Ma. PEEL IN HIS NATIVE PLACE.—Mr. Peel, on Saturday, partook

of the public breakfast, given by the inhabitants of-Salford, in honour of his visit to the scenes of his nativity. The entertainment was laid out in the Town-hall, at which the Home Secretary arrived .about two o'clock. On his health being given from the chair, Mr. Peel made a speech of some length ; but it was merely the affectionate effusion of an overflowing bosom at the manner in which he had been received by ancient friends, in a place from which he had been long absent, and which was associated with many pleasant remini- scences. There was not the most distant allusion to the political state of the country. When the " Pride of Britain and the admiration of the world—our glorious constitution," was given, a gentleman made an attempt to draw out Mr. Peel, by observing, that he hoped the Home Secretary would be always found ready to support that constitution in the manner he had hitherto done, and as he has so often said he would continue to do. The toast was twice drunk with rapturous cheers, but the expected confession of Mr. Peel's politi- cal creed was not made. He observed the same prudent silence as to politics, when the health of his Majesty's Ministers was given,—merely observing, in allusion to the Duke of Wellington, that no man was worthy to be placed at the head of the Government of Britain, who could remain indifferent to the welfare of such a body of men as he addressed, or who could be insensible

to the value of their good opinion. Mr. Peel left the hall amid the plaudits of the company ; and his departure was greeted with cheers by the crowd outside.

The public dinner given by the gentlemen of Manchester to the Home Se- cretary took place on Monday, and was attended by nearly five hundred per- sons, but by few persons of any note. Fur some unexplained cause the com- mittee peremptorily refused to allow any of the reporters for the London newspapers to be present, though those of Manchester were accommodated. Mr. Peel's health having been given from the chair, he acknowledged the compliment in a speech abounding with compliment to the manufacturers of Manchester, on the magnitude and opulence of their "great city," and on the extent of its manufactures and commerce and mechanical ingenuity. But here, as at Salford, he carefully steered clear of the engrossing politics of the day. Indeed, the only political allusion he made was to his own efforts to accommodate the laws to the present state of society, and the changes which are constantly taking place therein. The chairman gave" Protestant ascen- dancy," which was drunk with eighty-one cheers. The eyes of the company were fixed upon Mr. Peel, but that gentleman did not rise. The cheers were

renewed, but produced. no effect upon the distinguished guest, who still re- mained silent. "The well-meant compliment" says the Morniny Journal, " the unequivocal appeal, the undisguised invitation, produced no effect. He

was mute as at first. He surveyed his empty glass ; he cut his martial figures on the wine-stained table, as the hermit did on the turf; but no reply was extorted from him. He remained insensible—the whisper went round—and

the countenances of his friends fell. The hilarity of the evening was dispelled, and it terminated in gloom and disappointment." Front this prudent silence, the Journal infers the possibility of even Mr. Peel's zeal for " ascendancy " being on the wane ; as his silence indeed appears to have frustrated the final end for which the feast was got up.

Mr. Peel also attended a public breakfast at Bolton, on Monday; at which the political toasts of the day were often enough cheered by the company, but received in silence by him. Colonel Fletcher, a magistrate, made, hoW- ever, a bold allusion to the state of Ireland; and averred that the Church and State were in danger from the Catholics. If (he is repotted to have said, in imitation of his Grace of Newcastle), the Protestants did forsake those prin- ciples which brought about the glorious Revolution in 1688—if they deserted their God now, who had then brought them through that tremendous time— then did they deserve to be themselves forsaken by Him. The Colonel ex- pressed his belief that Mr. Peel, and his colleagues, would take care that no further concessions should be made to the Catholics. Mr. Peel remained silent, and soon after went away.

Mr. Peel's festive tour through Lancashire closed on Wednesday with a public dinner in the Town-hall of Liverpool. Instructed by the failure of the Manchester Tories, the good folks of Liverpool wisely abstained from party politics. Mr. Peel was to leave Liverpool next day.

