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AN EMEUTE AT NORFOLK IS LAND.-An Hobart Town paper brought the following account of a daring attempt made by a boat's crew, employed in unloading a ship called the Governor Philip at Norfolk Island. On the morning of the 21st of June, at seven o'clock, the boat's crew were let out of the prison for the purpose of stowing the cargo of the launch, which was hanging to the stern of the brig. On reaching the deck, and seeing only two soldiers and the sergeant there, the crew took advantage of the absence of the other ten, of which the guard consists, and rushed on the two sentries and threw them overboard. The sergeant immediately shot one of them, named Kelly, when he was knocked down by the others aud severely wounded with a be laying pin. One of the soldiers was drowned, and the other saved by a prisoner named Wolfe. The seamen were then ordered into the launch, except two, who were told to remain on deck, and one of them was placed at the wheel, with a prisoner of the name of Moss, to assume the command. The captain, with his officers, hap pened to be below, and before they could proceed on deck the companion-hatch was put on, the fore and main hatches were also battened down on the rest of the guard and crew, and the mutineers were thus in complete possession of the ves◄ sel, but without any arms, except the pistols and cutlasses taken from the two sentries. Shortly after they had taken the vessel, one of the party proposed to Captain Boyle to furnish them with provisions, water, arms, &c., on obtaining which they would give up the

vessel to him and proceed to sea in the Island launch; but he refused to comply with their proposals, as he knew that the vessel must ultimately fall into his hands again, the prisoners being without provisions and water, to obtain which they must necessarily expose themselves to the fire of the crew and military, who were well armed, and only waiting for an opportunity to get on deck. Captain Boyle then broke the cabin skylight, and watched for an opportunity of shooting the man who was at the wheel; and, by a well-directed shot, he at length succeeded, and killed him on the spot. On the fall of the two master spirits, the others told the seamen who were on deck that the ship was theirs again. The hatch was taken off, and the ship's crew and the military rushed on deck; the latter fired on the surviving mutineers, killed three and wounded two mortally. The sergeant of the guard shot the corporal in the scuffle, mistaking him for one of the prisoners. The bodies of the killed presented a dreadful spectacle; one man's head was covered with blood and brains, and, but for the interposition of Captain Boyle, the whole of the prisoners would have been killed. The guard and crew consisted of twenty-eight men, exclusive of officers; and it certainly says little for their vigilance or prowess that such an attempt could have been made with any chance of success by a handful of unarmed men. The total number of killed and wounded are-military, one drowned, and two wounded; scamen, one wounded; prisoners, five killed, and two severely wounded. The seven remaining mutineers were fully committed to take their trial for murder and piracy.

25 AWFUL CATASTROPHE AND LOSS OF LIVES-GALWAY.-A melancholy accident occurred in this town this morning. At early mass, in the parish chapel, there was an immense concourse of people; the gallery, as is usual on Christmas mornings, was crowded to excess. One of the rails of the staircase, by the pressure of the multitude, was broken, and some persons in the vicinity having heard the crackling noise, gave the alarm, and cried out that the gallery was giving way. The consequence was, that a tremendous rush was made towards the stairs-numbers were thrown down the stairs and trampled to death by others getting into the street. Upwards of thirty persons were discovered to have been crushed to death. There were a great many, besides, maimed; all of the lower class, such as poor tradesmen, labourers, and servants. There was no danger at all of the gallery giving way; it was very strongly built, and would bear four times the weight that was on it at the time. There must have been between 4,000 and 5,000 people in at the time.

29. EXTRAORDINARY MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.-Within the last few days Covent-garden market

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has had a display of flowers unprecedented for the season. lips, narcissuses, rhododendrons, azalias, and camellias, have been exhibited in full bloom, as well as mignonette. Amongst other flowers were violets in very great profusion, heaths, bignonias, luculias, poinsellias, and camellias, all in excellent variety. The mildness of the weather is shown in the forwardness of every description of vegetation in the gardens, and the excellent supply of produce at the markets. From a meteorological register kept at Lambeth during the last week, the lowest point of the thermometer was 33° Fahrenheit on the night of the 23rd; and the highest 56° Fahrenheit at noon on the 22nd. From the meteorological register kept at the Horticultural Society's garden, at Chiswick, during the last sixteen years, as compared with the present week, it appears that the highest temperature was the 30th of December, 1833, when the thermometer was 56° Fahrenheit, and the lowest the 25th of December, 1832, when the temperature was 12o. From these observations it also appears, that the night of the 25th of December averages 27° Fahrenheit, being the lowest temperature in the year.

APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE.

The MINISTRY, as it stood at the meeting of Parliament, Feb. 3rd, 1842.

THE CABINET.

Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.

Lord Lyndhurst

Lord Wharncliffe.
Earl of Haddington.

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First Lord of the Treasury.
Lord Chancellor.

President of the Council.
First Lord of the Admiralty.

Duke of Buccleugh and Queens} Lord Privy Scal.

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Rt. Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart. Home Secretary.

Earl of Aberdeen.

Lord Stanley

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Foreign Secretary.
Colonial Secretary,

President of the Board of Control.
Secretary-al-War.

President of the Board of Trade.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Paymaster-General.

Chief Secretary for Ireland.
(Without Office.)

NOT OF THE CABINET.

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Right Hon. Sir William Rae, Bart. Lord Advocate.

Duncan M'Neil, Esq.

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Solicitor-General.

HOUSEHOLD APPOINTMENTS.

Lord Chamberlain.-Earl De Lawarr.
Vice-Chamberlain.-Lord Ernest Bruce.
Mistress of the Robes.-Duchess of Buccleuch.
Lord Steward.-Earl of Liverpool.

Treasurer of the Household.-Earl of Jermyn.

Comptroller of the Household.-Colonel the Right Hon. D. Damer.

Captain of the Gentleman at Arms.-Lord Forester.

Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Earl of Beverley.

Master of the Horse.-Earl of Jersey.

Clerk Marshal.-Lord C. Wellesley.

Master of the Buckhounds.-Earl of Rosslyn.

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SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR 1842.

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Robert Lindsell, of Fairfield House, Esq.

H. M. Bunbury, Marlston House, Esq.
John Palmer, of Dorney Court, Esq.

Cambridge and Hunting-} John Linton, of Stirtloe, Esq.

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E. D. Davenport, of Copesthorne, Esq.

Fretchville Lawson Ballantine Dykes, of Dovenby Hall,
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James Sutton, of Shardlow, Esq.

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F. Lousada, of Peak House, Esq.

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J. F. Fortescue, of Writtle Lodge, Esq.

T. H. Kingscote, of Kingscote, Esq.

J. L. Scudamore, of Kent-church Park, Esq.

G. G. Morgan, Brickendonbury, Esq.

H. Hoare, of Staplehurst, Esq.

Thomas Richard Wilson France, of Rawcliffe Hall, Esq.

J. B. Story, of Lockington, Esq.

Sir J. Nelthorpe, of Scawby, Bart.
J. E. W. Rolls, of the Hendre, Esq.

W. H. Windham, of Fellbrigg, Esq.

Hon. Philip Sydney Pierrepont, of Evenley Hall.

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E. Riddell, of Cheeseburn Grange, Esq.

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R. W. Baker, of Cottesmore, Esq.

Henry Justice, of Hinstock, Esq.

R. C. Tudway, of Wells, Esq.

George Henry Ward, of Northwood Park, I. W. Esq.

J. E. Piercy, of Warley Hall, Esq.

E. Bridgman, of Coney Weston, Esq,
Charles Barclay, of Bury Hill, Esq.
George Wyndham, of Petworth, Esq.
John Little, of Newbold Pacey, Esq.
Earl of Thanet.

F. W. Rooke, Lackham House, Esq.

Edward Holland, of Lenchwick, Esq.
William St. Quintin, of Scampston Hall, Esq.

SOUTH WALES.

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H. J. Williams, of Colt y Mawr, Esq.

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F. D. Saunders, of Tymawr, Esq.

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