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The Calcutta house of Cruttenden and Co. leis failed for 1,100,01iOL ; but it is said, that the assets exceed the liabilities.
There is little doubt that the Thais, a Government packet, which sailed from Falmouth for Halifax on the 12th December last, has foundered. A late arrival from Halifax brings no tidings of tier. She belonged to one of a class called " Coffin-ships." During the last ten years, kit vessels of the same class have been lost at sea.
Mr. Ebenezer Jacob, whom the report of the Committee ortre House of Commons has unseated, is gone to DineTarvan, in company with Mr. Maurice O'Connell, again to contest the borough with Mr. Barron, who is already in the field. Mr. O'Connell has subscribed 1001. towards his expenses.
A wolf escaped from the Tower menagerie on Sunday afternoon, and attacked a terrier dog belonging to Serjeant Cropper, in one of the yards. The dog got away, and ran up some stairs to the room where his master's wife and children were sitting : but the wolf was so intent on the object of his pursuit, that he fortunately did not take the slightest notice of any thing else ; and having seized the poor dog,a second time, gave Mrs. Cropper and her children an opportunity of leaving the room unhurt, and closing the door. One of the keepers, who generally attends the wolf, was called; but the animal appeared to pay but little regard to him. At lenge' a rope was procured, and a noose being made at one end, and sliped over his bead, he was by this means secured and taken back to his cage.
A man who was discovered in Hackney a few days ago, offering counterfeit silver, ran off to Cambridge Heath, jumped into the water, and was seen emptying his pockets of the coin. He was pursued ; and in attempting to swim across the canal, was drowned.
At the Assizes at Taunton on Wednesday week, on the jury-box being cleared for a special jury, a Turk, in full costume, walked, unobserved by the constable, into the box, and took his seat ! The follower of the False Prophet was soon noticed by one of the counsel ; who addressed his Lordship by saying, " What gentleman have we in the box, my Lord ?."The learned Judge instantly looked up, and with the court, could not forbear laughing most heartily at the unusual spectacle then before them. His Lordship desired the officer to request the disciple of Mahomet to withdraw ; but kindly added, " Use him with civility."— 'Western Times.
Three persons were charged, at the Marlborough Street Office, on Thursday, with being drunk and disorderly in the streets. The first was "a gentleman," according to his own account, and lately a medical student. The second was a Captain in the West Middlesex Militia, with enormous whiskers and mustachios. Both of them paid the usual fine of five shillings, and were discharged. The third was a Scotehman, recently arrived from the North. He was told by the Magistrate that he also must pay five shillings; but replied—" I had certainly a drop too much, but I can't afford to pay five shillings for it!' Mr. Conant —" Why, the constable says that you have plenty of money, found on you." Defendant—" Yes, but it's just enough to take me hame again." Mr. Conant—" Well, then, you'll go to prison." Defendant" I canna help it : I winna part with the siller." He was then locked up.
The Symmetry, Captain W. C. Riley, sailed from Liverpool for China yesterday week. This vessel is Riley, first that has cleared out from any port in the United Kingdom direct, Company's ships excepted. She is a very complete ship, of about 550 tons burden, well alapted for the East India trade; is the property of Mr. T. Chadwick, of London, and loaded by Messrs. Acraman and Stitt, of Liverpool.—Liverpool JournA
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