The eighth anniversary of the Cheshire Whig Club was held on Thursday, in the Royal Hotel, Chester ; Mr. Devonport, one of the county members, in the chair. Lord Grosvenor and about severity other gentlemen were present. The subjects of the speeches have been common to all Whig Clubs at every meeting since they were instituted ; and on the present occasion few new topics were introduced—save Lord Grosvenor's ridicule of the letters of Lord Kenyon and the Duke of Newcastle, which his Lordship thought were calculated to benefit the Catholic cause by their very violence. He thought that something of the intentions of Ministers might be gathered from Mr. Dawson's speech at Derry, and front Mr. Peel's silence at Man- chester;_ but, at all events, the blockade of the Dardanelles in a great de- geee settled the IneStiOn; BA the chance a war gnat accelerate that Gen. summation. The president entered into a review of the foreign policy of the present Cabinet, as compared with that of Mr. Canning ; the result of which was, that the honour of the country would have been much safet with Lord Goderich than with the Duke of Wellington. As to the Catholic claims, he was of opinion that Ministers would concede them for the same reason that they assented to the repeal of the test acts—not because the measure was politic or just, but because they would be unable longer to resist the pub- lic voice.

There was on Monday evening another meeting at the Mechanics' Institute of persons calling themselves the Society for the Support of Civil and Re- ligious Liberty. Several attempts at speechifying were made, on time proposal of a vote of thanks to Mr. O'Connell; but the opinions of the assembly were divided as to his merit as a reformer, and all kinds of discordant so Inds were uttered by the unruly assembly.

At a meeting in Liverpool, held on Sunday week, and attended by both Protestants and Catholics, it was determined to persevere in the collection of the Catholic rent. The town has been divided into districts, to facilitate the collection : several Protestants have contributed.

At the civic dinner given at Bury St. Edmunds, on Thursday, the Duke of Grafton, and the Marquis of Bristol, were present. The latter, in proposing the health of the Bishop of London, spoke firmly in favour of Catholic eman- cipation. The patrons of the borough having withdrawn, a Mr. Case gave the health of the Duke of Newcastle; but the toast was received with groans, hisses, and laughter.

The foundation-stone of the projected British schools at Brighton, was laid on Thursday sennight, by Lord John Russell, in the presence of an immense number of spectators. His Lordship afterwards presided at a public meeting held on the subject of these schools ; and accepted of the proffeiegl appoint- ment of President of the institution.

The merchants of Leeds have resolved to petition the Government, for a more efficient protection to the persons and property of British subjects in Portugal.

The innkeepers on the Manchester-road, from Loughborough to London, have lowered the rare of posting to Is. 3d. per mile.

The Earl of Radnor is now tryin.b an experiment which will, it is sup- posed, if successful, form the ground work of a bill for the amelioration of the game laws. He has sent a circular notice to his tenants in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, &c. giving them free permission to sport over the lands in their occupation, with a right to allow or deny any person a similiar liberty excepting only the Earl and his sons. It is also stipulated that a certain quantity of game, proportioned to the estate, shall be sent monthly to him by each tenant. The Earl having entirely abolished his game establishment, is a considerable gainer, and has the satisfaction of being supplied with abundance of game by his numerous tenantry, free of expense.

A notice was on Tuesday posted upon the church-door of Stoke-upon- Trent, stating that no duty would be performed there on the following Sunday, as no person had been appointed to clean the church.—Stafford- shire Advertiser.

Mr. Walter Brown has been elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh, for the ensuing year.

The Town-Council of Edinburgh and the people of Leith have been at open war for several years regarding their rights and privileges. The Edinburgh magistrates have from time immemorial counted Leith their vassal, and the patronage and management of the place an apannage of the Town-Council. The inhabitants, tired of their vassalage, under which many abuses had grown up, lately obtained from Parliament.the recognition of certain privileges ; but considerable expenses have been incurred in the civic wranglings, and the burgesses of Edinburgh, who are ultimately made to bear the burden, by in- dividual assessment, have appointed a committee to inquire into their liability for these and the other debts of the corporation.

The eighth session of time Edinburgh School of Arts, (one of the first, if not the very first of the Mechanical Institutions in this country,) was opened last week with an introductory lecture on chemistry, by Dr. Fyfe. The lec- ture-room was completely filled.

The cotton trade in Glasgow has for the last few weeks been rather un- promising, scarcely any sales having been made either in fine or coarse yarns.

Within the last two weeks, a considerable demand has been made on the gunsmiths in Glasgow, by people in the habit of trading between this and Belfast, for such old fire-arms as could be procnred. They do not appear to be in any degree scrupulous as to the quality or description of the arms' as they purchase rifles, fowling-pieces horse-pistols, and pistols of every de- scription. Their only concern is, that they may be able to get them safely conveyed to the sister island—Glasgow Chronicle.

