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Three more counties—Dorset, Flint, and Essex—have made their lay demonstrations against the Pope.

In Dorsetshire, a Burnish priest moved an amendment ; and warned his hearers that the Infidel will use the quarrels and persecutions now fanned, as a weapon equally against the Christianity of the Protestant and the Catholic. An Unitarian minister supported him ; but in the division' they only numbered -"two hands " against the address.

In Flintshire, the place of the " perverted" High Sheriff, Lord Fend- ing, was supplied by the venerable Lord Mostyn, whose weight of years but little quenched the proper fire of a leader ; and Viscount Dungannon and Sir John Hanmer led an imposing phalanx of gentry in mingled pro- fessions of respect for Catholic friends and distrust and alarm of Catholic principles. In Essex, Mr. Hardeastle exaggerated the too mild address, by success- fully-moving the addition of a smart clause against Tractarianism ; and J Sirohn Tyrrell declared, with bucolic frankness, that " notwithstanding all his Tory prejudices," he intends to give Lord John Russell his hearty support. Some few of the continued• crowd of minor meetings present slight ex- ceptional features. From the Steurbridge meeting, Lord Lyttelton, the intended chairman, absented himself,; "because of the proposed allusion to Tractarianism. At Hexham, Wesleyan and Independent ministers with Catholic gentry moved amendments which were rejected by "an im- mense majority." At Newark, a Catholie-priest succeeded so far in the same line, that he was outvoted onky "by a lege majority "; Protest- ants being in both instances the reporters.

Pontefract and St. Alban's are busy with preparations for the choice of new representatives in room of Mr. Samuel Martin, raised to the bench, and MT. Raphael, deceased ; and a vacancy. for a county is in prospect, by the announced resignation, at the opening of Parliament, of Mr. R. Bromley, Member for South Nottinghamshire, "in consequence of in- creased illness." At Pontefract, the Honourable Beilby R Lawloy, son of Lord.Wen-, .lock, a Liberal candidate, is alone in the field ; Mr. Clayton, a Conserva- live gentleman of local position, having declined "for the present."

At St. Alban's, Mr. Jacob Bell, the wealthy chemist of Oxford Street, has commenced his canvass, with goodlirospeets. For Nottinghamshire, Lord Newark and Mr. W. H. Barrow are at pre- tient the only candidates " mentioned."

Mr. Joseph Hume having visited Southampton on Tuesday, to start a son for the West Indies by the mail steam-ship, the Mayor of Southampton Mr. Andrews, and about four hundred citizens of the town, gave 'hint a public entertainment ; and it is noted that the admirers of the veteran economist were not solely of the Radical class, but included a good sprinkling of frugal Conservativert Mr. Hume made a speech of encom

ragements, founded on the reminiicences of his long experience; a marked feature of which was his declaration of ,opmion that Lord .Tqhn Russell would willingly be a more liberal Minister if suppoited by a more liberal Houso of Commons, The Magistrates of Surrey, at a large special meeting of their body held on Monday, adopted the report of their Committee recommending the establishment of a Rural Police in those portions of the county without the limits of the Metropolitan Police district.

The Committee concluded, after examination of persons and documents, that the rural portion of the county, which contains ninety-six parishes, should be formed into three Police divisions ; to be called the Chertsey, Dorking, and Godalming divisions. The Chief Constable should reside at Dorking, as the most central point. The various lock-up houses should be re, and stationhouses erected, at an estimated cost not exceeding 1.; "which would be raised upon the security' of the police-rate, and re- paid with interest in twenty yearly instalments.' The total expenditure will be 62841. 78., the total savings 25741. ; there will be a balance of 37101. 78. for the cost ; and this balance will be so much further reduced when the proposed force shall have been a short time in operation, that the expense of maintaining the Police will, it is believed, be tittle felt the rural portion of the county. A Committee is to select a fit person for the important office of Chief Constable ; and the full Bench will elect the officer next Epiphany Ses- sions.

