... 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 ...

... J$tatfiets3. r CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. Monday, March 7.—The arrivals of most descriptions of i last week were tolerably good, with the exception of Enghs. wheat, which still comes scantily to hand. There was a >'A quantity of foreign wheat, and a large return of American fl°V This morning, the fresh supplies of all kinds of corn were aga small. The trade for fine English wheat, which was ...

... We intimated in a recent number that we were by no means satisfied with the boon accorded to Merthyr, of re- turning one member to Parliament in conjunction with Cardiff. By the Reform Bill now before us, we find that the privilege is to be shared not only with Cardiff, but also with Dantrissent, Cowbridge, Aberdare, and Llandaff. By the census of 1821, which has regulated the Ministerial dis- ...

... 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 ...

... THUPCSJDAY, MAHCR 17.—THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE HORSE GUARDS.—On the occasion of Lieutenant Woodstock being reprimanded for writing a threatening letter to Lord Farn- ham for a speech in parliament, the Marquis of Londonderry said, that while reprimanding a military man for offending against the civil power, their lordships were equally called on to reprimand a civil officer who should ...

... In pursuance of a requisition to the Bailiff of this ancient and loyal borough, the inhabitants of which are staunch advocates for Parliamentary Reform, a public meeting was called, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to support the King and his mi- nisters in this important question, on Friday, the 18th instant. So warm and so eager, however, were some of the requisitionists, that on ...

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... 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, ...

... • 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 ...

... v To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—From the spirited manner you have repeatedly taken up subjects calculated to benefit the country, I am induced to request the favour of your inserting this in an early number of your excellent paper, from a conviction in my own mind, that no better plan can be adopted for relieving the country of its present excess of population-or rather its ...

... The Spirit of Liberty, 0TOtlnd in the dust By mongers of borough and place, Hath broken her fetters, and triumph she must;— Corruption is scared at her face. She stalks thro' the land, like an a.iM;eI of light,— Her. falchion, though sharp, all unsullied and bright. Her aim is to conquer, but not in the field, By thunder of cannon, and torrents of gore; Persuasion's the sword it delights her ...