... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, JUNE 1. Mr. Easthope presented several petitions against Church ex- tension. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd presented a petition from Mr. Fear- gus O'Connor, complaining of the indignities to which he had been subjected, and gave notice that he would call the attention of the house to it on Tuesday. Mr. O'Connell gave notice that by way of amendment to Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's ...

... » A ver? excellent biiBtof the laten „ .—: In.'n Evan Thomas, sculptor, b> order nf Hyna> B^t., has been executed be n the W.h ordep Qfprwnt «Welt»ill ■ambridg#, 25/ with 5/. giv°n at the- eliurch- in vhich, with 30/. given li!3t vear, made n total of 60/ ths Duke of j Newcastle, 251.; Earl Powis, President, 30/. Sir Charles Morgan, 50/ Mr. Charles Morgan, 501., and Mr. A. Morgan, 5t.; Sir W ...

... The sentence of the Llanidloes rioters, will be found in another part of our paper. Unhappy men they are doomed to pay the penalty of their folly, in hearkening to the counsel of base Demagogues, when all but treasonable harangues excited them to deeds which the law was bound to investigate and punish. Two of them, we perceive, are sentenced to seven years' transportation! Had they heark- ened ...

... SIR,—In reply to the observations of Mr. R. Day, of the Crickhowell police, on the paragraph headed Capture of a horse-stealer and extraordinary escape, permit me to remark that nothing is set down in malice, or aught extenuated. The statement which appeared in your paper was perfectly correct. Mr. Day says he took the prisoner back to the same prison, but he does not say he put him in the ...

... THE LATE BRANDY SEIZURE. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-Ha,ing observed a paragraph in your peper of the 25th inst., stating that a quantity of brandy had been seised by Mr. Frost, an officer of customs, at this port, and that that seizure was made by information, I beg to say your informant was erroneous, not any information having been given to the officers upon the subject. ...

... NEWP6RT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. Wednesday last, the first anniversary of this institution, was welcomed by the members with feelings of triumphant re- joicing and in order to celebrate the arrival of this interesting period, a soiree, in a style of unusual brilliancy, was given. After mature deliberation on the part of the committee, it was considered that this would be the most acceptable mode ...

... NEWPORT. IMPORTS for the Week ending July 22nd, 1841. Bristol Packet, Bristol, 50 sacks of flour-A. G. Jenkins, Newport 10 sacks of malt-D. Lewis, Blackwood chest ot coffee-R. M. Toogood, Pontypool: 10 title rs-Yothergill, Pentwyn; 6 sacks of flour-J. Williams, Newport; 3 sacks of flour—J. Spritt, ditto 20 lumps—J. Fox, Abergavenny 3 titlers— C. Arthur, Abersychan; 4 hampers of cheese—J. ...

... DOMESTIC NEWS. Piiohov,vrtoN or Pakmamknt—TnuitM>A>.—Tlii> be, ing d'P day io which Parliament was prorogued, at twu o'clock, the Lord C hancellor, the Marquess of Normauhy, and Viscount Falkland, took their scats in the House ol Lords as her Majesty's Commissioners for a further pro- rogation.—Tbe Commons havinu been summoned, were represented al Ihe Itar by Mr. Hickman, die second clerk, and ...

... In a field belonging to Alt. t'hmj ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FilAiNCF. Cmi 1 sten 1 nr> of the CoMi'TF. OF I'auis.—This im- posing ceremony took place 011 Sunday last, in the Cathe dral of Notre Damo, and was performed by the Archbishop of Paris, in the presence of the King, Queen, and Royal Family, the Ministers, the Peers; the Council of State, the Foreign Ambassadors, the Marshals and Admirals of France, the Members of the ...

... given to him in Glasgow, and on his health being drunk spoke for a considerable time upon the doctrines of free trade, and the advantages resulting from unfettered com- mercial intercourse. The views of the learned gentleman are, by this time, pretty well known to Europe and from his being sent out by Her Majesty's government to treat with other countries in the spirit of a fair trading ...

... The following is a copy of the Confession made by Cour- voisier, and sent to the Home Office from Newgate on Tuesday last:— Newgate, June 22, 1840. On the Friday befoie the murder was committed 1 began two or three times not to like lilY place. I did not know what to do 1 thought if 1 gave warning none of my friends would take notice of me again, and I thought by making it a kind of robbery he ...