... M 11 ?? I , E - It appears from the 'last offcil return that there are at prhaent being buiit, in heh various loyal doekyards, 43 vessels of war, or cty' from 1 to 91 ans reopeotively, and each ol tbeim from SO ta 1,250 horses power. Tun PBIcorso-oP WALEO. AND FeallfAsONBY-It is rumoured that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales vsill be hoitiated this year in fteamaontry. Owing to the death ...

... FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE. It is our mselancholy duty to add to the long list of losses of life and property which we published yesterday, result. ing from the terrific gale that visited the north 'coast on Saturday last. Our Hartlepool correspondent, writing on Sunday night, says: After the despatch of my parcel yesterday evening the gale continued to blow with unabated violence until early ...

... [BY ELECTRIC TZLaonArll.] OUSE OF LIRDS. The House met at five o'clock. OBSOLETE STATUTES. The LORD CH.ANCELLOR laid on the table a bill for repeal- jrg certain obsolete statutes, with a view to the oonsolida- tion of the statute law, ENGLISHMEN IN PRUSSIA. In reply to Earl Shaftesbury, Lord WODzEHOUS stated that the correspondence between the English and Prussian Governments, relative to the ...

... (Pomn our Rcpor'er.) ILUsosnTER, Taesday. The nomination of a oandidate to fill the vacancy in the ?? of this borovgh, occasioned by the decease of the late Dr. Noble,-took place to-day. There being three candidates for the seat, who have all been engaged in an assiduous canvass during the jast fortnight, a great degree of excitement prevaUed,' an'' a large number of persons assembled in front ...

... fIDLAND RAILWAY. The report of the directors of this oompany states that the traffic for the past half-year has been very satisfactory. The receipts, compared with those of the corresponding half of 185, showv an increaso in coaching of £14.963.; in merchandise, of £49,o62.;* in minerals, of £40,215. ; and in cattle, of £457.: total increase, £105817. The balance available for dividends is ...

... DUDLEY. PETTY Spigirom.-The Magistrates on the Bench on Wednesday were A. B. Coebrane and J. E. Swindell, Lsqrs., but no cases of npecial interest occupied their attention. James Darbey, residing In Wellligton Road, of respectable connections, was charged with assaulting Polce-constable Burford on Monday night, while in the execution of b Isduty. It was proved to the saltifaction of the Bench ...

... WOLVERHAMPrON. ]lroa~jnfl X ?? faturday night no fewer thsan fourteen carcaocc of rnuttou, and a q ater ol beef wereslczd in l otivar- hampton marlet, by Inspectora CaOtie and Ward ; and on Moan day, Sha meat conncern h11 aving deposed befofe tha Magistratee that' the meat was unfit for human food, their Worships ordered it to) be destroyed, and. the propec proceedings to be taken against the ...

... I The nusal quarterly meeting of the Borough Magistrates was hold at the Public Ofico yesterday morning. The Magistrates present were the Mayor (Mr. A. Ryland), Sir John Ratcliff, and Messrs. Rawlins, Lucy, Middlemore, Phillps, James, Gaugh, Malluo, and Thornton.-On the motion of Mr. T. PHILLIPS, the Mayor was voted to the cbnir. After the confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting, ...

... WALSALL. Some time ago the gallant captain of this corps conceived the idea of adding to the band fund by means of a concert, the per- formers at which ehould consist only of volunteers and their imme- diate lady relativese Accordingly, he eet to work, tooa couneel of his brother oicere and the mambere of the corps, entered into cor. respondence with a number of volunteers upon the euhject, ...

... SOUTH STAFFORDS1IRE RAILWAY COMPANY. A meeting of shareholders in the above company, con- vened by advertisement, was held In No. 5 room at the Odd Fellow s' Hall, on Saturday, for the purpose of con- sidering the proposal of the London and North-Western Company for the transfer of the line, Mr. E. Lucas pre- sided, and there were about twenty shareholders present It was stated that the ...

... DUDLBY. MEossAcIMS' INOOT17UTION.-OUr columns advertisoe the lenture thiseveiegby lv. arnit.lale o Leds.H~is subject -being Sa Slck ?? he chelmeterabrad saclo 1human natur. is eceosrly ich en cemotfai toabondwith muach that will the aimule whch te letor f Aothe ?? in th~ay'a Dailye Pet,-Sir, I do not know wowrote h notice of Dr. Pcc- fitt's lecture, to whichi a comrplainiog 1Member of ...

... witmisobarA MAE 'Qqspgf. MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1861. NEWS OF THE DAY. TnEE Union, an ultra High Church journal, gives currency to a ruim=or which is like]y to excite some attention. The statement made by our contempo- rary is as follows:- It is confidently stated that the Duchess of Kaht died a Roman Catholic. She was attended the day before her death by a Roman Catholic priest from Claremont, ...