`Tire Reverend Sir H. Rivers, Baronet, was sentenced to a
fine of 10/. at the Worcester Assizes, on Monday, for kicking and beating a boy syho was bathing in the liver near to the place where the reverend baronet was fishing. The excuse was, that the boy ran by Miss Rivers
when he was naked ; but it appearrld that he ran that way to escape from the ansry parson, who did not like his fishing sport to be spoiled. On Wednesday forenoon, as some labourers were digging in a field belonging to Mr. Samuel Forster, of Southend, near Lee isham, they discovered two old blue china jars, in which were about eight hundred and fifty gold coins of the reign of Charles the First, value about 1000/, which they' immediately took to their master. The lord of the manor, the Earl of Dartmouth, it is supposed will claim them.
The number of passengers on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, in the month of January this year, exceeded that of the sane month last slier by 3,1100.—Manchester Guardian.
A Mr. Baker, who resided in Windsor, and who denied himself the common comforts of life, died this week ; when it was found that be was worth 90,000/.
Michael Cowl:old, a musical instrument maker, is charged with having attempted to murder Iris brother in Manchester, on Sunday
night, by sulfwation. Ills brother was in bed, and Michael was the only other person in the house, when he is said to have made the at- tempt. 1Ie has been committed fur trial.
An iron bridge, recently thrown over a canal, at King's Langley, in Hertfordshire, > uddenly gave way, on Monday morning, fell upon the engineer, and killed him on the spot. Six men were thrown into the canal: drags were immediately obtained, and the men were taken out of the water turd conveyed to the infirmary, four of them not ex- pected to live.
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