5 JANUARY 1839, page 12

Two Large Snicks Of Straw And One Of Hay, On

the premises of Mr.. Fambleton, at Hillend, Pentland, were destroyed by fire on the night of the 20th December. There is no doubt that the fire was not accidental! Very great......

An Attempt Was Made On Tuesday Evening, About Five O'clock,

to murder the Earl of Norbury. His Lordship was walking with his steward, in the shrubbery near his own house at Kilbegg,an, in the county of Meath ; when he was shot, the ball......

At The Sandwich Borough Sessions, On Thursday Week, A True

bill was found against Mr. George Hawkins, for an assault on Sir Charles Shaw, committed on Ramsga te Pier. The plaintiff's solicitor imme- diately handed in a writ of......

Scotland.

Mr. Murray, of Broughton, was elected Member for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, on Monday last, without opposition. Ile was escorted into Kirkcudbright by about three hundred......

The Anniversary Of The Exile Of The Late Mr. Kinloch

and of his sub- sequent election as first Member of Parliament for Dundee, was cele- brated at Dundee, on the 24th ultimo, by a dinner-party at the Caledo- nian Hotel. Mr.......

Ireland.

Dr. Lawrence, Archbishop of Cashel, died on Saturday morning ; i and there is much speculation n Dublin as to his successor. Dr. Knox, Bishop of Killaloe, is mentioned among the......