... MIDNIGhTr LAWMAKTNG. Tilr number of laws has always been deemed a heavy weight upon a nation, and any thing that tended to kevp them down in number, and make those that are adopted good in their kind, has been though11t a chief point in what is called Legislatio:i ; but the Whigp seem to imagine that, no matter what they are, the nurmber of laws is a blessing, and any thing that ' stops ...

... Iii EILAN11 P. (FiOM THE LATEST JOURNALS ) LimExICE, SEPT. 10.-An attempt was made last night by some villanous incendiaries to fire and destroy a farm- 6 house at Flagmount, in the North Liberties, by putting a r burning coal in the thatched roof, when the family had t gone to bed, and then fastening the door outside to prevent a the devoted inmates escaping from the flames. Fortunately i a ...

... 3FASHION& AND VAlISETIES The King of France has received from the Queen of Portugal a letter congratulating him upon his recent escape rnom assassination. We are sorry to announce that Madame Adelaide, the King's sister, is confined to her apartments by indispo- sition.-Galignani. It is said by letters from Vienna that the Duke of Bordeaux is not quite recovered from his late indisposittion. ...

... LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND J. S. BUCKING- 1IAM, ESQ. CORRESP0NDENCE BETWEEN LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND .. S. BUCKINOGAM, ESQ., IN REFEREBWC TO A;N ADDRESS DELIVERED AT SHEFFIELD BY BR. BUCIUNGRAM. (No. 1.) Tunbridge Wells, Sept .3, 1836. SIn: I find in the Standard of yesterday a report of some parts of a speech said to have been delivered by.you. at Sheffield. In these extracts; after commenting upoa ...

... FANMIONS AND VARIETIMS. The King of France has received from the Queen of Portugal a letter congratulating him upon his recent escape from assassination. We are sorry to announce that Madame Adelaide, ?? sister, is confined to her apartments by indispo- sition.- Galignaai. It is said by letters from Vienna that the Duke of Bordeaux is not quite recovered from his late indisposittion. The King ...

... IEENIING AT TIlE BANK OF ENGLAND. A General Court of Proprietors was held on Thursday at the Bank of England, to consider of a dividend for the half- year ending the 10th October next. The Governor of the Bank, J. PATTISON, Esq. M. P., took the chair at twelve o'clock, and stated, that the Court of Directors, considering the state of the Bank accounts, proposed that a dividend of 41. per cent. ...

... Oun Portsmouth correspondent this morning communi- cates the following melancholy intelligence:- We have just received intelligence that the Lord William Bentinck, *which some time since conveyed convicts to Sydney, and there took in 400 troops, we believe the 4th Regiment of Foot, for Bombay, is lost on her passage to that place, and we fear few, if any, of those who were on board are saved. ...

... XA SHi@O AbD VALRETIESi The 'King of France has received, from. ilthe.qusif Portugal a letter congratalittin bhu ?? escape from assassination. WL- 'are--sarry tO announae-*lrnt M1adame Adelaide, 1ie-Klng's sister, is confined to her apartments by indispo- sition.- Galignani. It is said by lettersornom Vienna that the Duke of Bordeaux is not quite recovered fironihis late indisposittion. The ...

... FUtEIGX JXTI-GEN^ SPAIN. Fon a long time past, thi aafiisr of Spain have fte*imd *a considerable part of *hlit is, eaed neun ; every p*e,; Whig or Tory, teems with expresses and articles onu the affairs of Spain; realno of paper ?? of, ink have been consumed on this subject;~ and'yet, we venture to say, that if a man were to read the whole of this mass of print from one end to the other, he ...

... REFUSAL TO PAY C'UR'ERATES.- Tg12 metlnof ?? !parihionra of St. Paul Caveat- Pr' den, was one of great importluce connected withi the dis- puted question of Church-rates. 'The mee'i- was c lled in pursnance of a requisition signed by several Tory inhabi- anes *ho, in fdeffance'of a ?? dectiion,'thought tie oens of -the perish bed not been fairly shown ol tbat oeca- ioo. Mr.. Ctsbbimoved that ...

... UNIVERBSA-L SUFFRNGE CLUB, - Om Tuesday night, 'the adjourned psiblic meetin, to diAS cuss the principles of this Club, purportedr to be fortnei ixt the borough of Fifishbry, was heldst' the Northunmerland Arms, Clerken'wll-greein. Mr. F. O'Connor unT. Mr. Hetherington Were' #esdnt. Mr. Whipple was in tbh Chair. The C tAI5IiAN S5aid, sev'eial meetings had o~dcsi6ally taken place to discuss the ...

... THE NEW POOR-LAWA'. To the EDITOR of the CHAMPION. 0 Sin; Of all the Oppressive Acts that have passed the a a Legislature (and that Legislature called a reformed one) the c Poor-Law Amendment Act, stands conspicuous5 as being t the most arbitrary, tyrannical, and unfeeling. No one that v has at all ?? its wdrkings, cn but be horror-stricken d with the inordinate powers given id a set of ...