Catholica, to consider this subject, is to be held in Dublin on Monday next, when it is thought an addition to their petition and a strong remon strance will be adopted. On the subject of the Veto, there was on Wednesday night a meeting in Francisstreet Chapel, of the Catholic clergy and parishioners of that parish, when they resolved to write to Mr Grat. tan, and to convene another meeting for Friday; and a requisition was signed, calling on all the Catholic clergy of Dublin to meet on Tuesday. An inquest was last week taken at Horbury on the body of Elizabeth Jagger. On the evening of the 26th ult. her husband, John Jagger, suspecting a lover of his grand-daughter's was coming clandestinely into the house to take away her clothes, jumped out of bed, and seized the coal rake to repel the assailant. His wife also, unknown to him, had stepped out of bed, and in brandishing the rake, he unfortunately hit her on the temple, inflicting such a wound as terminated her existence on Tuesday se'nnight.-Verdict Accidental Death.

A shocking murder was committed some time ago by John Williams, late of the Wood-houses, near Whitchurch, on the body of his wife. Notwithstanding the most diligent search, no traces of the murderer could be discovered, and it was concluded he had made his escape. On Thursday morning his body was found hanging at the top of a barn in Norbury, near the place where he had committed his crime. From its putrid state, it is probable he had hung himself soon after the murder.

It is intended that midshipmen who have served their time in the navy, shall in future pass their examinations at the ports to which their vessels

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may belong, instead of being obliged, as heretofore, to come to the Navyoffice, in Somerset-place, for that purpose.

Saturday, as two persons, belong. ing to the suite of the Persian ambassador, were walking down Holborn-hill, habited in the costume of Persia, a crowd assembled, and one man behaved in a most indecent way, by smacking a large cart-whip over the heads of the foreigners. The offender was instantly attacked by a coachman, and after a fight of some duration, was severely beaten.

A deranged woman lately abscond. ed from her friends at Lowther, in Westmoreland. She was at last found in a field-house, buried up to the neck in the middle of a hay mow, adjoining the village. She had remained hid there for 18 days without the least sustenance !-Her legs were much swelled, and all the skin was entirely off her feet. When found, she had nearly lost her speech; but, by proper attendance, has recovered its use.

Wednesday last, a private soldier, belonging to the 82d regiment, in the barracks at Brighton, having been sentenced to receive a severe flagellation for repeated desertion, to avoid the punishment cut his throat; and, at the moment the guard entered the apartment in which he was confined, to march him to the halberts, he was found weltering in his blood. He had, however, although the incision in his neck is a very deep one, missed the vital parts, and he is expected to recover.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—Last week, the following accident happened in Fife. As a farrier was turning a rowel of a horse, some of the morbid matter, with which the horse was affected, went into a cut which he had in his finger; his arm

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immediately swelled, and his body soon afterwards, and he died in a short timé after, notwithstanding medical assistance was speedily procured. The horse also died soon after.

At Paisley, a few days ago, there were dug up by the workmen in the track of the Ardrossan Canal, several large pieces of petrified wood, being branches of trees, seemingly fir. The substance was something harder and less porous than free-stone, and very heavy. The bark and the heart of the wood were distinctly seen, yet all solid. Some chinks or cracks were observable in the bark. Indeed, every external and internal appearance of primeval substance remained. Some of these branches were found upon a sort of till, immediately under a sandy earth, about five feet from the surface of the ground; others were discovered under a free-stone rock, at a greater depth.

Letters from the Cape of Good Hope, by the last ships, communicate the following remarkable occurrence: The island of Bossen, or Penguin, sometimes called Seal Island, at the western extremity of Table Bay, has entirely disappeared beneath the waters. A convulsion was felt at Cape Town in December, only two leagues distant, by which some damage was occasioned to the houses, but we do not find that any lives were lost at that place, and it is supposed that the earthquake extended to Bossen. The island was about two miles in length, and one in breadth, and was, although flat, somewhat more elevated above the surface of the sea than the contiguous island of Elizabeth. The Dutch, when in possession of the Cape, kept a guard of 24 men on Bossen, and it was employed as a place of banishment for crimnals, to the number of from 70 to 100, who

dug lime-stone to supply materials for the buildings on the adjacent continent. No women were then permitted to reside here, not even the wife of the port master. It was not allowed that strangers should visit it, since a Danish ship, which had lost great part of her crew, and was refused assistance at the Cape, sent a boat on shore, dispersed the guard, and received on board as many malefactors as were necessary to navigate her to Europe. At the southern extremity of the island, a flag was hoisted on the approach of any vessel.

