... M. T. Baines, Esq., and James Clay, Esq., M.P.'a for Hull, we are glad to learn, have taken up this poor man's case, and, along with Mr. Sidebottom, the solicitor, had an interview with Sir George Grey, Bart., at the Home Office, yesterday afternoon, relative thereto; and we are glad to hear that the Home Secre- tary considered it a case deserving investigation, and immedl. ately gave ...

... I I TWO LIVES LOST. It will be romeutbared that on the 14th Instant a collision occurred on the York and North Midland Itallway, near to the ?? Samson staltnon, by which two men, named Robert Leppington, of Burton Agnes, near Ilcidttngton, and Thomas Rtedsbaw, of Kilham, near Dritllolld, lost their lives, and several others coere injured. ~lTw following are brielly the circumstances of tisl ...

... Cite BALVS POPULI LUX -Ul'kf: A MR. M'DERMOTT AND THE DENUNCIATIONS FROM THE ALTAR. We cannot praise the extia-judicial defence adventured by the Parish Priest of Strokesto ...

... BANK ENGLAND RETURNS. (From Friday's Aooount, pursuant to the Aet and Victoria, cap 82, for the week ending Saturday, the 27th day or November: 188 DBFAKTMIHT. Notes issued £23,966,165 Government Debt ...

... Postaob.—The Gazette Tuesday night contains a Treasury warrant with re-pec the rates of postase on letters anil newspapers passing between the United Kingdom »nd Lubeck. It declare ...

... We present to our readers the following the Times, of the 30th of November; and ** doing so, we offer our hearty congratulation! the Committee of the Society for t ...

... 2- of The Diaris of Rome publishes the following as the reply )rof the Pope to the address of Prince Corsini, in the name of the municipality :- 1 The words whlch you have just addressed to me, my Lord Senator, are a source of consolation to me ; for they give me the assurance of the good sentiments which eni- mate the municipal magistracy, whose duty is to watch as over the interests of a ...

... PETITIONS AGAI(NST SITTING MEMBERS. The petition against the return of Mr. Richard Samuel GGuineess, for the borough of Kinsale, has been presented to the House of Commons. The petitioner is Mr. William .H. Watson, the lets member, a gentleman who is already inown to the public by the persevering efforts which he has made year after year to introduce into parliament legis. lative measures for ...

... Sea-It bag often been said that the Roman Catholic gr relief bill of 1829 has been practically repealed. Now, re Sir, although I cannot go quite so far an to admit this (for at many and eubstantial benefits have undoubtedly been con- Ct ferred by it on Roman Catholics, especially on the higher cc classes of them), yet, I must admit that it has been mate St rially obstructed in fully producing ...

... | The ne'ial weekly meeting of the guardians o0 tnis union r took place yeoterday at the board-room. PE A!&dr'ian sc PNRy BoWLEs, in the chair. The fu'bvirg guardians wero ai50 present :-Captaen hr Nowladd, JSoth Ou31ey l3rinsall, Simeon Boileaui, Thomas a Dodd Smith, Colancl Shaw, William Creozier, John H. sb Asking, Thomas Wilans, Edward D. Williams, Cornelius | P. Sbannon, Francis Purcell, ...

... TO THLE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. -.JIl-+In o f westerday, and under an ar. Iyour punuto - -- -. - -- I I headed, Serious Accident, I am given credit for f010tsering to pay for any damage that had been done ,benrst briefly beg to disclaim any euch avowal as either Nsp ed or understood. I myself have been a consider. 6eP infferer en the seriousinjuries sustained by my servanto, tlh vehicl5, ...

... UBLtN ?? CIaBr,147l DUBLIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1847. THE COERCION BILL-IRISH(?) MEMBERS. The Hue and Cry bill has had another easy stage in the House of Commons-coercion stepsthrough that constitutional assembly with marvellous smoothness. One night is sufficient for the introduction and first reading. The English members disdain even to raise a debate on a question so seriously ...