The Northampton Dissenters, assisted by some Liberal Church- men, have
rejected a proposed Church-rate for the parish of All Saints in that town, by a majority of 291 to 27S.
A new Catholic church has been erected at Stoneyhorst, capable, it is said, of accommodating two thousand persons.
Throughout the southern part of West Riding of York, the crops present a most luxuriant appearance. The young wheat is strong and healthy, and though it has in many places suffered from the recent frosts, yet it appears to be fast recovering.—Leeds Intelligencer.
Two incendiary fires took place during last week at Seaford, about ten miles east of Brighton. The one occurred at a farm called Chin- fing, in the occupation of Mr. T. W. Chambers, the other at a farm the property of Mr. Charles Harrison and in the occupation of Mr. Buckwell.
Two females were apprehended on Saturday evening by the watch- men in the streets of Chatham, having dressed themselves in white to resemble ghosts. They were lodged in the cage till Monday morning, and then taken before the Magistrates, who committed them to gaol for the misdemeanour.
The Liverpool mail was driven on Tuesday night against the Glas- gow mail, going up the hill into Barnet, the driver of the Liverpool attempting to pass the Glasgow. No injury was done to either of the mails ; but the aggressor, in any attempt at racing, ought to be severely punished by the authorities of the Post-office. The regularly-ap- pointed coachman is the only responsible individual, and the penalty should be strictly enforced whenever he trusts the reins to any other person.
The Halifax Hope coach was upset early on Tuesday morning, near Dunstable. Two gentlemen were killed, and several other passengers dreadfully injured, as well as the coachman and guard. The coach was very heavily laden at the top with luggage, and the coachman was driving fast down the hill, without any drag on the wheel, when the accident happened.
A man was killed last week by the tread-mill at the New Bailey, Manchester. He was at work on the sand-mill, which requires sixteen to turn the wheel ; and after an interval of rest, the order was given to go on ; when every. man is required to take his proper station, and take to work again. Ihe deceased paid no attention to the signal; and when the wheel was set in motion, he was caught between the shaft and the wail. When he was released, it was found that he had received a fatal injury in the abdomen, but without any external marks of vio- lence.
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