A splendid entertainment was last week given in Dumfries, by the gentle- men of the county, to the Duke of Buccleugh and Queensberry. Mr. Hope Johnstone of Annandale was in the chair: on his right at the young Duke, the richest nobleman in Scotland, and on his left Sir Walter Scott, the most gifted of her sons. The chairman introduced the young nobleman's health in a speech replete with sound sense and manly advice, in which he pointed out what would be expected from his high station and commanding rank. They were not met to congratulate him on the possession of rank, wealth, and influence, merely as such ; but upon the possession of these advantages, as the means of rendering himself useful to the country and the people, and enabling him to advance the sum of human happiness. The Duke made an unassuming reply, in which he expressed a hope that some of the results an- ticipated y his friend would be realized. Other speeches followed. In allusion to Sir Walter Scott, Mr. Fergusson, of Craigdarroch, observed, that he had heard his name pronounced with admiration on the confines of the Black Sea, on the banks of the Jordan, and in a nobleman's house It Russia, by the pretty lips of the very fairest of the Georgian fair.

The ceremony of ordaining a Catholic bishop in Aberdeen, took place in the Roman Catholic Chapel there, on Sunday week. The individual chosen to fill this high station is the Rev. Mr. Kyle. There was a procession—boys clothed in white, with lighted tapers, &c.; Bishop Paterson, who presided at the ceremony, being superbly clothed, and having a splendid mitre, crosier, &c. After the reading of three bulls from the Pope, giving effect to the elec.. tion, the Bishop elect was interrogated on his religious belief, to which he made suitable answers. The Rev. Mr. Murdock delivered a very eloquent and inipressive oration. He congratulated the Catholics of Scotland on the necessity which existed for the ordination of additional bishops, amid spoke of the great blessing which the Catholics of the district would enjoy by the re. aidence of the new prelate being Awl among thew'

The daughter of Mr. Verrey, confectioner, Regent-street, who while she kept her father's shop, was so much annoyed by a vulgar rabble that as- sembled to gaze at and insult her, expired on Monday evening. The state of seclusion in which she was kept after her removal from the shop, together with the unmannerly usage to which she had been subjected, are said to have preyed upon her mind so greatly as to affect her health ; and it is alleged that she expired of a broken heart in little more than a week after her forced retirement from public business. Mademoiselle Fanny Verrey was in the seventeenth year of her age, rather under the middle stature, possessing an extremely fine complexion, and very delicate small features. Mr. Verrey is inconsolable.

While James Blyth was, on Tuesday, engaged in sawing frit-stones, in a shed in Appleby Court, Bermondsey Street, his three children, a boy about five years, a little girl about three years, and another just turned ten months' old, were sitting watching him. The infant was sitting in the boy's arms in a small child's gaits near a large fritstone, weighing between six and seven hundred weight, which was reared up against the wall. This stone fell for- ward upon the children; the infant dropped from the boy's arms, and the whole weight of the stone rested upon it. The boy tumbled, and one edge of it caught his leg, by which he was prevented from saving himself; and the little girl was placed in a similar situation, the stone pressing upon her right thigh. When the stone was raised, after the lapse of some minutes, the infant was found dead. The thigh of the girl was fractured, and the boy's leg much crushed.

At the chemical factory of Mr. Benecke, situated by the Creek, at Dept- ford, on Tuesday two men, named Picket and Waters, who were employed to clean out the ammonial vat, were suffocated by the foul air it contained. It appears that one of the sufferers was appointed to cleanse the vat, and not returning so soon as might be expected, his fellow workman went to look for him. On his reaching the top of the ladder, he saw him extended at the bottom, and immediately descended to render him some assistance, when he likewise fell a victim to the suffocating vapour. Mr. M'Cormac, the foreman of the works, missing the men, and knowing what business they were upon, became alarmed, and went to ascertain the reason, and he almost perished in trying to extricate them.

Last week, as a servant to a dyer near Hohnfirth, was raking a vat to which addtional heat had just been applied, he brought to the surface of the vat the corpse of Sharp, one of his shopmates, who, by some accident, unknown to any one on the premises, had fallen into it. The men had been drinking on the previous evening, when Sharp became intoxicated, and thus met a horrid death.

