... On, 1831 AND 1832. Thirty-one is gone—thirty-two is here, Like the cradle beside the tomb, And we'll rock the birth of the infant year, With a dirge to the one that is gone;- And, yet of the old, no ill shall be told, And we'll hope the best for the new- If we were young in 31, We are older in 32. Then fill the bowl, and feast the soul, And set the fancy free We must not have a thought of the ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... On Monday morning John Barrett, aged 24, who was con- victed at the last January Old Bailey Sessions, underwent the sentence of the law in front of the Debtor's door, Newgate. Barrett was a letter carrier to the General Post Office, and was occasionally employed in the capacity of a sorter, and the offence for which he suffered was that of stealing letters containing bills of exchange and ...

... LONDON AND COUNTRY NEWS. The Government, it is understood, have atlellgth deter- mined to institute an inquiry into the conduct of the Magis- trates of Bristol during the late riots.— Morning Chronicle. It is determined to surcharge the occupants of dwelling houses having inclosed porches at the entrance of their premises, with glass at the sides and front, with the taxes on three additional ...

... FRIDAY, FEB. g.-Lord Ellenborough, after remarking upon the diminution of income which the establishment of the new bankruptcy court must have occasioned to the Lord Chancellor, expressed his decided opinion that full compensation should be granted to his lordship, and thought that a proposition to that effect would proceed with a better grace from the opposition side of the house. Lord ...

... Monday, Feb. 13.-This day's supply of beasts, calves, and porkers was rather limited, but fully equal to the demand; of sheep moderately good. The trade was throughout very dull with beef at an advance of about 2d per stone mutton, veal, and pork at Friday's quotations. (Per stone of 81b. sinking offal.) Inferior beef, from 2 4 to 2 6 1 Prime beef, from 3 8 to 4 2 Ditto mutton 2 8 to 2 10 ...

... The Moniteur states officially that Belgian fortresses, which, it was apprehe' time prove a source of serious misuni the two governments, had been amicabL, M. Camille Perrier, the brother of t1 Council, had just returned from London arrangement upon that subject. Great exertions are making by the Frenc., War, Marshal Soult. to the army on a T^uriocr tKo used in inspect.n ,s2nals, ters declare ...

... Impfrial viarliailtri'l. HOUTSE OF LORDS, 'Teur.DY, JmN. 31. IV Tkicir Lordlshi ps miet this day iry adjournensrt X ?? Fr-ilV irtv N ted T1he Ea)! ol' KINN U reetd r o ion at againlst tire Rleformn Bill, finns tire counity of 1'ertih. 'cTITHE( IN ttfitLAN). I Tlie :iarqrris oft LANISDOWNE, io tle. abhsence to or tris Noble. Frienrd thle Sec retar'y of Starte fo, the ilouir Dc rrtrrtnient, ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, FEB. 15.-Mr. Bernal and other gentlemen from the House of Commons brought up the Cholera Prevention Bill, the Exchequer Bills Bill, and several private bills. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Cholera Pre- vention Bill was read a first time and ordered to be printed. The Marquis of Lansdown laid upon the table the first report of the Irish tithe committee, ...

... Between seven and eight on Monday morning, as a journeyman plumber, named Tansley, of Barnet, was passing along the New Road, near Mimms, he observed a man, as he supposed, lying in ambush on the road side, within a field. He became alarmed, and called out, but receiving no answer he got over the rails, and, to his, great astonishment, found an individual stripped, save of his shirt and ...

... Berkeley King, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place, lithographic printer. Henry Lewis Crohn, John-street, Minories, ship agent. John Stephens, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, bookseller. Charles Waite Cressey, Bristol, tea dealer, d?ted Jan. 31. BANKRUPTS. Henry Hudson, Harrow-street, Paddington, stable keeper. Adolphus Kaul, Camomile-street, Bishopsgate, watch manu- facturer. Richard Pullen, ...