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The junction of the English and French squadrons took place on Monday afternoon, about five. Continued bustle prevailed throughout the day ; and a number of people of all ranks and stations were pacing the ramparts to and fro, anxious to witness the novel and unprecedented spectacle of the entrance of a fleet of a foreign power into their road- stead, which hitherto had only been accustomed to meet in deadly con- flict. About three, a large two-decker appeared in the offing, and soon after several others. The demand was immediately made from the Se- maphore; and in a short time the tri-colour was perceptible at the mizen-top-gallant-mast-head of the leading ship ; and in less than half an hour, the whole fleet, consisting of one line-of-battle ship (a most superb vessel, of 100 guns, upon two decks), bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Villeneuve (son of the Commander-in-Chief at Trafalgar), three 50-gun frigates, one frigate of 44 guns, and a corvette of 2-2 guns. The line-of-battle ship anchored at Spithead, to the eastward of the English ships, about five; and soon after, the remainder of the squa- dron dropped their anchors close to their Admiral. The Donegal, 76, bearing the flag of Admiral Sir P. Malcolm, after refitting and being new coppered, was towed out of harbour this morning by steamers hired for the purpose at Sir Pulteney's expense. The Talavera, 74, Captain ,T. Brown, arrived this morning from Lisbon, but brings no news • she is now refitting with the utmost despatch. The English squadron consists of the Donegal, 76; Talavera, 74; Vernon, 50; Southampton, 52; Castor, 36; Snake, 16—at Spithead. The Re- venge, 76, from Lisbon; Scout, 18, from Chatham; the Satellite, from Plymouth; and Volage, 28; Conway, 28; and Larne, 11, to join immediately they are ready. A railroad, between Bristol and London, is still in contemplation; the estimated expense is I ,500,000/. A public cemetery company has been formed in Birmingham, to be open for the interment of persons of an religious denominations, who

shall be allowed to use their own form of service, and select their own officiating minister or teacher.

On Saturday morning last, between two and three, the boat of Lieutenant 'Wise, Coast Guard Service, stationed at Ramsgate, fell in with a smuggling-boat with five men off East Cliff Lodge, having on

board. French ribbons and spirits; but before the Coast Guard boat could get up with her, the spirits and part of the bales of ribbon were thrown overboard.—ientish Gazette.

On Tuesday last, the Hawk, of Cardigan, Thomas Thomas master, from Newry, and bound to Glasson, laden with grain for Messrs. D.

and J. Dewhurst, of Preston, was wrecked at the mouth of the Ribble. It would seem, the Captain had mistaken his course; and the vessel grounded on the Horse Bank, and almost immediately capsized. The crew were saved.--Preston

On Monday night, as Lord Pembroke was proceeding to town from Dover, his Lordship's writing-desk, and a large and valuable quantity of wearing apparel, and other property, was carried off by robbers. It is supposed that the robbery must have been committed between Black- heath and town. The leather of the binder-boot, under the dickey, was cut through in order•to get at the property.

The Brighton mail was overturned on Thursday last week, at Reigate, in consequence of taking the turn near the Swan Inn too

sharp. The coachman was killed on the spot, and the guard and an outside passenger were severely bruised. The Inquest, which sat on Saturday, brought in a verdict of " Accidental death." The accident was attributed to the fog, which was very dense.

On Monday, as four young women and a boy were excavating sand- stone from Claxheugh Rock, near Hylton, the bank above gave way,

and buried the whole beneath it. Three girls were unfortunately killed on the spot, and the other girl and the boy escaped, but with consider- able injury.—Newcastle Chronicle.

At Manchester, on Monday the 20th October, a dinner at which three hundred persons, inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, were present, was given to Mr. Hume, the member for Middlesex. Mr. R. Potter presided.

Mr. R. Wilson, son of R. Wilson, Esq. of Bedford, went out a few days since to shoot in some preserves at Misley Hall, Hertford, the seat of his uncle Mr. Firmin. Scarcely half an hour had elapsed, when one of the dogs, of the setter and Newfoundland breed, returned to the house, and pulled several of the domestics by the clothes, and

whia ed. Mr. Firmin' aware of the sagacity of the animal; followed him

half ;i mile from the house, where he was horror-struck at beholding the lifeless body of his nephew banging over a high hurdle fence, which skirted a small wood. The deceased had, it is supposed, rested his gun against the bank on which the fence is placed, and having succeeded in climbing.over, was in the act of leaning to draw his gun after him, when something caught the trigger, and the gun went off, literally blev..ing away the right side of his head. •

on Tuesday morning, a party of • gentlemen were out shooting at Letheringsett ; when a pheasant flew up, and one of them turning round sharp to observe it, his gun resting upon his arm, with the muzzle a little elevated, it came in the direction of one of his companions, Mr. J. Cozens, of London ; went off, and lodged its contents in his head,

just below the ear, from the effects of which he died in a few minutes. Mrs. Cozens was then upon the road to meet her husband at dinner,— Norwich East Anglian.

A most alarming fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Gibbin, merchants, of Swaff ham, near Newmarket, between two and three in the afternoon of Saturday sennight. It commenced on the top of a barn where two men were thrashing ; and the account of one of them is, that he heard a report like that of a gun : lie went to see from whence it came, and on turning round, discovered the barn in flames. Not a

drop of water could be procured, except what was raised by the two buckets of .a deep well, or brought from a distance of more than a mile by water-carts ;. so that the engines which arrived from Cambridge and oilier places were totally useless ; and in a short time the barn, eleven stacks of corn, forty coombs of thrashed corn, stables cow-sheds, farming implements, &e., wer3 entirely consumed.—Norwich East Anglian.

On Saturday morning, between eight and nine, a straw-stack on the premises of Mr. Cook, near New Common Bridge, about a mile from Virisbech, was discovered to be on fire; but by the exertions of the per- sons on the spot, it was soon put out, without doing much damage.— Norwich East Anglian.

On Monday night about twelve o'clock, a very large barn on the pre- mises of Mr. Nathaniel Gifford, at Over, was discovered to be in flames ; which in a short time consumed the same and its contents, viz, barley, the produce of thirty-two acres and a half; peas, the pro- duce of five acres ; together with two haulm-stacks, a waggon, three carts, two fat hogs, and other articles.—Cambridge Chronicle.

A poor Woman, named Mary Kitt, the wife of a waterman, died on Thursday night last, at Saltash, of hydrophobia. She had been bitten about two months since, by a butcher's dog, as she was passing through the Chapel Yard.—Devonport Telegraph.

We were in hopes, says a correspondent in a .Midland county, of having a visit from a Rector, who, though he derives an income of MU a year from the living, has only visited it three times in fifteen years : but we were disappointed—he only got as far as the neighbour- ing music meeting, and then returned to his stall.—Church Examiner.