... An Act of ParliaTuent has just passed which settles a disputed point in regard to bills of exchange, and which ought, therefore, to be known to men of business generally. The point alluded to is that respecting acceptors or referees for honour, in which DO uniform practice existed, some houses presenting the bills so marked on the day they became due, and the others the day after. It is now ...

... Six and Seven William IV, cap. 85. An Act for Marriages in England, 17 August, 1836. SIR,-Tlwre are great mistakes afloat relative to some of the new statutes, which you will be glad, I am persuaded, to rectify. Permit me then, to notice some of the provisions of the Act to amend the Law of Marriages, which is to come into operation after the 1st of March, 1837.- Martiis caelebs quid agam ca ...

... An old officer on the retired list, living at Saintes, in the Charente Inérrieure a few days ago, fell into a lethargy, and was buried with military honours, under the conviction that life was extinct; but, awakened by the firing of the platoon over his grave, which took place before the coffin was covered with earth, he made himself heard by his cries, was taken out, and walked home arm in ...

... PORT OF CARDIFF.—The improvements in this port by the Marquis of Bute, are going on rapidly, and plomise to con- vert it into one of the finest in the kingdom. About 300 workmen are daily employed in the extensive excavations and em bank men s which are to form a magnificent basin for ships of large burden, accessible at all states of the tide. In con- pecttpq with this great work the Taff ...

... MANSION-HOUSE.—Benjamin Lewis, a stout-built, rough- looking Welshman, was brought before Mr. Alderman Hum- phery, on Friday se'nnight, under the following circumstances, as they were detailed by a Welsh interpreter for the prose- cutor's account Evan Davies, of the parish of Silian, in Cardiganshire, farmer and drover, brought 29 beasts for sale to Romford, in Essex, from Wales. At Romford ...

... SPAIN. Amounts from Bayonne of the 18th instant, state that e Carlists are suffering from an extreme dearth. Se- veral months' pay are due to the troops, who desert by anas and retuvn to their homes, where, likewise, they *e ca^ed by the labours of their fields. This double .1 usfe as>'t is-said, made a considerable reduction in B °' ...

... The Duke of Beaufort and suite have arrived at Park Place, London, from their visit to this county. NEWPORT UNION.—On Monday last, the following gentlemen were appointed Medical Officers by the Board of Guaidians —Win. Biewer, Esq., for the Eastern Division Jas. Hawkins, Esq., for the Western Division and — Va: vies, Esq., for the Northern Division. SHERRY WINES.-—The attention of families who ...

... At a time when public affairs were in a very unsettled state, M. de G-, who squinted terribly, asked Talleyrand how things were' going on ?- Mais, comme rotts royez, Monsieur. (Why, as you see, sir.) Another pun, attributed to the same great master, is not only translateable, but is much better in English than in French. During the reign of Bonaparte, when an arrogant soldiery affected to ...

... GENTLEMEN',—Whatever business may be brought before the Board, involving the character of any of the Guardians, or any question as to the oider which ought to be observed in the introducing of motions, and in their discussion, is a very proper subject for inquiry for as much time is lost in the discussion of irrelevant matters, it would be well that we should know the rules by which ...

... BROWN SHERRY,—Perhaps, says the writer of some letters from Spain in the Inquisitor, you may not be aware that the brown Sherry is mixed with boiled wine, that the pure is the pale Sherry, and that what is called amontillado is one butt of the same year and vineyard, which attains to a greater degree of perfection solely by the chance process of fermentation. The brown Sherry is, indeed, ...

... NEW MOON. PEPT. 11. at pfi'l 0' TTo Printed and Published by SaNDFOK the of High-street, Merthyr Tydvll, Glainorgan, at the officc;'Flikh-streel, UtiCll where Orders, Advertisements, coo, arc requested to be addressed- ...

... ihe accounts from all parts of the world prove that the harvest is not at all likely to be above the average, and that a great portion of the northern Continent must import corn.-Herald. An extraordinary crop of peas has been grown in Heeding: the piece of land measures six acres and a half, and there were 2b loads and a half of pea hau 1 in carried off. In a field adjoining is a crop of ...