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

LIVERPOOL, Dkc 30. Stock Ex ciianoh.— The market closed with firmness this afternoon. Very little stock has been offered, and prices hive an advancing tendency. — Caledonian Railway, Preference t*s. 9d. c 4 pm. ; Or* at Northern Deferred (Al 4* ex int •' Lancashire and Yorkshire

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

of the funds J»ill be holden at the LONDON TAVERN, Bish opsgatei "J-eet, on WEDNESDAY, February 14, 1849. The Most the Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Mid-- ex, in the Chair. A GE.VEHAL MEETING of the SL' RSCRIRERS will be nolden at the LONDON TAV ERN, on MONDAY.

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

JOINT STOCK BANKS London Jt. Stock, — I National Prov. of England — Colonial,— | Lond. and West.— ' MINES. Brazilian Imp., — I United Mexican, — Do. St. John Del Rey, — | Real Del Monte Unreg., — MISCELLANEOUS. Penin. and Orie. St., — | Koyal Mail Steam, —

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,