... What a strange world is your world of London cried an Hon. and Very Rev. Irish Dean, recently disembarked from the bogs, to his lovely sister,-one of the presiding priestesses of Fashion. 'Tis now five-and-twenty years since 1 quitted it; in the height of the Bianca e Nero, or Devonshire and Gordon schism when barouches ruled the day, and Greville and Argyll' the nights;—when there were giants ...

... EMIGRATION.—We have much pleasure in noticing a work lately published by Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall, and written by a fellow-townsman, Mr. T. Dyke, entitled Advice to Emigrants. We cordially recommend it to such of our read- ers as are interested in the emigration of our countrymen to distant climes, and especially to the colonies specified on the title-page of the book. The subject is ...

... PROTEST OF THE POLISH DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. Ever since Poland was overthrown in her last struggle, thereby forfeiting her political existence, in consequence of the treason- able conduct of her chiefs, and the desertion of her interest by a certain portion of Europe-ever since that event her conqueror seems determined to exhaust every expedient of cruelty and des- potism for wreaking its ...

... SIR,-RestIess, repining, plotting, and vengeful, as Lucifer is represented to have been by our great poet when he was turned out of heaven, the Tories are again at their insidious tricks. No sooner were these state-leeches discomfited and detached from their strong-hold by the triumphant passing of the Reform Act, than they assail it in the workings of its registration clauses, hoping and ...

... The day was now drawing to a close, and a dense fog hung over the ground. The Frenchman, Ramage, demanded from some of his countrymen the way to the trenches. They stared, but indicated a path acrcss the thickly planted fields or gardens by which the vicinity of the Citadel is surrounded. After wan- dering about some time, they fell in with two or three young officers of engineers. Ah, ah! ...

... THURSDAY, FEB. 9.—Mr. Sadler presented a petition from Huddersfield, signed by 10,000 persons, in favour of the bill for limiting the hours of labour of children in factories. Mr. Chapman presented a petition from the inhabitants of the county of Westmeath, complaining of the tithe system, and pray- ing for its total abolition. Among the signatures was that of a clergyman of the established ...

... ADDRESS TO CUPID. WHY dip thy shafts in poison, God of Love ? Lo twanging idly from thy sportive bow, 'Tis thine dread tumults in the heart to move, And make it throb with unaccustomed woe. Small pleasure mingles with the cloud of pain Which settles round the subjects of thy reign. The poets feign thou art of heavenly birth— But this thy victims idle fiction deem Can minds celestial agonise ...

... II UNTING DON .-HenTY Russell vtasindicted for being accessory to the murder of Sarah Wormsley, on the 1st of February, in the town of Huntingdon. The interest excited by this trial was so great that the doors of the court were besieged long before they were opened, and on his Lordship taking his seat, the court was in a few moments filled in every part. The prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, ...

... Monday, March 12.—This day's supply of sheep, lambs, and calves, was limited of beasts moderately good. The trade was throughout dull; with mutton and veal at an advance of 2d per stone with beef, lamb, and pork, at Friday's quotations. (Per stone of 81b. sinking offal.) Inferior beef, from 2 2 to 2 4 1 Prime beef, from 3 6 to 4 0 Ditto mutton 2 6 to 2 10 Ditto mutton. 3 8 to 4 10 Middling ...

... DOMESTIC. The appearance of the French squadron at Spithead has induced a very general belief that England and France have at length determined to enforce upon Holland and Belgium a final adjustment of their differences and that the blockade of the Dutch coast and the occupation of Antwerp would immediately take place. The Nouvelliste, one of the organs of the French Government, has given what ...

... FRANCE.—The Messager des Chambres says, the peace- able state of the departments, the resumption of works of in- dustry, the ease with which we have passed through a winter, during which there was reason to fear that the lower classes would have been without work or assistance; in short, the little effect, or rather the complete nullity of the plots and excitements, fermented by party spirit, ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-My present object in addressing you, is to take a cur- sory view of the politics of our county and our boroughs and, although I have the misfortune to differ with you in political opinions, yet I think, in common justice, you will do me the honour of inserting my letter. In Newport, almost the only subject of conversation in every society, is the ...