Sir C. Shaw has been appointed C amniseioner for Bolton,
at a salary of 20111. a year—for one ycer only. The other 3001. that Colonel Angelo was to have received is tet 1,e appropriatea to providing addi- tional poliee.—Mant.heskr (itrunick.
On Saturday week, Thomas Oray, a servant of Sir William Foujis, was driving his master's cart whit three iloreee along the turnpike-road leading front Stokesley to Stockton : and just as lie passed the Middle- borough branch line of railway, at South Stockton, a locomotive engine, called the Ruby Castle, then going at the rate of fitly miles an hour, ran against the middle horse. told the driver. The man died in the co:tree of the day. A Coeoner's Jaey retareed a verdict of " Man- slanehter " against Metthee- Apaleten. the engiee-man, and a deodand of 1,4001. on the engine--e7ip.,:,eq to be its fall value. The amount of the deodaud excited mneh a-mark.
Two Hull steam-beats, the Vivid end the Victoria, encountered heavy storms on their voyages to Lem: .te. The Vivid'e bulwarks were broken ill by the heavy sea in Yr to hi h o.1c1s. The '-cater-casks were stove in, and the horses legs lie.: ttertehee areparetory to being cast over- board. Saddenly the semen in soale measure entasided, and hope was again restored. Filially the Vivid arrived at her moorings, at the St.
Katherine's Wharf. Thee portion of her valuable cargo was spoiled. The Vietoria steanoehip which left Hull at the same time, was overtaken by a violent sterns in the Yarmouth Roads. The vessel got upon the sands, but mith tbe aid of her powerful engines and ma- chinery she was got off again. She put into Harwich.
A rowing-match between the Thames; and Clyde watermen came off on Wednesday, on the Mersey; when the t'ormer were successful.
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