... THURSDAY, MAY 24.—Sir J. Sebright presented a petition from an individual named Hibbert, stating that he was a pro- prietor of slaves to a very great extent, that he objected to the ministerial plan for the emancipation ef the negroes, and that, rather than subject the country to the infliction of a loan for compensation to the slave-owners, he vould be willing to have his slaves ...

... STANZAS FOR AN ARABIAN AIR. Bright—bright is the eye of the wild gazelle, And her footstep fleet and free And white is the pearl, when its native well Mirrors the blush of the coral bell On the pomegranate tree But I know, I know of a brighter eye, Of a step more graceful too— Of a brow like the pearl in its purity- Of a lip of a deeper coral dye Than the rich pomegranate's hue! Her locks are ...

... Monmouth, Saturday, February 9.-Wheat, 8s Od to 8s 3d Barley, 3s 9d to 4s 3d Oats, 2s 6d to 3s Od Beans, 5s 6d to Os Od per bushel of ten gallons. Abergavenny, Feb. 9.—Wheat, 52s Od Barley, 29s 6id Oats, 00s Od; Beans, 00s Od Peas, 00s Od per Imperial quarter. Hereford, February 9.—Wheat per bushel weighing 801bs. 8s Od to 8s 3d Barley, 4s Od to 4s 6d Oats, 3s Od to 3s 3d Beans, 4s 9d to 5s 6d ...

... IMPORTANT NEWS FROM PORTUGAL.— FALMOUTH, 2, A.M., JUNE 26.—-His Majesty's steamer African, Lieutenant Harvey, has just arrived with mails from Portugal. She left Lisbon on the 18th, and Oporto on the 21st instant. She brings intelli- gence of the utmost importance. On Friday last, Captain C. Napier, who had been appointed to the command of Don Pedro's naval forces, sailed from the Douro, with ...

... THURSDAY, JUNE 20.—WEST INDIA QUESTION .Mr. Stan- ley, and other members from the Commons, appeared at the bar, and informed their lordships that the Commons desired a confer- ence, on a subject of high importance to the prosperity of his Majesty's colonial possessions.—A conference was ordered forth- with. The managers on the part of their lordships were the Lord Privy Seal, the Duke of ...

... THE WEATHER, &c.-The most delightful change which has recently taken place in the weather, has been productive of very beneficial effects to the agriculturist. The wheats, which in many situations had assumed a very unhealthy appearance, and indicated a feeble and scanty crop, have revived in an astonishing manner, and the farmers generally, express themselves satisfied with the aspect of ...

... As few of our party had ever seen a red deer, much less a stag hunt, they were exceedingly anxious to learn something about the nature of the animal, and the mode of hunting him. Fortu- nately, for the gratification of their very laudable curiosity, a gentleman acquainted with the habits of the deer, had been that morning too late at Ross to overtake his frends, and being slightly known to ...

... TUFSDAY, APRIL 2.— Mr. Hyett presented several petitions from Gloucestershiie, for the abolition of slavery. Other peti- tions of a similar nature, and also for the repeal of taxes, &c. &c., were presented by different members. A message from the Lords announced that their lordships had agreed to the amendments of the Commons in the Irish Dis- turbances Bill. ELECTION COMMITTEES. John Barlow ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-Everv where the discomfited Tories are in motion in all their haunts, from John o' Groat's house to the Land's-end, all is reviving animation and returning life; the small-fry and the sharks of the party are alike bestirring themselves, and the untoward events of the past fortnight have revived the expiring hopes and care-worn expectations of the ...

... SIR,—blacks.tooe, in his Commentaries on the laws of Eng- land, says— It is a high infringement on the liberties and privi- leges of the House of Commons, for any Lord of Parliament, or lord lieutenant of any county, to concern himself in the election of any member of Parliament. This, adds he, is passed at the commencement of every session. I wdsh, sir, to know if this is mere farce, ...

... On Monday last, at one o'clock, a numerous and highly re- spectable meeting was held of the Alderman, Common Council, and Livery of the city of London, pursuant to a requisition, numerously and respectably signed, and presented to the Lord Mayor in the course of the preceding week, the object of the re- quisitionists being to take into consideration the propriety of pe- titioning the Reformed ...

... The female costume of the present day is closely approximat- ing to that of the reign of Lous XIV. Waists appear to be in- creasing in length, and frequently form a point in front, after the fashion of our grandmothers. Thejupe, which is somewhat longer than heretofore, is exceedingly full, and plaited all round. Sometimes a bow of ribbon is placed at the point of the corsage. Many ladies have ...