... CARDIFF RACES.—These races took place on Wednesday and Ihursday, and weie extremely well attended considering the period, immediately preceding a general election, at which they occurred. The sport, on the whole, was good and the weather most favourable. There was an ordinary on the first day at the Cardiff Arms, and on the second, at the Angel, Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., in the chair, who ...

... wmmammmmmmmmm iieuss. About £400,000 in gold was receivtd on Monday atra the Bank of England from Russia. We understand the amount expected to arrive from different places within ;a few days will cause the Bank to have in its possession upwards of £G,OOO,OOO of bullion. THE TEA TRADE, MONDAY.—The clearances last week fwere considerable, amounting to 458,300 lbs. There isS a fair demand for ...

... —Un the motion of the EarI nf Radnor, this bill was read tifij first time.—The bills on the table were advanced a stage. | CO.M.11 VT.KTIOS OF TITHES. | .The Marquess of Lansdowne moved the second reading of this bill. The object of it was to puffin end to litigation, and to procure more accurate plans and surveys for the purpose of ] carrying the present measure into effect. The bill was read ...

... IRON.—The quantity of iron made in this country during thl year 1836, has been estimated at the enormous quantity off ■nillion tons the average price of pig-iron, for the year, bein^ about £7 per ton, and that of bar-iron about £1 J per ton. REMARKABLE PREDICTIONS.—An almanack, published in tin ^B year 1730, has the following very remarkable predictions, w licll ■ ave been fulfilled to the ...

... NEW POOR-LAW ACT. The following case, as illustrative of some of the effects of 'his law, took place on Monday last, at the Guildhall, London : ...

... SKETCH OF THE LATE KING S LId (Abridgedfrom the Meriting Pcit.) The particulars of the life of King William the Fourth, which we subjoin, have been hastily collected, but will be in- teresting to our readers at the present moment, as thcir general accuracy may be relied on :—On the 21st of August, 1765, the third son of King George the Third was born. After a boy- hood that presented nothing ...

... I i^riiinjr Service.lul l esion, 1 Kings xiii.—2fl Ketfton, Johniv. [:• 'V-'Uiiii; Service .1st Le**on, I King* xvii—2d Le^on, 2 ThtBu iii» Ketopott, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1837. L he stale of Ireland came under the consideration of ji House of Lords on Tuesday night, and curious was figure which tht? chief opponent of Ministers made— taphsnt the answer of Lord Mulgrave in defence of fcfelf and ...

... From the French papers of Sunday, some important news have been teceived, and the tenotir of it is highly unfavorable to the constitutional cause. E^partero ar- rived on tlie 12th with eight battalions at Calatayud, to juin the division of Oraa, and take the demand of it. Don Carlos was approaching Valencia, and the guerrillas were butoneteagnefrom that cify. Some English artillery men had ...

... BUCKINGHAM PAI.ACF.—Tuf. MW THBOK*. —Orders j bave been given by her Majesty the Queen to have tin new throne fitted up at Buckingham Palace without de lay. W'orkmen .ire engaged in erecting II, and it is ex- pected that it will be completed by Saturday next at the latest. It is the intention of her Majesty in future to re- ceive all addresses and hold all privy councils at the new Buckingham ...

... 'IC r°yal ass«nt was given, by com- mission, to a large number of bills. r Stanhope presented a great number of petitions, pur- c T frorn agricultural labourers of the counties of nf#Th xf' ^untlnsdon, and Suffolk, all praying for the repeal tin i oor'aw Amendment Act. 'J'he whole of these peti- l0'^evcr ...

... In consequence of the mournful ceremonial which takes place to-day, it was determined that our town should join in the national demonstration of respect to the memory of our late venerated Monarch. With this view, the weekly market, which takes place on Saturday, was held yesterday. in order that this day might be devoted to those offices, the performance of which will mark the deep sense we ...

... SATURDAY, JULY OF Pahi.i.IMINT (Irki.AMI); BILL.— Mr. Cnllaghan moved the order of the day for the house? to resolve itself into a committee on the Reform of Parliament^ Ireland) Bill. | The motion was opposed by Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Shaw, Mr.( Sergeant Goulhurn, &c- &c. | Mr. Sergeant Woulfe expressed his surprise at the oppositions made to the progress of this measure. If it were not passed? iato ...