... All excitement is relative, and the first ball to a debutante .is, perhaps, scarcely less exciting than the first battle of a young ensign, the first speech of a county member, or the first pro posal of a young gentleman in love, uncertain of success. In a beautifully-appointed dressing room, preparing for conquests, might be seen a youag lady and her French attendant, Adele, who, with all the ...

... BANKRUPTS.— NT. Davis, Westerlram, Kent, innkeeper and pholsterer.—J. M. D. KlefFer, Southampton-street and Charles •trett, Covent Garden, also of Berkeley-street, Clerkenweil, ind of Fetter-lane, City, baker.—R. Archcr, now or late of Queen-street, Cheapside, wine merchaiit.1. Lasselle, now or die of Muscovy-court, Trinity-square, London, merchant. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, OCT. 29. ...

... r LADIES* FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. The New Chnpeuiix and Capoter.—The materials for these 1 elegant inventions are—plain velvets and satins, velours bni.hif, 1 velours cordts, gros d'Afrique, and gfos Coustantine. JTie co- 1 lours for the bonnets arc-straw, p a-green and rose. Ostrich and Marabout feathers will divide the vogue during the winter with velvet flowers for hats and bonnets. RtMwM ...

... There is an unadorned and nameless grave Where southern birds are singing, ami the sky, Of brilliant azure deeper than the wave, Perfumed with orange, breathes its fragrancy Like incense o'er the hcart. But who was she So typified in death ? her fate thus sung By nature's minstrels, where the rivalry Of fresh-blown flowers upon the sod has sprung, To mark where sleeps in peace the innocently ...

... jjTOE Newportt SAT UK DAY, NOVEMBKK, 23, 1B39. We hare, this day, to make an announcement to our readers of the deepest moment to the empire, and which wili excite the most lively sensations through the country. At the meeting of the Privy Council, this day, at Buckingham Palace, it is officially stated that HER MAJESTY is to declare her sentiments upon a subject, to which her subjects Hi.ive ...

... Amongst the numerous circumstances connected with the events of this week in our locality, which call for notice and animadversion, there is one to which we feel it a duty to devote a few words. With the Journalist, the redress of a public grievance, or the prevention of a recurrence of public injury, is a duty; the performance of which is impe- rative, however sutli notice or animadversion ...

... No trumpet was blown, as the gate they passed Nor banner flung over their fierce array; But they rode like the breath of the desert hlast Fleetly and silently passing away Yet many looked on that haughty man, Whose eye was the star of the fiery van. With frequent fasts his cheek was paled, And there sat a frown on his brow of p'ride And scorn oil his quivering lip prevailed, As he thought on ...

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... PONTYPOOL POLICE—OCTOBER 25. Before Capel Hanbury I.ei^h, and Thomas Levis, Esqrs. Robert Jackson, and William Green, were charged with an act of vagrancy, at Trevethin. Discharged on promising to leave the town.—William I'liumpson, vas ci)arged with stealing a loaf of bread, out of a shop at Pontnewyndd, the property of James Green. Commllted to take his trial at the Session. OCTOBER 28.— ...

... THE MAID OF THE OAK.—A girl twelve years of age, living at Lavergne, in the Aveyrors, climbing up a old oak tree to gather dried leaves, fell into the hollow of tiie irunk, and there remained till those called to her assistasce cut her out with their hatchets, in the course of which ope- ration she was slightly wounded in the leg. ROMANTIC CATASTROPHE. — The following story has been published ...

... LORD BHOUG I/ \]'S REPORTED DEATH. PhNKiin, THURSDAY EVENING.—1 havs just had the satss- laction of seeing Lord Brougham, who has returned to Brough- iiam, after his excursion to the Lakes, as well in health, and in is good spirits, as his best friends could wish. The cause of agitated London, is still involved in mystery. Mr. Shafto, whom I have also seen, is certainly not the author of the ...

... WHY DID YOU DIE t VERSES PROPOSED TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEXT HKPRE8BN- TATION OF THAT POPULAR FARCE. Oh! why did you die > Lord Brough'm, Lord Qrough'm I f At this time of all others, Lord Brough'm, Lord Brough'm When but just to sustain a new part you had learned, And you revelled in praise which you once would have spumed, When time ol its terrors had obloquy shorn, And you grew sleek and ...