYSTEM.— The magistrates of West Kent having recently met to consider the propriety Of carrying into effect the Rural Police Act, requested an account of the number of allotment tenants ill fort'yt-two parishe in West Kent, and the number of ofeiices áainst the laws of their country committed by the same, when the following satisfactory statetiieht was presented :—There were in forty-two parishes neaily two thousand tenants, among whom there had been only the commitments in four years; and even these might be accounted for, from the fact, that several tenants had land granted toth-m with a view to their improvement, Who bad been previously committed to prison tor poaching and various offence--and in the majority of instances their reformation had been eflected. One man, who had been in prison seven times, and had begged pardon of the magistrates and others for different offences fourteen times, has had land for two years, and during that period he had given no cause whatever for complaint, but has conducted himself iu a steady, honest, respectable manner. —B. King, Esq., M.P., having some time since allotted forty gardens to some la bourers at Tam worth. Warwickshire, an inestimable plan has been adopted. One of the occupiers being, from a long illness, unable to dig or plant his portion. his wife intended to apply to the parish for assis- tance, to enable her to cultivate her allotment, upon which these garden-tenants met, and drew up and signed the following agreement, which has since been fully acted up to:—"We, the undersigned, agree to dig and plant, each accord- ing to our shares, either by our labour or by a subscription in money, the ground of any of us, as may be unable to do it for himself, on ac- count of sickness, and the widow of any of us, for two years after the death of her husband." IPSWICH ELECTION.—MOTIVE or PEEL'S VOTE. —Before 5:1' Robert Peel had spoken in the House of Commons oil this question, the Conservative Association of Ipswich wpre prepared for the re- sult. "Itiseasy to understand." savs our cor respondent—"and it is now well understood— why Sir Robert did not see sufficient reason for resisting the issue of the writ; and if any doubt was for a moment entertained in the m'irds of anybody, it is completely set aside by the follow- ing letter, issued by the Conservative Association —' Dear S.r,— It being now generally understood that the writ for the election <- of members for the borough will issue firs evening, it has been deemed advisable to make immediate arrangements for prosecuting a vigorous canvass on behalf of two Conservative candidates, who are expected to be in Ipswich to-morrow and you are particularly revested to attend a meeting at Dick's-rooins. this evening, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of forming a party for your ward. (Signed} Charles Steward, Secretary to the Conservative Associa- tion. Dick's Rooms, Thursday, May 26, 1842. And accordingly, about seven o'clock on Friday eyenin1, twO. Conservative candidates made their j appearance in Ipswich, Lord Desart and Thomas Gladstone, brother of the Vice-President of the Boarcl of Trade."—Chronicle. BRIBERY NO Disc it.t(, r.Soinc weeks since we adduced proofs of the prevalence of the univer- sality" of Bribery, and showed that the com- mission of this political crime was no longer deemed disgraceful. The Morning Chronicle, last week expressed the same opinion—it has often been observed that men always look with favour on the sins to which they are addicted. It was the native of a drunken nation who observed that sobriety was the only virtue which the sober nations possessed. A Spaniard or an Italian j passes unmoved by the body of a iiiiiraei-od man in a gutter, but is horrified at the sight of a drunk- ard. Hence, however odious bribery is in the eye or reason, )t has a]wavs hepn Wk«d:vir,fhJrpi Hut?n?e u_v J.ngllsn g: nn. l/i«b a been passed ?Tainst it but they have been viewed by parties rather as inducements for the display of skill in breaking them with impunity, than as denouncements ol practices involving discredit or disgrace. SLAVERY IN E-,GI,ANr).