... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—The feelings of moderate men here (both Whig and Tory) have been offended, and certainly, decency has been vio. lated (to use the mildest term), by the insuliing and unchristian toast given by a Reverend Gentleman at the Conservative ban- quet which took place at the Beaufort Arms, on Tuesday, the 10th inst. The Rev. James Crowder, a respectable ...

... Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones has taken the riltbur.ds as the regular driver of the Taglioni coach, to and from Windsor. On Tuesday a drunken soldier of the 77th Regiment escaped from the picket which was escorting him to the guard-house, at the Royal Barracks, Dublin, and jumped over the wall on Ellis's-quay into the Liffey. At first it was conceived he medi- tated self-destruction, and a ladder ...

... BANKRUPTS.—.1. Arton, Howden. Yorkshire, draper and grocer.—F. G. Brazier, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, oil- man.—J. Farrington, Blackpool, Lancashire, innkeeper, plumber and glazier.—G. Calthorp, Spalding, Lincolnshire! merchant.—J. Witaker, Wortley, Leeds, cloth manufacturer! —T. Jones, Kiderrainster, carpet-manufacturer.—G. Stringer sen., Hieh-street, Islington, furnishing ironmonger.—J ...

... SAVfSGS* BANK.—We understand that,since the removal of the Savings' Bank from Caerleon to Newport, a great num- ber of new depositors have opened accounts in that establish- ment. The sums deposited since the 1st of July have amounted to nearly £500. Many of the depositors are the younger branches of families in the industrious ranks of society, mechanics, and tespectable servants. It may not ...

... Monday, Oct. 9.—Business is not very active in this market. The estimated old duty is not backed higher than £ 175,000. Currency East Kent, in pockets, 1834, £0. 010 to ,£0. 0s 1835, XO. Os to £ 0. Os; 1836, f3. Os to f4. Os 1837, £:J. 16s to f5. 5s; Mid-Kent, 1834, Os to £0. Os; 1835, £ 0. Os to £0. Os 1836, £3. Os to £3. 10s 1837, £ 3.16s to £ 4. 14s Weald of Kent, 1834, i0. Os to XO. Os; ...

... BANKRUPTS.—Owen Evans, of 7, Ulstei-place, Regent's- lark, surgeon and apothecary.— Henry Houghton and Thomas Stanton, of Great Dover-road, Southwark, upholsterers.- Wm, 3ilbert,of Hackney, builder.- Richard Henderson, late of Tot- enham-court-road, hosier.- William Killbe and Charles Lud. 'att, of Tivoli Tavern, Windmill-hill, Gravesend, licensed vic- nallers,- William Hyde, of Sheffield, ...

... The following letter has been addressed as a circular to the Parliamentary friends of the Government by Lord John Russell: Whitehall, October 16, 1837. Sir,—As the House of Commons will meet on Wednesday, the 15th of November, for the choice of a Speaker, and will proceed on Monday the 20th, to the despatch of business, 1 earnestly request your attend- ance on those days. 1 have the honour to ...

... MAGNITUDE OF COMETS. The magnitude of comets is very curious. Some are not larger than our moon; some three times the size of the earth. Multitudes have no tails at all; the length of some tails amounts to 80,000,000 miles. The rarity of their circulating medium must be extreme, since stars are visible through these tails, and the comet of 1770 swept among the moons of Jupiter without causing ...

... SMITH FIELD MARKET. Monday, Oct. 23.—There was exhibited for sale in this morn- ing's mallet by far the largest supply of beasts which has bee shown here on Monday for several months past, the number being 3874, which caused the demand for beef to be exceedino I heavy, whilst hst week's quotations were with diffk-ulty s, ported. Although the supply of sheep was but moderate, the trade was, ...

... SPAIN. We received intelligence this morning (Monday) that the change which we anticipated in the Spanish Ministry has taken place. On the second the Ministry resigned, and the Cabinet was re-moddled as follows :-Se_nor Bardaxi, as before; Senor Balauzat, War Minister; Senor Castejon, Justice; Senor Raphael Perez, Interior; Senor Jose Maria Perez, Finance, ad interim; Senor Ulloa, Marine. None ...

... SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1837. it a As the policy pursued by her Majesty's Government, I Wards Ireland, is that which is most bitterly assailed by Tory press, and respecting which, charges of the Invest nature affe made, both against Lord Mulgrave and & Home Minister, it becomes more and more important the meeting of Parliament approaches to grapple with charges, and exhibit to the English people ...

... MONMOUTH TORY DINNER. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Proved still his reasoning best, and his belief, Tho' propp'd on fancies, wild as madman's dreams, Most rational, most scriptural, most sound; With mortal heresy, denouncing Who in his argument could see no force' Stn,—I proceed to fulfil my intention of adverting to the speeches Of Messrs. Bailey and Dyke, as delivered at the ...