... CHAPLAINS OF PRISONS.-In answer to the memorial of the Forfarshire Prison Board to the Lord-Advocate, requesting him to bring in a bill to allow the chaplains of prisons to be chosen from other religious denomnina- tions than the Chin eh of Scotland, his Lordship has replied that he will give the subject his serious con- sideration; but owing to its nature and importance he shall feel it to be ...

... LATEST FROM ABROAD, I _- ?? D ANOTHER IFRENCH VESSEL SEIZED BY THE PORTUGUESE. MASSACRE OF A FRENCH CREW BY AFRICAN WRECKERS. (By aunx;;;r TELOGRAPH.) (PURO OUR OWN CORMPONDPtM.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVRXIuNG The French vessel Alfred, belonging to the colony of La Rdnnion, has been seized at Oibo by a Portu. guese vessel of war, and taken to Mozambique. Sh9 'was afterwards restored, bat not till ...

... ?? I On Saturday the annual ceremony of the drawing and distribution of prizes by the Dublin Art Union took place at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey- sLrest. At half-peast three o'clock the chair was taken by D. BERGIN, Esq.; and the following report was read from the coummittee - Tue committee of the Dublin Art Union, In presenting the result of the second year's operations to thelr ...

... L A lTES T N E W S. IT;1 VA.. A *.A\ ?? ?? . _ o- - IILILALD OFvFIC, MjIonday(Ty 11OS7n7ig. BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. A MI E R I C A. Liverpool, Sunday, S A.3r. The Royal Mail steamship Canada, Captain Lang, which left Boston on the 20th of October, and touched at Halifax on the night of the2lst, has arrived, bringing 90 passengers, and $54,000 in specie. The steamuships North ...

... (7ROu OUR SPECIAL COOS8PONDBNT.) CALCUTTA, SEPT. 23. The usual short telegrams, announcing small successes, have made their appearance in the Caleutta journals almost daily since the departure of the last mail, but the country does not appear to be a whit the more tranquilissed; the rebel chiefs are still at large, and their supplies of recruits, guns, and muni- tions of war appear ...

... .e. -LATEST b- AND~ l TELEGRAAPHI -EWs. 8is TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSIO(N IN ROSE-PLAClE. it Yesterday morning, an explosion of gasFoF ah alarming character took place at E pubio house, eorner of Great Richmond-street and Xose-hill, kept by Mr. Arthur Gordon, and whioh, besides destroying a considerable amount of property, had well nigh resulted in fatal consequences to the landlord. From the ...

... A quarterly meeting of the Town Council will be hold in the City Hall, at twelve o'clock to-day, when the lollowiog notices of motion will le coneidered: - Councillor Whelan to move-rhat the law agent ol the corporation be directed to take such measures to oblige Mr. Joseph Kelly to sign the deed of contract, entered into with bim by an order of the council, bear- ing date 13th September last, ...

... (The following appeared in i ?? Edition of Fri AIR I ZlTC TT A.l DT13rx.tT--l I.e I.- .-W -7-11- ,. ~- - r .dE 'U ?? ?? (From the Times' Reporters.) he Mr. Bright paid his first visit to his constituents of Bir. he miigham on Wednesday. The townispeo)le of BirminghiailI le were summoned by the Mayor to meet hui in the Town It Hall at seven o'clock Pr.t, and long before that time - the large ...

... l- I- I ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. LIVERPPOOL, Szmmir, The royal mail steamship Canada, Captain Lang, which sailed from Boston. on the 20th and touched at Halifax on the night of the 21st iust., arrived here at an early hour this morning, bringing 90 pas. seenere and 54,000 dols. in specie. Ihe steamship Ariel, 'from Southampton, passed ?? Race, en route for New York, on the 17th, and . her ...

... MR. BRIGHUT AT BIRMINGHAM. (eno01 TIM SATUiRDAY itRieYIM'.) WIvAT are WUo to say to Mr. Bright? Ife is, of all human puzzles, the most perplexing., Like Rob Roy, lie is ower had for a blessing and owor girde for a banninig,.' His mind seems constructed as an illus- tration of Pascal's fiamons satire on the mixture of greatness and pettiness in man. With so many lec- ments of strength and ...

... PRESER VATION OF LIFE FROMF FIlE. Tie general meeting of tl e commrriittee of this society was held on Friday evening, at tbe St. Andrew's Court- house, llolborn hill. The gentlceuen present were Mr. Deputy Holt, Mr. Buttcrworth, ?? Mr. F. 11. Baylis, Mr. Cole, Mr. Yardley, Mir. Weedon, Mr. Low, and Mr. King, upon behalf of the parish of St. Luke's City-road, Thom&a; Cole, E-q., in the chair. ...

... The Royal West India Mail Packet Atrato arrived at Southampton at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, 1 with 64 passengers, and specie to the amount of u 1,352,137 dollars, of which 763,012 dollars value was in silver, and 584,125 dollars value was in gold. The amount includes nearly 7,000 dollars on account of Mexican dividends. r The dates are-Jamaica, Oct. 12; Demerara, fOct. 9; Trinidad, Oct. 10; ...