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At the Durham Agricultural Society's yearly meeting, on Thursday, the Conservative Duke of Cleveland followed Mr.' Granger, the Liberal. M.P., with a speech insisting on the necessity for every sort of exertion by the farmers : they must discard antiquated modes of cultivation, and make the land bear what he believes it will bear, at least double the pro- duce now generally raised from it.

Lord Stanley, on Thursday, laid the foundation-stone of an educational institute in the town of Bury, to be called the Bury Athenaeum. Lady Stanley, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, and Lady Mary Egerton, the Bishop of Manchester, Mr. James Heywood, M.P., Mr. William Brown, M.P., and Mr. Henry, M.P., were among the large and distinguished company present. Lord Stanley made a flowing address, on the civilizing influences of such institutions. The Earl of Derby had given the land upon which the building is to be erected.

The wind-up of the Eisteddvod seems to have been prolonged to Satur- day, though the programme had prepared us for but four days of celebra- tions. The proceedings of the last day included additional contentions by harpists and pennill-singers. Viscount Feilding's prize harp was won by Henry Green. The judge, Mr. Atkins, determined that "Edward Hughes had played the most difficult set of variations, but Henry Green had shown the best knowledge of harmony and the purest style." Miss Mary Anne Brewer gained the female prize of a gold harp brooch. The judges, in announcing their decision, " recommended the revision of her composition by some competent musician before confiding it to the hands of the engraver, since it was by no means perfect." Of the pennill-sing- ing the Times reporter cannot speak with the least respect- ' The themes upon which the pennill-singers introduced their penillions were the Welsh airs, Merch Mogen,' (' Margaret's Daughter,') end Serch Hodabod,' e The Allurement of Love,') which were performed with changes

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and variations upon the harp by Mr. Ellis Roberts. A more ludicrous exhi- bition we never listened to. Even the Welsh part of the audience could not,

in, many instances, refrain from laughter. If anything can throw discredit upon the proceedings of the Eisteddvod, it is certainly the pennillion-singing. harpers are indifferent enough, but the poonnlll-singers would not' be listened to in a provincial public-house in England. The solemn absurdity of the matter was somewhat enlivened on the present occasion by Talhaiarn, who unexpectedly interrupted the proceedings by an improvised pennillion of his own—a tribute to the youthful Prince of Wales ; which was welcomed with unanimous applause. 'Talhaismn certainly does not shine as a singer. He has no voice, and no ear for rhythm ; but his earnestness of manner, a ^d his ready talent at impromptu, carried everything before them, and he-et) Mined more applause than all the professed pennill-aingere together. After the pennillion, Richard Roberts, the blind harper, played the old melody, Glen medd'dwdod mwyn '—which signifies 'pleasantly inebriated'—on the Welsh harp, and was much applauded. Mr. Roberts may be considered the hest representative of the ancient glory of the Welsh minstrels. Though what he plays is exceedingly simple and bucolic, there is a certain charm about it which cannot be denied."

The only incident of further interest was a brief speech at the com- mencement of. the day by Mr. Jones, (Talhaiarn,) respecting the accident on Thursday—

'My Lord Mostyn, Ladies and Gentlemen—I deeply lament the unfortu- nate accident which took place the other day. I, unhappily, was in a state of excitement bordering upon delirium when I saw the gallery down, and the first idea thatorossed my mind was our beautiful Welsh motto, Gwell angau na chyveilydd Death is better than disgrace.' On the irresistible impulse of the moment, I foolishly left:the place. I much regret it. But, my Lord Moetyn, I respectfully request the Committee—I: demand it—that you will • t an architect, at my expense, to examine my plans, sections, and epe- cation, as well as the construction of the galleries. I will abide by his decision. I believed the contractor to be an. upright honest man, and I still believe it ; Heaven forbid that' I should blame him. I ask you for justice. I ask no more, and I will take no less." He resumed his seat amidst applause that seemed to acquit him of blame.

Much discussion has occurred, from time to time, in contemporary journals of Liverpool, relative to the issue of a local paper currency by the Corporation based on its magnificent estate ; a project which it was calculated would free the municipal revenues from a large annual charge of interest from capitalists. " We may state," says the Liverpool Albion, '"that such a measure is not unprecedented in this town, as we have now before us a St. note, of which the following is a copy "—

" No. 0846. Liverpool, 9th July 1793. On demand, I promise to pay to George Stirling, or bearer, Five Pounds, according to an act of Parliament passed in the thirty-third year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Third. For the Corporation of Liverpool. Thomas Earle. John Wilson, Actuary. Entd. T. Rediah."

