... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... IMPORTANT TO FAnMEns. &:c.—How to preserve scylhes, •■tckles, reaping-hooks, and other iron and steel tools from rust if>er the season for using them. Wipe them clean and diy, ihen hoid them before the fire and keep drawing them back- wards and forwards until warm enough to melt wax then take siome bees wax and tub it all over. A halfpenny-worth of wax vill be sufficient tor a scythe. Then put ...

... AN *Rfn,i.»iAia$I U' Are you guilty or not guilty? sru I0 5 Priso»Gi' the other day, An' ST pjV' m f*U lhsr? M Kid ...

... (FROM THE LEEDS MERCURY OF JAN. 20.) We regret to learn, on the authority of a French mercantile house, of the first rank, that the proposed increase of duty in France on the importation of linen yarns and linens has the sanction of the government of that country, and is likely to be Girled into effect. The increase is not less than from 10 to 15 per cent, ad valorem ahove the present moderate ...

... TUESDAY, JULY 10.—After the transaction of some important business, house went into committee on the Iris' Tithe Bill.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JULr 11.—The Parochial As¡;essmentBIl1 was read a second time. The Small Debts (Scotland) Bill was lost. 'The Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill was read a secof time and committed for Wednesday next. The Imprisanment for Debt Bill was read a second ...

... Wc are happy to see thai this noble and national ga me becoming more and more general in this and the neighbouring counties. Stimulated by the example of the Monmouthshire Club, (the father of ciicket in this distiict), other cricket clubs have been embodied in the neighbourhood, and several spirited and well contested matches between the rival interests have been played during the present ...