... Mr. Maurice O'Connell has been returned for the county of Clare, Sir Edward O'Brien having resigned the contest. On Monday se'nnight a duel took place between Mr. Mahon, the brother of O'Gorman, and Mr. W. S. Brien, in consequence of the latter having called the former a liar on the hustings. An exchange of harmless shots took place and the parties left the field, but without coming to any ...

... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. F Monday, March 28.—Our supplies since this day se'nnight■ English wheat, rye, peas, foreign flour, and most kinds of EnSj.#. and foreign seeds, have been limited of foreign wheat and seed, English and foreign oats, and English,flour moderat good of English malt and barley rather great.—There waS(fy this day's market a strong muster of London, and some couB buyers but ...

... Borough, March 28.—Our last week's quotations, are still manded for very superior East Kent hops of last year's gi0,V^j whence their quotations remain unaltered. In both the Prl. j and the quality of the best Mid-Kent pockets there has beep^ great falling off; and with other kinds our trade has been A dull at a depression of from 5s to 10s per cwt. Currency: Kent, in pockets, 1830, £ 8. 8s to ...

... Bowsher v. Powell and Jenkins,-The plaintiff and defendants were tenants in common of a colliery and this was an action of account-a form of proceeding new almost obsolete-to obtain a settlement of the joint concerns. Mr. Blewitt opened the pleadings and Mr. Campbell was about to state the facts to the jury, when the Judge urged the parties to consent to a reference, as the only satisfactory ...

... THURSDAY, MARCH 24.-IR,nm REFORM BILL .—Mr. Stanley introduced the Irish bill. 1 he details, as described by him, differ slightly from the general view given by Lord John Russell. The right of voting in counties will remain as it is,- adding leaseholders of £ 50 per annum on ^ases of twenty-one years the qualification not to be forfeite lowever, because of a renewal of the lease within one or ...

... L Mary's Church-yard on Sunday last (being Palm l^day) presented a very interesting appearance. At an early LUr l'ie morning the friends and relatives of those who have interred in that place of tombs were seen busily deco- ) 'ng the receptacles of mouldering dust with spring flowers and 'os of evergreen. This is one of the customs of olden time |at ought never to be abandoned. In itself it ...

... Comets, doubtless, answer some wise and good purpose in the creation so do women. Comets are incomprehensible, beauti- ful, and eccentric so are women. Comets shine with peculiar splendour, but at night appear most brilliant so do women. Comets confound the most learned, when they attempt to ascer- tain their nature so do women. Comets equally excite the ad- miration of the philosopher and of ...

... PER TON. 0 Forge Pig £ 3 5 0 Hoops £ 7 ^9 0 Refined Iron 4 0 0 Hods 6 0 Common Bars 6 0 0 Sheet Iron 8 MONMOUTH: J Printed and Published by the sole Proprietor, REGlN-^ JAMES BLEWITT, at the Office, in Monnow Street. London Agents:—Messrs. Newton and Co. Warwick Mr. II. Barker, Fleet Street; and Mr. G. Reynell, Chan Lane, where, as well as at the Colonial Coffee House, Skl Street, this Paper ...

... THE METALLURGIST.—No. 4. In the last number it was explained how coke containing sul- phuret of iron (i.e. red-ash coke) and magnesia, may be econo- mically purified, so as to be made equal to charcoal for furnace work. In this, the process of making coke in ovens and retorts, from binding coal will be discussed, and the advantages that an iron-master may gain by discontinuing his present ...

... The committal of the Reform Bill has been postponed to Monday, April 18. The meeting of the three choirs of Worcester. Hereford, and Gloucester, will take place this year in the month of September. The town of Birmingham on the occasion of the majority on the first reading of the reform bill. Upon an average three houses out of four were lighted as brilliantly and tastefully as the time ...

... These assizes commenced on Wednesday se'nnight- The calendar contained 37 prisoners, but there was no offence of great atrocity, nor attended with any circumstances of particular interest. The different cases were disposed of as follows. DEATH RECORDED.— R. Bathurst, for breaking into the house of Mr. Horsnett, at Puddlestone, and stealing various articles John Turner, for breaking into the ...

... THE HARMONICON.—Among the numerous periodical works issued to the British public there is one from the literary mart of Messrs. Longman and Co. which has of late particularly at- tracted our attention, as invaluable to the lovers of harmony and of musical science. It is called The Harmonicon, and it is in every respect what it professes to be- A Monthly Journal of Music. Every thing ...