... The success of Mr. Hope's friends at Gloucester (parti- culars of which appear in another part of our paper), is at present the great subject of local interest. Mr. Hope came forward, as a Conservative, for Gloucester, at the general election in December last, when, by the strenuous exertions and spirit of the reformers, Capt. Berkeley and Mr. Phiil- potts were returned. Mr. Hope has been ...

... Monmouthshire faster Sessions. These Sessions were held at Usk, on Monday and Tuesday last, before the Rev. J, B. Davies, Chairman Sir T. R. Salus- bury, Bait., W. A. Williams, Esq., M,P., Benjamin Hall, Esq., M.P., Thomas Lewis, Esq., Thomas Fothergill, Esq., James Thomas, Esq., J. H. Pritchard, Esq., John Jenkins, Esq., Major Mackworth, Rev. J. Coles, Rev. T. R. Williams, Wm. Hollis, Esq., ...

... Prerogative Court of Canterbury-Hilary Term, March 2. (CONTINUED FHOlli OUR LAST.) This was the state of circumstances at the time of the paralytic stroke, and when the will was executed. There was no recent offence committed by Reginald, or by the son Edmund, before his death, or by the daughter, or by the wife left by Edmund when he died on the other hand, it does appear that the de- ceased ...

... DOMESTIC. EASTER RECESS.—On Thursday, the 4th inst., the House of Commons adjourned till Monday next, the 15th, and the House of Lords, till Tuesday, the 16th. CA UTJON .-By a recent regulation at the General Post- office, all newspapers sent by post, containing any thing written or masked on the margin of the paper, are liable to a heavy postage; the date and initials marked outside of the ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. A bold peasantry, a country's pride, When once destroy'd can never be supply'd. SIR,—In accordance with the intention expressed in my former communication, I proceed to detail the plan of letting small allotments of land to labourers, for the growth of vegetables, &c.: and here I cannot do better than quote the practice of that benevolent prelate and ...

... GLOUCESTER, SATURDAY, ApHIL 6.—At eleven o'clock, the Sheriffs of this city, Robert Wilton and P. B. Cooke, Esqrs., proceeded to hold the election for a Representative of this city, at the Riding-house, in Worcester-street, but Captain Berkeley having stated that the building would not be sufficiently large to contain the persons assembled, the Sheriffs went out to form an opinion of the ...

... The Courier Beige of Friday contains the following ar- ticle We are able to give, as coming from the best au- thorities, the means employed by the Cabinet of the Hague to obtain the recal of the blockading; squadrons which were off TIelvoetsluys a fortnight ago. The recal is now certain, for both the English and the French Admirals are absent on leave. The Dutch Government, immediately on the ...

... MISCELLANY. UTILITY OF LAMP-POSTS.—On Monday last, at Lambeth- street Office, a decent looking man was charged before the Rev. Mr. Matthias with having wilfully extinguished one of the public gas-lamps on Sunday evening. A witness proved that she saw the prisoner put his back to the lamp-post and shake the light out. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that the fact was, that he had ...

... PROPOSED NEW MARKET PLACE IN MONMOI'TJI.—On Wednesday last, pursuant to a requisition, a meeting was held at the Town Court, Monmouth, our worthy chief magistrate in the chair, to take into consideration the propriety of removing the market to a more convenient situation. Among the gentlemen present at the meeting, and who seemed to feel great interest in the welfare and impiovement of the ...

... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. Monday, April 8.—Our supplies have been, since this day se'nnight, of English, Irish, and Scotch wheat (coliectively ) English beans, Irish and Scotch oats, and Irish flour, good of English malt, barley, and flour, great: of English oats, foreign wheat, Scotch beans, English and Scotch peas, English and Irish rye, Scotch flour, and seeds from all quarters but limited. ...

... ROBBERY OF THE BANKERS' AT Friday, G. 0. Parsons, Thos. Nichols, and Sarah Parsons were placed at the bar. The two male prisoners were indicted for robbing Henry Eade Stephens of notes and cash to the amount of £ 8000, and the fe- male for harbouring and concealing Parsons after the felony. Henry Eadc Stephens stated, that he was the clerk at Messrs. Bloxsorne's bank at Dursley. The bank opens ...

... The Congregational Dissenters of the County of Mon- mouth held their half-yearly Association at Usk, on the 9th and 10th instant, when the following petition to the House of Commons was unanimously agreed to Sheweth,-That your petitioners are deeply convinced that slavery is utterly repugnant to the claims of justice and the dic- tates of the holy scriptures, and that no consideration of ...