... THURSDAY, JUNE 9.—(Concluded from our last.)-Lord John Russell then proceeded to review in detail the amend- ments of the Lords. He said, that while the bill of the House of Lords professed to abolish and put an end to corporations, great care had been taken in it to preserve for their natural lives all the old officers of the corporations in their respective places. Thus the Lords' bill was, ...

... division, arose on the subject of the Metropolitan Suspension Bridge. The majority for the further consideration of the report was 79. Mr. Gully begged to call the attention of the house to a subject that had occurred some time since with respect to the challenge thrown out by the hon. member for Dublin to the hon. and learned member for Bradfoid. He accused the hon. member of having paid £20 ...

... TUB&BAY, MAY 31.—Mr. Hope moved the Gloucester 'Watef Bill. Bill passed. IRISH MUNICIPAL REFORM. The Attorney-General presented a petition signed in a few hours by 12,000 persons living in Edinburgh, praying the house to extend to the people of Ireland the same privileges enjoyed in municipal affairs by the people of England and Scotland. Mr. Robinson presented a petition from a meeting held ...

... SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, as William Evan, a Pembrokeshire labouter, was walking up the Pennydarran inclined plane, by the side of the tram waggon, the wheel en- tangled in his trowsers, and he was dragged under the car- riage— his leg was broken in two places, and was amputated the same evening by Mr. Russell.—Merthyr Guardian. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.— I he firemen employed at the ...

... THE QUEEN'S DRAWING, ROOM.—Her Majesty's Drawing Room on Thursday, was the last that will be held this season. It was very numerously attended: i the dresses were splendid in the extreme.—The King was attended by the Great Officers of State and the | Officers of the Household. Lord Lilford was fhe Lord in Waiting, and Sir Joseph Whateley the Groom in Waiting.—The Duchess of Kent came in State, ...

... The Quotidienne mentions the discovery at Rome of an infernal machine, which was to be conveyed to France, with a view to making another attempt on Louis Phi- lippe's life. According to the report several of the agents of the French police have been dispatched beyond the Alps to ascertain what truth there may be in the iufor-$ matlOYi communicated by the Roman gov«rnmeul to the Court of the ...

... COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—TUESDAY. NORTON v. Attorney General moved that a rule which had been obtained by the plaintiffs counsel to show cause why a commission should not issue to exa- mine a witness, on the part of the plaintiff, of the name of William Mansell, and that his deposition when taken may be used in evidence at the trial, should be discharged. The learned counsel contended that ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Mr. Editor,—Sir,—Pope says, that— Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen, G. F. C. does not believe this sentiment, or, if he does, be evidently wishes to weave a new garment for the monster. He very candidly says, that it is not his purpose to commence a controversy with me. He might, with more wisdom, have ...

... C. Kemble and his family are going to Italy for t„. with a view, in some degree, lo the musical ^ears' Miss Adelaide Ivemble. nation of Wordsworth, the poet, accompanied by his frieo 1 T? l- son, the barrister, intend in a few days to' leave L u,n the Continent on an extended tour through Italv !or Wordsworth has already visited France, Spain Port11 ^,cu5** Germany, but his journey to Italy ...

... Is THE NICK Ot. TIME. luesday morning, eleven shep- herds from Lochaber, with twelve women, and a due propor- tion of collies or shepheids' dogs, left Inverness for Van Diemsn's Land. One of the Highlanders learning iu Loch- aber that Government had offered a bounty .£20. to all mar- ried men, and not being provided with a helpmate, set about supplying this denciency. He had only three days to ...

... Since-depriv'd of all hope, and all comfort, we are In a plight so distressing, 'tis better by far- ■r or the very last chance of recovering our station- To declare war at once on the lest of the nation. Let the Whigs boast their millions, their Dukes and their Lords— W hat could these do if Tories should once draw their swords ? What, could these do, if WALTER, his faith to display, Would his ...

... MEETING AT THE GUILDHALL.—On Tuesday last, in pur- suance of a requisition numerously and respectably signed, to J. Griffiths, Esq., Mayor of this city, a meeting was held in our Guildhall, for the purpose of petitioning the House of Commons not to agree to any amendments made by the lords in the Irish Municipal Bill which were at yarienee witlfthose rights and privileges now enjoyed by the ...