Meenees.—Two murders of peculiar atrociousness, were committed on Sunday evening,

at Portsinnutie The victims are Mr. Samuel lemegrey,aged nearly eighty, and Charity Jolifie his housekeeper aged about sixty. They had lived in a house in Prospect-row for twenty years. OH SINIAZIV even

ing, a neighbour who was in the habit of assisting the housekeeper to putt time feeble old man to bed, called at the door as usual ; but receiving no answer, she retired, conceiving time inmates had fallen asleep. As all we; equally silent next morning, the woman was induced to call a neighbour, wlm got into the premises by the back way through the yard, amid on looking through the kitchen window, he discovered a quantity of blood, and time obi woman lying on her side. A constable and some °them having entered, they found the woman with several wounds on her hands and face, as if inflicts by a slitter's hammer and a knife ; besides which, her head was nearly severed from her body. From time circumstance of the handle of a long brush being found broken in the room, it is supposed that the woman must have made great resistance to the assassin. On going up stairs, the old man was discovered lying on his back, dressed, with his walking-stick in his hand : his throat cut, and his brains dashed out, He had received two blows, ap parently from the instrument before mentioned one had penetrated the sled! and the brains had spattered across the room, and were seen on a hi:melee hanging on a chair, and the blood all over the wainscot. The murderer seem; to have been scared in the act of plundering the victims: a watch and seine plate were left in the house, and there was sonic money in time woman's pocket ; a chest was however open from' which money is supposed to have been taken. No trace of the assassin has been discovered.

A woman named Siddons, residing at Clerkenwell, was committed to Neegate, on Monday, for having caused the death of a female of dissolute habits. The deceased was in Siddons's lodgings, and was thrown down a ladder. They were both drunk at the time.

A. verdict of "wilful murder," by the administration of prussic acid, lee been returned in the case of a servant-girl named Judith Boswell, who lived servant with Mr. Biggs, chemist, Leicester. The girl was pregnant ; and plenum attached attached to Freeman, her master's apprentice, who had not only boasted of his intimacy with her, but had told an assistant in the shop that the deceased and he had been conversing about prussic acid. Both the apprentice and the assistant have been committed to prison.

Surctoe.—On Sunday afternoon, a young man, the son of a respectable undertaker of Battersea, walked deliberately into the Thames at that place, and when he hail reached to the depth of his shoulders, placed a pistol to his head, blew his brains out. It is said that the motive was a domestic quarrel. On Thursday evening, Mr. Henry Bosanquet, nephew of Mr. Sergeant Bosanquet,committed suicide in his chambers, Stone-buildings,

It appeared that he had applied a pistol to his right temple, which had entirely shattered his head, while another pistol which was loaded up to the muzzle, lay undischarged . on the table. The brains were scattered in all directions, and the carpet was soaked with blood. A letter was found iii his room, addressed to a gentleulanx one sentence of which ran thus--" You will

see that what I haye so often told you was not burlesque, for I now have the pistols both loaded in my hands." The deceased was only twenty-two years of age.

On Saturday, a porter at the White Horse inn, Bridgewater, on moving a basket which had been left to be forwarded to London, was not a little astounded, on thrusting his fingers through the twigs, to feel the clammy feet and toes of a human being. 'The basket contained the body of a woman who had been interred on the previous day ; and was addressed to a medical gentleman in London. Several packages of the same kind are said to have been of late sent from Bridgewater. e system of Burkism has been just discovered in the outskirts of Dublin. Three dead bodies, bearing evident marks of violence, were found in an old house, near the Circular-road, and packing-boxes ready for the purpose of transporting them, it is supposed, to Glasgow, where the prices are geed for such commodities—Letter in the Morning Journal.

Dose Rice—The Dublin papers mention a conflict hetween Orangemen and Catholics at Callahill, on the borders of the county of Cavan, in which some were killed and many wounded. The Orangemeu are described as haying mustered five hundred strong, all armed.

