The Town-Council of Chester on the 9th instant adopted a
petition for the entire and unconditional abolition of Church-rates, by a majo- rity of 19 to 9. This is pretty well for the governing body of a cathe- dral city.
Sir Frederick Pollock has been appointed Recorder of Rye ; Mr. Talbot Baines of Hull, in the room of Mr. Armstrong, who, we be- lieve, goes to Leeds (suspected to be a job) ; Mr. Chilton of Glou- cester, Mr. J. G. Smith of Hereford ; and Mr. Jardine of Bath.
The shareholders of the Northern and Central Bank of Manchester had a meeting on Thursday; when a statement of the affairs of the Bank was produced. It appeared that the losses of the Bank by bad debts amounted to 97,9791.; and that there is a deficiency, to be de. ducted from the capital of the Company to pay the demands on the Bank—that is to say, a loss on the concern of 15,687/. The Morning Post says that the Directors of the Bank have commenced art action against the proprietors of that paper, for the statement in the Post respecting the Bank some weeks ago.
A splendid service of plate, which cost sixteen hundred guineas, has been recently presented to Sir William Follett by Lord Scarborough, in testimony of eminent professional services rendered to that nobleman. —Western Luminary.
Westmoreland Assizes commenced on Saturday, at Appleby. There was not a single civil cause for trial ; and the Crown calendar contained only two cases, one for sheep-stealing, the other for larceny. These were disposed of in a short time on Monday.
It appears from the country papers, that horses, sheei), pigs, and dogs, are dying from the influenza, us well as human beings, in all directions.
John Brill, a farmer's lad, who lately gave evidence against some poachers, was murdered, it is supposed on Friday or Saturday last, in a coppice near LTA idge. Three men were taken up on suspicion, but have since been discharged. The poor lad was killed by a blow be- hind the ear. The Jane and Margaret, from Liverpool to New York, with one hundred and eighty steerage passenger!' and eight cabin passengers, was wrecked off the Isle of Man, it is supposed on the 14th or 15th instant ; and all perished. The Jane and Margaret was considered a capital vessel, with a good captain ; but the storm in which she was shattered was dreadful.
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