... TUESDAY, APRIL 12.—The house re-assembled this day. Lord Encombe asked Lord J. Russell whether it was the in- tention of Ministers to abide by what they termed the corrected returns of the population in various towns and cities in the year 18311 Lord J. Russell said, thatMinisters when they were consider- ing the Bill for Reform, obtained from the Home Office the number of inhabitants in all ...

... Advices from Poland to the 1st of April contain the fol- lowing important piece of intelligence ;-The Polish Gene- ral-in-Chief attacked General Giesmar's corps, which occupied a strong position near Waur; after two hours' struggle the Russians were beaten, and their loss amounted to several thousand men, while the Poles only lost 400 or 500 men. Private accounts state, that on the 1st instant ...

... The First Somerset Regiment of Militia, is ordered to assemble at Taunton, on Thursday the 12th of May next, for 28 days' training and exercise. On Wednesday next will be launched from the yard of Mr. Wm. Morgan, shipbuilder, at Pill, a pleasure yacht of 60 tons, of a beautiful construction and arrangement, built for Col. Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle.-Bristol Journal. HYDROPHOBIA.—Another ...

... These assizes commenced on the 30th ult., and were not con- cluded until the 8th instant. There were 28 causes in the list of nisi prius business, but none of them were of any public interest. The calendar of prisoners for the county, which, at the commence- ment of the assizes, contained 162 names, exhibited, before the close, 179. In the city calendar there were 12 prisoners only. Cornelius ...

... LATEST- INTELLIGENC E. ANOTHER VICTORY OE THE POLES.—The Poles have just ob- a toined at Grochow a new and important victory over the Rus- Itans. The corps of Geismar, it is said, has been entirely des- toyed, and that officer, severely wounded, is reported to be i, fIlaong' the number of prisoners. Marshal Diebitsch, closely ig 'emmed in by the army and peasantry, is enclosed in the marshes, ...

... 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 ...

... EFFECTS OF SAVING.—In England, Wales, and Ireland, there are four hundred and eighty banks for saving. The sum of money deposited in these banks is fourteen millions five hundred thousand pounds. The number of depositors is four hundred and ten thousand. The average amount of the sum deposited by each person is thirty-five pounds. The greater number of persons who are depositors in savings' ...

... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. |K Monday, April 11.—Our supplies of each kind of English grain, as also English malt and flour, have been since this day se'nnight 1 r ther limited of Foreign grain tolerably good. From Ireland we have received 2465 quarters of oats, and 574 barrels of flour. This day's market was rather numerously attended by London and country buyers yet-owing to the sellers ...

... pi; It will be seen by our Parliamentary report, that a very IJ jf| Material alteration is to be made in the Reform Bill. The original plan was to totally disfranchise a number of bo- roughs, whose population, according to the last census, did not amount to 2000, and to limit others, with a population under 4000, to one Member only. It was also proposed, as a consequence of this measure, to ...

... SrR,—As a sincere friend to the Merlin allow me to express the extreme gratification I received from the perusal of the obser- vations in your last paper, occasioned by the receipt of a letter from Mr. Corsbie, of Newport. The independent and gentle- manly spirit in which these observations are conceived, must elicit the approbation of persons of all parties, who have a regard for decency, ...

... LONDON NEWS. A statue of George the Fourth is to be forthwith in one of the vacant niches in the Royal Exchange Quadrangle. St. George's Hall in, Windsor Castle, when finished, will be the most splended ball room in, Europe. MR. QUICK.-This celebrated comedian, of the Garrick school, died on Monday last, at his house, Islington, aged 83 years. NEW COAST-BLOCKADE G-uAKD.—The uniform of the men ...