The site decided on by the North-western Company for their new sta- tion at Chester:will be close to the city-wall; at a. point that gives fa- cilities for connecting their own traffic with that of the.Shropshire Union, the canals, and river.

Portsmouth Dockyard was last week placed in some danger by a fire- balloon descending on it. The tow, Which had been saturated with tur- pentine, was still on' fire, and when touched the balloon again inflated ; but one of the Policemen immediately extinguished it.

Few murders have excited greater horror than that of Mr. Holiest, perpetual curate of Frimley Grove, by burglars who entered his room in the deadof the night. FrimierGrove is a email village about a wide and a half from the Farn- borough station of the South-western Railway. Mr. Holiest was 'in his fifty- fourth year ;. he had held the curacy for seventeen years, and was universally respected. He lived in an old-fashioned brick house (standing in its own grounds, and distant about a hundred yards from any other house. On the night of Friday last week, there were in the house Mr. and Mrs. Holiest, their two sons, youths of fourteen and fifteen, who were at home from school, a man-servant and two maid-servants. Mr. and Mrs. Holiest slept on the first-floor. About three o'clock on Saturday morning, they were awakened by a noise in the room ; and saw two masked figures Vanding at the foot of the bed, with lights. Mr. Holiest thought it a trick of his sons, and goodnaturedly chided them for . the unseasonable hour they had chosen. Mrs. Holiest was not so deeeived, and she screamed in terror. The men instantly. seized Mr.. and Mrs.. Holiest, and, with pistols pointed at their heads, declared that if they made the slightest noise they would blew their brains aut. Mr; Hellcat, notwithstanding the imminent peril she was in, struggled hard, and at length succeeded in slipping out of bed and seizing a bell-rope ; upon which her assailant rushed round to the side of the bed, and threw himself upon her with such force as to snap the bell-rope asunder. He continued to stand over her with his pistol pointed to her face, and she expected to be shot dead every moment. Mr. Holiest, who was a very strong and active man, on dikevering how matters stood,- struggled with the vil- lain who stood ever him, and getting out of bed, was in the act of stooping down to reach the poker from the fireplace, when his assailant fired, and wounded him in the abdomen. Mr. Holiest was not aware at first that he had been struck, and continued to grapple with the burglar, endeavouring by every means in his power to prevent his escape. The report of the pistol alarmed the miscreant, who was standing over Mrs. Holiest, and he left her for a moment and joined his companion. This courageous woman, on aud- it* herself released., rushed to the fireplace, and, seizing a large band-bell, swung it to and fro several times. The burglars almost immediately left the apartment ; and, descending the staircase, hastened out of the house by the front-door. Mr. Holiest seized a loaded gun, ran down stairs, and fired at three men who were 411111:1111g across a lawn ; but, it appears, without effect.

On returning up-stairs, Zr. Holiest first discovered that he was wounded. He got into bed, and sent the man-servant for constables and a doctor. Ex- amination of the premises showed that the robbers had entered by a scullery- window, and then forced an entrance into the kitchen. The manner indi- cated that they were not novices. They had. set all the doors open, and fastened them back, so that they might easily retreat. They carried off much plunder. No immediate effort seems to have been made to track them.

When Mr. Davies, thelaraily surgeon, examined. Mr. Holiest, he at once foresaw a fatal issue. , The patient's sufferings were intense ; and at noon on Sunday it was announced to him that death was approaching. He received the intelligence with Christian resignation; took an affectionate leave of his family and servants ; expressed a desire to partakeof the sacrament, which was administered to him by a clerical friend and neighbour ; and he expired, M a state of almost unconscious exhaustion, between eight and nine o'clock on Sunday evening.

Sergeant Kendall, of the Detective Force, was sent from London on Sun- day night. The. local Police had not been idle ; and on the same evening three men were arrested at a public-house in Guildford. They called them- selves Smith, Jones, and Harwood. They are known as daring thieves, and have been several times in custody before. They were privately examined by a Magistrate at Frimley rumour says a strong impression of their guilt was created ; when taken tothe bedroom, Smith seemed familiar with'it. GO..

vemment has.offered 1001., and the family of the deceased 501., for the con- vietion of the guilty parties.

