... ' This mnillionaire, like the rest of mankind, had his good and bad qualities, though the besetting sin of avarice, that vice of age, pro- bably clouded many redeeming points, and his great and unassail- bile wealth rendered him at once the object of envy and the mark for malice on the part ofmany who, similarly circumstanced, would not have been a whit the better than Mr. Wood. There is an ...

... parliamentarm2 3Entecligmnze. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FtlnAr. The Earl of Rrposc gave notice that, on Friday next, he would submit a motion oil the subject of fundsat the disposal of the eccle- si3stical commissioners, Ireland. The Earl of HAI)NGToN complained of the continued incom- ?? of the returns regarding the expense of the existing and the proposed constabulary force for Ireland.-Lord ...

... BRIDG^E OF DON. III conseqttletce of tile Intimantion, ait tilt, ('1etret'al Cornntv Mvetipig of the 311th tilt., Ihetjlollowving Protest and Answver there to I atve berti given iii: Mir Momt of Par ptirotestnil, for himesel f, and t rose awho voite for the A menrdment, that neither they nor thle CoUnty shall be liable !in any Part of the expenses Incurred, or tio be hicarreri, in oppansing ...

... ImPERIAL PARtXAENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-May 18. (ContisnUedfrlm our last Privsae Correspondence.) IRISI VAtNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. Their Lordships divided on the amendment proposed by the Duke of Richmond for giving Corporations to the large towns in Ireland. Non-contents, Present . , 80 Proxies . 61 -141 Contents, Present . . 45 Proxies . . 37 - 82 Majnrjty against the amendment -59 On our retarn ...

... SYNOD OF ANGUS AND iLEARNS. i t . . ihe Synod of Angus and Mleorns met n Tuesda . tost nt Forfar.l After sermon by the Rev. Mir BrewsturtL Air Davidso0 of 73rouglrty Ferry was ?? The rnost important business before the Synod were tao overtures, one on the abolition of paltronae, aynd tere I other on the Irish clergy. The Rev. Mjfr Nlsmn of Iontros, in moving the first of those overtures, ...

... TAHE DERBY MERCURY, WIEDW1SDAT, eAT 4. Agreeably to general expectation, the Ministerial Iris!i LMunicipal Bill was virtually annihilated by the Resolution moved and Craried hua . v DAY ?? .- - .- ?? a ?? ~ u., -a111U11sa By tne Kesolution moved and carried by a very large majority in the flouse of Peers, namely, i' That it be an instruction to the Committee to make provision for the ...

... SPAIN. HEAD-QUARTERS, ST. SEBASTIAN, APRIL 22.—The 6th and 3d regiments, with the Lieutenant-general and his staff, disembarked here at eight o'clock this morning. nine days after leaving Vittoria, including three days' sojourn at Santander. The RiBes, under Colonel de llottenberg, vill arrive to-morrow; and in the course of two days more the whole force of the Legion will be concentrated here ...

... THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.—A singularly beautiful appearance, says the Glasgow Herald, was exhibited by the telescopes at the instant of the completion of the ring The two horns or points ot the tineclipsed part of the sun had been gra- ,*} V aPProaching each other until tiieir distance had,become small. Instead, however, of con- tinuing to make this gradual approach, there seemed to issue from each ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (Continued from our last Page.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Entails (Scotland) Bill, after some conversa- tion, was read a second time. Lord DUNCANNON moved the third reading of the Constabulary Force (Ireland) Bill. Lord ELLENBOROUGH suggested an alteration in the wording of the Oath, so as to require the parties taking it to swear that they did not belong to any Secret ...

... MANSFfELD.—An excellent plan for the detection of horse stealers has been adopted at Mansfield; if a horse is stolen from thence, infor- mation will be immediately given to the members of the association, who will instantly scour the country for at least 30 miles around Mansfield, This is an example which we hope will be followed throughout the kingdom.-Derbyshire Courier. DREADFUL ...

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... - Q9IE OQ' ?? T, jtlrY. Way 10. A1vt : C:b stabtry Tore U - read . a tbtiJ LStlime and pae4b after Arnd Et$EFsOaOuu bad P1Q. .see a new oru f oath ta be aen by the eonstabVO.' 'rth Cburch v4urllties 1Bil wa eonslderedin mtittee, ..uhd pxssedtbreitgb it, ?? anid tbe~iahop :Itocrrsana. bud preposed twq or three amendments. 0 one. moveo by the 'o4w1 BtD*n, .t the effoect thst no *4 perl , ...