The Cambridge Magistrates have fined the Reverend John Fenwick, M.A., a Proctor, and his two attendants or "bull-dogs," Robinson and Boning, for an assault on Emma Thompson. While the three defendants were out at night searching for wicked women, they encountered Emma Thompson, a respectable modest girl ; and she was detained for some time, and question- ed : this was the assault. When Mr. Thompson waited on Mr. Fenwick respecting his behaviour to his daughter, the Proctor made some very lame excuses or explanations. He was lined 20s., and his assistants 108. each, with costs; but it would seem that the legality of the decision is to be con- tested elsewhere ; the University authorities at Cambridge and Oxford claiming police powers over the citizens, of a very unrestrained and almost an irresponsible nature.

Mary Ann Doe, the girl who told two such different stories respecting the conduct of the Reverend R. A. Johnston; was brought before the Brentwood Magistrates on Monday on a charge of perjury. The information was laid by Superintendent Coulson. The girl's solicitor objected, that it was in- competent for any one but the person injured, or a Judge of Assize, to lay an information of the kind. The Bench overruled this objection. Another objection was about to be raised, when the Chairman made an inquiry as to the amount of evidence at present obtained ; and the answer of Mr. Coulson induced the Magistrates to atop the case. The Chairman said—" This case is dismissed, on the ground that there is insufficient evidence to support the complaint. The Bench have come to this decision with the less reluctance, in consequence of their confident belief that subornation of perjury has been committed ; and they are determined that the matter shall be fully investi- gated." Some difficulty was anticipated in the apprehension of the girl, and the Police are said to have adopted an artifice to place her in custody. A man dressed in rustic attire, with a gun in his hand, was sent into a field at the back of the cottage where her parents reside. He fired off the gun several times, and the girl presently came out of the cottage to see what he was shooting at. She walked up to him ; and as soon as she came within reach, the disguised officer intimated to her that she was a prisoner, and immedi- ately took her to Brentwood.

Mr. Thomas Waters, a gentleman of Bedminster, while staying at Wrington in Somerset, made a very determined attempt to murder his wife, in a fit of delirium. He sharpened a knife, went into his wife's room, locked the door, and endeavoured to cut her thCoat,• she struggled with him, and they fell on the floor; he there persevered in his efforts, but she hold down her chin on her neck, and so preserved herself from a mortal wound, till rela- tives, attracted by her screams, burst open the door and saved her life. She was terribly disfigured on the face, and had one of her fingers cut off. Her husband was removed to an asylum ; he sank into a state of prostration al- most comatose, and died after three days of reaction from the intensely ex- cited state in which he had been.

A burglary with violence was committed at Frenchan Common, near Farnham, on Saturday evening. About eight o'clock, Mr. Marshall, who lives with his sister alone, was aroused by a loud knock at his front-door. On opening the door, he found a group of seven men standing round it; and as soon as he presented himself one of their number inquired the road to Guild- ford. Mr. Marshall was in the act of stepping out to direct them, when he was suddenly knocked down, it is supposed by a life-preserver. The men immediately entered the house ; but they were encountered by Miss Mar- shall, who, with great presence of mind, rushed up-stairs to procure a gun which her brother always kept loaded,— "I'll out at the same time, "ll fire at them." The villains caught her upon the staircase, and presenting pistols at her, dragged her to the front-door ; where they pointed out her brother lying in an insensible state on the ground, and cautioned her to be 9uiet. They then ransacked the house of everything of a valuable character at contained, taking off amongst other property a number of old guineas. Before leaving, they abused Miss Marshall in good set terms for not having more property in the house. Mr. Marshall was insensible for two hours, and has suffered much since.

More disastrous accidents from the explosion of engine-boilers have oc- curred. At Halifax, yesterday week, the boiler of a manufactory exploded while the people were all at work in the afternoon ; the boiler was the centre one of three ; above was a part of the premises occupied by the workers, and this became a heap of ruins, which the fires of the boilers set in a blaze, that was with difficulty extinguished. Many were buried in the rubbish, and it was a long time before the debris could be cleared away to get at the unfor- tunate people. Nine were taken out dead, and others were found very much; hurt.

Another explosion occurred this week at Bilston, in Messrs. Baldwin's col- liery. Though very violent., large masses of iron flying to a long distance and destroying buildings, no one was killed. The engineer was scalded, but is going on favourably. ne,1 3 MAI • Altar' person ten::, The 'Snit death hid' been imprudent Ope. Hall, he being- glgtili danger or1494 • 11 • - •

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