... POST.OFFICE REFORM, N'o. IV.-PROBABILITY OF A SUFFICIENT IN- CHREASE IN TIlE NU;MB'1. OF LETT'E).RS. N ir LORD-In treating of the obiectionst raised against my Plan7 I turn first to that fouaded on tihe presumed hn- probabilhty of Sucit an increase in the ntmber of letters. as will secure the Post-office revenue front serious diminution; for I must again remark that, though the opposite has ...

... eRF~. Sin,-At a meeting of the commrittee hclsl at the Ilrewera' Arms, Chur el-street, appointed to receiv~e Subscriptions on bechalf of eighteen poor cotton spinners in Glasg~ow, who composed the cooi. inittee of tire Tradles' Usion, who wcere secized hy thle authorities (if Glasgow. torn fromi their wives anul children, strilsped nakhed, thrust into a cold damip, cell ?? thle pris'on, ...

... t I soright gi e a short hiiit to an impartial writer, it would le to tell him lis ;re. If he resolvxes no venture upon the dangerouisprecipike or telling ) cir~er toth givr ~e Iltsar to ltae quarter. jt! iso tells the crime ,of greet torn, they fall upon hiruwitiththeirart hands of the law,; if he tell. th eir v irtooes, vh~en rhov~isare ainythn rh..eroro attackst htin t svi th slnders, t~ ...

... THE MORNING CIROATICLE. LONDON; SA TURDA Y, JAN UA R Y 27,183. In the HousE of Loans yesterday, the royal assent =assgiven by commission to the Duchess of Kent's An- nuity Bill1, and a private bill. Certain papers relative to Canada were laid upon the table. The other business before their Lordships wvas confined to the receiving of petitions. The HOUSE of COWI)ONS, on the motion of Lord J. ...

... PARIS, JAN. 20. [Iruoes ?? OWN CORRESPONDENT.] The vote of yesterday week IUas, as may be well supposed changed the state of things here, and rendered the aim and the struggle of parties quite different. The dispute then was between M. Thiers affording active aid to Spain and M. Mole anxious to terasinate the Spanish war without eCu- barking king, government, or French resources therein. The ...

... TrLfE SERPERNTINE RIVER. 'ro HIlS ROYAL ltlt11I'NSS 'VHF' DUKEF OF SUSSEX. The public journuls having intimated that, at a r~eenit inl- q~uest held on tloce imnfortitnate, persons Nfwhlo st their luces y thle b~rtrakiojg of the ice on the 'Sorpenttilte, thle jury had desired thle coroner to coeinve to Your' Royal IliglhnesS their earnest wish that some net~hod should Ire adusp tud lfor prevent ...

... We find the following in the Toromto Patriot, a high Tory paper. It is not at all remarkable that when the organ of a government exhibita sauch a spirit as this, the people rebel- - -This has boen altogether a fortunate outbreak, as it will lead ao a thorough scouring of the prouince, a gathering together ofall therottensbeep of the flock. and their stbjer- lion to one common doom; after which ...

... TRIAL AND CO!NVICTION OF ANOTHER GLASGOW COTTON SPINNER. At the Circuit Coort, Glasgowr, on Thursday, TlHOMAS RIDDLE was tried lor assault and intimidation, found guilty in termas oflisowncutfession, and sesitenced tn seven years' tlanspoltatios. Riddle was ose of the operative cotton spinners wvho had escape c, but was lately canugit, asid broolug, back Ilona Ala- chester. The facts were ...

... FAIRS FOR FEBRUARY. GLA->!OitGANSiiutE.—Bridg-ond, Cow- bridge, Tuesday, 6th; Uanclaff, Fridav 9tn New- bridge, W ednesday, 14tii. Monday 12th; Chep- stow. V.ond.iy 26th. BizEco,\sHinE.- IiUiltll Iondav ]()tli Crickhowell Thursday 1st; Talgarth, Fridav 2nd. RADNORSHIRE, llowey, Saturday 10th. CARMARTHENSHIRE. — Llandilo -Fawr, Tuesday 20th hite House on l^ave, Tuesday 13th. ...

... aFQ1'eIU 1Ui~- . g~ovetall Eitaltaculgne.- FRANCE. The discussion on the address to the King from tilo Chamber of Deputies terminated on Saturday, in thle final adoption of tbs address originally proposed witb two amendments.in which we nototily most cordisally agree, but which, we are most happy to perceive. have united the suifrages of by thir the largest proportion of the French deputies: ...

... oorrign xranlce. The discussion of the termns of the Address to the throne. is still coutinned in, the French joainnals. The most il- portant point was tle ptesent position of Sj)iaii. 'he Kiln's opinion was klnolvii to be stronug vgainst inter- ventionl, and thc piesent Iovernlitt wets knomw to holdl their places by their coilncitlilig with him. On Fri- day the debate teas concluitled by a la ...

... C:A N AD A. In our paper of last week we expressed our opinion that The Ministerial plan for the settlement of affkirs in Ca- Dada would lead to no good results The more we reflect upon that important ...