... The nomination for the county of Brecon took place on Thursday se'nnight in that town. Early in the morning an immense number of Major Holford's supporters went out to meet him, and taking the horses from the carriage, drew him in triumph into the town. At ten o'clock, the hour fixed for the nomination, the preliminaries having been gone through, IIKNRY ALLEN, Esq. came forward to nominate ...

... Lord Nugent has put forth an able address to his Ayles- bury supporters, in which he enters at considerable lengtli on the question which must early arise, the effecting the hitherto imperfectly accomplished object of the Reform Bill by belter providing for the freedom and purity ...

... LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. Portugal is again threatened with the hOlforsof II civil war. The following are extracts from the accounts leceived. ( From a Second Edition of the M.iymig Post.)—1 he follow- ing is an extract from a ve.y long ami interesting letter we have just received from our correspondent at Lisbon, per Manchester stcar^r 31i__Marslial SaManha has at length taken the field for ...

... SIR,—Having read some very plain and sensible remarks on the New Marriage Act in a tract lately published, and con- ceiving the explanatory information they contain, such as should be generally known, I trust you will allow them a placc in your liberal paper. The writer says, Dissenters of all denominations may now marry in their OW Chapels, when registered for that purpose. Publication by ...

... One day whiln an irKikteptr s wile was lying sick, several of his neighbours came to condole with her on the occasion. Some of them pr»^ciihed one tiling and some another. A sagacious old matron remarked, that she would be better if she could set a little sound sleep. Then/'said a little boy who was piesent, e'll better tak my mother to the kirk, for she aye gets a gude sound sleep there. ...

... A Jew butcher, of Lille, has just been brought before the correctional police, ou a charge of having in his posses- sion an unlawful weapon. The prohibited aitic e in ques- tion is a long and very sharp Damascus knife, with which he slaughtered the beasts for the use of his Israelitish breth- ren, their religion preventing them eating any meat not killed by a person authorised by the grand ...

... We are happy to perceive byan advertisement in an. other column, that the Reformers of Newport are about to ertain Reginald James Blewitt, Esq., the popular member for the United Boroughs, at a public dinner, to take place on Thursday next. Philip Jones, Esq., of Lauarth Court, will preside on the occasion; and we understand that a numerous meeting is anticipated. WORKING OF THE NEW POOR LAWS ...

... TN? QUF.CN'S PKI.SF.NT KI MtiS. COCKING.— Her Ma- jesty has expressed, through Sir Hen y Wheatley, her sympathy in the afflictions of Mis. Cocking since the death uf her late husband, and bestowed on her the very liberal donation of £ 50. Tuesday se'.might an olive tree from Jerusalem was presented to hpr Majesty. It was planted in a box of clay from the Holy City, ana ?. dozen healthy ...

... THE PRINCIPALITY. GLAMORGANSHIRE ELECTION—BIUBGEND, SATURDAY NIGHT. -The following are the numbers at the final close of the poH ;— Adare. Talbot. Guest. 291 296 324 579 162 153 Bridgend 587 315 223 Neath 244 153 147 Swansea 304 868 746 2005 1794 1593 The two first returned. DENBIGHSHIRE BOROUGH ELECTION. — On Thursday, the 27th of Julv, the nomination of candidates for these boroughs took ...

... FUCNCM MASLV.—TOULON, ALGUST 1.— llear-Admiral Gallois, cotrimanding the Levant squadron, has arrived here. The greatest activity IS observed in our roap., are Assured that the squadron under Vifce-Adrtiiral Laian,le will atteompiny, As far as the straits of Gibraltar, the Iler- cultes man-of-war, on board which the Prince de Joinville will embark. Orders have just been given to pay to his ...

... If that eye, with sweet seduction, Bear the pledge of my destruction. Pledge me ruin in that eye,- I must be destroyed, or aie. If that lip be poison's chalice, Kill in love, or spare in malice; Better die by that sweet breath Than of hungering for my death. Though pangs follow broken duties, Give, oh, give me, all thy beautie»; For the bliss is more than even, Risking pain, securing heaven. T ...

... The new Bishop of Heieford, Dr. Musgrave, is the son of tailor at Cambridge, well known, in his time, as the political antagonist of the celebrated Dr. Farmer. Both the Bishop r.nd his brother are eminent scholars, and as such became Fellows Trinity College. The Duke of Beaufort, accompanied by the Earl of Chester field, Lord A. Paget, Colonel Anson, Count d'Orsay, Viscouf' Jocelyn, and ...