... BRISTOL. APPREHENSION OF A SWINDLER—It will probably be recol- lected that in June, 1835, a person giving the name of Jowett, succeeded in swindling Messrs. Miles' Bank, of Bristol, of £1200, by obtaining discount for a bill of that amount, pre- tended to be indorsed by Messrs. Gladstone, of Liverpool; and that he also succeeded in eluding all attempts at discovery.— Emboldened, it would seem, ...

... MR. MURI.IN—SIR,—A scall scurry cogging fellow, witl u prains, who calls himself A Constant Reather of the thllT Gurdan, has written, look you, against our late gret m ing at the PEIX lxx, over against Harry of Monmouth. slave says there was no trink there, but what the tog Measter Wilks's beer—why, look YCi:, we did not go to trink and make prate peasts of ourselves, piit to meet welcome an ...

... TUESDAY, MARCH 7.— 1'HE BALLoT.-An immense number of petitions in favour of the Ballot were presented after which Mr. Grote rose, and said his object in bringing forward this measure was, that eveiy elector should have perfect freedom in voting. In Cambridge and elsewhere exclusive dealing had been recommended, in order that persons should be made to suffer in their business for having voted ...

... MONDXY, MARCH 6.-The Earl nf Shaftesbury, Lord Fal- mouth, the Bishop of JAncotn, Lord Iiedesdale, the Bishop oj Hereford, &c., presented fifetitions against the abolition of Church-rates.. The illarqitess (at the request oftbe Marquess of Lansdowne), deferred the moving of his resolution ieg;:rding the adoption of a standing order requiring provision to be made in each railway bill for a ...

... THURSDAY, MARCH 2.—OXFORD RAILWAY.—Lord G. Lrm- nox presented a peiition from Captain Pechell against the Ox- ford Railway Bill, stating that if it took effect he should be completely ruined. CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY. After several petitions had been presented Mr. Praed then rose, and said that as there appeared to be so many petitions against the bill being allowed to go into committee, ...

... All the present judges in law and equity, except fou*, educated at Cambridge. Mr. Robert Holland, who has started on the Liberal inte^ for Hastings, made his first debut in public life, in Mr. continental balloon. j FIHES IN 1836.—The total number of fires in London durij? the last year was 564 in 33 instances the premises were tot*§ destroyed in 134 they were seriously damaged; and in 2W ...

... Marshal Clausel is a muscular man, of middle stature and rather inclined to corpulency his forehead is hioh and promi- nent, and thinly covered with grey hair. His look is animated, bold, and piercing- On his fare is imprinted a seriousness and an energy which at the first glance show a man of no ordinary bearing his countenance has an air ofdignity and haughtiness. The marshal s voice is ...

... BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.—WiHiam Roberts, formerly of CHunveil, lorkshire, and late of Quebec, merchant. BANKRUPTS.—Edmund Hick Bradley, of Nine Elms, Surrev, malts- ter.—Thomas Bayliss, No. 2S2, Strand, smith.—Sarali Barlow'and Ro- bert Salmon Mulley, of Little Bartholemew-close, West Smitlifcld, stone-masons—Samuel Symonds, of Basinghall-street, factor. Tho- mas James Breeds and Charles Burfield, ...

... Newport, SATURDAY, MARCH ll, t837. The late great meeting at Usic was a display of spirit in favour of the ESTABLISHED CHURCII, which has beep highly ♦poteea-trf m uediut#e 'o tifcqa wfca tuDk parr in proceedings of the day. His RELIGION every man should prize before all earthly good, and recreant is he, who hesi- Jites to stand up in its defence. The respectable chairman and the gonte-men who ...

... List of Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending the 7th of Match. FOREIGN, ENTERED OUTWABB*.—Aquila, Alward, for Opcrto; Fortuna, Kolln, for Altona. CoAtTKRS INWARDS.—Lady Charlotte, Parfitt; and Nautilus Aren- (steamer), from Bristol, with sundries. Jane and Ann, Jones; from Pertmadoc, with »lates Erin, Whitby, from Wexford, with sundries. William and Ann, Iiright, from Gloucester with iron ...

... List of Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending the 8th cf March. ARRivMi.—Lydney Trader, Knight; Brother:, Alpass; from Bris- tol, with British goudr, CLEARED OCT.—Elizabeth and Jane, Evans, for Dublin, with oak bark. Ann and Maria, Lewis, for Neath; Regulator, M'Nea! for Cardiff; Lydney Trader, Knight, for Bristol; with British goods. Ca- roline, Malpass; Sisters, \Yatkllls; Neptune, Kmght ...

... To the EDITCH! of THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN. Surely the pleasure is as great In bcing cheated as to cheat.-BuTLER. Sut,— I presume, as you have already admitted the free use of your columns for the animadversion of those who are supporters of Church-rates as ihey are, that you will also afford me as free a use of them for the discussion of the oppo liite side of the question. llay an aùditional ...