... COUNTY MILITIA. — In consequence of his Majesty's Proclamation, contained in last Tuesday's Gazette, for filling up. vacancies in County Militias, his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, as Lord Lieutenant of this County, has appointed a Meeting of Deputy Lieutenancy for that purpose to he held at Usk, on Tues- day next, as will appear by the first advertisement in this page, to which our readers are ...

... PARIS, DEC. 3L-The French Chamber of Deputies, on Thursday, was again the scene of personal explanations from the Ministers and their opponents. General Lamarque put some questions respecting Belgium, condemning strongly the Government for not having at once taken possession of that country, since the people were most anxious to be united to France. Buonaparte, he said, chose rather to die at ...

... SIR, your sarvant; this cums hopin you are we], as it leves me at present, onli i a been kep a wake for six dais and nits wi tha tuth ake, thank god for it; an i will gi you my unble thanx if you ull be so kind as to sai in a cornel of your paper, as how i was toud by our ecksismun that ther was goin to be rare doins shortly in monmuthshire for he sed he met one mister aklan the tother dai, ...

... A'11 I in Italy ? Is this the Mincius ? Are those the distant-turrets of A' erona And shall I sup where Juliet at the masque First saw and loved, and now by him who came That night a stranger, sleeps from age to age Such questions hourly do i ask myself And not a stone, in a cross-way, inscribed To Mantua— To Feirara—but e;;ci:.es Surprise, and doubt, and self-congratuiation. U Italy, how ...

... V:- MONMOUTH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1831. n MARRIED. V e 24th inst. at Bristol, Wm. Maurice, Esq. of Haverford- K st. to Ann, only daughter of the late J. Maurice, Esq. for '( 5t ^ars medical practitioner of Bristol.—On Thursday last, John the Baptist, Gloucester, by the Rev. F. T. liayly, • David Davis, of the Steam Packet Inn, Chepstow, to Anne, longest daughter of the late Mr. John Fryer, ...

... BANKRUPTS' COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET,-Tuesday the Commission against William Prior attracted a great deal of curiosity. The bankrupt was a partner in the emi- nent brewery of Henry Meux and Co., and disappeared a short time ago, as mentioned in last week's papers. Commissioner-Do you expect Mr. Prior 1 Mr. Smith—No I have not heard that he means to be here. Commissioner—What! Then has he ...

... TO A LADY. When, on a bright and starry night, The moon shall pour her brilliant light On every hill, and tower, and tree Fair maid, I ask, as it doth rise, If thou dost hear my inward sighs, Heave thy fond heart-and think of Thy lovely form, and face so fair, The beauteous tresses of thy hair, Wake in my soul sweet thoughts of thee The sun doth rise with cheering rays, Fair maid, I ask, if ...

... TLe numbers of misguided men who, having been induced te take an active part in the disturbances which have recently dis- graced the agricultural districts of this county, imparted to these sessions a greater degree of interest and importance than usually occurs, and the influx of visitors to this city during the week was very great. On Wednesday morning the Court was opened before the fullest ...

... COUNTRY NEWS. SPECIAL COMMISSIONS.—The Winchester trials closed on Thursday night by the conviction of Mr. Boys, a farmer, and Mr. Tussel, for heading a riotous mob for the reduction of rents and tithes; they were both sentenced to transport- ation for seven years. One hundred and one prisoners have been capitally convicted, six of whom have been left for execution; 36 have been sentenced to ...

... ATR. EDITOR, YOUR Papers of the 8th and 15th instant havingjust been handed to me, I am sorry to perceive, for the first time, that while I have been peaceably pursuing my avocations here, my name has been shewn up rather abundantly in your columns. I refer to the letter from Mr. Secretan in your last paper, and to the report in that preceding, of two cases in which the parish of Landenny was ...

... Friday's Gazette contains his Majesty's commands for issuing Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol De- livery for the county of Dorset, dated the 21st day of December, to the same purport as those issued for the counties of Hants and Wilts, dated the 27th November last. A supplement to Friday's Gazette contains an Order of the Members of his Majesty's Council for the preparation of a Form ...

... COUNTRY NEWS. PRESTON, THURSDAY, DEC. 23.—Notwithstanding all the bustle and noise that has been made here respecting a scru- tiny of the voters, Mr. Stanley has, at the eleventh hour, declined to enter upon it, and Mr. Hunt will consequently be declared duly elected by the returning officer at the open- ing of the court to-morrow. The scrutiny was first ap- pointed to take place on Monday ...