Iflistellantous.

The Times reports that steps have been taken in a new quarter to promote a settlement of the disputes in the Church-

By large headings and other devices, the morning papers give-im- portance to a scrap of news from South America, ludicrous enough in reality. The " Argentine Republic" is at war with Buenos Ape*, and Montevideo is blockaded by the latter. A boat running away from an armed schooner of Buenos Ayres, sought safety under shelter " We have been informed that a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen took place on Friday, to consider the propriety of adopting some active measures with respect to the present disturbed state of the Chinch on those matters which have recently been so much the subject of discussion. The meeting, which had been convened by private circular, took place, as we are informed, at Lord Howard's, in Belgrave Square. The proceedings were all preliminary; but a committee was appointed to draw up for approval a memorial, to be ad- dressed either to the Queen or the Archbishop of Canterbury, as may here- after be determined. It was agreed that there should be another meeting, as we understand, at which some definite course will be determined upon; but at the time the meeting was held it was supposed that there was to be a meeting of the Bishops, to consider the state of the Church with respect to the recent innovations. As it is understood that the meeting of the Bishops will not take place, the further proceedings of the parties who met on Friday will not now be delayed to await its result."

Tuesday's Gazette announced that the Queen has appointed Dr. J'. Henry Davidson to be First Physician in Scotland, in the room of Ds. John Abercrombie, deceased.

We are glad to learn that a pension, from, we believe, the funds of the Civil List, has been conferred upon Mr. Thomas Hood, the author of, among other things, "The Song of the Shirt."—Morning Chronicle. Various donations are announced. The Queen has given 251., the Queen Dowager 20/. to the British and Foreign Temperance Society. The Queen has given 100 guineas and Prince Albert 50 guineas to the fund for erecting the Marylebone and Paddington Hospital.

The Queen's Royal bounty of Sr. each was delivered to 900 poor ana aged persons on Monday and Tuesday; and the Gate-alms of las. each to 168 persons.

The Queen Dowager has, as usual, caused three pounds of beef and two quartern loaves to be given to each of eight hundred families in the neighbourhood of Hampton Court.

The Fifeshire Journal mentions a peculiar gift-

" We understand that Lord Askley.has remitted the sum of 32/. 10s. to the Reverend Mr. Balfour, Clackmannan, to be distributed by him, in the exercise of his own discretion, 'among those labouring women, in the parish of Clack- manuan and in the adjoining parishes, who have been thrown out of employ.. ment by the operation of the act to regulate mines and collieries.' Lord Ashley has likewise transmitted the following sums to the under-mentioned place...-. Palmont, 421. 10s; Trauent, 22/. 10s.; Newton, near Dalkeith, 121. 10s."

The Queen's patronage of alpaca manufactures has given an impulse to the trade in stuffs made from that wool ; and at Bradford "orders are pouring in."

The Lords of the Admiralty have decided that the anchorage-at Spit- head may now be considered safe' the diving operations under the.di- rection of Major-General Pasley having effectually cleared it of the] wrecks of the Royal George and Edgar. The clearing of the anchor- age has employed five summers. The Edgar was a vessel of seventy guns, and the greater number of the guns with most of the wreck haws been recovered.

of an American barque, which received some shots from the schooner ; whereupon the American Commodore Purvis seized the whole block- ading squadron.

A Boston paper tells a monstrous story of an abuse of the power to pardon, by Governor Porter of Pennsylvania. One Samuel Hammill was indicted for assault on the editor of a newspaper ; but when the Jury was about to be called, he declared that it was not necessary ; and he produced a "previous pardon," from Governor Porter!

Mr. Baron Rolfe has scattered wild dismay among some hundreds of persons living at Windsor. It has hitherto been supposed that residence within the precincts of the Castle exempted persons from arrest ; and consequently, in a particular neighbourhood lodgings for gentlemen in difficulties were at a premium. A. resolute creditor, however, by pro- mise of indemnity, induced the Sheriff to cause the execution of a writ against a gentleman living within the supposed sanctuary ; and he was lodged in Reading Gaol. The offended debtor summoned the plaintiff and the Sheriff to show cause why he should not be discharged from custody ; bat Mr. Baron Rolfe, in whose chambers the case was argued, dismissed the summons. The case will most likely be argued in full Court next term.

Glasgow was enveloped in a dense fog on Friday week. The traffic on the Clyde was suspended. During the evening, three men were drowned at Port Dundas, having in the darkness fallen into a canal ; and another man fell into a quarry and was much hurt.

The Medical Gazette contains a paper, written by Dr. Hastings and Mr. Robert Storks, a surgeon, describing a remarkable operation for the cure of consumption, by perforating the cavity of the lungs through the walls of the chest. The operation requires only a few seconds for its performance, and causes but slight pain. The immediate effect was the diminished frequency of the patient's pulse, which fell in twenty-four hours from 120 to 68; relief from difficulty of respiration, which had been a very distressing symptom ; loss of cough and expectoration, both of which had been very severe. The plan appears to have been com- pletely successful; the report of the patient's condition a month after its performance being, that he was rapidly regaining his flesh and strength, whilst his respiration had become natural, his pulse had fallen to 80, and his cough and expectoration had wholly ceased.

BANK or ENGLAND.—An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Vic- toria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday the 21st day of December 1844. ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued £28,151,730 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984.900 Gold Coin and Ballion 12.558,119 Silver Bullion 1,593,611 £28,151,730 £28,151,730

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

7.075.253 8,348,738 967,934 £34,055,443 Dated the 26th day of December 1844. Proprietors' Capital Rest Public Deposits, (including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) • Other Deposits Seven-Day and other Bills... 414,553,000 Government Securities, (M- 3,110,513 eluding Dead Weight An- nuity) £13,540,619 Other Securities 10,763,777 Notes 8,959,630

Gold and Silver Coin * .... .. 791,417

£34,055,443

M. MAnsuALL, Chief Cashier.