M. de Fournille, who is described in the French papers as physician and patriarch to the freemasons of France, died lately at Paris, at the advanced age of one hundred and twenty.

26th.-SHREWSBURY.-An inquest was held last Friday on the body of Elizabeth Williams, servant to Mrs Ridley, of St Alkmond'ssquare, in this town. It appeared by the evidence of the said Mrs Ridley, that the girl seemed rather unwell on the preceding Monday; that at noon she went to bed, and ate only some broth, which was taken to her in a saucepan; that in the evening of the same day, her daughter went and hired another servant, and on their way home they called on an apothecary, who, when he arrived at the house, found the servant dead. The new servant then carried the deceased up stairs, and placed her on a bed, with her clothes on, and she remained in that state till the following Thursday. Mrs R. stated, that her reason for thus leaving the corpse was, that "the father might see her in the state in which she expired." When questioned why she did not inform the sister of the deceased, who lived in town, she replied that

she had forgotten where to find her. When asked what food had been given the girl the day before, she answered broth for breakfast and supper, and hung beef for dinner : this last assertion, however, was disproved by the appearance of the beef, which had not been cut.

The father of the girl, who lives at Guilsfield, near Pool, deposed, that his daughter was 15 years old; that it was her first place of service; that he knew not of her death till he entered the house on Thursday evening, when he found her on the bed, with her clothes on; that he came to town in consequence of a letter from Mrs R. written on Tuesday, and received by him the following day, in which he was informed that his daughter was ill, although at that time actually dead.

The next witness was Jane Williams, of Rosehall-heath, who said, that a daughter of her's had formerly lived with Mrs Ridley, and her general food was broth made of beef's liver, and flour puddings: she was always locked up in the house whilst her mistress and daughter dined, or went from home, and was fastened in the brewhouse to do her work; that she came away ill, and continued so half a year. Án adjoining neighbour to Mrs Ridley stated, that nine days ago she had heard, for several hours, violent groans in the back part of Mrs R.'s premises, where it appeared the deceased had been confined, and exposed to an inclement night, in consequence of having placed small coals, instead of large upon the kitchen fire. The sister of the deceased also stated, that she had called to see her, but was told she was from home; she expressed a wish to wait till her return, but was not allowed ; a time, however, was fixed for her to call

again, but she could not leave home on that day. An acquaintance of the deceased affirmed, that the girl had complained of hunger and hard usage. The coroner called a surgeon, who was of opinion that the body was in a putrid state, and that nothing could be ascertained by opening the stomach. This being the case, the jury, after a patient investigation of four hours, recorded the following verdict :

"That the deceased had departed this life on Monday, the 15th of January instant, but that no evidence had been produced to shew to the jury that the deceased had died otherwise than by the visitation of God; but that they had great reason to suspect that the deceased had been improperly treated by her mistress."

29th.-YARMOUTH.-During the last gale of wind, the Dutch galliot, Hope, Jacob Johnson Lust, master, from Embden, bound to London, was driven on shore at Happisburgh. Lieutenant Dennis, commanding the signal station at that place, on seeing her inevitable fate, and the perilous situation of her crew, seven in number, with a zeal and alacrity that did him the highest honour, hastened down with the mortar, ropes, &c. to save the unhappy sufferers, according to the instructions left by Captain Manby. The vessel soon parted in the middle, but most providentially the crew were assembled at the stern, that still remained whole. A rope, with a barbed shot to it, was soon thrown to them, and by the shot securely fixing itself on the wreck, a boat was hauled over the surf; five of the crew and a passenger instantly availed themselves of it, and were brought in safety to the shore. No. thing could induce the other remaining person to be their companion in the boat, as the sea was running so

tremendously high, preferring to rely on his strength and expertness in swimming for safety; but, alas! no sooner was the attempt made, than he was dashed by the following surf, and seen no more. Nearly at the same instant the vessel went entirely to pieces.

