... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—I have often wondered at, and indeed regretted, the want of spirit on the part of the young tradesmen of this town, as regards recreative amusements. Some few months ago, it was in contemplation to establish a Cricket Club but that, like most other things, died away. It would be superfluous, perhaps presumptuous, in me to point out the many ...

... CAUTION.—An itinerant mender of broken china has carried off several articles confided to him to mend by families in Glou- cester, within the last few days. He is rather above the middle size, and has red whiskers. Families should be cautious in employing these sort of persons. ...

... The Tones, we understand, aie much vexed with Lord Stan- ky for forcing on the division 011 Monday evening. They com. plained of the prudence of Sir R. Pec) but now they contrast Ills prudence with thc rashness of their new leader.—Courier. According to a letter from Gottingen, the statue of William IV. in that town was, on the morning of the 25th ult., found to have been decorated during the ...

... Who is Mr. BLEWITI, every one will ask ? who is the gen- tleman that proposes to delay, rather to deny, the justice of the country, in attenuance upon its committee 1 we are enabled to answer the question by the Parliamentary Pocket Book Com- panion.' He is a provincial attorney, late editor of a very scure and very ill-conducted provincial journal. How he got into Parliament we are unable to ...

... ( Before Dr. Lvshington.) BRAINTREE CHURCH-RATE CA5E,- Vesey and Jocelyn v. Burder.—In this suit—which, it will be remembered, is the Braintree church rate case—the registrar informed the court that he had been served with a copy of a rule to show cause why a prohibition should not be issued to stay proceedings in this court till the matter with regard to the jurisdiction had been discussed in ...

... EXPENSES OF STEAM-BOATS.—A steam-packet of 100 horse power, equipped as it ought to be, costs about £ 20,000.; ex- penses of fuel, wages, and victualing, about £ 250 per month tonnage duty, lights, pilotage, and port charges, £ 200 per an- num insurance about £100 per month; small repairs, and winter expenses, about £ 500. These items, with the expense of boiler, which amounts to about C1500 ...

... The Earl of Gosford is coming home from Lower Ca- nada, and will be succeeded in the government of that province by Major General Sir J. Colbui n. The tradesmen of Manchester and Hereford have adopted almost universally the practice of closing their establish- ments at eight o'clock and a similar measure is in con- templation at Bath. PREROGATIVE COURT, DEC. ¡.-(Before Sir Herber Jenner.)— ...

... When GRANDMAMA of the Morning Herald ceases to give utterance to the garrulous twaddle of old, but not in her case, respectable age, and comports herself in the dis- creet and sober manner befitting her years and increasing infirmities, we may be inclined to notice all she can say against Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. BLEWITT; but while she raves in a manner that, in former days, would have richly ...

... I refused tn both candidates at the late eiecuon for these boroughs, i cannot withhold an expres- sion of my humble respect for the honest and manly conduct of our representative, who, with the spirit of a brave and deter- mined mind, has so signally denounced a gang of ingenious conspirators, that by illegal means and reckless of consequences would triple on the elective franchise of the ...

... FRIDAY, DEC. I5.-DuCHIES OF LANCASTER AND CORN- WALL.—The house went into committee upon the Civil List Bill. Mr. Harvey considered that this was the most appropriate time for bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice, That it be an instruction to the committee that due provision be made in the Civil List Bill for the protection of the right of Parliament to inquire into and to ...

... AUTUMN.— (Extract from an essay on Autumn in the Coun- try Miscellany for October, edited by H. Burgess, Luton.)—But Autumn gives rise to a very dilJerent class of associations, more in unison with those melancholy musings in which men are often compelled to indulge. It is true the busy world cares little for the changes of seasons, except so far as they may affect the shipping interest, or ...

... Sweet girl, you've stole my heait away, You're sadly given to thieving; To make me thus so dearly pay, When nothing I'm receiving. L But if you give your heart to me, t All matters thus arranging I No more, sweet girl, 'twill stealing be— 'Twill only be exchanging. I All matters thus arranging I No more, sweet girl, 'twill stealing be— 'I'ivill oitl!l be exchaitgiii. I ...