... OLD COURT.—Before the Recorder. Francis Smith,33, an Irishman,was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Redmond Barry, with intent to him grievous bodily harm. —The transaction occurred five years ago Kensington, the prisoner haying absconded, and had, it is said, during the interval been residing in America and other places out of the jurisdiction of this country, and he was only very ...

... Promotions and Purchases. —Thirty-six gentlemen hare been gazetted Cornets or Ensigns in the army, during the preceding month—24 of whom have purchased their commissions, varying in price from 450/. to 1,20®/., and amounting in the aggregate to the sum of 12,770/. The following Non-commissioned officers have been promoted to the rank of commissioned officer, and have received the usual bounty ...

... Oxrau), Nov. 30.—Balliol morning Messrs* J. Riddell, 8.A., and E. Palmer, 8.A., were made Actual Fellows of Balliol; and on Saturday Mr. H. M. Oxendhame, from Harrow School, and Mr. H. from Shrewsbury School, were elected Scholars tiie open foundation, the «*> time Mesrs. Firm and Pindar were nominated Exhibitioners—the former on tha Worcestershire and the latter the Somersetshire ...

... Ratcliffe v. ThornE.—Green-Room Litigation. —This was summons taken out against Mr. Richard Thorne, the lessee and manager of the Pavilion Theatre, by Mr. John Ratcliffe, to recover the sum of 6s. Bd. due by the defendant to his wife, who known as Miss Pettiffer, who was engaged by the defendant to play the chambermaids and other comic parts, at a salary of 21. a week. During her engagement ...

... Sacred Harmonic Societt.—The oratorio of Solo To n was performed at Exeter Ha'.l last evening. The effect of this piece, howeTer well it may be executed, is never Handel Wis very unfortunate the literary assistance which obtained for the production of his oratorios. Except The Messiah, and 41 Israel in Egypt, which consist of passages of scripture selected and arranged by himself, the ...

... LANCASHIRE. The Youth named Seddon, or Siddons, who was tried at the last Liverpool assizes on a charge of murdering a blacking-boy at Manchester, and acquitted, was tried at the Manchester Borough Sessions yesterday, for theft, and found guilty on two indictments. The Recorder sentenced him to 10 years' transportation for each offence. The Wbatheb. —The cold has been very severe Manchester ...

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... The market was generally flat yesterday, with some tendency to depression in prices, although alteration took place of consequence. Birmingham and Oxfords were the feature of the day, and transactions were carried on in them to some extent with an improvement of nearly I/, per share. At the close they were called 74 to J preni. Some rather considerable business was reported in India ...

... Dfvonport, Dec. 2.—The Arenger, s. f. (tender to Ihe Caledonia, 120), anived from Portsmouth y ...

... DUBLIN, Dec. 2. The accounts from the country represent the people as in a very deplorable condition. In Cork there are several deaths reported to have occurred from absolute want of food, and the same melancholy tale reported in Kilkenny. The suffering is becoming more severe and general as the winter advance*, aggravated the sudden change of the weather. The movement in favour of reduction ...

... The market was not so firm yesterday, although prices varied little. East Lincolns, Shrewsbury and Bir mingbams, and Shropshire Unions were in favour. East Indians were shade better; but on the whole the transaction! were not of importance, and there was indisposition in dealers to adventure. The business at Bit mingham was steady, and prices on the whole were firm. At Leeds, yesterday, the ...

... MANSION-HOUSE.—Claim of Dust Contractors to the Refuse of Metals.— William Law, a man in the employment of Mrs. Callow, a metal-refiner, was charged before the Lord Mayor with having taken away dust from a house in Houndsditch, in yiolatiou of the contract of Mr. Dodd, the ilmt contractor for the eastern district of the City. —The foreman of Mr. stated that on the 30th November he saw the ...