... WHEN has the day the loveliest of its hours ? It is the hour when morn breaks into day, WJICH th I dew-drops like the yet unfolded flowers, sunshine seems like hope upon its way. YWn soars the lark amid the azure, singing A seraph's son?, that is of heaven, not earth Then comes the wind, a fragrant wanderer, bringing The brea h of vales where violets have birth. Which of the seasons in the ...

... Jtttíøctllann. are happy to stale that the health of the Queen continues to improve. Her Majesty hat been enabled to join the evening parties this week, and to walk out on the terrace. The King held a levee on Wednesday, the 17th instant, at which Lieutenant Charles B. Ackerley. ILN., attended, to have an audience of the King to do fealty as steward of the Crown, on behalf of his mother, ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. MAY 11.—Several petitions in favour of and Bgainst Church-rates were presented. On the motion of the Marquess of Clanricarde, the house went into committee on the Improvement of Lands in Ireland Bill.—After some conversation the bill wasjreferred to a com- mittee up stairs. Lord Duncannou presented a third report of the commission- er. of ecclesiastical revenue (Ireland), and a ...

... The following statement of the witness Pattison, with whom the prisoner resided whilst in Bristol, which could not be given in evidence at the trial, from the rule of Courts not to reccive evidence of any conversation that did not take place in the pre- sence and hearing of the person charged, supplies a link in the chain of evidence against the prisoner. STATEMENT. On the Thursday evening ...

... The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted from the returns made in the week ending May 2d, 1837, is 34s lid per cwt., exclusive of the duties of Customs. ...

... TnE IRON TRADE.-The iron trade supports itself with more firmness and steadiness than the cotton market; but it is the opinion of persons conversant with the market, that neither the rate of wages, nor the price of ore, nor the advance upon coal, nor all put together, will enable the iron-masters to keep up their pricesSheffield Mercury. The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible ...

... The natal day of England's hope—the fair Victoria—was not celebrated with that degree of enthusiasm which we would wish to see manifested in the ancient and loyal city of Bris- tol there were, however, many partial demonstrations of pleasure on the occasion, but chiefly by the Reformers. 'Twere far better that party prejudice were not consulted on such an occasion—the illustrious Princess ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY, MAY 2.—PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.—Lord Dacre presented a petition from Gloucester praying for the abolition of the punishment of death. EDUCATION (IRELAND). The Bishop of Fietcr presented three petitions against the present national system in Ireland.—The Marquess of Lantdowne moved for some returns on this subject. CHURCH-RATES. Several petitions in favour of and against ...

... WEDNESDAY, MAY 4.—A new writ was ordered for West- minster. CHUUCH RATES. Ml-. D'Eyneourt presented a petition for the abolition of Church-rates, signed by 5700 persons, from the borough of Lambeth, who deemed it unjust to call on any of his Majesty's subject#, but particularly Dissenters, to support the establish- ment,, ..were three churches in the district aopnmmn- udiiug ou-iv ptisons, ...

... THE DUKE OF YORK.— lhe vice-chancellor has specially ap- pointed Friday next for the heaiing the cause of Taylor v. Run- dell, the question in which relates to the right of the executors of the late Duke of York to some valuable mines in North America, the decision of which is of great importance to the creditors of his royal highness. PoMPtrr.— Ihree skeletons have recently been discovered at ...

... Amidst a barbarous age, here learning found A refuge, holy tnen from court or camp, Heart-8Ute and weary of the world, sought out u 6 monastic solitude, 4 e ...

... REFORM Act.—The following is Lord John Russell's bill for postponing the period when rates must be paid to entitle borough electors to vote, and to abplfijh the stamp- duty on freemen's admission A bill to regulate the times of payment of rates atid taxes by parliamentary electors, and to abolish the stamp duty on the admission of freemen.—Whereas it is expedient to make fur- ther regulation ...