... SIR,—In your obituary of last week you recorded the demise of an amiable young lady, of rapid decline, at an early age. A general sorrow pervaded the countenances of the inhabitants at the premature death of departed worth, and well may the be- reaved parents exclaim with the poet— The dear delights we here enjoy And fondly call our own, Are but short favors borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. ...

... (From a Correspondent.)— 24th instant being a day of general rejoicing in consequence of the heir apparent to the Throne of England attaining her majority, the spirited and re- spectable community of the loyal and ancient borough of Car- diff were not slow in shewing their respect to the illustrious House of Brunswick, in commemorating this day. The morn- ing was ushered in by the sound of ...

... From Barcelona the Paris papers bring accounts to the 15th instant, at which period the malcontents, although no longer in open insurrection, were still bold enough to pub- lish proclamations, calling on the people to take bloody vengeance on their oppressors, in the name of liberty and Catalonian independence. The Madrid Gazette contains the announcemet that the Minister for Foreign Affairs ...

... TUESDAY, MAY 23.-Thc house met at the usual hour, and after the presentation of several petitions and a short conver- sation between the Earl of Radnor and the Duke of Welling- ton on the subject of reform in the universities, their lordships adjourned till Thursday. ...

... GREENWICH RAILWAY.—The number of persons who passed along the Greenwich Railway from the 11th to the 17th inst., as appears by the passengers' book, was 76,121, and the amount received £2,090. 8s 5d. EXTRAORDINARY FACT.—A man employed in cutting down a sycamore Iree, in a gentleman's garden in the neighbourhood of Breck-lane, Everton, found a throstle's nest, near the top of it, composed of ...

... TUESDAY, MAY ELECTION.—Sir IV. Molesworth presented a petition from Mr. Sheridan, late a can- didate tor the representation of Biidgwater, against the leturn of Mr. Broadwood, on the ground that bribeiy and corruption had been employed to obtain that return. The order of the day having been read for the further con- sideration of the report on the Glasgow and Greenock Railway Bill, ir J. ...

... Distracted by malignant thirst, ? With eager joy you hail my first; No matter what it may contain, f Or uqua pura, or Champagne: But when from business friends retreat, And round my next convivial meet, Tis honoured most; whilst toast and song Inspire with mirtli the social throng. > My whole! whene'er by hunger prest, I need what thou canst furnish best; Then may'st tliou something good ...

... MONDAY, MAY 22.-Mr Fox Mault and others from the commons brought up the Highway Acts Continuation Bill and some private bills were severally read a first time. TO^SR/„?SRW,X»,T,°FROM CHELKNHM' PR*>INS HN CHRAT — fSali^ur^ presented a petition John F. Mur- ray^ late an inspector of the Natianal Board of re.and, complaining of being dismissed without cause and praying for mquu-y int., the ...

... Wednesday was the birth-day oTthe Princess, when the presumptive heiress of the throne attained her eighteenth year. The day was generally observed throughout the country, as one of great joy and festivity, and in London all ranks were anxious to express to the royal maid their congratulations at the auspicious event. So early as seven o'clock the gardens of Kensington Palace received many ...

... BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.—J. King, plumber, Liverpool- street, City. BANKRUPTS.—S. Benton, linen draper, Fore-street.—S. Bar- row, corn dealer, Stockport. C. Elliot, tallow merchant, Leeds.—J.Tlnelfall, currier, Preston, Lancashire.—W. May- uury, merchant, Trieste, Austria.— W. H. Smith, brewer, lioottle, Lancashire.—T. Gregson, cotton manufacturer, Bum 'ey, Lancaster.— W. Hale, cornfactor, ...

... MONMOUTHSHIRE IRON AND COAt COMPANY. IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday last, the 24th inst.. being the anniversary of the birthday of H.R.H. the Princess Victoria, fhe cay on which she attained her majority, the foundation stone of the blast fur- naces intended to be erected at Lower Ebbw Vale for the above company was laid by Sir Thomas Buckler Lethbridge, Bart., in the presence of many of ...

... 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 ...