... A DEAR PIECE OF LAN D.-The following is inserted at the request, and upon the authority, of one of the Paving Com- missioners:—At a meeting of the Paving Commissioners, on Monday last, it was agreed to pay Mr. John Tyler £10 for accommodating the public with one foot eight inches of land, the superfices of which is not two-thirds of a square yard, as an the superfices of which is not two ...

... (f We have the best authority for stating that the Reform flU will be submitted to the new Parliament—the same in prin- ■ jvple and in form, with some slight variation only with regard to fi^ mode of taking the poll, as it stood at the time of the disso- lution of the last Parliament. The principle of it is not to be 11 the slightest degree affected by the new population returns. L We have ...

... 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 ...

... Parliament has ceased to exist. It was prorogued yester- 'day se'nnight by the King in person, and an Extraordinary If 1 Gazette of the following day annnounced its dissolution. ar A full account of the circumstances attending this memorable 0 event will be found in our last page. The firmness of the of King and his Ministers has been the subject of general ad- i/$tiiration throughout the ...

... UNEQUALLED CHANGE RINGING.—On Easter Monday, a novel and truly astonishing peal of grandsire triples was rung at Painswick, by the youths of that town, in the space of two hours and 53 minutes, containing 5040 changes, hav- ing 360 calls, namely, 150 bobs, 190 doubles, and 20 singles. COLCHESTER ELECTION.—This election terminated in the return of Mr. Mayhew, by a majority of 116. The Lord ...

... SIR,—As I find that you were unable, in consequence of a press of other matter, to insert my letter of the 7th instant, on the subject of the Reform Bill now before Parliament, in your paper of last Saturday, I am desirous of withholding it for the present from publication, to afford myself an opportunity of seeing what alterations the bill may receive in the Committee. I remain your obedient ...

... 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 ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30.—Sir P. Payne presented two peti- tions from places in Bedfordshire, for the abolition of the punish- ment of death in certain cases relating to property. Mr. C. Fergusson gave notice, that in going into the committee on the Scotch reform bill, he should move, as an instruction, that the number of the Scotch county members be not reduced. Mr. Hunt presented ...

... The great meeting of the county of Warwick was held I Thursday, last week, in the county town of Warwick. It 'r attended by fifteen thousand persons, including many of the fn^' 'L cipal gentlemen of the county. Two thousand members of |j Birmingham Political Union came by the canal, in six boatsj j with banners flying, and music; they were met by the Poli'^3 |f, Societies of Warwick and ...

... -V -■ LONDON NEWS. AWFUL THUNDER SToRM.-On Wednesday afternoon, from four to live o'clock, the metropolis was visited by a storm of thunder and rain, exceeding any thing remembered by the oldest inhabitants. The rain fell literally in tor- rents, and soon flooded many streets and houses. The storm was particularly terrific, apparently immediately over the House of Commons. The rain fell in ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-I wish to throw out, as a kind of challenge to yourself, or through the medium of your excellent paper, to its readers, two simple questions:- 1st. Upon what fair principle, or just ground, is the English representation to be mulct of 31 members, and the Irish and Scotch increased five each; for it appears to a country man, like myself, that if ...

... Fat 'tns to Let, with possession ofrthwith. THE CRINDA FARM, containing 190 Acres, or there- abouts, of good Land, in due proportions of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture, adjoining the town of Newport. THE PILL FARM; an excellent Grazing Farm, containing about 172 Acres, in the parish of Christchurch, about three miles from Newport. THE SEALAND FARM a good Farm, containing about 39 Acres, ...