... FOREIGN. PORTliGAL. BourllJont has been officially appointed Marshal of the Royal Armies and Chief of his Majesty's Staff,and has already commenced operations against Oporto, in which, it is reported, he has been much worsted. The following is an extract of a letter from Falmouth, dated 30th July. His Majesty's steamer African has just arrived from Lisbon and Oporto, and brings intelligence ...

... Monday, July 29.-This day's supply of beasts, sheep, lambs, and calves was, for the time of year, rather numerous but the two former were in great part cf indifferent quality. The supply of porkers was limited. Trade was, with each kind of meat, rather dull. With beef at a depression of from 2d to 4d veal 4d to 6d per stone with mutton, lamb, and pork at barely Fri- day's prices. (Per stone ...

... BRISTOL AND LONDON RAILWAY. On Tuesday last a public meeting was held at the Guildhall, Bristol, for the purpose of adopting the necessary means for the establishment of a railway between that city and London. The report of the provisional committee was read. It stated the result of the investigation which had been made as to the probable expense of the undertaking, the return that might be ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY, JULY 30.—The Lord Chancellor presented a petition from between four and five hundred farmers of Perthshire, com- plaining of the great injury they experienced from the abundance of game, particularly hares and pheasants, and prayed that tenants might be allowed to kill game the same as landlords.- Lord Kinnoul was not aware that the tenants of Perthshire had any more ...

... DOMESTIC. DEATH OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, ESQ.—It is our melancholy duty to announce the death of William Wilber- force, Esq., a name with which there is probably associated more of love and veneration than ever fell to the lot of any single individual throughout the civilised globe. The sad event took place on Sunday night, at the house of Mr. Smith, in Cadogan-place. Mr. Wilberforce was in the ...

... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. Monday, July 29.—Oui Mippm.s have been, since this day se'nnight, of English wheat, for the time of year, unusually great of English, Irish, and Scotch flour and oats, collectively, good; of English barley, malt, beans, and peas, Irish, Scotch, an d foreign wheat, foreign flour, and seeds, from all quarters, ver y limited. This day's market was well attended both by ...

... Li VEKPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE. This committee, after a careful inquiry into the corrupt practices so notorious in elections at this town, have made a report which was presented to the House of Commons on Monday, from which the following are extracts That bribery and corruption have existed in the elections of Members of Parliament and Chief Magistrates for the borough of Liverpool, and in some ...

... FOREIGN. WEST INDIEs.-The Superb, which has arrived at Liver- pool from Jamaica, brings advices to the 17th ult. At that time the general outline of the plan first proposed by minis- ters for effecting the emancipation of the negroes had reached the island. It will be recollected that this plan contem- plated, as the sole means of indemnification to the planter, a loan of £15,000,000 for ...

... Gorn EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31.— The trade for wheat, this morning, is flat, but the quotation for this grain is nominally as on Monday. The sales of barley have been confined to a few prime parcels, and the oat trade is Very dull. Beans, peas, and other articles of grain, remain as last quoted. ...

... On Wednesday evening the Hon. Sir Nichohs C. Tindal arrived in this town, and immediately opened the commission. On Thursday morning divine service was celebrated at St. Mary's church, after which the business of the assize commenced the Hon. Sir N. C. Tindal presiding at the Crown Court, and the Hon. Sir John Gurney, Knight, at Nisi Prius. The calendar contained the names of eleven prisoners. ...

... MAYOR'S COURT.—On Monday last, four respectable trade3men of this town were summoned before the magistrates to answer the complaint of Mr. Hollings, of Alonow-street. It ap- peared that, on Saturday evening week, the four defendants, being desirous of a little rational recreation, after the busy avo- cations of market-day, determined to tranquillize over a social glass of cider, and to puff ...

... TRIAL OF MR. SrEELE.—At the Limerick assizes, on Thursday, Mr. Steele was indicted for a libel contained in an authorised report of a speech delivered by him at a meeting of the Political Union at Limerick, and inserted in the Limerick Herald. The indictment measured fifteen feet in length, and charged the defendant with the intention of exciting disturbance in the county, with aspersing the ...