-Tlie cause of the unfor- tunate miners, we rejoice to observe, has been adopted by that truly philanthropic and Christian nobleman, Lord Ashley, who has given notice of a motion soliciting the interference of Parliament with the horrid system of mining a system which, if possible, is worse than the heart-rending miseries of the factory, which it has been his Lordship's unvarvina endeavour to ameliorate. We observe that petitions are in course of signa- ture at Cheltenham and other places, with the view of aiding Lord Ashley s intention; and we call upon all who "love their neighbour as them- selves"- %Iietlier that neighbour be a hard-worked negro, a crippled and emaciated factory child, or a degraded and brutalized subterranean delver to "go and do likewise, ¡I-orcr'sler Journal. Tun LATE CHRISTOPHER WILSON, ESQ. This highly respectable and venerable gentleman breathed his last, in London, on Wednesday last, in the 79th vear of his age. The infirmities of age had gradually weakened his frame and, at his own desire, he' was last week removed from his residence, Oxton House, near Tadcaster, to the metropolis, in a bed placed inside a railway car- riage. Mr. Christopher Wilson was not only a striking example of the good old English gentle- man, hut a true sportsman in the fullest accepta- tion of the term. For a long series of years he I occupied a conspicuous position in all racing transactions; and bore the title of the Father of the Turf, evincing on all occasions—and the ap- peals to his decisions were numerous—a correct- ness of judgment, as well as a spirit of forbear- ance, which can find few of any parallels. He was a regular attendant at Newmarket, Epsom, I Doncaster, York in herpalmiest days, as well as at other places. In all the relations of life lie sus- tained a reputation which no circumstances ever dimmed, and no calumny could ever blight; while he kept up all the good old hospitalities and cus- toms of the true English gentleman of the old school, worthy of all imitation, however much they have fallen into desuetude, diffusing around, by the cheerfulness of his manner, and the placi- dity of his behaviour, a charm which increased from year to year the high estimation in which he was held. ilis death will be the subject of deep regret amongst a very wide circle of friends and acquaintance and his memory will be long held in the highest veneration by every true lover of the turf. Mr. Wilson was the only gentleman who won the Derby and the St. Leger the same year, viz., in 1800, with his celebrated horse Champion and it is a remarkable circumstance that the Father of the Turl breathed his last on the Derby day.-Dollcrtster Gazette. HORRIBLE DEATH.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at the Snipe I averil, Dnkenneld, Cheshire. before Mr. C. Hudson, coroner, on view of the mutilated remains of James Ogden, aged 43 years. Deceased was an engineer at the Victoria colliery, Dukenfield (worked by Messrs. Sawyer and Lees), and on Monday was engaged along. with several other men in making some alteration in the rope which drew the coals up the shaft of the mine. For this purpose the deceased was standing near I the top of the shaft, holding on by the rope, when. the rope being jerked by some unaccountable cause, he was thrown down the shaft of the mine and fell to the bottom, a depth of 345 yards. In descending he came in contact with sundry pumps and pieces of timber, and on two persons descend- ing to look for him, lie was found quite dead, one side of his head being cut off, both his legs and thighs, one arm, and part of one side also cut off. his bowels dashed out, and every bone in his body broken. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned, and no blame attached to any party. DIVINITY. The Heads of Houses at Oxford have just passed a resolution to propose in con- vocation that the censure passed upon Dr. Hamp- den, the Regius rrolessor ot Divinity, six years ago, should be cancelled, and the professor rein- stated in all the academical tunctions which his predecessors in that office were accustomed to exercise. Tuesday, the 7th of June, is appointed for the decision of this question. The crops in the north appear to be going on most propitiously. "The spring corn," says the Yorkshircman, "is coming up with extraordinary regularity and freshness; and potato planting, anf turnip sowing, are proceeding very favourably The land was never in finer order in our recol- lection. I POUT OF GLOUCESTER.