... EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY I BY A LADY. I Our readers will recollect that about the time of 3 the murder of Colonel Crofton and Captain Han- ;e ham by Patrick M'Caffery-between the 10th and 6918th of September, 1861---a diamond ring of very a considerable value was missed from the quarters 0 of Colonel Crofton, at Fulwood barracks. A re- 3t ward was offered at the time, but no trace of the missing ...

... CHASING A CONFEDERATE I _Aj'CRUISER.: A letter dated Key West, February 11, says-' The gunboat Sonoma, Commander Stevens, arrived at this port on Saturday night from a cruise in the Gulf in search of the Florida. She left this harbour a fortnight ago, and on the 1st inst., while passing over the Bahama.Barth on her way to Nassau, discovered, at seven o'clock in the morn- ing, while entering ...

... .1 CANVASOYtIIPOOh ' . - 4 CLOSING O0 p1bTBC HOUSES AND BEEBSHOPS ON TUXDAYS. TO THE1 1OUSEHOLDERS OF THE BOROUGHI OP , : I LIVRIIPOOL. : Felow.TowmlOen,_Armrica meutq have been com- pleted for, a canvass f the householders of the borough of Liverpool to Ascert&1n their views on the propriety of having an Act bff Parliament closing all public houses and beershops on Sundtys. The canvass papers ...

... SALUS POPULI LEX SUPRERA. it . - It DOMESTIC. 7 In the House of Lords, last evening, the Le Earl of Mlimnsbury gave notice that on Lt B.Friday next he will call attention to the arrest yof the three officers of H.M.S Forte by the MrBrazilian authorities. In the House of Commons, Mr. B. .e Cochrane, in compliance with the request of d Lord Palmerston, withheld a motion for call- xf ing ...

... e. - f The fifty-sixth anniversary of this society was f celebrated yesterday, when upwards of 90 mem- 1 bers sat down to an excellent dinner at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street. The chair was taken by Mr. r William Jones, of Catharine-street, who was sup- C worted on the right bj te Rev. Dr. James, Town Igounciflor Baron J. Jones, Esq., Dr. 'Lodge, d Dr. Slack, Mr. J. ~Evans, and Mr. Mor-ris; on ...

... by The weekly meeting was held yesterday. Pre- sent: Messrs. Bowring (chairman) Dover Crellin tve Heyworth, Holden Nickeon, Job, iteel, Melladew, nd Haydock, Ridley Barton, Stitt Harrison. tryI The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and ry Inspector of Nuisances reported various particulard lay of the operations in their several departments ,ellduring the week. From the inspector of ...

... LIVERPOOL'S PROGRESS AND LONDON JEAL^OUSY. , I The number of public companies which have been established in Liverpoolrecentlyhascertainly been somewhat starting; and yet, when their ob- jects are considered and the enormous resources of the town taken into account, there certainly seems no ground for apprehension aw to the result; and not only so, but so far as the bulk of them is con- cerned ...

... IMPERIAL , PARLIAMENT. I [BY TELEGRAPE.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. 'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. HAPFIELD moved the third reading of the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill. Mr. BAnris seconded the motion. Air. NEwDEGATE moved that the bill be read a third time that day six months.' Mr. SELwyx seconded the ...

... The weekly meeting of this board was lieldlyesterdIty, at the West Derby Workhouse, the ?? present being Messrs. Hal ih (in the chair), Roberts, Ledger, Medraif Rough ititham, Abrahams, Garrett, Grosby, Page, Wtebster tlover WWareham, Roscoe, Pittsj Wiltos Mereor, and ilichmond. Cheques for out-door reef were granted as follows:-Mr. Potts, Z130; M}, Hirkus, £28; and Mlr. Lytgoe, £23. The ...

... BREACH .-OF PROMISE Or I MARRIAGE.l The case of Batey v. Scott has been tried at Winchester assizes. The plaintiff is the daughter of poor but respectable people in a hurable walk in life, her father being employed at an ironfoundry, as were her brothers. The defendant is also a 'shingler at an ironfoundry, and said to have become possessed of a small freehold property and 5W00 on the death ...

... A meeting of this society was held In the Free Public Library on Thursday evening, Joseph Mayer, Hs ?? oneof the vice-presidents, In the chair. T'R. secretary announced the following donations namely, from Messrs. Robert Beasley and Co., of London, a General specimen of printing types ; from the ArchEeo- iogical Society of the district of L'Orldannais Report No. 41; from Leicester Archreolo ...

... i SLAVERY IN TE WEST INDS Extract of a letter from the Hon. R. Challe of St. Christophers, West Indies, to the Ret B. Britto4, for 14 years a missionary in the Indies:- It will greatly deligit you to hear that u4 iprospect of these islands- t. Kitt's especially Im all respects most cheeting. A fhw ears ago 'were believed to be on the decLine. `mancjpati> was spoken of, even in England, as a ...