CRIME la FRANCE.—At Asson, a number of young persons quarrelled while amusing themselves with feats of strength. One of them killed (Inc opponent, and wounded two others. At Gurancon a young man quarrelled with his brother on some frivolous subject ; and in the heat of the dispute, buried a knife in his heart. A mechanic of Bagneres went to the house of a female, to whom he was paying his addresses. and, after some reproaches, fired two pistols at her, and then cut her throat from ear to ear. After seeing his victim expire, he reloaded a pistol and discharged it into his own mouth ; but having in the hurry forgotten to put in the ball, he wac found but slightly injured. Between Jussey and Bourbonne, a hog-dealer was murdered on the road, and robbed even to his garments.

The late Mr. Shield possessed a very valuable tenor violin, which be bequeathed to his Majesty, as a testimony of gratitude towards his Sovereign. When this was communicated to the King, he. was graciously pleased to accept it, but at the same time directed that the utmost value of the instrument should be paid to the widow of his late filthful and grateful servant—Marmonicon.

The health of the Marquis of Hertford is considerably improved since his arrival at Naples.

Lord Ian stuck is confined to his house, at Otdcely, from indisposition, report states from the rupture of a blood vessel.

The remains of the Earl of Bridgewater were interred in the family vault at Goddesden, on Thursday tseek. The Countess of Bridgewater, widow of the nehleman who held the title before the late Earl, is now said to be one of the richest ladies in England, and to possess property bringing in full 100,0001. per annum.

The Danish Admiral Olfert Fischer, who distinguished himself in the battle with Lord Nelson, died a few days since at Copenhagen, in his eighty-second year.

Hoax is THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—When important discussions are expected, it is the practice of members to put placards, inscribed with their names, on the backs of the seats they wish to occupy. At prayers on Thursday night, some wag put behind. Mr. Baukes's usual scat, a paper marked, " Mr. O'Connell at Prayers." Mr. Bankes on taking his seat, looked aghast ; he stared; looked again ; and at length attracted the attention of all the members, who laughed heartily at time needless alarm into which the 'nember for Dorsetshire had been so irreligiously thrown—Morning Chronicle.

Axerosucet. Sem:sere—Mr. Peel has given his sanction to a bill which will be introduced, by Mr. Warburton to put the anatomical schools in this country upon the same ffiotine as to facilities of procuring subjects as those of France.—Cinrespendent in the Times.

A beautiful new frigate was launched on Thursday at Chatham Dock Yard, christened by Lady Blackwood, Eurotas. On Tuesday his Highness Gaetano Starrabba, Prince of Giardinellie, and eldest son of the Prince of Sicily, look the benefit of the Insolvent Act.

Wiese—We learn from Yes/en/ay in Ireland, (which we reviewed last week,) that the prices of wine in Dublin in 1700 were—white wine, per quart. Is. 2d.; claret, Is. 2d.; canary, 2s.; sherry, Is.. 8d.; Portugal and sherry, except tete, is. 2d.; tent, 2s. W.; Rhenish, Is. 4d.

An honest rustic went into the shop of a Quaker to buy a hat, for which 25s. was demanded. He offfired 20s. " As I live," said the Quaker, " I cannot afiinet to give it thee at that price." " As you live!" exclahned the countryman, " then live more moderately, and be d—d to you" " Friend," said the Quaker, " thou shalt have the hat for nothing. I have soil hats for twenty years, and my trick was never found out till now."—Jou 31i 1/cr.