— W e cannot announce any improvement in the trade of our port. We continue to receive fresh arri, als of foreign corn, which passes into bond, causing but little em. ployment of labour or giving rise to anv transac- tions in business. A little is from time to time iaken out by the millers for consumption, but the great bulk remains locked up in speculation of a low duty. The regular warehouses being now filled, the round-house or gymnasium 111 Worces- ter-street has been converted into a temporary corn warehouse. The Steam Saw Mills, also, which ba\e some time since ceased working, have likewise been fitted up for a similar purpose, and large quantities of grain are now stowed awav there. Mr. Hunt's beautiful new vessel, which has so long remained on the stocks waiting for a purchaser, has at length, we are happy to hear, found one, and she will, it is expected, be launched in about a fortnight. She is intended for the fruit trade. Her dimensions are 174 tons she ranks 12 A 1., and her style of building and general supe- riority reflect great credit upon Mr. Hunt's estah- lishment. Such is the depression in the shipping trade at present that no less than 800 vessels are I for sale in the port of London without a single purchaser offering. Whde on the subject of ves- sels, we may remark that one, which is quite a curiosity in i:8 way, is now lying at the entrance of the Gloucester aud Berkeley Canal at Sharp- ness Point. This is the Esperance, 400 tons, just arrived with a cargo of foreign corn, but owing to her great width she cannot pass through the bridges, though other vessels, of nearly 200 tons greater burthen, pass through with case and safety. She is Russian built, and the most un- sightly vessel ever seen at this port. Her abso- lute ugliness constitutes indeed her only claim to notice. Ilcr cargo has been brought up to Glou- cester in trows. — Gloucester Journal. The 11 urcester Joiirnal states that it is estimated that in the coal and iron districts not less than from 10.000 to 1 1,000 operatives struck work on Saturday se nnight. This includes workmen dis- charged by blowing out several blast furnaces; [ and it is gratifying to state that there has been no infraction of the public peace. At the Stour- bridge ironworks a machine has been invented for squeezing the cinder out of the puddle iron, con- sequently there he no further use at those works tor the service of the men called shingle, s. A PROLIFIC Wirr.A woman of the name of Ockwell, in the hamlet of Dow nampney, Crick- lade, Wi!ts, has 21 children, all at home, and the eldest only 18 years of age. CHUUCH-K vrr.s.—The attempt to impose ano- t her church-rate in the parish of Newport has re- sulted in the signal discomfiture of its proposers now and lor ever. A -IIONI \IT-.NT.-A monument is about to be erected on Woolwich Common to the memory of the late Sir Alexander I)Ick-scn; -E],O()o has al- ready been subscribed. [Wiii it fare better than the Picton monument at Carmarthen which is a monument oi poverty or something worse.] On Saturday last, the Derby Arms Hotel, Bootl?mnrsh, was destroyed by fire, and a fine little boy, the son of be landlurd, lost his lite, having been suffocated. Sir Harry Fe-itlier.fonbFLiit.Ii 'qq -lie. wages of his Sussex labourers, and given each a quantity of malt to brew their own beer—upon condition that they abstain from frequenting beer- shops and public-houses. A SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.— A prrson or the name of John James, residing at Li tile Eccleston Hall, near Poulton-de-Fylde, a few days ago went 011 his ordinary business to Lancaster, accompanied by a shepherd's dog, kept by him. Alter his ai,ri?,ii, ht hqd ?''??.. he tfifast'siui gave it to thtiV>g. desiring him to "ga his wa bach," and carrv it safe—which the the dog did; perfor- ming his master's wish in hours. The dis- tance was twenty miles.—Preston Chronicle. FEARFUL TIWDF.R AND HAII.-STORM. — During the evening of Friday last, between seven and eight o'clock, a severe storm of thunder, light- ning, and hail, passed over the illage ol Matter- sea, and the adjoining villages, near Retford, which did considerable damage. TIte thunder and lightning were extremely awiul, but the injury done to vegetation was by hail, winch was from two or three inches in thickness, and consisted more of large and irregularly formed pieces of ice, than of common hail and such was its den- sity, that on the following morning- it lay exposed in lar" ge massc, under the hedges in every direc- tion. The damage done to the gardens is very considerable, especially to the fruit trees; but everv part of the vegetable world has suffered severely by this, happily, not very lrequent, oc- currence in this part of the country.