On the same morning, the Frow Maria, from Delfzyl to London, (that had beaten over Happisburgh great sand, and there lost three of her crew) was driven, with only three hands on board, on Horsey outer bank, at a distance of 200 yards from the shore. The sea-fencibles of Winterton repaired with all possible expedition to their assistance, with the mortar, &c., but from no officer being present, or accompanying them, to see the directions fully attended to, their efforts proved nearly abortive, by a shot, rope, and preserver, being fired away without effect. Reduced to an only shot, they at length effected a communication. The master immediately made fast the rope around his son, and then secured himself by the same, as did the passenger; thus prepared, they lifted up their hands, either as a signal of being ready to be hauled by the rope, or to implore the goodness of Providence, and then consigned themselves to the furious waves. In the attempt the passenger became entangled with some part of the rigging that was hanging to the wreck. No language can here describe the distress of the scene to all who were present, by the struggles of the father and son, and the efforts of the parent to save his child. At last, by a presence of mind scarcely credible, the father took a knife from his pocket, and disengaged himself from the passenger, when himself and son were hauled in safety to the shore. The vessel soon after went into a thousand

pieces, and the unfortunate passenger was buried in its ruins. Twentyseven persons have now been saved within one month by this system.

A remarkable phenomenon is men. tioned in the French papers to have occurred on the 17th of January, on the mountains in the department of Plaisance, where some red snow fell at the moment when thunder was heard. The snow that afterwards fell was white and red intermixed. A French chemist has applied this phenomenon to the explanation of the ancient stories of a rain of blood, which he supposes to have been red

ensuing crops of spring corn; the lands for which, owing to the extreme wet weather in autumn, did not receive their accustomed portion of manure. Previous to the frost setting in, the slugs had again commenced their depredations upon the young wheats, particularly the later sown, which have suffered considerably since the middle of December.-The early sown ryes and winter tares are a strong crop, and promise a luxuriant and valuable recourse for spring soiling.

FASHIONS FROM ACKERMAN'S REPOSITORY. Evening Dress. An Albanian robe of Sicilian blue velvet, crape, or poplin, with long sleeves, ornamented up the front with silver buttons, of the large pea form, embellished on each side, and round the bottom, with a silver vandyke border; bosom and cuffs to correspond. When formed of crape, or any light material, to be worn over a white satin or sarsnet slip. A Persian helmet cap of white satin, or silver-frosted velvet, turned up in front and on one side, where it is ornamented with a Tuscan border of silver; on the other, is placed a curled ostrich feather. The slipper of the same colour as the robe, and trimmed with silver: white satin or kid are preferred by some ladies. Carriage or Promenade Costume.-A round cot. tage gown of fine cambric or jaconot muslin, ornamented at the feet, collar, and wrists with borders of needlework, or fine fringe. The waist confined at the bottom with a white ribbon, tied in short bows and ends behind. A French watch, chain, and seals, in front of the figure. A Russian mantle of bright crimson velvet, lined throughout with the spotted American squirrel skin, with broad facings and high collar of the same. The mantle clasped in front of the

throat with silver, gold, or steel. The Spanish hat, with a variegated feather resembling the fur, pendant towards one side; or Siberian cap, composed of the same material, and trimmed with the same as the mantle. The boots, of crimson velvet, laced with gold cord.

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3d. A singular circumstance has occurred in London within these few days. The Hon. Mr Eden, son of Lord Auckland, and one of the tellers of the Exchequer, a place of 10001. per annum, has suddenly left his house, under circumstances so alarming, that his friends have deemed it necessary to offer a reward (through the public office, Bow-street) for his discovery.

A few days ago, as Mr Bruham, engineer to Messrs Goodwin's brew. ery, in East Smithfield, was oiling the steam engine, he made a false step, when his thigh was caught in the cogs of the wheel, and torn from his body. His cries soon brought assistance; but so dreadfully was he lacerated, that on being extricated and taken to the hospital, he survived his removal only a few hours.

Monday, the dead body of a man was found on shore at Ballyferris, about four and a half miles southward from Donaghadee. He was dressed in a very fine shirt, swanskin drawers, and cotton stockings, and wrapt in a fine shroud. The body was entirely sewed up in fine canvas, and enclosed in a large coffin, or trunk, of thick plank. Under his head was a fine feather pillow; and at his feet two bags of cannon shot, each containing twelve balls, from two and a half to four pound weight each. He