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Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 14, 8 November 1843, Page 3

A gentleman, residing at Milton, near Graven end, a native of Faverslram, who, f.i many years, carried on an extensive business at Ramsgate, after eleven years’ study, lias succeeded in completing some machinery, which will,' when brought into use, be imagines, supersede the aid of steam power. It may, lie thinks, be applied to clocks of any description, rtquiring no winding up when put together, and will continue going so long as the materials last. The notorious Richard Carlisle is no mere. ||n died in Febrnaiy, ami was (nine.l in the K.iisuh Green Cemetry. A large concourse ot p<ople as ; sembled on the occasion, and bulb fits sous pmtested against Hie officiating clergyman reading tlie burial set vice at the grave; lit hn«'ever persisted, and during the time so occupied il cy retired to u console)able distance, Mr. P. W. S. Miles, M.P, f<n Bristol, was about to inairv a daughter of Sir Rpl.eit Peel. Lord I y idoch challenged Lord Brougham, u he in a debate, had attributed the atioeittes committed at the taking of Si. SeliasiiHii Ili a Whig General. Lord Willi mi Russ. il was ,Beot fo deman dj B..is taction,which, however had not been made. Election op Chief Rabbi. —The following has been sent to us by an anouymons correspondent i—The presidents of the various Jewish synagogues in Great Britain havo been requested lo proceed immediately to appoint delegates from their congregations, and to intimate their names to Mr. Simeon Oppenheim, tin seceretary of the gn at synagogue, preparatory to their assembling in London to elect a chief rabbi of the Jews of the British empire, in the room of . the late Dr. Hir-chel. Several eminent men are mentioned as candidates for the important office. A New York Paper records the I death of John Binary, of Galena, Illinois, at the ' agtjof 119 years.

It is very doubtful whether Sir Augustus d’Este is not the next lawful heir to the throne of Ireland after the descendants of the late Dake of Kenj and the present King of Hanover, and to the throne of Hanover after the present Royal Family, ltiir. O’,Connell, 'whose opinion as an Irish lawyer is entitled to great respect, has given it as his opinion that Sir Augustus d’Este is legitimate id Ireland, the Royal Maniage Act having never received 1 the assent of the Irish Parliament, and' there is every reason to believe that he is equally *o in Hanover. — Liverpool Times. Tbe Royal Marriaga Act never having extended to Ireland, Sir "Augustus d’Este is now, as a matter of course, Baron of Aiklow.— Freeman’s Journal. Mr. Fox has addressed a letter to Mr. O’Connell, in which he tells the hon. and learned gentleman, that in Consequence of his agitation for the repeal of thejL'niou, and as he sets at naught the privileges granted him by the Emancipation Bill, he (Mr. Fox) intends to move that the act be repealed. News have reached Lloyds of the loss of tbirtyc six vessels on the American Coast. The Electric Telegraph has been improved and now goes 120,000 miles per second, — Scotsman. Mr, O’Callagban, of Baoagher, in the course of a long address, stated that several Orangemen in the above town bad become converts to Repeal. He observed also that in tbe part of the country from wbicb became he could inform tbe meeting that the people were determined not’to submit Iq any attempt to put down tbe Repeal agitation.