... INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO SIR J. GRAHAM uPO4 THE ANOMALOUS STATE OF AUTHORITIES IN THE BOROUGH OF BIRMiNGHAM. MENc OF BIaRMINGHlAM,-Before I commence my letter, I feel an explanation is due to you why I,a non-resident, should interfere with your local affairs. My answer is, tied to no party or junta whatsoever, but having for many years been connected with a large portion of the tradesmen of ...

... -- - - - _ _ I One of those extraordinary sights which can only be parallelled in Old England,- and are only evoked under peculiar circus- stances, was exhibited, on Wednesday last, in the spacious and elegant Town Hall of this populous, intelligent, and manufac. turing town. The meeting was got up to celebrate no triumph of party, but the release of the town, in its collective trade and ...

... LONDON, Saturday Morning, April 12, 1815. The contents of the Paris journals of Thursday, including their reports of the sittings in the Cbam- bers of Peers and Deputies on the day before, pre- sent very little inserest. Most of them notice the creation of four peers, which was announced in the M[oniteur of Wednesday, and La Presse states that several morei will be shortly created, among whom ...

... A TO TOHT EDITOR Or THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sac-What a flagrant instance of hardship and oppression wvas brought to the knowledge and cen- sure of the House of Commons last night by the member for Leicester! How helpless, deserving, and unredressed were the hard working artisan, Lakiui, the wretched widow, Anne Ward ; how thoulghtless aud stern the coinmitting magistrates; how tenderly the ...

... PARLIAfENTARY B USINESS-(THIS DAY). I HOUSE OF LORDS. Their lordships meet at ten o'clock, to hear the following appeal cacules Allen (pauper) v. MsPherson-AppCa', part hoard, to be farther heard. viscount Dungannon v. Smith-to be heard. Jack (Lessee of the Right Honourable 0. It. Dawvsen) v. MfEn- tyre-(writ of error) to be heard. NoTICE OF' MOTION. The Marquess of NormarlbY-Topresent a ...

... IMPERIIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. The Marquess of ANGLESEA presented three petitions from congregations of Methodists in Wales against the loased grant to olynooth. The noble marquess stated f1hto he diflfercd entir~ly from thle petitioners, and when the measure came before that house, it should have his most crdease ges from the Commons brought up the Public Thse BishopoBf LONnDON ...

... WILLIAX THOM, TIE WEAVER POET OF ZO7ERURY. On Tuesday, a public tea party, in iorour of William Thom'8 visit to England, took place in the National Hall, Holborn. Dr. Bowring, M.P., was called to the chair. Was. Thom and his two sons sat near the chair- tman, and between four and five hundred respectable persons of bath sexes occupied tire tody of the halt and the galleries. The ehairman said ...

... We have received accounts from BWrne, in Switzerland, of the 28th instant, at which time no rencontre had taken place between the two parties which now divide that coun- try. The eorps francs, however, were assembled on the frontiers of the canton of Lucerne, and it was daily ex- pected they would invade the canton and attack the troops called out to oppose them. The corpsfrancs seem resolved ...

... I HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENT BILL. Col. WYNDHAM presented six petitions from places in Sussex against this bill. Col. ROLLESTON presented a similar petition from a place in Nottin,?hamnshire. pEVISH DISABILITIES. Mr. THORNELY presented two petitions from places in Cheshire for the removal of Jewish disabilities. SEES OF ST. ...

... The Queets and Prince Albert visited her Mcajesty tits Queen Downarer, yesterday, at Marlborough House; Col. Arbuthnot aud Colonel Bouverie, the equerries in raiti*g. attended on horseback. Her Majesty and his Royal High- netsa were received at Marlborough Houwe. on allghtlvi from their carriage, by Sir Andrew Barnard. Her Mtoicesty a nd Prince Albert rode on horseback in thA patrs, yesterday, ...

... coM S (ION OF LUiNACY. A commission de lhssatico Inqusirendo was opened yes- terday before Mlr. Commissioner Winslow anm a Special jury at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house, to inquire into the state of mind of Mr. John Nelson, described in the commis- sion as of College-street, Chelsea, then of Cowver House, Old Brompton, but now residing in Barnes-plitce, Mile- end-road. Mr. Anderdon, Q.C., of the ...

... It 4LWA YS. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. MIONIAY. BHiLLs READ' A FIRST 'foM:.i-Northumberland to make it railway from Newcastle-utpito-Tynei to Bervick- upon Tweed, with brancheS. Ely and H unting'don. Lyin stid Derhbanm. ells, Soaierset, and Weymouth. Direct London and Portsitislli. BILLS READ A SEcOND TIM5E, (COMIMETTED, AND RE1 E;RRED TO TILE COMIITTEE OF SELECTION.- Cornwall. North ...