—Doncaster Gazette. THE PRESTON MCRDF.R.—Peter Will tLIe, cotton- spinner, of Preston, whose horrible murder of his wife and subsequent attempt at seil-destruc- tion, created so great a sensation in that tow n about three weeks ago, and against whom a verdict of Wiltul Murder" was returned by a coroner's jury, w as brought to Lancaster Castle on Saturday last, his enfeebled condition not permit- ting an earlier removal. He has been an inmate of the hospital from the time of his arrival, and still continues in a verv precarious condition. He appears to be considerably dejected, and mental anguish is supposed to be the chief obstacle to his t)()(Illy itilleiiclitieiit.-Laiicas ter Guardian. M 1 RDER.—Monday, a man named James Lougb- nnne, caretaker to the late Henry Cole Bowen, Esq., was murdered within a short distance of Toomavara, in Tipperary A bullet passed througlit his neck, and his head was shockingly mangled. hSH MAGISTRATE.—Sir Toler Osborne, Bart., dismissed by the Government from the office of stipendiary magistrate, owing to circumstances that came out on his filing a bill, impeaching a bond passeq to a woman on the ground that it was passed for an immoral consideration, has re- ceived a retiring pension of 920U a year. He has since become an insolvent.

-=.-=-=- JLOXDOU G.IKGTTE. Friday, .May 27. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.- Henry Stevens, W illidii, near Hitch ;n, Ilerts. and John Stevens, Clopliill, near Silsoe, ofetltordshire. builders.- Henry Ferdinand Delamain, St. TtfirV-,it- li ill, ('itv. wine merchant.— Mary Johnson and Willinm John«on, Cheadle, Staffordshire, grocers and ironmongers. B M;VI'TCIFS Si PI.RSF.NFN.— John Thorns. Ram«- pate, butcher.—John Owen, Church-hill, Woolwich, cow- ie,lier ritid milkni.in. UANKKI I'TS. Thomas Dykes. Broad-street, St. Giles's, stationer.—Charles Pendlebnry. Bury. Lancashire, bleach- er.— Francis Davis, Weymouth ;md Ni,-Ieoitii)e Regi!z, wine and spirit itiereiiint.-Oeorge f J ntton, Liverpool, ship chandler.— J ames Dawson, 11 nddersfield, woollen cloth merchant and draper.—William lIeyivo.>d, now or Lite of Basinghall-street, and Manchester, warehouseman and merchant.— Thomas Evans, Welshpool. Montgomery- shire, and Osw strv. Shropshire, draper.— Ed ward Bowra, late ot Gracechurch-street, umbrella and mackintosh warehouseman.— Elizit)etli Style. W i n dsor, bookseller. William Hill and William Kcmble, Wackerbarth, Lc-ad- enhall street, ship and insurance agents ind mercbnnts.- 1 William Gooding, Chatham, hoot and shoemaker. —Charles Homer, sen., late of Dudley, W orccstershire, but now of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, w.ne and ?;rn merchant NN7est Broiiiw i c h S ta+.I'ordjl t i re, .v liie aii? l  1 );r i t i-nerc h atit Tuesday, .\fa!1 :31. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. — John Horatio Clark and Henry Charles Farrow, King William-street, City, wine inerchants.-R. Bennett Thompson, Wood-st, Cheapside, warehouseman.— William Grey Smyth, Yatixhail-walk, surgeon and dispenser and vendor of medicines and drus.-Georg-e Balding, Sidhampstead Wharf, near Reading, coal dealer. BANKRI-PTS.-Caleb Robinson, High Holborn, tailor. —George Biggs, Coal Exchange, Lower Thames-street, coal iiiercliant.- Edward Etners'n, Manchester, thread and tape manufacturer. Henry Rose, Blackburn, Lancaster, drvsalrer and oil-mcrci;am-George Gibson, Radditrhighay, upholsterer.—Jame> Jackson, Lincoln, chymist and druggist.—Thomas Tilaill Johnson, W ooo- street, Cheapside. ribbon manufacturer and cimnissioii agent.—John llcrJluun and 47dlaj iic.dmai) the vounger, Cone-letein, Chester, millers nnd corn and flmir lealers.— Benjamin Simmons and Jonat han B. OOK, Folh, Dockhead, Bertuondsev. ironfounders. Joseph Beaidatul, Birstal anu Bradford, Yorkshire, v.ooUtap-er,coal niinei', od toll contractor.—John Stanford, late ol Pail n'al, rchitect. and dealer in picture. John F i .mk, OswpRfTv, Salop, lariner. i>nrytes manufacturer, anu canal carrier. •»anniel WoolleV, Birch Derby lih e. < oal do,.Ier. Uenjaniin Thompson, V\ ylaiu and Newcastle-upon 1 yne, );iiikel IALIJ underwriter.