... given to him in Glasgow, and on his health being drunk spoke for a considerable time upon the doctrines of free trade, and the advantages resulting from unfettered com- mercial intercourse. The views of the learned gentleman are, by this time, pretty well known to Europe and from his being sent out by Her Majesty's government to treat with other countries in the spirit of a fair trading ...

... REFORM DINNER.—The Annual Meeting of the Gloucester- shire Liberal and Constitutional Reform Club, was held on Tuesday last, at the King's Head Hotel, Gloucester. E. Pro- thero, Esq., M.P. for Halifax, was in the chair, and on no oc- casion has that important situation been filled in a more efficient manner. There were present Lord Moreton, Sir M. Wood, Bart., 1\1. p Charles Greenaway, M.P., ...

... Within the last three or four weeks a light ship has been placed in the Channel, between the Welsh and English grounds-but the position chosen is such, that it is of no service to vessels coming up channel, bound for Newport. This is the more remarkable, as if it had been placed on the spit of the Welsh grounds, a small remove from its present site, it would have afforded to this port an ...

... Viscount Melbourne left town oh Thursday mornitig on a visit to her Majesty, at the PaVilioH, at BriulitbHi The Marquis of Normanby entertained Viscount Mel- bourne and a party at dinner, on Chr stmas-day, at the Clarendon Hotel. The Weslevaq Centenary fund, c .mmcnced a few Weeks ago, now air.ounts to about i 90,000. THE Aumy.-— SO great is the difficulty experienced in raising recruits for ...

... BRECOSHIRE MICHAELMAS QUARTER SESSIONS. These Sessions were held on Monday last, before HUGII BOLD, Esq., Chairman. PEN aY WILLIAMS, Esq., Lord Lieutenant. John Hotchkis, Esq, Itev. Canon Williams. John Ansdell, Esq. Charles White, Esq. Walter Maybery, Esq. Charles Powell, Esq. Charles )Iaybery. T. Parker, Eso. Rev. T. Vaulllan- Esq. Rev. Hugh Bold. Heii-y Lucas. The following gentlemen were ...

... FIFTH OF NOVE>IHEI!Last Monday a numerous and respectable congregation attended at our church, when the prayers were read in a very impressive man- ner bv the newlv-nppointed Assistant Curate, the Rev. Jotiq LLOYD, After the service, the congrega- tilln waited ill tlwir pews, in expectation of a sermon: but %v,,i-e (lisi p[)oitit,,(I. We hope next year to find it otherwise; and that either a ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY. Lord GLENELG stated, in answer to the Earl of Ripon's inquiry, that the Government had consented to the granting of a charter to the New Zealand Association, on certain conditions; but the con- ditions not having been complied with, the intention to grant the charter had ceased. The Association now sought to introduce a Bill, if not opposed by the Government and the ...

... BIRTHS. Lately, at Bruges, the lady of John F. Yaughan, Esq., cf Oourtfield, of a daughter. On the 6th instant, at Llanvair Grange, Monmouth- shire, the lady of William Hunter Little, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22nd ult., at Paris, the lady of William Jones, Esq of Clytha House, of a daughter. March 11, at Newport, Mrs Clements of a son, still born. On the Pih inst., at Titley Cottage, ...

... LITERATURE. A few wordv on the State of Transported Felons, and a hint for the. improvement of their moral con- dition. By Arthur Charles Ltithman. 8vo. pp. 15. London Printed for the Author. It was the usual exclamation of a pious but ec- centric man, well acquainted with the human heart. its innate depravity and its desperate wick- edness, whenever he saw a criminal led to execu- tion, But ...

... SODDEN DEATH About half-past ten o'clock on Tuesday night, a female named Susan Parry, of Monmouth, was taken ill at her lodgings St. Owen's Gate, in this city, and before four o'clock next morning was a corpse !—The deceased sus- tained a serious fright about a forfnight ago, and on a postmortem examination it appeared that death was occasioned by the rup- ture of a blood vessel.-Hereford ...

... .-fFagfttott, anti Ctfcte STalft* The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are expected home in i three weeks. Sir Josiah John Guest, M.P., has become the purchaser of Lord Mostyn's estates in Montgomeryshire. Mr. Fulwar Craven has purchased Mr. Sadler's horse De- ception for and half its present engagements. The Prince and Pnncess of Oldenburg are now residing at Scarborough. STAG HUNTING IN ...

... Woman's Wit, or Love's Disguises. A play, in five acts, by James Sheridan Knowles. Moxon, London. With whatever success the present age may have com- peted with the past in science and in the lighter walks of literature—however the genius of a Scott may have given an historic dignity to the Novel, or the muse of Moore a captivating grace to the less solid cieations of the poet\ fancy—it must ...