On Tuesday morning, as Mr. Parkinson, of Burton Crescent, was driving a one-horse chaise down Regent Street, the horse suddenly took fright, and bolted with great velocity towards the Haymarket, where it came in contact with another gig, containing two Misses Hanson, of Hammersmith, who were thrown a considerable distance by the overturning of the chaise. One of the Miss Hanson's was injured so severely, that upon being carried to a surgeon's, it was feared that she could not long survive. Mr. Parkinson escaped wholly uninjured, and the other Miss Hanson nearly so. It was found necessary to kill the horse upon the spot.

A Coroner's Jury assembled at Bartholomew's Hospital, on Tuesday, to inquire into the death of Mary Miles, who was killed while drunk. The de- ceased, on Friday evening, was so intoxicated that she was obliged to cling to a house in Snow-hill, to prevent herself from falling. A coach was coming up ; she lost her hold, and tell under the body of the coach, one of the wheels of which rested on her breasts. She died soon after. Verdict—Accidental death, with a deodand of Is. on the wheel.

An inquest was held on Thursday, on the body of Mrs. Letitia Connelly, a young widow lady, aged only nineteen years, who was killed by a coach going over her while on her way to Birmingham with her mother and sister.

The young lady, it appears, fell from the top of the coach, unobserved, while near Notting-hill, Kensington Gravel-pits ; but she was missed by her mo- ther in about a minute. The coach was stopped ; and on going back, the unfortunate woman was found dead with her skull and jaw-bone fractured. She was subject to fits ; and they came upon her so suddenly that she could not give notice of their approach. Verdict—Accidental death. The deceased was sister to the ill-fated Miss Feron, who perished by the fall of the Bruns- wick Theatre.

On Sunday, while the Rev. Sir F. L. Blosse, was performing divine service in the parish church of Kilcolems.n, Claremorris in the county of Mayo, a dreadful tempest, accompanied with rain and lightnine, came on. The beautiful spire of this lately-erected church, which was only consecrated upon the 1st of August last, attracted the electric fluid, and was immediately rent

to atoms. Some of the stones fell upon the roof, which co-operating with the lightning, caused it to give way, but "so fell upon the pews, that only one female lost her life upon the occasion. The life of another woman is despaired of. Two soldiers and two policemen have been dangerously wounded, and many others have suffered from bruises.—Dublin Evening Mail.

There was an alarm of fire at the Foreign Office on Tuesday, occasioned by the soot in the flue of the patent stove in the entrance-hall having ignited. The fire-engines soon arrived in Downing-street, but they were not needed.

Last week, a labourer was employed at Bainbridge, in the Isle of Wight, in digging a well. At the depth of about forty-five feet, the lower part of the brick-work bulged in, and about three tons of earth fell upon him. Two hours were lost before his fear-struck companions thought of attempting his relief; two more were consumed in securing the remaining brick-work lest it should give way; and other eight hours lapsed in exertions to dig out the buried man. At the end of twelve hours, he was found not only alive, but uninjured, and in a state of calm composure : lie had employed himself in prayer. As a gentleman was riding home from Edinburgh, on Saturday week, his horse came in contact with a°barrow, and fell. The rider was pitched with violence to the ground, and died instantly.

On Tuesday week, as Mr.Appleyard, of Hull, was crossing the Humber in a boat, accompanied by a man named Sutton, a sudden squall threw the vessel on its beam-ends. It filled with water, and instantly sunk, but both masts were dislodged, and floated. Sutton and Appleyard got each hold of a mast, but Sutton was soon exhausted, and was drowned. Appleyard supported himself in the water for three hours, and was at last picked up by a sloop passing.

During a very severe storm on Monday morning, several barges sunk in the Thames; one opposite the Penitentiary at Millbank went down, laden with valuable goods.

Mrs. Cooke, of swindling fame, was yesterday to have appeared before Lord Tenterden, according to notice, to put in bail for her appearance on the day of trial ; but her attorney finding that the bail offered was to be opposed, declined taking them before the Judge. Mrs. Cooke thus remains in Newgate.

