... Jrobinces. I TimE BAR.-David Dundas, Esq., of the Northern Circuit, has received a silk gown, having been appointed one of her Majesty's counsel learned in the law. Digby Cayley Wrangham, Esq., of the Northern Circuit, who has recently been elevated to the degree of sergeant-at-law, is the son of the Venerable Aclideacon Wraugham. The Leeds town council, after a short discussion, adopted an ...

... IRISH MUNICIPAL REFORMI BILL. g A Public niqetiug of the Inhabitants wns hold yesterday in tha ir Sesn-sue ?? VlsEvq. the fssyvr; in the choir, to consider thu pfopriety oif petit onling Parliamont In favurn of the bill for reforming Mbivicipal Corporations fin lre. :o with at relpi~i.tlonl very nunteroust~ end respectab ly usirned, and SincludIng the nakmes of almost ulg te liberal members Df ...

... ~rd O CHINESE WAR. d dS o the CIJAISTIAX PFRLUC Of GREAT BRITAIN. . I may be accused of presumption in thus addressing i you; but when the nation is about to be plunged into a 1i disgraceful and expensive war, which must cast a reproach eon tle name of Christianity throughout the world, it e becomes the duty of every individual, however humble, ito raise his voice against it. It is now too ...

... THE FREEMANS JOURNAL - I DUBLIN: FRIDAY, MARCH 13, Is40. FRANCE. We have received the Paris papers of Monday, I Their contents are not, however, very important. Speculations on the probable duration of the new ministry formn the chief articles to be found in them. Fluctuations in the funds were on Monday more frequent than usual, all founded on rumours touching the existence or probable ...

... - HIrk- O l, __ I . - S . - The 19th regiment arrived at the North-wall from Bristol on Sunday night, and marched into Richmond Barracks about eight o'clock. Gunner and Driver James Robertson, of ?? Ar- tillery, unfortunately was killed the last' field day, having lost his balance in attempting to fix his cap on, which had fallen off, when he fell, and the wheels of the gun carriage passing ...

... I ~ ?? I.. THE CRops. . .. I 'he l 11((F OUR OWN CORRIESPON DENT.) ng . Kells,'March 24th, 1840. Rhe Bambling lately in the neighbourhood of this town, I was delighted wijh the cheering prospect which the country p presented in`every' direction as I passed along. Truly at e- this season solitude reigns not in tile fields ; at every step are the brown visages of the cheerful sons of toil,' as ...

... POST-OrPTCf WARD-1VLECTIOM OF A POOR- ILAW GUARDIAN. l A meeting of the electors of this ward, friends of Mr. re M'Kenna, took place last night, at Hart's Great Rooms, l H Horseman's-row. I .e Mr. CH5ARLES KXATrING was called to the chair. n The notice convening themeeting having been read, ur Mr. Nolan said that himself and Mr. Martin had that e day canvassed a considerable portion of the ...

... 0 HATTON-CARDEN. THE MURDER AT ISLINGTON.-RE-EXAMINATION OF THE PRIsoNzRS-This day having been appointed for a further ex- amination of the persons suspected of being concerned in the murder of Mr. Templeman, of Pocock's-fields, Islington, the greatest anxiety existed in the neighbourhood of the oflice to hear the examination or to get a glimpse of the prisoners. Mr. Combe and several other ...

... DINNER TO MR. SYNC. On Wednesday evening a public dinner was given by the political friends of Mr. Bvng, in celebration of his services for fifty years as member of parliament for the county of Middle. sex. The dinner took place at Drury-lane Theatre, which was splendidly illuminated and decorated for the occasion. The pit was raised to a level with the stage, so that the tables ex- tended ...

... A. R. H., BLACnnuare.-TlesJe love dittys are not adapted fr thepoet'scorner, We invariably eschew them, unless they are something ve superlative. PLATO.-This correspondent does not- reason well, else his pleasing hope and longing after print, would certainly not have been disappointed. Be evidently does not under- stand anything about the corn lauws. Amicus,-The scurrilous but innocuous ...

... . To the Editor of the Preston Chronicle. Sin, If you think the enclosed letter to my brother Tummus sufficiently important to claim a portion of your paper, its insertion will oblige your's, very respectfully, RICHARD. My dear Thomas, I am in receipt of your three last letters from Preston, and should have replied to them sooner; but of late I have been much engaged, having married a wife ...

... I HOUSE OF LORDS. Tlisrsday, March 12. Lord Seaford, on presenting a petition from the body of 'West India proprietors residing in London, with reference to the petitions presented to both ?? of Parliament for a relaxation of the duties on East India produce, observed that though the great experiment which had recently been tried in the West India Colonies had succeeded to a degree that those ...