... [i'itim TrOiTICA EPIIIfEitRA9,' BY T. P. DROWN.] TeIItlme, 0 mother! when I grnsv old, Will mly Ihair, wit loll my Sisters SAY is like gold, Grow grey its the oild man's, weak And poor, Who Asked for Alm is at out, pilIlaredl door 'Will I looki on 9Fnd will 'I speak as slow, As lie, wheti li e told uts his tale of woe? Will Iy haniids then hlaike, Andu mw eyes lie dim ? 'Tell nie, 0 mother ! ...

... IFWORKING OF THE LAW OF LIBEL.-SENSI. I BLE MANCHESTER JURIES. [Fromn the Spectator.] The trial of Mr. ARCHIBALD PRUENTIC, tile spirited editor of the Manchester 'lines, on tin indictment for libel, presents some points which ought not to be passed unnoticed. It wsill be seen that even under the existing laws, juries may give a conscientious verdict, in spite of the dictum of the judge. Mr. ...

... On Wednesday week, about seven o'clock, as Mr. and Mrs. Wells were returning in a gig from Adlington to Chorley, they were stopped near the termination of the Wigan road, Dux ury by a gang of seven men, armed with bhidgeois. Mr. Wells instantly struck the first assailant in the face with his whip ; and in return he received a violent blow on the shoulder, while Mrs. W. was violently struck on ...

... WIGAN BLEG'lON CO:MMIT'TEE.-CLOSE OF I , ~~TH1F INQUTIRY. i, Tbe cossmrnittee met at Ihi usual hour on Saturday dmorning, J. W. Clilders, Esq., in the chair. r The connmittee'-rosiin wvas crowded beforethe proceed- ings comn eseced; and as it seas generally understoodu ?? thedecisionl of tile Commsittee, in reterence to tile vote of Lyon would guide 'tie Condtulct of ?? counsel on tI the part ...

... KNUTSFIOID SESSIONS. BRDFl)Ul;Y FOOTPATH CASE. On Toedoy last, lat thone seossios, an appeal was tried agalnst a eonlviction of jiustice3a against Willhia Acton, for aall~~eged tecspalss thle perty of one Williamlo Valaldrey. In oolr palper of the 0thAplUril lst weo galve sonie accoso~t of tilc openling of this footpalth, wvhirls hadl been illegally stloppedl ssj. :n:odl the present ...

... THE TOYR PETIION AGAINST MR. BROTHER~TON.l We refer with satisfaction to the report of the pro- ceodings of the Parliamentary Committee appointed to investigate the grounds on which Mr. Gainett and his tory cotdjutors ventured to petition against the election of Mr. Brotherton, still the respected and popular re- presentative for the borough of Salford. The defeated tories solace themselves ...

... *-11 - ~ - 11. ' -I-, I II. - 1 Il ~~~~~~~j{J ~ ~~~~~~. J~d~ii~h UL'iit,~tII~Itiet;.iitidi cfied for ragi anu enitering the diyelliug-11ouso (if Abialiam. Kirk1 of Macclesfield and stealing thererom sundry articles of iwerig appael. At hallf-pat four on the morning of n the 31st o ldy, the prosecutor went dowhi stairs to let some fowls iout. He thert saw the articles named in the indictment ...

... LIVERPOOL MICHAELMAS The Michaelms Borough Sssions commeneed3 on Monday, before James Clarke, Esq., Recorder, who took his seat on the bench a few minutes after ten o'clock. The calendar contains the names of eighty-two pri- soners for felony, and seventeen for misdemeanours, &c. The following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Tury:- Wmn. Rotheram, iEsq., Foremnz, James Lea John Dutton, John ...

... ,l1VRltPOOL INTEaRMnlh.s szm6I 81S. ne} ''The intermediate sessions for this borough commenced fl ti on Iuesday, before James Clarke, Erq., Recorder ler ' I he calendar contains the names *tf i9 pr:sone, firj is felony and 2 for misleineanoUrN and amaRoIlts. svrir Th f following gentlemen were sworn of the grand thvour y thlat \VtiIn Potter, Etiq., Farenman. Clharics W. Jnnes F (the 'rIrrinua ...

... I14 The Committee of the Society for.tbe difruson of Sl. Of formation on Capital Punishments, convinced that the, e- least effective mode of protecting life and property it by Id sangtinary laws, address the public on this important sub- rs ject. le The arguments against taking human life for crime are e. too.numerous to allow more than a concise enumneration ie of the principal ones on the ...

... SFrom the Tirnes.] The proposed clause in the new Bank Charter, by which the establishment of banks of deposit with any number of partners is declared legal, will, it is conjec- tured, bring about some very important changes, at no distant period, in the banking business of the metro. polis. Joinit-stock banks for deposits only are expected to be formed; and as they will offer advantages in ...

... SALFORD COAMMISSIONERS OF POtLCE.- On Wednesdlay evening, a Mee tig Q., th6loaifard Police Commihssionlers was Ied inthe Town HaBll; JOilfI LuErm5N, Esq, the, beroughreeve, in the ?? thle minutes of th~e previous meeting had been confirmed, and the monthly accounts passed, Mir. BSATEMAN stated that previously he hnd called the attention of the Commissioners to the resolution passed by the ...