... 'ii BY MERCURY. ..i s.,..bir Hi _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TLi, ';ESDA.Y. APRIL 1, 1840. ' :2 drial defeats of the present session have N ti il!t: aber and character, such as probably nevcr d lany (Government before the present one, io l ie .. ;;s searcely more than two months old. h., m:m (intlry, thlrough1 its representatives- a i o ie. f..r from admitting that, even yet, the mn ia rope;l1y ...

... ANAi7VYSrS of it P1ESEVNT PARLIAMENT. The presentc Parliament is worthy of note, for the possession of several heterogeneous attributes. Though only of a few years standing, it is nevertheless old. AmAt himself is a nmember. .'Three only can boast of being YoUNG; and but One of being Paimse. Itszrepub- lican chiracter is evinced, having now no ICINo; and it bathhbutone noble andhe is a BARoN: ...

... ; 'd M N DiTELLIG} OCE. ' 'The Paris papers furnish the important intelligence that:Atbe debatejin the Chamber of Deputics on the Secr'et Service question had concluded, and resulted In an lnexpected majority in favour of M. Thieis. An amendment was moved by M. Dongeville redue- ing the amount proposed, one million of francs, by iOObg ;,~ which was however negatived by a majority of 261 to 158 ...

... f The following ale the names of the Guardians, just ; elected for thle various parishes in this towni:- ST. AHosc's.-Samnel Evans, Henry Cox, William Gre Baker, Stephen Gamble, Francis Shavw, and Win. Peach. and ST. PETR''9.-Thomas Cooper, William Gadsby, Wim. mil' Morley, Villiam Richardson, Thlomai W. Walton, and COT Joseph Handford, , and teal .~ ~ ~ ~ ~~, ST i'ElU~i'.Eer Ioey, George ...

... i :; I m: TO 'ON EDrr:OR OF Manty3 151R 5lISY: Sir-It is a veryq tinapee lftgring iDeptsistency, ansdnot lei Cerious ananomaly in the~coin lawrepears, .whilst the mnnlactoryoftletiaereus atticles mentioned in year pep 18thpinptant is:prdtected by-aduty on importation f foreign articles of the same description uanny.of svhich are articles of lusiy'and fiecy; more than of necessity tbr our' use, ...

... -0 'The following was issued yesterday:- Lord Chamberlains' Oflice, March 31, 1840. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's Levee, In- tended to be held to.-morrow (Wednesday), at St. James'o Palace, is postponed. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the Queen. The Marchioness of Normanby has succeeded the Dowager Lady Lyttelton as the lady of the bed chamber In waiting on ...

... LUDLOW ELEBCTION COMMITTBE. Yesterday the committee appointed to furnish the list of sixt members, to whom one was to be added as chairman by tie Chnirman's Panel met for the first tiene under the 24 unit 3Sd Victorin, commonly called Sir R. Peei'd Act, in committee room, No. 19; and counsel andA agents baving been called in, the chairuman of the committee (Mr. Ord) answered that their ...

... If'pERZALP BLZMr'S. L- . , - . :. -L I (Con'atilledf inur t *Page.), nOUSE OY LORDS, MONDAYz .bXe 30. -d',bop of EXETER deferred his amotinif on the h erves in Canada to to-D5orroV. : Villy, Tese of e;CKNUH preseinted 120. petitions V f.o 11 ,yettrent parts Of the aont giititynlrt~ ! ern dJored rt seven 'clock. e t)USE OF COMMIMONS, MoNDAY. AlNicit30. ., , bissyv'r (Conservative) took his seat ...

... LIDORNSs Tro 5Rx HtONE5ST, THNsIsIOC, AND IND siTWXOVS : PVUiC OF OaIAT BUTAIN. My Friends-I bog to submit to your cosideration tl following observations on this most important qneltiots: 1. As a body politic, we are all dependent upon th agriculturists of our country for the daily sepply of the great bulk of our food. 2. All landed and household property is liable to the support of the poor ...

... TTE. TUESDAY, MARCH 24. DECLABATI6N9 OF ?? . John alwSt. Helen's, grocer. . ne an illiam Waterman, wingley-street, Oxfrd-m street, builders. . nANRncVrTCV ANNULD. Peter Moore, llirwin, Glarmorganshire, imakeeper. .:3ANKSUr TS. JOHN LUKE BOORMAN, Gravesend, silversmith, April .2,May 5,! at Basinglsall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Ncwbon, lat- a ton-garden. WILLIAM BRACHER, Great Ormond.street, ...

... I 1ROUSE OF LORDS-TuEsDAY. The Lord chancellor took his Beat. on the woolsack at five eoiclock. CORN-LAWS. The Duke of WELLI NTON presented a petition from Southampton, in e p port of thoo corna-laws. 'i'ho Earl ofi RIOSBERY presented u Petition from Linlithgow, for a repeal of the corn-laws. He stated that he was favourable to E. modification of the present sys4tem. The Marquess. of BlUTE ...

... ?? ifINDOiV GAZEHT2'H W'UiESDA Y, March3l. l LORD ClIAMBIERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 5. N tice is hermby given, that her Majisty vsill hold a Levee at St. Jatne8s' Palace, on WedDesday, the lot of April neXt, fit two o'clock. -- LORD CHIAMIBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 5. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a i)raw- ing-room at St. James's Palace on Titursday, the Oth of April next, at two ...