Mr. Charles Evans, banker, of Manchester, failed on Saturday. His
liabilities, chiefly to small tradesmen, are stated at about 60,000/.
An offer of four shillings and twopence in the pound has at length been made to the creditors of the late Sir John Kaye, Burt., of Grange, near Wakefield.—York Herald.
A handsome new theatre has been built at Leicester, which will be ready for use by the autumn.
The Leamington gossips have lately been much occupied with the Commissioners sitting at the Lansdowne Hotel, in reference to a mat. ter of the utmost delicacy. The plaintiff in the case is a lady re- markable for her beauty, and nearly related to a noble Catholic faniily in the neighbourhood ; the defendant is also well known in our sporting circles. As both individuals have been long resident in our town, we shall forbear saying more until the affair comes into court.—Leaming- ton Chronicle.
Last week, a young man named Turner, died at Andover of an ab- scess on the heart, occasioned by a blow of a cricket-ball.
There was a duel on Thursday morning, at Wormwood Scrubbs, between Captain Kirton, a gentleman residing at Kensington, and a Mr. Morrisson, living at Bayswater. The seconds endeavoured to make an amicable arrangement on the ground, but Captain Kirton in- dignantly refused. The seconds then measured the ground, eighteen paces ; and the parties took up their positions and fired, but without effect. Another attempt at arrangement was made, in vain, and the parties again fired ; when Captain Kirton received his antagonist's ball us his right shoulder. Mr. Morrisson then advanced and requested to shake hands ; which was accepted by the Captain.
The highest chimney in the kingdom, adjoining the vitriol-works of Messrs. Dobbs, of Wigan, Lancashire, which was 3.90 feet high, fell down with a tremendous crash on Thursday last, its consequence of the foundation giving way. No one was hurt.—Sheffield Iris.
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