... To tihe Editor of the Bristol iercury. Ssa,-i observe in Felix Farley's paper of Saturday last a letter from A Constant Reader, in which a charge is brought against a certain Town-councillor that he had been a little too lTberal of his epithets, inasmuch as, in his voting-paper for the election of aldermen, he had designated Mr. Wood as James Wood, Esq., of Stoke's croft, gentleman,-this ...

... znr ;-E. d RicPDAi. AssOCIATeON, Feb. 26.-On the motion of r Mr. S. O'Brien, Mr. John O'Connell was called to the chair. The Chairman thanked the meeting for the reception they Ihad given him after his return from London. He was de- lighted at the kind manner in which the Irish Liberal meni- bers, especially his father, were received by the English people (hear, hear). Enthusiastic as the ...

... = -- C---- O xX ly:. C ON . LORD TV. PAGET V. TIHE EARL OP CARDIGAN. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, TUEsC.sm .Before Lord ChlefpJus tive T'inda aud a Speciat Jury-Shortly atter nine o'clock, when the doors were opened, tile court was crowded; but in consequence of the excellent arrangemoentsnade to seoure order, not the least confusion ocourred. The Lord Chief Justice took his seat on the bench at ...

... THE -FLD9RS AT SHAPWZCR, SO IMERSETSHIRE. e' wvere enabled last week, exeluSis - ofuns u r~eaders with such partioularts as had thea transpired of a seriestofumurders of ahor-rid descrip~tiOni,recently discovered to irave taken place at ShaplwiCk, a village about eighmie -Fronsi lridgwater, Sorrersek.-uh ieivsiaino h Our report, last weiboghvieivestgaio o the 'ibarges against the accused, ...

... The nintb anniversary of the Bristol Auxiliary of tire Home Missionary Society was held on Tuesday evening, ait the T'abernacle, H. Britian, Esq., in tire chair. 'IThe attendance Was by no means us large its eostd he desired, although, perbaps, presenting souse slight inmprovement on that of last year. A bymn having been suing and a lplrayer odered tip by tile Rev. W. SPCNCUM, of Devonport, ...

... MISCEFLJAN 0U AS. His majesty the King of the French has become a member of the R1o4ol WVesterno Yacht Club. T'ie Roman Catholic Institute is about to be re-establi shed, with the view of educatitog poor Catholic children throughouet the country. A new gas company having been started in Whitehaven, ithe old company has reduced its charge freon Ss. to 4o. per ieeo feet. The funds of the Churcl ...

... RAILWAT ZNTE'LZT!WNCE. V. WILTS AND SOMI ESET.-A meeting of the committee of e this company was held at Trowbridge on Tuesday. Mr. Walter I Long, M.P., was in the coair. The repertof the Board of Trade dwaes read and highly approved, and a pledge was given on be- hIlf of the Great Western and the Wilts and Somerset Compa- nies that a bill shall Le brollght into parliament in the unsaing r, ...

... PROVINCZAL ZNTELLIGENCE. SOMERSETSHIRE. BANxWaLL.-Mr. J. P. Anderson, professor ofelocution, delivered a lecture on the writings and genius of Shakspere, &c., in the Temperance-hall, in this parish, on Monday even- ing last, to a respectable audience. WmNcscomiE.-This parish was the scene, on Wednes- day, Thursday, and Friday nights last, of disgraceful and .outrageous riots and disturbances ...

... lic MR, GRENVILLE Brn~tRLEY has, since our last., proceeded Ise rson his canvass through West Gloucester. His friends sn. say that he has met with good encouragement: his 'S, opponenits assert that he has been very chillingly received. r.As we last week gave a full report of the hion. gentle- ok. man's statement of his opinions, it is unnecessary to re-publish Isis sentiments. A few salient ...

... DOMESTIC INTELLIG#INCE. TapE QUEEN'S BALL.-The Queen gave a grand ballI on Friday night, at Buoldngham-pslasce,~ to royal, diplomatic,' Cal 'official, and other distinguiehed persons, to the number of about bal a thouean'l. The state rooms blazed with wax-lights and theO lustros, and were profusely adorned with exotica and rare plants. I The 'Queen was dressed In blue-.a gauze over silk and ...

... A meetingof Nonconformists was held on Wednesday evening last, in the School-room of Castle-green Chapel. It was con- vened by circular, which stated it to be- for the purpose of considering the course proper to be adopted in reference to the recent proceedings in parliament relating to government educa. tion; and also In what manner the exercise of the suffrage at the next election would ...

... FOREIGN & DO(MESTICN TWrELLIGENCE. Txn~ Wi.,sT-INDIA MAttI,.-'rhU tioyal Mail Company's steameir Dae airivnil r; S.'atuoirllitoi III lli11railay. By this o a arrival welearn thiat there wansagreat w~iitit friliipiiitig at ,lallintiol iialand other poloniie,. 'l~e lie wsppetnr all speaik if ain abandilit ~-crop.) eel Or lie Itw,1ishidg condition of thle young citiesB. A great dleal of sickness ...