Tem LATE CATHOLIC AssoclATION.—Upwards of fifteen thousand members, qualified to vote at its sittings, had enrolled themselves itt this great national convention at the period of its dissolution. The qualification was cheap and simple. Au annual subscription of IL sterling, or upwards, con; stittited a member, after he had been proposed viva vow at one of the weekly meetings. Amongst the members were included one thousand four hundred nen-Catholics, four Catholic archbishops, twenty Catholic bishops, and two thousand six hundred Catholic clergymen. The voluntary contribution called Catholic rent, and by some invidiously termed " an inverted military bounty," is ascertained to have been paid (in sums varying from id. to 1(t0/.) !iv not less than three millious of the people of Ireland. It reached the Assocition through the hands of eight thousand local collectors; and apart from its usefulness as furnishing " the sinews of war," it acted as an instructive indicator of the public feeling, the peripdical amount being evidently influenced by every temporary subject of emteitement. Contributions to this fund were received, unsolicited, from Paris, Bourdeaux, Ilavre, Dieppe, Tours, Harfleur, Lisbon, Oporto. Rome, New York, Boston, Norfelt:, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Savannah, St. Louis, Quebec, Montreal, Newfoundland, and the West Indian Islands. The remittances were accompanied by letters and addresses expressing the sympathy of the contributors with the people of Ireland.—Diddin Evening Post.

The proportion which the Catholics of Ireland hear to the other sects of all denominations, appears by the Asseei.oien census, on an average of the total peFtlistien, to be about seventeen and a half em one.

SCOTCH TOLERATION BEFORE 7111: U:siose—The following extract from a

representation made to Parliament by General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, against granting toleration to the scattered remnant 'of the Episco palians, is edifying at present. The result has falsified the predictions.of the reverend alarmists :—" To grant a toleration to that party (the Episcopalians), in the present circumstances of this church and nation, must unavoidably shake the foundation of our present happy constitution, overthrow those laws upon which it is settled, needlessly disturb that peace amid tranquillity Which the nation hath enjoyed since the late Revolution, disquiet the minds of her Majesty's best subjects, increase animosities, confusions, discords, and tumults—weaken and enervate discipline—open a door both to uneurbed vice and to Popery, as well as other errors—propagate and cherish disaffection to the civil government—and bring the nation under the danger of falling back into the same or worse miseries and mischiefs under which it groaned, awl from which it hath been mercifully delivered. We do therefore most humbly beseech,—yea, we are bold in the Lord, anti in the name of the church of God itm this land, earnestly to attest that no such motion of any legal toleration to those of the Prelatical principles may be entertained by the Parliament,— being persuaded, that, in the present case and circumstances of this church and nation, to enact a toleration for those of that way (which God in his infinite mercy avert!) would be to establish Miquity by law, and would bring upon the promoters thereof and upon their families, the dreadful guilt of all those sins of pernicious effects, both to Church and State, that may ensue thereupon ; from which, that God may preserve all the htmourable members of this High Court of Parliament, shalt be our most sincere and fervent prayer." The historian, before inserting the above, writes thus--" They (the Assembly) considered the ruin of the Kirk necessarily involved in time measures contemplated by Parliament. They sent forth their representations and prayers, their petitions and their remonstrances—they wept and they groaned, they prayed and they fasted. Parliament, however, stood firm; it exercised its own discretion, whim a view to terminate religious contention, and to effect the settlement of Scotland."

Mr. Hume, as Lord Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen, has offered a prize of a gold medal and five sovereigns for the best Eugliell essay " On the evils of intolerance towards those who differ from its in religious opinions;" and a gold medal and five sovereigns, for the best English essay " On the comparative importance of scientific and classical instruction in the general education of mankind; and how far the studies itrthe Universities of the United Kingdom are directed to these ends."

In consequence of the incredible pressure on the poor's fends Edinburgh, the rate of assessment, which was 4 per cent last year, has this year been raised to 5 per cent.

Government intends to suppress the Professorship of Practical. Astronomy in Scotland, and to give the salary (120/.) to the Astronomical Society of Scotland, with a view of aiding them in making regular observations.

It has been determined to raise the salaries of the Scotch officers of Excise to an equality with those in England. The former have long laboured under disadvantages to which the latter were not subjected.

So great has been the quantity of grain brought into Leith within these few weeks, that there is the utmost difficulty in procuring warehouse room. Grain has fallen in Liverpool within the last ten days, about 15 per cent. An extensive failure has taken place there in the corn trade.