... On Monday evening, the 21st ult., the annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the above society was held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street G. W. Alexander, Esq., the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. SCOBLE, the Secretary, then read the tenth annual report of the Committee, which commenced with a statement of the number of slaves at present existing in professedly Christian and ...

... HOPS. BOROUGH, MONDAY, JAN. 15.—Rather more business is doing in our market, and prices arc firmly maintained. The low quota- tations ruling have attracted the notice of speculators-, and a consi- derable quantity of the inferior, sorts of Hops have changed hands during the past week. Sussex Pockets 42s. to 58s. Weald of Kents ,52s. to 68s. Mid. and East- Kents. 63s. to 120s. ...

... ABERGAVENNY. I?y the death of our respected townsman, Tom Gabb, Esq., the following public offices became vacant:—Clerk to the Abergavenny District; Magistrates ditto to the County Court ditto to the Turnpike Trust. At the meeting of the Road Commissioners which took place on Monday last, the appointment of clerk to the Commissioners was conferred upon Mr. Christopher Gabb, (son of the ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRINCIPALITY.. Every Scotchman is bond and surety for every other Scotch- man.—HAZI/TX. SIR,—The remarks which I made in your paper of July 8th upon the article of Mr. Chambers have called forth some; observations from a person with the cognomen of A Scoleii, Mountaineer. The following admission which he mukes at the com- mencement of his letter does but confirm the ...

... THE CHARTIST TRIALS. THESE important and protracted legal proceedings have at lengtji terminated in the. conviction of the several of- fenders, aiid a sentence of transportation for life. In reviewing these melancholy results, we dare not in- dulge the feelings of triumph or 'anger sùglaringly mani- fested by some of our contemporaries. The spirit of party is sure to pass a crooked judgment ...

... THE LATE REV. JAMES HUGHES, OF LONDON.— On the evenings of Thursday, September 7, and Friday, Septtember 22, 1848, two lectures in the Welsh language were delivered at the Queen Square Assembly Rooms, 8, Theobald's-road, Holborn, on the life and writings of the late Rev. James Hughes, by E. W, Richard, Esq. The chair on both eccasions was occupied cy the Rev. David Davies, Guildford-street, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MARCH 22. CANADIAN REBELLION. Mr. GLA DSTONE inquired if instructions had been given to the Governor-General of Canada as to what course he should pursue in case it was proposed to him to allow the introduction into the House of Assembly of any bill giving compensation to persons im- plicated in tne rebellions of 1837 or 1838. Mr. HAWES said that, no instructions ...

... THE LABO-BST CIECULATI05T IN WALES. TO CORliESPON 1 )K'l\TS. enquires, Who is the member for Curd iff ? Whore' is lie ? and What is lie Also, Are tile clectori of r-Ws-iHsfied to be virtually in the same position as Sudbury ? To'the first question we answer that Dr. Niclioll was chosen by the « tree and independent electors at the last election, the second •tnd third questions we shall only ...

... THE CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL.—SALE OF COR- PORATION PROPERTY. WE elsewhere give a report of the proceedings of an imp01 ant meeting held by the Cadiff Town Council, for the purpc of determining whether a portion of their property, situated in the parish of Lanishen, should or should not be sold. It will be seen, that after a great deal of discussion, the question was decided in the affirmative, by ...

... TUESDAY, APRIL 18. BANKRUPTS. Edward Benton, Tottcnham-court-road, draper. Lucy Churchyard, Woodbricge, Suffolk, butcher. Wiliam Dyson, Wakefield, Yorkshire, grocer. Diedrick John Elster, and James Godfrey, Threadneedle- street, merchants. James Greenwood, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted spinner. Anthony Harrison, Bootle-cum-Linacre, near Liverpool, joiner. Mary Hetheringtou, Lyme Regis, ...

... THE BUTE DOCKS. WE arc constantly having complaints sent us of the un- protected state of the Bute Docks, arising from the absence of an efficient police force there the most bare-faced robbe- ries are constantly being committed on the shipping. The VXaff Vale Railway, and the Trustees of the Marquis of Bute's property, we understand, have both been applied to, and both refuse to interfere—but ...

... QUOTATIONS. Wheat- s. s. Essex, SulTolk, and Kent, to 54 Ditto White 43 .61 aad York- shire Hod 44 52 Northuvnber. and Scotch, White 44 52 Ditto Recl 38 50 Devon, andSomerset, Red 49 50 Ditto, Flour, per sack (Town) 44.50 3,5 Malting 33.35 s. S. Malt, Ordinary 5:2 to 54 Pule 54 CO 34 Peas; Hog' 37 38 Maple 34 42 Boilers 40 42 Beans, Ticks 34 .36 Harrow 2-7 37 Outs, Poland 20 26 Potato 22 27 ...