In a letter to his agent, Captain Intl, residing in
the county of Down, Lord Roden stated, that the Lords' Committee on Irish crime had re- ceived " information of time utmost value ;" that a " light " had been thrown upon the " conspiracy which has been working the ruin of Ireland," and that he hoped " it would be found eminently beneficial." Lord Roden recommended abstinence from illegal demonstrations on the 12th instant, and complimented Lord Fortescue- on his disposition " to ad- minister the law with justice and in a spirit of kindness."
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has purchased for the National Gal- lery a painting of Velasquez. It was exhibited last year at the British Institution, and represents the arena of a bull-fight. It was bought from Lord Cowley, and 4,000/. is the suns paid for it. The picture is of the highest class, and worthy the collection to which it is to be added. There is said to he a duplicate of the subject, with some slight variations, how- ever, in the collection of Lord Ashburton.
The first portion of the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, that from Manchester to Littleborough, was opened on Thursday, and a,-great number of persons travelled between those towns. The journey
from Halifax to Manchester, which used to occupy, on the aver
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three hours and three-quarters, is now performed in little more
two hours.—Halifuv E:rpress.
The Savings-banks of Paris continue to be affected by the deplored: crisis under which trade is still labouring. During the six first tusk of 1839, the withdrawals exceeded the deposits by a sum of about 3o0A, francs. In ordinary times the deposits would have exceeded therein bursements by 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 francs.
The Archbishop of Stockholm died at Upsal on the 30th ult. Is was considered the most able preacher in Sweden, and his death is ft, as a severe loss to the Church of that country.
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