... HEREFORD OCTOBER FAIR.—The fair which was held on Friday 26th, was well supplied with stock of the finest descrip- tion. A very large number of dealers attended from distant parts of the kingdom, amongst whom were many highly respectable persons who came for the first time, and expressed their asto- nishment at the display of stock they witnessed, and their in. tention to attend at future ...

... RESTORATION OF SIGHT.—Thomas Holburn, 91 years of age, an inmate of Bedhngton Work-house, and who had been com- pletely blind for 12 years, had his sight suddenly restored whilst at dinner about 10 days ago, and he is now going his rounds in the village, recognizing his old acquaintances and haunts.-— Newcastle Chronicle. A SEA SERPENT ON THE COAST OF NORWAY.—DHONTHHUI, SEPT. 6.—The A vis of ...

... ilonttøti, Ketots. T. B. Macauley Esq., according to his intention an- nounced some time since, has resigned his office as a mem- ber of the Council of India, and will shortly return to England. He is to be succeeded by Andrew Amos, Esq. Leeds Mercury. The failure of the highly respectable house of Parsons and Co., in the Russian trade, was made known on Tues- day. This house is of more than ...

... DREADFUL FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.—On Saturday morn. 109 a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Mr. Harford, Bridge-street, Bristol, and extended to Mrs. Sherwing's lodg- ing-house, which with a shop belonging to Mr. Tanner, sta- tioner, were destroyed. We regret to state one of Mrs. Sher- wing s servants, perished in the flames. The rest of the nume- rious inmates escaped. We are sorry to ...

... FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, SEPT. 29. nANKIlUPTS: James Thomas Jackson, of the Hercules public house, Lea- denhall-street, city, licensed victualler.—William Stannett, o« the White Lion and Lamb, Princes-street, Lambeth, victualler' Benjamin Overton, of High-street, Hackney, man milliner. Edwin Walker, William John Walker, Frederick Walker, and Parker Newton Walker, of Thurstonlaud, Kirkburton, ...

... CAPTAIN BACK'S SHU-.—The Terror was finally beached last Wednesday, and to look at her at low water, when you can walk round her, it is really surprising how she reached land, the whoie of her keel, from the 10 foot mark, being gone. The iron plates, which were nailed to secure the remnant of her forefoot, when she was literally perched on the ice, are now apparent. The heavy sea which she ...

... t THE CIIUKCH IN DANGER. A CLERGYMAN'S OPINION ON Pl.UltALlTIES. [From the Oxford Chronicle.] Sm,—I so much agree with your correspondent, Timothy Homespun, in his opinions respecting pluralities, that, in jus- tice to my own sentiments, I cannot leave uncontradicted an error which gives to my name so prominent a place in his state- ment. No clergyman can, with more sincerity than myself, say, ...

... DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF THE NETlIERLANDs.-Extra. ordinary Supplement to the Netherlands Staats-Courant, Thursday, Oct. 12.—THE HAGUE, OCTOBER 12.—It HAS pleased Divine Providence to take to itself her Majesty the Queen at a quarter before one o'clock this day. During the latter part of her Majesty's residence at the Loo she suffered from a progressive decay of strength, which, however,did not ...

... On the 5th instant, an important action between tic Carlists and the Queen's forces took place at Retueria. The Carlists commenced the atlack on the towr was gallantly resisted by General Lorenzo and tlu 'bay I tino force under his command. During the course ul jfaf t action, Espartero and his division came up, and with impetuosity the rebels, they put them compl h ii the route. A letter of ...

... The packets at Falmouth have within the last fortnight oee. sionally gone out of harbour for the purpose of exercising the crews in naval gunnery. This is said to have been ordered in consequence of the appearance of formidable piratical vessels in the West Indian seas and the Gulf of Mexico, pretending to sail under the Texican government. They have captured several vessels and sent them ...

... TO CORESPONDENTS. fcs Notice f, « Meeting for the CotnmtitatidH tt/ the Tithes of the parish vf l.angoven, on Wednesday, the 21st of November, r totiick appears in ihe jirst column IJf our first page, should be *CKSDAY, 21st November* ar*e 11 voidubly compelled to postpone the comnmnication of • if. on a certain puragraph which lately appeared in the Beacon. t. Eo's communication has ...

... The Iberia 27th ult, brings advices from Lisbon to the 0.)v.. news on this occasion is important, in its .lunicating the complete deleat of the charterists by the Baron das Antas and Viscount de Sa Bandeira, near the bridge of Ruivaes, and of their subsequently having surrendered under certain conditions after being pursued as far as Chaves. The Marquis of Saldanha and the Duke of Terceira ...