An inquest was begun on Monday. The Jury went to Mr. Hollest's beast, to receive his widow's testimony. She had only seen two men run across the lawn. They appeared to have linen masks. She suspected two of the men in custody. A. third man might have been in the bedroom and yet not be seen by her, from the interposition of the bed-curtains : she thought it probable a third man had carried off a watch that had disappeared from a table, as she did not see either of the other two take it. Mr. Davies and another surgeon gave the results of a post-mortem examination of Mr. ilolk•st's body. They found in the fold of the peritoneum, beneath the bladder, a common dark grey "marble," that had caused death, by passing through the intestines. Mary Gouldstone, a servant of Mr. Mayberry, a surgeon at Frimley Grove, identified Smith and Jones as two of three men whom she saw talking on a grass-plat before her master's house,et half-post twelve on Friday night. The moon was shining ; she took particular notice of the individuals, and was positive as to their identity. Smith and Jones denied this ; saying they could bring witnesses to prove they were not et Frimley. The inquest was adjourned for a week. Samuel Ilarwoosi, a brother of the man Levi Harwood, already in custody,- ,was arrested yesterday. A keeper has found in a plantation the masks worn by the men, made of green Waste ; and a piece of corresponding baize was found in Samuel Harwood's house.

Three men broke into the house of the Reverend 0. E. Vidal, at Arling- ton in Sussex, on the night of the 20th September. After stealing two watches from the servants' mem, two of the robbers, both masked, liugees- sively entered Mr. Vidal's room ; one was armed with the handle of an axe, the other with a sword. They compelled the gentleman to rise from his bed, show them where he kept his money, and procure the key for them. Mr. Vidal remonstrated with them, and warned them of the great sin they were committing ; upon which one of them placed the sword across Mr. Vidal's threat, and threatened to use it if he made a noise. After taking nearly 401. in money, the robbers locked the gentleman in his bedroom, mode tea for themselves before leaving the premises.

James Smith, a °ripple, who kept the King Street toll-bar near-Harden Bridge at Halifax, has been found murdered. His body was in his- bed, with the head nearly severed ; no sharp instrument was found near ; there were marks of bloody fingers on a wall of the'staircase ; a man's shirt-sleeve, apparently torn off in a struggle, was found, :saturated, with blend. Articles. were removed from their places, but it does not seem that anything was car- ried off; Si. in money and the toll-keeper's watch were safe. Two men. have been arrested on suspicion : the cap of one appeared to be bloody.

Edwin Moran, a relieving-officer of Manchester, has been committed for trial for the manslaughter of Andrew Murphy, on the verdict of a Coroner's Jury to that effect. When Murphy entered the workhouse he was very vio- lent; in a seuffie Moran struck him a blow on the head, which produced ex- tmvasation of blood upon the brain, and death ensued.

A middle-aged man; rather shabbily dressed, was noticed in the eve lurking about the Derby station. At night, a driver thought his engine lied gone over something on the rails; search was made, and the man's lifeless body was found : near it were three parcels which he had been stealing from the side of a luggage-van : while he was engaged in plundering the van, the passing locomotive struck him dead.

On Sunday evening, as the 7.50 down-train was proceeding between Wel- not and Upton Magna stations, a man named Daniel Burgess, a groom in the' employ of Mr. Nightingale and Captain Mueklesten, of Shrewsbury, we riding in the guard's or break van, with several others, among whose was his wife, standing up (there being no room for them in the carriages) ; he was leaning against the sido-doors, when they flew open, and he was preci- pitated out. The train was going at great speed at the time. Immediate search was made for Burgess ; who was discovered near the opposite with his skull dreadfully fractured, and quite dead. It is supposed that .in falling his head must have pitched against the rail on the other line; the concussion of which, from the great velocity of the train, must have caused instant death. He has left a wife and ten children.—Skrewsberla TOUrtilfi.

Part of Glasbury Bridge in Breconshire having. fallen down, communica- tion serves the river was established by a ferry-goat; but it was, very clum- sily managed. On Saturday last, seven labouring men being anxious, to get to their work, trusted themselves to the boat ; in the middle of the stream it gave a lurch, filled, and went down ; and five of the men were drowned.

Raydon Hall, a farm-steading about -ten miles from Ipsisieh, occupied by Mr. Stubbing, has been ravaged by a fire, supposed to have been caused by lightning. A vest quantity of agricultural produce, with very large bares.., sheds, implements, and other preporty, was consumed.