ebe Country.

Mr. Henning, one of the most considerable of the resident land- holders of Somersetshire, is about to convene a meeting of that ex- tensive county, for the purpose of considering a plan for the commu- tation of tithes. He is, we are told, a tithe as well as landholder, and some of his nearest connexions are in the Church ; and yet he proposes to take a tenth of the present rental to be charged on the land in lieu of tithes.—Globe. The Bristol Compensation Bill is now in operation ; the Commis- sioners ander it having held their first meeting on Friday last; when their clerk, Mr. Britten, solicitor, was instructed to give notice to the parties who suffered during the riot, to send in their claims. The rated inhabitants of this city are likely, for some years to come, to have the satisfaction of paying annually, in local taxes, about 60,000/.—a sum nearly equal to one-half of the rental of the city. Government ad- vances Exchequer Bills for the immediate liquidation of the claims.

On Thursday, last week, a dinner was given at Hastings in celebra- tion of the Reform triumph. It is computed that 20,000 (v. 2,000?] people sat down to dinner at the tables, eighty-four in number, which were arranged in the best possible manner. In the triumphal arch were placed, between the flowers, five boys dressed so as to represent the four , Ministers, Earl Grey, Lords Brougham, Russell, and Althorp ; a fifth Sat in the centre, attired as his Majesty.—Globe. [Was not this rather a childish way of celebrating Reform? Lord John Russell has some of the freshness of youthhood about him still ; but the boy Premier and the boy Chancellor must have had great powers of face if they did not create laughter instead of admiration.]

• A public dinner, to celebrate the triumph of Parliamentary Reform, was given, at Sunbury, on Saturday last, to between 400 and 500 of the poor and labouring class of the parish:

The good folks of Ware' of John Gilpin notoriety, had a splendid Reform fete on Tuesday. About 3,000 of the poorer inhabitants were

dined on the occasion.

, The friends and admirers of Lord Althorp, at Northampton, intend to erect a statue in bronze to testify the high sense entertained of that

• great man.—Northampton Free Press.

The Standard of Saturday last announced that the fleet under Sir Pulteney Malcolm, which sailed from Plymouth on Wednesday, in- tended, after joining a French squadron, to proceed to the Scheldt. The Anti-Dutch armament arrived on Saturday at Cove ; rather a roundabout way to Holland, it must be confessed.

The spinners and manufacturers of Crompton and its vicinity, have unanimously- agreed to commence on Monday next to work four and a half days per week.—Manchester Guardian.

The principal manufacturers of Keighley have granted to their work- men (woolcombers) one farthing- per powocl in advance on wages ; which, to regular workmen, will average Is. 3d. in the week more to their pre- sent pay.—HaVia. Express.

Extraordinary precautions have been taken to prevent the possib:lity of the publication of any of the proceedings of the Military Court of Inquiry, now holding at Weedon Barracks. Mr. Marryatt, solicitor, of Birmingham, and Mr. Wooler, from the office of Mr. Harmer, of London, who are retained on behalf of Somerville, were required, pre- vious to their admission to the Court, to sign a written declaration, pledging themselves and their client not to publish, either directly or in- directly, any portion of the proceedings, until the result shall have been officially notified to the House of Commons. The solicitors have been informed that they are not at liberty to interrogate witnesses them- selves, but that they may suggest questions to their client, who may put them or not at his discretion ; neither are they to be allowed to ad- dress the Court. A short-hand writer has been sent down by Govern- ment, to take a full report of the proceedings.

The Stadt Altona, arrived at Hamburg from Greenland, gives the following report of the whale-fishery. The Dordon, of Hull, 5 fish; Volunteer, ditto, 5 fish; Eagle, 1 fish ; and another Hull ship, name unknown' with 1 fish and 2,000 seals ; Commerce, of Peterhead, .5 fish; Eclipse, 1 fish ; and Perseverance, I fish.

By the °reeking down of the Lake Tourist coach, the other day, within a mile of Cockermouth, one lady had her leg so severely frac- tured as to render amputation necessary; two gentlemen had each a leg and one an arm broken. The coachman's ankle was dislocated. The parties hurt were outside passengers ; the inside passengers escaped =hurt.

On Saturday sennight, five boys, the eldest not more than twelve, went to bathe above Stokebridge, Ipswich. William Barnet, aged eight, went in first, and in a few minutes got out of his depth and sunk. A lad named Lane, aged ten, immediately plunged after him. He caught hold of him, and the other grasped him tight by the neck ; in

consequence of this they were both grasped Gazette.

One of the stands at the Derby Race-course fell the other day, while nearly 350 were on it. One man and one woman had each a leg broken; one man had both an arm and a leg broken ; a fourth had his ankle dis- located; and thirteen others were more or less severely bruised.

• On Thursday, last week, a destructive fire broke out in the village Of Chudleigh Knighton. Fourteen houses, a barn full of wheat, various outbuildings, a calf, and ten pigs, were destroyed.—Western Times. •

A destructive fire broke out the other day at Bradnich, near Exeter, 'Which in less than two hours consumed fifty houses. An old man named Insersant lost his life, and several others were severely injured. The fire is supposed to have originated from a chimney in a baker's shape

. On Sunday sennight, the schooner Joseph, Captain Foster, from toole, bound to London laden with coals, struck the ground a little above Barton, and sunk. The crew were saved; but a child, five year's of age, the daughter of the Captain, was unfortunately drowned. A considerable portion of the stores of the Boyne, burnt .at Spithead in 1795, have lately been raised, by means of the patent diver. Among the articles said to be recovered, is a case of wine, belonging to the Captain, the late Sir George Grey.

A young married woman named Garrat, shot herself at Boston, on Thursday sennight; the ball lodged in the roof of her mouth. She is not dead.

In Worcestershire, the wheat crop will not be a very heavy one, though the barley crop has every appearance of abundance.—True Sun.

On Friday, a poor man was found banging in Benall Wood between Cheltenham and Gloucester, quite dead.

On the 17th instant, part of a field of barley belonging to Mr. Tho- mas Davidson, at Swinton Bridge End, was cut down perfectly ripe.... Kelso Mail.