Last week, it appears, an Envoy from Don Miguel, the Marquis de Lov- rodio, took up his residence at one of the hotels in Plymouth. His arrival was no sooner known than the house was surrounded and attacked by some of the Portuguese refugees. They assailed the Ambassador in the most tu- multuous manner, loaded him with execrations, and even threatened his life. The magistrates had to interfere, and a constabulary force had to be enrolled to preserve the life of the stranger ; who ultimately, with his wife, children, and servants, was obliged to leave the town. The Marquis came to England on his way to Rome, in the character of Ambassador from Don Miguel to the Pope.

On Sunday morning, the house of Mr. Turnbull, Park-place, Lisson -grove, was robbed of a gold watch and some silver plate. In the evening, a house in Oxford-street was also robbed of property to a considerable amount.

On Monday evening, as Mr. Peacock, a cattle-dealer, was proceeding to his lodgings in Islington, he was overtaken in Canonbury-fields, by three or four men, who seized hold of him; one of the party, who had his hands filled with dirt, caught him round the head, and forcing the filth into his eyes, dragged him down upon the ground, still keeping his hands upon his eyes. Another tied his legs, while a third rifled him of 9001.-4001. in sovereigns, and 500/. in Bank of England notes. Ile struggled hard, and attempted to scream out, but was prevented by one of the robbers, who, placing his hand upon his mouth, swore that if he said a word he would blow his brains out. The villains having made themselves masters of all his money, and having secured him in the effectual manner described, ran off. He shortly alter disengaged himself from the fetters and the filth, and fol- lowed in the direction the robbers had taken, but without being able either to come up with them, or obtain the slightest clew that would be likely to lead to their apprehension.

The son of an eminent solicitor at the West end of the town has absconded with a considerable amount in cash, belonging to his father, who has caused warrants to be issued for his son's apprehension.—Morning Paper.

On Tuesday morning, a gentleman's house at Deptford, was robbed of a considerable quantity of property. The thieves threw a piece of poisoned liver to the yard-dog ; but the animal did not eat of it. A cat, which did, died soon after.

On Wednesday week, while a gentleman who resides in the neighbourhood of Glasnevin, Ireland, was returning home from a shooting-excursion, he was assailed by two armed robbers, who demanded his money. The gentlemen fired at one of them, and killed him on the spot ; and a second shot wounded his companion. The wounded robber was soon after captured by a police- officer.

A family of the name of Curry, residing in West Street, Bermondsey, has for some time been suffering under great distress, in consequence of unfor- seen losses in business. This seems to have unsettled Mrs. Curry's mind ; for on Monday morning she arose before her husband and children, swallowed arsenic in her tea, and soon after expired.

A girl died on Monday morning in one of the haunts of infamy with which Edinburgh abounds. In a few hours after it was discovered that the body and the sheet with which it was covered had been stolen. We suppose that the body, useful in death, was transmuted into cash, by the help of one of the Edinburgh dissectors.

At the Town-Hall, Liverpool, on Saturday week, an information was laid before the mayor and Mr. Alderman Littiedale, against the master of the brig Spartan, of Liverpool, under the sixth section 6th Geo. IV., cap. 107, for the penalty of 100/., for not producing, when demanded by the officer, a ma- nifest of a quantity of tobacco and cigars, found on board the vessel. The case against the defendant having been clearly proved, he was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 251.

Barnett, the suspected murderer of the woman at Monmouth, has been apprehended. He is said to have confessed the crime.

There is now in one of the prisons at Bremen a female, in the bloom of youth, and very handsome, who is charged with having poisoned sixty-five persons, amongst whom were three husbands and five lovers. The motives

for these crimes were love, jealousy, ambition, or avarice. One of the vic- tims was a physician ; who, after having examined one of the persons poisoned, and pronounced the cause of the death, was himself poisoned on the following day. On being apprehended by the police and examined, poison was found concealed in the hair-papers of her head, and she acknow- ledged thirty of the murders.—Courrier des Tribunaux.

A court-martial was held at Bury, a few days ago, on a private belonging to the Enniskillen Dragoons, for being intoxicated the previous day, on the march from Stowmarket, and striking Captain Barber. He was sentenced to receive two hundred lashes; which were inflicted upon hint on the New- market road, on the march.

The officer whose duty it is to see that the Turks in -Constantinople get bread of the full weight, lately made a general inspection of the bakers' shops

in that city. On this occasion, twenty bakers were nailed by the ears to their own doors. During the operation, several of them smoked their pipes with the greatest indifference