... The following morceau extracted from a recent publication is full of powerful interest. In the centre of the vast and gloomy grenier, extended on a lit de sangle, lay the emaciated body of Louise de Clairville-of Rochemore's destined bride. It was surrounded by as many tapers as Valentina had been able to procure the light of which, while it served to scare the reptiles from their prey, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Thursday, May 21 (continued.) After a long discussion, Mr. Spring Rice's motion for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was withdrawn, and it was ordered that the Speaker should issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the county of Clare. Friday, May 22. There was no business of general interest.-Adiourned until ...

... This ancient and truly magnificent edifice, at once the Im- perial Palace, Fortress, and Mausoleum of many of our illus- trious Sovereigns, has been of late much adorned by the im- provements made in some of its exterior departments, and particularly by the alteration, or new modelling, of the north front, which overhangs the great slopes. As those adornments have been heretofore most minutely ...

... Monday, May 25.—In the course of the preceding week there was a moderate supply of English corn and flour. The foreign arrivals of wheat, barley, and oats were considerable, with some flour from America. This morning the samples of corn fresh up are trifling. The prnnest parcels of wheat continuing scarce ob- tain rather more money but the general qualities meet a slow sale, at the terms of ...

... Borough, Monday, May 25.—Our hop market for the last few days has been rather brisker for new pockets, at about the same currency. New Sussex, 80s to 88s Kent, 86s to 95s. Duty, £123,000 to £ 130,000. A few flies are reported both in Sussex and Kent, it is too early to attach any importance, in a week cr ten days probably we can speak with more confidence. ...

... CHANCERY REGULATION BILL. The Eurl of Eldon proceeded to draw their Lordships' attention to that particular clause of the bill which imposed additional du- ties on the Master of the Rolls, and said that he had conversed on the subject with his Honour, who thought that his duties were quite enough at present. The Lord Chancellor, in reply, said, he had introduced a clause to exempt the present ...

... ALEXANDRIA, April 3.—It is still feared that the Rusa ^.s will blockade our harbour. The auxiliary corps fowPiie Sultan, the formation of which has been going on for some months past at Cairo, with great activity, will, it is said, very soon commence its march through Syria, and consist of 12,000 infantry and 1000 cavalry, or, as others affirm, of 20,000 men in all. Mahmoud Bey, formerly the ...

... CLARE ELECTION.—It is said by his friends that Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald will be again put in nomination for the -county. It is likewise reported that a son of the Marquis Conyngham will also set up on his father's interest, and that a borough has been kept for Mr. O'Connell, in the event of his standing again and losing the election. STATE OF HEALTH OF THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.— -Sir John Leach is ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS, io our poetical correspondent at Newport we offer our thanks, for his two metrical pieces but we must, however reluctant, decline' to insert either cifthern-thefirst, because it is on a subject which has lately caused more excitement than it will be wise to revive the remembrance of; and the last, because no lines of ordinary merit on the fall of Venice, will, in our opinion ...

... By Ike late Henry Neele, Author of the Romance of History. Thou sylvan Wye, since last my feet Wander'd along thy margin sweet, I've gaz'd on many a far-fam'd stream Have seen the Loire's bright waters gleam; Seen Arveron from his wild source gush The dull Scheldt creep, the swift Rhone rush And Arve, the proud Alps froward child, Run murmuring thro' its regions wild But none to my delighted ...

... The medical professors, who commenced their lectures on the 1st of October, having finished their courses for the session, a meeting took place on Saturday for the distribu- tion of prizes and honours in the medical classes. Notice that prizes and honours were to be awarded was given to the students some time ago, and those who came forward as competitors have been engaged for the last ...

... The following is said to be the account given by a Burmese historian of the late conflict between that people and our Go- vernment in the East Indies. It reminds us of the French Bul- letins in the time of Buonaparte, when any success in the slight- est skirmish was magnified into a superb victory, and defeat was either not acknowledged or attributed to circumstances, which always left the ...