... DEFE.AT 0i1 THE ASHANTEES. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) This evening (Saturday) his Majesty's frigate Lively, Captain William Elliott, ?? returned to Spithead, from the coast of Africa (having conveyed thither his Excellen. cy Sir Neil Campbell, Kilt., C. B., the new Governor, in Chief) last from Cape'.Caast Castle, after a passage of a'I days, bringing despatches, announcing the renewal of ...

... LONDON, NOVEJ1BER S. The Jamaica Picket (the L&dSidmoonth), whose arri- val has been so anxiously looked for, has at length arrived. She brings letters and papersnto the 6th .Septes!ber. It is stated also that she briings seventy thousand dollars. From Bogota the intelligence received. reaches only to the l1th of July; but we have had advices, through other channels, to the 6th of August ...

... - From ?? G/obe.-Tfhe following extract of a let- ter received from Constantinople concurs with, and perhaps explains, the accounts received from the samne quarter by the French papers:- Constantinople, August 21. I- just hear that hostilities have begun between Russia and Persia, in the direction of leflis; and it is said~that the Prince Abtuas Mirza has a secret treaty weith the former ...

... On Thursday afternoon, owing to a partial burst- ing of her boiler or somne other cause, five men were dreadfully scalded on board the-steam-packet Fingal, near Govan. They were immediately carried to the Infirmary. A nutnerous meeting of the Creditors of the Stir- ling Bank took place on Thursdav, in the Court- house, when Mr. Smith of Glassingall, on the -mo- tion of Dr. Musebet of Birkhill, ...

... GLASGOW, JAN. 22, n. Smuggled Cigars.-Not long ago parties were appre- h bended in this eity charged with having defrauded the amn lieges by selling as real Havannah cigars, the very wvorst ids description of the weed nanufactured at home. The samne cc, parties, or others of a similar description, are again at w1 vork they may be seen standing at every corner dressed e. lilke sa ilors, ready ...

... PETITION FROM THE LIVERPOOL SHIP- OWNERS'. ASSOCIATION. To the Right Hlon. tie Cam Smittee of his Majesty's most 1_lunourable Privy Council for the Affairs of Trade. The Memorial of the Liverpool Ship..Owners' Associa- tion, Humbly Shewith, That your Memnorialists have a large capital invested ill Briish Shipping. That, from a variety of unfortunate events, it is no long- er practicable ...

... Some time ago, Mr. Gentle, bakerin High-street, miss- ed from his desk the sum of X4A, which hd was inclined to e believe e had dropt upon the stair, as his custom was to It ca~rry the proceeds of the day, after shutting the shop, to his house, which was situated above it. This misfortune, e however, had the effect of causing him to alter the place of depositing his monies in future, and to ...

... STATE OF THE COUNTRY. (From the Westmeath Journal of Thursday.) ATHLONE, Nov. 20.-The following is a literal copy of a Notice, a number of which were posted up in Athlone, and in various public places, 'br miles, in the vicinitv of that town: - Notice to all Roman Catholics within the district of Athilone. 1st. Any person or persons to be seen buying any com- modity from any person that ...

... GLASGOW, SEP1EMBER 25. r- thofnlswn 4'-l-nlo , Mayo At - Friday, the following Gentlemen were elected Deacons oi e the Incorporations of this City for the ensuing year: I Hammermen . ?? James Rae. e Tailors ?? James Plaul. Cordiners . .Th.. mas \Villiams. Weavers ?? Willianm Craig. Bakers . ?? Duncanson. Skinners ?? Archibald Shearer. r M. rights . .illiin. l3ennie. t Coopers , - ?? .Daniel M ...

... .IVA r&s -7c. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Madras District Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian 'Tiit this meeting, cordiallypartaking ofthose feelings othlgfi ipect and affectionate regard wvhich have been evinced by all classes of ?? of-tlifs Presidency with reference to the approaching departure of Lady Mun- ro, are desirous of exressing their deep regret at the pain- ...

... (From the Morningt'Chrouirle.)-Report says | that the statement made by one of our contemporary ies, .(the Time's) sotome'time ago, namely, that. the Cabinet, in conseqhence of the ,4s1greement: about 1 the corn lalvs, are to abandon the question, and which statement we could not credit Tt tbe'time, is now ac.. iknoledge tto be true by peole office. .A summary is given-,ofthe'idestructive ...

... The following is the Speech of Mr. Sheil, at the meet. ing of the Association on Friday last, in seconding Mr. 0 Connell's motion for an Address to the People of- Ire I land; warning them against entering Secret and Illegal X Associations:- - Mr. Sheil said-I hold a book in my hand, which has re- cently arrived here from America, and in which there is aI remarkable passage corroborative of lMr ...