BIRMINGHAM, Saturday. THE HEALTH OF EARL TAI.BOT. Very unsatisfactory answers are now being given to in- quiries relative to the health of the above diotiaguished hobleman, who has for .o many years discharged the duties of Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford with so much

BETTING AT MAN OH ESTE ..-Friday. Chester Cup— looo to 12 agst Vesta (taken). 1000 to 12 agst Keler-hea (taken). Offers to take 1000 to 25 about The Tartar, and 1000 to 20 about Eagle's Plume or Great Western, and 1000 to 5 agst Canez ru. Derby.— 33 to 1 agst Strongbow (offers t

TRIAL OF MR. C. G. DUFFY. DUBLIN, S.TURDAt. THE DEMURRER-APPLICATION FOR FINAL JUDGMENT, At eleven o'clock yesterday morning Judge Perrin and Baron Richards took their seats on the bench. Mr. Duffy was placed at the bar, and the argument was resumed. The Attorney General Said he

Appointments. — Midshipmen T. Weld to the Apollo, troop-ship, at Devonport, and Henry Eden, to the Victory, flag ship, at Portsmouth. Mr. David Lowry, clerk, has been placed on the esta- blishment during the past week. We regret to state that Mr. William Thompson, chief clerk in

Amongst the papers distributed on Saturday at the Assembly, was a proposition presented by M.Antoine, tending to abolish the duty on potable liquors, salt, and tobacco, and to substitute for them the following direct taxes: — Whoever wears a cloth coat such as is used in full dr

Shortly after three o'clock on Saturday morning Mr. Alderman John Johnson expired at his residence, Millbank, after an illness of some months' duration. The deceased alderman, in conjunction with his brother (who still sur- vives), succeeding to his father's business, was in ear

Some most interesting matches were played in the Tennis Court, at Goodwood, on Friday last, between Barre, the well-known French player, and Tomkins, of Brighton celebrity, the result of which was as follows :— First Match.— Tomkins receiving half thirty, the best of five sets,

IxVGKNIOUSand EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY of JE WELLER V by a PRETENDED CLERGYMAN. On Wednesday evening last, between five and six o'clock, a robbery, unique in recent annals of swindling, of jewels and watches, was perpetrated on Messrs. Lambert and R nwlings, goldsmith*, &c, of No. 1

At this day's market English wheat was in moderate re- quest at last Wednesday's currency. We had a better at- tendance of country buyers, who took a fair quantity of free foreign at late rates. Those who do not want for present use point to bonded, whicii they obtain easily, at

The following important circular from the house of Lindsay, of Abchurch-lane, will be read with much interest. It clearly illustrates the certain results of a repeal of the navigation laws. M Freights remain somewhat stationary, bnt the tendency is towards an advance. Tliere has