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M JAS. CRAWFORD.

 $. GRiFFIfHS FISHER,

 JOHN B. TODD.

 MOBILE, January 23d, 1915.

 Gentlenen-I acknowledge the rece,pt of your note oi the 22d inst, tenderlng ne the compliment of public dinner, as a testimonial ol the estimate which you have beeu pleased 10 place upon my ser vices as Solicitor of lhe 6,h Judicial Circuit. Believe me, gentlemen, tha, nothing could be more gratif ing than this lro that in the perio' nance oi official tntes, always aburious and uIentnes most painful, had won the appreciation of yourselves and those you represent,

 The value of the compliment is enhanced by the high character of those who tender it.

 To say that this pubic manifestation of your ap. prosal oi my official conduct IS hat,eiing would he bal pary expression of my sense of the obga- ton II imposes and vet find il dIlcut 10 Sd, nore- may ,ou then, gentlemen, To be conen, with the assurance lai enterlaiu the l,eliest sense oi your kindness, aud that shall ever regard this public hIbition of il, an event of which 1 may be justly proud. IL repa,s me for all the painful anxiety l have so often felt in the discharge of my duiies-it more than coInpe nsaes for whatever regret may have Experienced al my rruuya from utice, and per. suati. uc that instead 0 quarreing with ile Legs- -lniur- for that removal shruld rather fec indebted to it, has called orih this public ryidence ,l the ,t'l, nee and respect of that community by which my uiic life bert known.

 | Profoundly touched as am by ihis mark of the esteem and confidence oi my fellow citizens, convey ed ougb you, must yet declhe an invitation ten dered wIth such giatiy ing expressions of ronsdera Iiou and regard. Zralous as my efforts have ever been, feel that te, have lalen far slIoit of the high value you have been pleased To place upon them.-- The app oval oi those amongst whom have labored l. surely my best reward, and ought iO and trust will, stimulate 10 seek usefulness to the of my abilItes m all the various relations ol citizen and man.

 BrggIpg you, gentlemen, to accept for yourselves and for those for whom you have acted, the assur- ances oi my respect and gratitude,

 remain your obliged friend,

 PERCY WALKER. To Messrs C. A. Iloppin, H. B. Gwatbmey, $. i W. Allen, Th"s. McGran, Chas LeBaron, T. San ford, Ihos. W. Mccoy, Ed. Harrison, HindInan Barney, J. W. Lesesne. Henry Myers, Jas. Craw. ford, 5. Griihhs Fisher, Jo B. Todd, Committee. FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EHGLAED.-The packet ship Garrck Captain Trask, from Liver pool, arrived at New York on the evening of the 18th. She brings London dates to the Huh and Liv. erpool to the 18th Dec.

 The following items, which embrace all of inter. est by this arrival, we extract from the New ork Commercial Advertiser.

 Letters from Gibraltar. of the Both November say that on the 29h, the United States frigate Cumber- land, accompanied by the Fairfield and Pl, mouth, arrived in the bay from Mahon. The Fair field cleared out. Lisbon is the desI nation of the Cumberland and Plymouth.

 The Bishop of Exeter's letter to the clergy of his diocese is creating great excitement. Remonsiran pouring in from nearly every parish and era distinguished Churohulen have expressed the r onViciIon that firm stand must now be made against the Romsh tendency in the establishment.

 Murders and midnight assassination appear to in- crease in Ireland. On the 9th ult ihe house of man named Powell was attacked by four armed rut- fans Powell defended ihe entrance, armed with Il pitch fork. gun was levelled al him through ihe window but his daughter placed pillar againl the win dow, which received the contents of the piece. The report attracted assistance and the men deca,nped.

 similar attack made upon ihe house of Il widow She despatched her snn inr assistance; he was shot al but escaped An Irish weekly paper contains the accouats of no less than ten similar out rages. Itt

 On the 9th ult. al the regular meeting of the Re- peal Associations Mr. O'Connell bitterly denonnced Louis Philippe iyrant and usurper. The rem for the week was 333 32.

 The French loan of 200 .000, 900 francs Ca little over $40 O0U .000) had been taken by the Roths- childs and de St. Di,ller x Baudon. The rate is S4 70. The terms are not considered advantageous for investment, but the scrip has been done for the coming out at from tp 2a premium. .-..

 The English manufacturers ore querulous for a re- ducion of the duy cotton-it will be effected, and undoubtedly made merely nominal. It ia their onI, hope of suppl, ing at profit the markets of the East Duties upon tobacco will, perhaps, also be abated and man, agrculturalists are conendng for a with drawal of the nl.t tix.

 At Aberdeen hast week was a large sale of GuHno in lots of tons. Capt. Barclay and several eminen, agriculuraiists were present The highest price was something short of 1 ' per ton aone sold fer less than G Al the last accounts from Ichaboe (Oct 3 300 vessels were loading, or of the coast.

 Such have been the exerlions made during the re- cess of Parliament to extend the system of railways in tI,o In,fa s,nrA 22O notices and plans of new railways were Sa.- urday, the 3Oh ull deppsed at the offices of the Board of Trade. .-.qaN

 The Paris journals offer little of political impor- iance. The Journa, des Dsbats, alludng Ihe cleo ton of Mir. Polk AS President of the United States

 "Wlat will bc the direct consequence of this eec- tinn jt is itnuossible To foreeiI with any degree of confidence. The party which has trump ed has n twolold mol dords: revision of the customs of lS42 anne xation of Texas. r-.I

 ''This double device was inscribed on the hammer of the victorious party, and it is in accordance with the personal opinion of Mr. Polk but he has not suf fcient ascendancy surmount the ob' taces which will oppose themselves to these two Il ensures.

 "The majority which has procured the slccess of Mr. Polk Is not an homogeneous najorty--lt Is one of coalition.

 ''iI has not chosen the new President because il sympaihises with hln, because il considers him man the most capable 10 exricaie the country from the eithatioh or diihcuhy m which she IS paced

 "The adoption of less protective tariff is little probable, and the immediate annexation of Texas less s0" m .a.f.I.l..

 SPAiF.-Madrid papers of the 3rd inst have been received The accounts from Logrono, and the north of Spa,n generally, are Aome ot them of a painful character. Asc"rdins 10 the Casfsiiano, the disco- sure made by Zuibanos led to the appresension of M. Gamba, General Iiprbc, the Advocate Oyne- ley, and number of other persons, who have been conducted 10 Logrono. The Eco d,i Comereio pub fishes letter from Logrono. stating that Zurbano's country house Tad been eyrled to the ground. the furniture burnt, and the cattle kiled Two hundred persons Were seized Ssragossa on the 26ib ult., eighty of whom have been thrown into prison, Council ufWar had been constituted for the trial of ,te insm gents in other districts. On the Huh, Mar vaez. in full unif,rm, appeared in the Chamber oi Deputies, and pessned bill for "srantir pensions [" the families of the officers put to death aiier being made prisoners, by the rebels in their recent at tenpts tie frontier of inc province Of Huesca."

 FRoa SoUTH AMERIcA.-We have the Sema- | mario dc Carfassna of November 10 and l7. These | papers furnish no inte diligence worth noticing from New Grenada but one of them gives n strange tale from Peru, m substance as iolows:- The house of the British consul at Arica having | been entered by order o ihe authorities, arrest certain individaal, the consul somph'Gedto 10 the |