... LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. The retirement of Mr. William Brougham from the represen- tation of the borough of Southwark, has, we are happy to find, led to the invitation of Mr. D. W. Harvey, by a large and influ- ential deputation of the electors, to offer himself a candidate for a seat for that constituency in the ensuing Parliament. Deeply regretting, as we do, the retirement of such a tried ...

... THE RAT-KILLER. A traveller, I know not where, > An idle, waggish, rambling sinner Both light of cash, and light of care, Once by his wits obtain'd a dinner. Quoth he, while pausing on the way, At yonder farm, or I'm mistaken, 'Twill be my lot to dine to-day, And taste the good man's cheese or bacon. The plan will do, he said no more, J, Fix'd were his methods of proceeding; And soon he ...

... A second edition of a Remonstrance addressed to the Lord Bishop of London, on the Sanction given, in his late Charge to the Clergy of that Diocese, to the Calumnies against the Dis- senters contained in certain Letters signed L. S. E. has re- cently appeared, with the respectable name of Mr. Chas. Lush- ington. The letters referred to, which are addressed to a Dis- senting minister of the ...

... TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. DEC. 16. BANKRUPTS.—Thomas Wilkinson and Edward Down, Sack- ville-street, Piccadilly, bill brokers—John Smith Hutchinson Montague-close, Southwark, leather-seller.— Edwin Cocker' Wood street, hardwareman.—Charles Fox Oppenheim White- chapel-road, and East India-chambers, Leadenhall-street, mer- chant.—John Glover, May's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane,watch- maker ...

... This month, though not wholly exempt from November's ac- customed frowns, has been exceedingly propitious, both to tillage and live farm stock as, instead of those accustomed exuberances of wind and rain having, as in many past years within our recol- lection, seriously impeded the progress of the former, and either rendered, in most situations, the pastures of the latter untenable to, or ...

... Monmouth, Saturday, Nov. )g -old Alhllt, 7s 9d to 8s Od New ditto, 6s 6d to 7s Od Barley, 4s 3d to 4s 9d Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 9d Beans, 6s 6d to Os Odper bushel If ten gallons. Hereford, Nov. 29.-Wheat per bushel weighing 801bs., 6s 3d to 7s Od Barley, 3s 6d to 5s 0c.; Pats>,4s0^pl° 0(1; Beans, 6s 6d to 0s Od Peas, 6s 0d to 0s0d per bushel olf ten gallons. Bristol. December 2.—.Wheat, 37s 9d; ...

... Fine Flour, 40s to 42s; second ditto, 35s to 40s; and ditto, 30s to 35s per sack. Bran. 9s to lis and fine Pollard# 16s to 22s per qr. American Flour, -s to -s per barrel. ...

... Monmouth, Saturday, Dec. 20.—Old Wheat, 7s 3d to 7s6d; New ditto, 6s 6d to 6s 9d Barley, 4s 3d to 4s 9d Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6d Beans. 6s 6d to Os Od per bushel of ten gallons. Hereford, Dec. 2).—Wheat per bushel weighing 801bs., 6s Od to 6s 9d; Barley, 3s 6d to 5s Od Oats, 4s 6d to Os Od Beans, 6s 6d to Os Od Peas. 6s Od to Os Od per bushel of ten gallons. Bristol, December 23.—Wheat, 37s 4d ...

... DEATH OF THE DUKE UF GLOUCLS 1 I-H. LOlW CHAMBERLAIN'S OFI-ICB, DEC. I.-Orders for the Court s going into mourning, on Thursday next, the 4th instant, for his late Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, first cousin and brother-in-law to the King, viz. :-The ladies to wear black silk, plain muslin or long lawn, crape, or love hoods, black silk shoes, black glazed gloves, and black paper fans. ...

... Sm ROBERT PEEL.-Sir Robert Peel, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, and first Lord of the Treasury, the eldest son of the late Baronet, by his wife, the daughter of his partner, Mr. Yates, was born the 5th of February, 1788. He commenced his instruction at Harrow, where he displayed uncommon apti- tude and ability, uniting ready talent with steady application. Lord Byron says of him, Peel, ...

... METROPOLITAN. PRINCE TALLEYRAN D,—despatches have been received at the French Embassy, Hanover-square, from Paris, an- nouncing that Prince TaHey-and and the Duchess de Dino might be expected in towii in about a fortnight. When this aged diplomatist left Eigland, it was his intention to retire from the turmoils ofoffice; but in consequence of the recent changes in the Ffench Ministry, and the ...

... PORT OF NEWPORT.—List of Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending the 2d of December. j DonTwalsb» irom Waterford; John, Smith; Swift,.Neville Peggy,.Hughes; Unity, Berwick; Gyffiian, Jones; Eleanor, Jones; Heart of Oak, Davis; Blessing, Duddridge John, Griffiths; Jane, Rus sell; Felicity, Ash; Tredegar, Harwood; Carleon, Harwood; Ann, Gainey Bristol Packet, Richards; George, Johns; Mary, ...