... A LEGAL ACCIDENTe Thefollowing tillilling letter has been addresscd to the editor of a morning eoutemporary .- SIR,-The question of the innocent convicted having through your journal beer! most promptly and pioperly brought under public attentioo, I trust you will allow me to state a case that came under my observation within the last four years. For obvious reasons I do not wish that the ...

... A meeting of this society was held on Monday evening, f which was fully ?? Roderick Murchison in the I 9bair. Ic Among the numerous donetions to the society since its R last meeting, was a map of one of the governments of Russia, made on a scaleof three inches to a mile, in which 13 the.bouttdarics-aid all objects of interest in the comitry are U marked with great minuteness. The Chairman ...

... LORD PANAIURE ON BIBLE REVITSION. The annual meeting of the Edinburgh Bible Society was held on Friday. Lord Panmure occupied the chair. In his addsess he said, after referring to the great number of bibles circulated by the society, he thought that upon this occasion-when they were living in tines such as these- times when every atternpt was made, both by those who. openly opposed Protestant ...

... )m th- Inst hsr f - r We learn from the last batch of papers forwarded to us R by our Calcutta correspondent that another Indian war is R on the eve of breaking out. R Indian wars have been of such frequent occurrence since R the British got footing in the great Asiatic peninsula that R this intelligence will not, of course, much surprise our R readers. But the war which is now impending ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DESPATCHES. FOREIGN NEWS. The Conferences at Paris will probably meet again on Saturday or Sunday. The 'Moniteur' announces that the Senate and legislative body are convoked for the 16th February. . +~-4 COMMIERCIAL NEWS. London, Friday. Tea opened stiffly. Sound common congou can. not be bought under 11ad. Saltpetre much wanted. Forty paid for. Calcutta ...

... FOREIGN MISCE . I sl The synopsis of a Central American treaty between Great Britain and the United States has been published in America. The Isthmus Transit Company has instituted a civl h suit against Morgan Walker and others, for seizing their b property. P It is currently reported that the United States Go- a vernment will grant assistance to carry out the Atlantic a telegraph. J M. ...

... PARIS, SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 6 P.ae.-The obsequies of the Archbishop of Paris were celebrated this morning in Ihe presence of an immense crowd of people, who evidently wished to testify their respect for the venerable prelate who has been so suddenly taken from among them. The morning was gloomy and intensely cold. and the ground still covered with the bail and melted snow which had fallen during ...

... .1 1 . .I . . is WRtLECS OF1' SCARBOROUGH. During the late heavy gales, several shipwrecks took place off Scarborough. On their being observed, the new life-boat was immediately launched, and manned by a brave crew, commanded by Mr. Thomas 3 Clayburn, who succeeded in rescuing the crews of two Whitby vessels. They then directed their atten. d tion to the crews of the Wilsons, which was in most ...

... SPIRIT OF THEZ PRESS. THE BULLION STEALERS. ties [From the tmrd]h Our Columns will be found occupied to a greatth extent Li, the report of the termination of the trial of the adet bullion robbers, whicli. resuilted in the conviction of the hiv three prisoners-Pierce, Tester, end Burgess. The conduct trea of the trial lvas perfect inl all respects. W %e aeed not s fhy that the presiding judge, ...

... THE OPENING OF THE WELSH CHURCH I AT BIRKENHEAD. | This pretty and neat little edifice, after some un- - - avoidable delay, was opened on Sunday, the 21st ult. e Dr. Baylee. some years ago, finding that there f were several thousand Welsh people in Birkenhead. v and without any stated minister amongst them, and s being prompted by his missionary zeal. and Christ p tiau spirit for the ...

... EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS ON , THE ICE. The frost during the past few days has again set in with tA great severity, considerably more so than on the first B occasion, nearly a month since, and the consequence has do been that in a comparatively brief period the Serpentine ta River, Hyde Park, the Long Water in Kensington Gardens, the Royal Round Pond, the river on Clapham Common, rr ...

... (QfO 34artil 'Willeg (fAlranifft. . BANGOR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3,1857. rI ?? FOREIGN POLICY.-TAXATION. a The last week has brought two long addresse, from different quarters-but both, ia part, alludin tiL to the same subject-tie Income Tax. One of tle documents we allude to is from Mr. Smith O'Brien, d who does not appear to have learrt wisdom front s adversity ; the other is from the assuming ...