... THE OTTO-MAN NATION. le TO THE PDITOIl OF THE! DAILY NEWS. :i- SiR,-The epithets infidels and misbelievers' a- almost daily applied to ?? Turks by a well-known r- paper, are worthy of a Peter the Hermit; and this is all I is wish to say on that account. le Pcrmit me to be a little more prolix on another point- i. theterm barbarians,'made use of asfrcquentlv in the same p quarter. The ...

... IN-A UGURA TION OF THE SHELRIFFS. Yesterday morning, according to annual custom, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Recorder and the Coont of Aldermaen, proceeded in state from thc Guildhall to the Court of Exchequer at Westminster Hall, for the purpose of presenting the new sberiffs, A!dermen D. W. WVire and G. A. WVaIlis, Esq., to the Cursitor Baron (the Right Ron. Mr. George Biiskes, ?? for ...

... ?? 'o-vtoap-9 Itelt-gon 4!?A;Cttv- WARl OFFICE, SrET. 30. 2nd Regiment of Dragoorsl-H. E. Handloy, Geni., to bo Cornet, by purclase, Vicc Feilden, Appointed to the 13th LightDragoons. !3rd Liglit' Dragooas-icjut. R4. M. Willilems, from the 69th Foot, to be Lieutilallt, vice Sullivan, vbo ex- chat gee. 11th Light Dragoonns-Liout. J. Mii~llr, to be Cap- tali, by puellase, vice Brisco, vho ...

... W -ED BIBLE PERET- O T- I I RENEW\ED BIBLE PERSECUTIONT INT TUSCA&NY. IMPRISO-NIMENT OF A SCOTTISH LADY. anl TiiE GRAND Dvxsa or, Tusck~xsy is niot content as with liat-ing, through the persecution of thle MAnna,,, en brought the oppirobiriumi of the civilised world en the Di, Church to which lie belongs, and its contemsptuous th, pity upon himself. He is amibitious. of yet further th, ...

... On Wedubsday evening, the 28th ult., Mr. George a l.Thompsos, -who had been requested to deliver a lec- P lture at the above Institution, complied with that re- M .quest, the subject being against Slavery, as existing b in the Unite States of America. The Assembly- v room in the Town-hall 'was filled with a highly re- c spectable hudience,.and, at 7 o'clock, the Mayor, E. t H. (Griffiths, Esq. ...

... [ L~ I: - - 0 i I: RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN I 0 2 v - TUSCANY. . ;: - I A -. -l-t of tis Dnilu Aelw.q. writing f-- Ilia A correspondent of- the Daily N~ewvs, writing from uld Florence onl the 19th instant, says: I deeply regret tor loirve to write to YO U ot fresh cases of into(lerance er rer ont the part of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. It wats lit ofIoped], that the iobloquy he incurred ...

... RECEIPT STAMTS.—The new !aw on receipt stamps will in a few days take effect. It is expected that by reducing the uulv to one peuny, and making it commence on the payment of £2, it will increase the revenue. It appears fioiu a return to the House of Commons that in the year ended the 5lh of January last the number of stamps issued was 5,290,061, and the amount of revenue was 1; 194,0 48 91. 9d ...

... 1|-B- RNLEY. ;Ergoss.-On Sunday last, the anniversary school COES of the Wesleyans were preached in the morning . evening, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Burnley, by the I; Dr. Beaumont, of London, when collections in aid tat funds of the school were made, amounting to the -- f £141. In the afternoon of the same day, the , Mr. Strachau delivered an address to the teachers, .ents, and the friends of ...

... julgallany. - . I Newspapers by Post.-An erroneous impression, calculated to impede the circulation.of newspapers, having been- created -by a recent paragraph in a London paper; a corespondeace r was opened with the Postmaster-General by the propriettes of i the Public Cm'opanies' .ofnthty Record, and the fo]lowving letter shows that the limit of seven- days only applies to news- s papers ...

... A public meeting, numerously and respectably at- J tended, took place on Saturday, in the Congregational tr School Room, Bethesda, to cousider the expediency of 0 erecting a Market Hall, Gas, and Water Works, &e Among those present, we observed the Rev. Morris G Hughes, St. Ann's, in the chair; Nil. Francis, Esq., a Brynderwen ; 1-lamilton A. Roberts, Esq.; H. Beaver tl Roberts, Esq, ; E. ...

... RAILWAY IRAYFFIC RETURNS. 11 13TIn WEEKC TIIWS ZIAJL1-YAR. I 35 1 LO Tlhis SBante 'Tatal NoSe11 SIISIL. AILWAkYS. enidsai~gi\eek. 18-521 )-ea 18I5a 11853,iA Aberdeen .. ?? 17 20.10 1718 ?? .. 2 7 Befit Bllmen 251 787 889 ?? ?? I 15 1hendj,lin.&Ulsetr. 255 U835 1992 .33 !t l3riqotl and Exaetera. 18; . ?? 5078 86 6 clefltleasnia& 1u&tUsl -18 163910 13070 *, *75 0A 75 C 1hesterandIlolyll ead ...

... DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION NEAR| TTHES STRAND. Yesterday morning, about half-past four o'clock, one of the most extensive fires-involving the loss of thousands of pounds worth of property, and the serious damage to many dwelling houses, broke out on the premises of Messrs. Saville sad Edwards, machine-printers, Chandos-street, Strand. These extensive. premises were situated at the back of the ...