... On Wednesday night last leave was given in the House lf Commons to bring in the three Reform Bills, for Eng- Scotland, and Ireland, after a lengthened discussion seven sittings. There was no division upon the question ^'ng proposed by the Speaker. The Ayes,' (says the were shouted in louder voices than we ever before heard the House of Commons while the Noes' were only three %jl number one ...

... In a work recently published by Washington Irving, en- titled A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada, purport- ing to be translation from the manuscript of Fray Antonio Agapida, an old Spanish writer, the following account is given of the origin of paper money. Writing of the block- ade of Alhama by the Moors, and of the stratagems used by Count Tendila, the Spanish governor, to defend the ...

... THURSDAY, MARCH 3.£A few petitions were presented, and the house adjourned. FIlIDAY, MARCH 4.—PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—The Lord Chancellor presented several petitions in favour of parliamentary reform, and among them one from Ross.—Adjourned. MONDAY, MARCH 7.—The- Duke of Sussex, in presenting a petition from Hammersmith for reform and vote by ballot, congra- tulated his Majesty's government most ...

... The Railroad commences at Liverpool, in Wapping, near the King's Dock. Here a large piece of ground is occupied by warehouses, built above the railway, wharfs, &c. The Railway commences on a level with the street but as the ground gradu- ally rises, the road soon sinks below the natural surface, and at the extremity of the Station yard, enters the Large Tunnel which passes under the Tower. 1 ...

... LO:NDON;NEWS. NEW GOINAGK.—The sovereigns of the new coinage will be issued to the Bank in a few days. On the obverse is a medallion profile of the King, engraved from Mr. Chan- trey's bust; the features are well defined, and present a bold and medal-like appearance. The reverse is similar to the present coin. It is intended to complete the whole series of coins from the gold five and two ...

... Animal Manures.—Farm-yard manure may be justly deemed the farmer's treasury, and consists of what is supplied by the stable and cow-house. But the contribution of the latter is, in value, infinitely below the other, containing more than fifty per cent. of water, exclusively of other circumstances that render even the residuum of very inferior importance in comparison with an equal quantity of ...

... FOREIGN NEWS. POLAND.—The war between the Russians and the Poles began on the 4th ult., and several severe encounters have taken place, in all of which the Poles appear to have gained the advantage. In the first affair, General Dwernicki, the Polish General, took eleven pieces of cannon, with horses baggage, and 230 prisoners. A subsequent skirmish took place, in which a corps of 8000 attacked ...

... %• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DEFEAT OF THE POLES AND SURRENDER OF WARSAW. t We regret to state that official accounts have been received It government of the surrender of Warsaw, after the defeat by e Russians of the Polish army. The armistice which had been 'Hered into for the purpose of burying the dead on the first bat- having expired, hostilities were renewed on the 26th ult., on *Mch day, and ...

... SIRI-I know of no reason why we should not inquire into the nature of things, when their properties or the manner in which they are produced raises a doubt in our minds. The other day, when contemplating the different veins of iron mine produced by large mountains which surround us, I found that I was not suffi- ciently skilled in mineralogy to know the reason why a certain vein, called by the ...

... SMITHFIELD MARKET. Monday, March 7.—The state of the dead market, and the weather combined, caused a flatness here on Friday, and also a reduction in the price of beef, mutton, and veal. The high teroo of this day se'nnight have produced a large supply to-day. best Scots made 4s 4d, and for a very choice article, about 1°* over in the bullock. Good Lincolns fetched 6d a pound. In mutton trade, ...

... THURSDAY MARCH 3.—REFORM—ADJOURNED DERATE. —Mr. G. Bunkes designated the proposed measure as a revo- lutionary measure. Mr. Hobhouse said that this measure would throw the elective franchise into the hands of a most deserving class of society. Mr. Pitt, in his plan of reform, proposed the disfranchisement of thirty-six boroughs, and it was not then alleged that such a pro- position was ...

... • TO CORRESPONDENTS. anety is the great charm of a provincial weekly paper, and we cannot, jbr the sake of one or two readers, denote the whole of otlr Columns to parliamentary debates. On the reform question, we j 'lave given the substance of what has passed, aud more cannot be expectedfrom us. nce writing the above, we have been obliged, in consequence of a late influx of advertisements, to ...