— Mr. O’Connell said the repealers would obey any law that would be passed, but be thought it would be ratfier bard to get a law that would gag eight millions of people. The Carnarvon Herald of the first of June says a claim for salvage, of an extraordinary nature, has been made by the owners of the Ann and Susan. Die crew saved the curate Irom a watery grave; the owners intend makings claim for salvage on (his year’s tithes. Sir Charles B. Vere died at Bath on the Ist April, and Mrs. Honey, the celebrated actress, on the following day. Father Mathew had accepted an invitation to visit the United Slates, front the Temperance societies at Philadelphia Prince Albert has been appointed Constable Governor Qf the Castle ofWiudsoo. The Prince of Wales has a treasurer, a chancellor, and keeper of tbe Great Seal—secretary, clerk, and auditor appdined. ■ The collection of books, 45,000 volumes,belong; ing to the Dqke of Sussex, lias been offered to ■he Brifisb Museum at a valuation. The Grand Cayman, oue of tbe three island, called Caymans, lyiqg between Cuba and Jamaica, uad been sunk by tbe eqrthcjuake.^ The will of the fcelebrated Richard Arkyyrig(its was proved the other day in Doctors Commons. He leaves to fiis son Robert, £ 100,000 ; £50,000 ; Reter, ,£IO,QQO ; ; Joseph, £80,0050; uis grandson Francis Hort, £35,000; to many other’ relations sums varying from' £(i, 000 to £7,000. The Princess Augusta of Cambridge is to be united to the Grand Duke of Mecklinburgb, and an application has been njacje to Parliament to settle £3,000 per annum upon her; the ceremony will take place the first week In July. The King of Prussia was all hut killed at Potsam by a stag. It appears by » return lately printed, that the losses by fire in Liverpool during the last seven years and a half amounted to £791,716. A shock of an earthquake bad been felt in HoI« land. Tbe wings of Mr, Heusou’s aerial tuaohine were, being made at the Montpelier Gardens. Her Majesty bad presented a donation of£looo 10 the funds of (be Blue Coat t School, An order in Council had been issued prohibits ing any of Her Majesty’s subjects from trading at my of the ports of China except those opened by the late treaty with the Emperor, under a penalty 11 J_ 100, or three mouths rnipiisonuieni. Mr. Steele ;tud Mr. O’Connell’s eldest »ou were about going out to America to agitate the “ Repeal ol lire Union." An attempt was made at Milan to assassinate the Viveros, wlm'ii failed. A Mr. Bain, ol VVollon, near Wick, annonnees >v means of wuicii lie can, “ by one set of types, ,ei up a newspaper in London, and print it snnultaneou'l) in every loWrnn England and Scotland, nearly as ta-t i, Ihe steam machine throws off tbe ,beets ’ Thi* will beat piano printing all to nothing.-- Brighton Gazette. Th< liouoia'ile Lady..Colville, xvas burnt to death try bet dias» catching lire when s/ie was sealing a ,eita*r. Tue Riglil Rev. Dr. Lipscomb, Bishop of lamaica, liad ilied. Lieutenant General the Hon. I*. Sluait, vt,f< appointed;, 'to be Govi-rnor of Malta; K. Burgees, Em|., was appoinird lobe lluef I’olice V| agis li ate 111 tin* Gland of Vail Diet men’s Land ; Hie R.-v. (i. Giles was appointed io ie Chaplain to llo* I*'--mhLt Pcii.ientutry, Van Diee urn’s Laud ; Lord Fitzgerald, the President of ths Board ot Control, died in May. A liberal suhvcripiiou lias commenced in aid of tbe sufferers limn the late dteadlul earthquake lu the West Indies. the leadiii,* contributors ure die Queen, dot)/.; the Q ,een Dowaiger, 50bf. ; Prince Albert, lot)/.; .Sir Robert Peel, loth. ; the Duke ol Wellington, Ititlf. ; Lords Abcideeii and Stanley. 100/. each,’ the Duke <rt Bucclench, 100/. ; all tbe members of tbe government, and the most distinguished of our nobility had subscribed. Some practical good towards our agricultural p*or may he expected from a commit tee of the ■ h use of Common*, which is to inquire into the propriety of allotrng to industrious men certain portions of all waste lauds winch may be enclosed b> hct ot Parliament, The committee wa-> agreed to lust night, on the motion of Mr. Oowper, whose pioposul was It null v received t>y the bouse aud tbe government. A doUiuon ot one thousand pounds has bet-u" leceUtly given from Hie Wesley aa Centenary Fuad to the British and Foreign. Brule Society,