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Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 29, 22 February 1844, Page 4

Latest Intelligence.

From our latest filet of English, Irish, Scotch, Colonial and other papers, wc make tho following summary. We have the gratification of announcing that trade continued to improve much, and was brisker than it had been for some time in England. Parliament stood piorogued by proclamati n to November 14. It wis m>t supposed, however, that it would meet befuie-'Jauaary. Tbe agitation in Ireland was increasing, and i» was currently reported that the Ministry had at length determined to put it down by force* Several interviews had taken plane betw<vn Lord De tirev, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and the members of the cabinet ; and upon His Excellency's arrival in Dublin, on tbe 6Ui October, the Irish PrivyCoiinoil was convened, at which it was expected that tbe first step would be to issue a proolomatio declaring the repeal meeting* illegal. Alter this an atcrapt would be made to prevent the assembling of large masses of peeple ; and this it was feared, would lead to bloodshed. The next news from England on this point will be most important. The lamentable disturbances in Wslei, committed by parties <li guised as women, and known as " Rebecca and her daughters," continued to an alarming eitent. At firM they confined themselves to the destruction ot toll-gates at which eicessive lolls were cha'ged, bat gathering courage from the impunity with wbioh they committed outrages, latterly they have taken upon themselves the right, of settling disputes bbout rents and tithes. Several •ncountcis between the Rebeccaites and the police had taken place, and two murders bad been committed. There bad been several serious riots in Ross-shire, the populace having on some occasions by force prevented the induction of ministers in place of those who had left the Church of Scotlaud and joined the new Recession. In consequence of the death of Alderman Wood, there was a vacancy iu the representation of the City of London. Tho Candida' B * were Mr. Thomas Baring, conservative, and Mr. Pattiaoo, radical. Mr. Alderm-in Magncy is- the Lord Mayor of London for thu ourreut year. The. splendid steamer Memrwn, belonging to the East India Company, ran ashore near Aden, when oooveying tbe July Mail from India to England, and became a total wreck ; every thing "as lost, bnt all the crew and passengers were saved.

New Zualand. —Mr. Thomas Ctitbbert 1 1 At rington, formerly Assistant Colonial S cretary of New Sooth Wales, who loat his berth owing to his conduct in a dispute with Judge Willis, the late Kesident Judge of this province, has obtained the appointment of Secretary to the. New Zealand Com. puny—Port Phillip Patriot. Jan. i. The Southern Exploring Expedition had reached England, and Captain Ross was reoeived withgreat distinction. The Grand Duke Michael, brother to the Era-p-rorof Kitsia, was in England on a visit to Her Mnjesly. The foreign news was unimportant. In America trade was brisk. la Spain, the new government remained in a very precarious state. In France, the only topic of discussion appeals to be the sayings and doings of the Queen during her visit to tint country. Colonel Malcolm had arrived in England with the ratified copy of the treaty of peace with China. There had bien a very extensive-fire at Kingston, io Jamaica ; upwards of lour hundred houses being destroyed. Tbe Earl of Glasgow died at Ediubnrgh, in bis 77ih year, and is sneced in his title and estates by it son, Lord Kelbarnc, the present member tor the oonnty of Ayr. The Times states that some strange discloanref may be shortly expected relative to certain bill n nitaciions, in which some of the members of the higiiei departments ot the Customs have been en* ga^d.

The Gt vernors of CheVa college have pu/chased, at £l2 000, a piece of ground adjoining the callage, tor tbe election of a church fur the [leniotiers, which c'-ureh will* also be free to the public.

The total number of bricks mad«* in England aod I in 18**, was l,*st\*s7 273, a decrease of •75.458, compared -.th 1841.

•tun insured by the fire-offices on farming stockf&c. far the past year, as coniain-.l its ret nns josi published by order of the ilutite uf Curumoas amounted to £53,00J.000. The Demvisb, A Persian Axecdote.— The • I ol litis interesting empire are otteu sop- '. by the superstiiious, to possest infallible powers of heeling diseases, and averting personal pelect. One of liuse itinerant physicians aoquirtd a fortune ti me years ago by reproducing the Human Hair through the unerring influence of KOWLAM/S MACASSAfI Oil snd is now settled at T-flit, mease and independence generally known, however, has tbe far-famed restorative become throwghoiit the Peisian Empire—that it is now to be bad of e>. respectable vender io Bagdad, Bslsors, Ispabai anew series of the- Arabian Nights Kntertamnirnis to emanate from Orirntial Genius, Kovst.ami'« M\casea\ft.'OiL w old assuredly be depleted in glowing e lolourt, as the grand conservator »f Female Fascination. The Human Voice AoToseatlOn.—The Psris Constitutional states that a mechanician of a I tula town in Bohemia has const ucted an automation which imitates perUetlv ilie human voice, psrticntlie soprana notes. It sings several difficult airs with the greatest accurscy. Shakes, runs, and chromatic scales, are all executed with surprising precision. This automation, in singing, even pro. • I certain word*, at) as to be easily ■■dantuu'ej. The inventor bopet to arrive at .such a point of perfection as to bring bis machine to pronounce all the wirds of tho best operas. He intends shortly making a journey to Piague and Vienna, to give concerts, and In tn thence to I'arU and the other cides of Europe. Latt September a yonng gentleman named TilHard, an idiot, son of a cleig\ ruan retiding near lluntindon, escaped from his keeper at Hertford, where he was under restraint, and meeting a child about 4 years of age, in a lane, be took the little) creature by the hand, and threatened to cut off it* head ; he then laid tbe child on his knees, and drew a knife acrost the oalves of both itt'legs, cutting through the fleshy part to the bone. The screams of the child brought assistance. On being questioned as to bis motive in doing so atrocious* »leed, he replied that he should now be tried at the astii s, and sent out of the enuntiv, He added that it would b» better he should be transported than be kept in confiurmeiit as he then wat. The unfortunate yonng man was given into custody, when bail was accepted for his appearance in case any charge wat preferred against him ; and he waa then k;iven into the care of his keeper. Tbe chHd is not likely to sustain any very serious injury. The convent of St. Margaret's, at Bruntsfield Link., near Edinburgh, was entered lately, and robbed of a gilt crucifix, which the thief no doubt mistook for gold, while in bis hurry he fortunately overlooked a silver crucifix worth eighty guinea*, A man hat been since apprehended with the stolen property in his possession. The Batavia (N. T.) Timet states that the sheriff and hit assistants performed the duty of hanging Beujaratn D. White, in a " manntr that met th* approbation of ail present." Some aentation has been psopuced in New York by the discovery o/ forgeries on varioas banks irs that city, to the amount of 23000 dollars. The forger is a youth named Henry Saunders, only 18 years of age- He is now, probably iu England, having sailed in tbe Great Western on her last trip here, before his roguiries were discovered. Ten of the city banks have suffered by this accomplished young swindler, the highest amount being 5000 dollars, and the lowett 500 dollars. Five out of tea of the banks are "in" for 3000 dollars caeb. He was olerk in the bouse of Messrs- Austiti, Wilderraing, fie Co-, aod so cleverly wore the signatures of bis employers executed, that the most practised eye, it is said, could hardly discover th« original from tbe forged writing. He is son of Dr. Saunders, an Englishman, who lived at Munhat* tanville. After Saunders left for England, part.of the money was discovered, and rettorcd to tbe parties.