... At an early hour on Saturday last the friends of Sir Robert Price, Bart, and of Kedgwin Hoskins; Esq. were on the alert in every direction, preparing to escort those gentlemen into the city, and hastening to the places of rendezvous selected for their as- sembling. At nine o'clock Mr. Hoskins appeared at the Red Hill, and at half-past nine, Sir Robert Price, at the White Cross, and both ...

... COUNTRY NEWS. On Friday morning his Majesty, accompanied by the Queen and a splended retinue, presented, at Windsor, a pair of most elegant silver kettle-drums, weighing 1900 ounces, value £1400, to the 1st Life Guards. DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH YORKE.—Sir Joseph Yorke and two other gentlemen lost their lives on Thursday while sail- ing in a boat that was upset during a squall on Southampton water. ...

... The election for the County of Monmouth took place yestef' day in our Shire-hall. The morning at its earliest dawn W#5 illumined by a bright vernal sun, that seemed to smile upon 0^ ini nascent spirit of liberty and independence. Lord Granvil I4jj Somerset first made his entry, about half-past nine o'clock; *Q accompanied by the usual paraphernalia of electioneering Pro lltii cessions, and ...

... FRANCE.—On the 4th inst., thirty-three houses were de- stroyed by lightning at Hamegicourt, in the department of the Aisne, and on the following day the flames broke out again and consumed two more. On the former day the electric fluid killed three horses in a stable at Aubenton, wi:hout setting fire to the building. On the occasion of a popular commotion last week in Paris, the mob were ...

... SIR,—Observing two paragraphs in your last paper respecting the gentlemen who canvassed as Members of Parliament for the county of Gloucester, and neither being correct, I beg leave most respectfully to observe, that when Messrs. Guise and Moreton entered the town of Coieford, not one person of the Blue party offered the least insult, or made use of an offensive observation and as for your ...

... Monday, May 16.—This day's market was throughout well SUP. plied. Each kind of meat met with a very sluggish sale mutton, lamb, and veal, at a depression of from 2d to 4d P stone prices of pork stationary. ( Pcr stone of 81 b. sinking offal.) Inferiorbeef, from 2 4 to 2 6 Prime beef, from 3 8 'j Ditto mutton 2 10 to 3 2 Ditto mutton 4 6 to J Middling beef 2 10 to 3 4 Veal 3 8 to Ditto mutton. ...

... t r 'garb of reformers, ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. Iii a paragraph last week, distinguishing the number of votes given at the last Election for the Monmouthshire Boroughs, there was an important typographical error, which it is necessary to correct, The number of votes for the Marquis of Worcester from Newport was 31, and from Usk 61 being exactly the reverse of what was stated in the paragraph alluded to. ...

... We once heard an old burgess in the town of Monmouth de- clare that he should die happy if he could see an independent candidate returned to Parliament for the three contributory boroughs of Monmouth, Newport, and Usk. The wishes of that individual have been realised. The election for the boroughs took place on Tuesday last, and at five o'clock on the following day, the return of B. Hall, Esq. ...

... In consequence of our Elections for the County and Borough hap- pening so closely together, ive have been obliged to omit several Advertisements, and many valuable communications which did not arrive until after the first and last pages of the Merlin were printed. We had prepared an account of the disputed votes at the Borough Election, but cannot find room even for that. It shall appear in ...

... MARKETS. Monmouth, Saturday, April 30.—Wheat, 77s 6d to 00s Od Barley, 38s Od to 46s Od Oats, 25s 6d to 29s 8d Beans, OOs to 00s Od per Imperial quarter. Abergavenny, April 30.—Wheat, 71s Id; Barley, 42s 31d; Oats, 00s Od; Beans, 00s Od Peas, 00* Od per Imperial quarter- ...

... HEREFORDSHIRE NEWS. HEREFORD.—The election for this city took place on Friday last, when Lord Eastnor and E. B. Clive, Esq. were re-elected. Lord Eastnor was proposed by Dr. Hughes, and seconded by Sir E. S. Stanhope. Sir G. Cornewall, Bart. and John Griffiths, Esq. performed the same duties for Mr. Clive. After each of the members had returned thanks, Three cheers were given for Re- form ...