... EVENTS OF THE WF. MURDER OF ANr OLD MAN BY ama SON. On T ing the village of Kirk Bramwith, about sever ?? . town, was thrown into a state of consternationby the rot this y~ tereport tha an old man, named William Knowlson, had beet, tuhe victi Of a most savage attack by his son Robert, the result i of that his life was in great danger. Mr. esult Of which was ?? KnowIson Wt is about 70 years of ...

... T H: 1 E R A. [LATEST EDITION.] PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT FIVE. SUNDAY, MAY 17,1846. l The usual May munminigs are in fall swing at Exe- ter Hall; the theological Jacks-in-the-Green are in high caper, and the ladle is every day sent round for stray coppers, destined for the erection of bricken tabernacles in unheard-of suburbs, or the purchase of moral warm- ing-pans for benighted ...

... IUNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFI CE. 1, King Will1iam-strect, City The annual meeting of the proprietors 01 tbis soriety W.S held at the office on Wednesdiy, the 13th instant. The chairman, Sir Hieniry eWillocrk, .LS., read the report, wihicl exhibited the 1ololIoubli position ot the Socity:- 381 Policies issued in the vear 1845, for £:303,748 4 8 3448 Policies from th1e eonim 'nenent of the ...

... sPA 1N. MADRID, tIA 7. rPRtOM OUR COltRESPONDENT.1 It would be a great mnitake to suppose tbat tbings are 'about to settle down here because the Glali-lan insurrection has been suppressed. The nccounfcs which reach us from all sides show that the discontent ia great and widely prevalent. The captains-gtnerl rule in their districts as S0 many c istern palcias, and though there may be some ...

... VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE OUSTOM HOUSE, Msy 9.-The Elizabeth Buchan, Bailey, from Launceston-Augus- tus, Clarence, Port Adelaide-Anna Robertson, Munro, Canton- Charlotte, Carter, Calcutta-John Kisig, Martin, Mauritius-Harebell, Bales, Mauritius-Napoleon, Miller, Cape of Good Hope-Williams, Wilson, Rio Janeiro-Gibraltar, Michell, Dominica-hMarlborough, Russell, Jamaica-~Duke of Norfolk, ...

... A performance unique alike in its character and thc quality of the audience, attracted the well-known taste aud skill of Mr. Mitchell, in providing entertainment suitable to thc occasion, took place in the St. James's Theatre Saturday afternoon. The auditors in chief consisted of the Prince of Wales and thc Princess Roval, accompanied by thc Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge, and ...

... of Deputies, is not yet ended, and will not end this week. The ardour and the tenacity which the opposition has exhibited in this contest, may give an idea of the difficulties which the ministry will have to encounter when the budget comes on. Three principal questions have been raised in the chamber: the judgment to be held the conduct of the government m some recent elections; the ...

... M3IEETING of PROETLCY JONDShT PEERS I PROM TIitH MOICNINGt POST.] On Satu rday ?? at ostimnportaint nieetingof Peers, optimed to the tree-trale p ulicy of tie g'overnimeatwees held at the Clarendui. Il is G race tle D ulke of Rihou ond in the chbir. Amongst those whio wvere present were:- Dukes- Rielionuld unid Cleveland. Marquess-Exeter. F.trls--Cardiglan, Dartmouth, Tankerville, Porisfret, ...

... The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday in an open. carriage and tour. The Equerries inl Waiting Colonel Buckley and the Honourable Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. hlis Royal Highness Prince Albert (attended by the Hlonourable Captaun Gordon) and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, acconpntelled by the Princess Alary, honoured the Floral Elxhibition l tin e ...

... OUR CARPET B^Ce _a BAG.j CONSCIENCE MONEY.-We have to acknowledge fr of our printers, the receipt Of three halfpence, thev Oon tine up two lines in the last number of the e value of set- curions misprint, he had turned A dmirablet'1in which b Crichton. We have paid this sum over to the Cinto TroD' for the Reduction of the National Debt. h ai5s Too MUCH FATIGUE.-Liston was encored twice one n ...

... DAILY NEWS OFFICE, Tuesday Morning. We have, by our usual express from Paris, information to the 17th instant. The discussion in the Chamber of Peers on Saturday was on the Mineral Waters Bill, and was adjourned. The Minister of Public Works and the Directors of the Western Railway were to be heard before the committee on Wednesday. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on that day with M. ...

... in the abundance of our merriment, to make us reasonable creatures. Have you ever considered, sir, what man would be destitute of the ennobling faculty of laughter ? Why, sir, laughter to the face of man what sinovia, I think anatomists call it, is to his joints—it oils, and lubricates, and makes the human countenance divine. Without it our faccs would have been rigid, hyena-like; the ...