... fun, or strikes from their density one spark of amusement, deserves well his country. H. B. has this: each phase which the interminable question has recently preseuted, each turn it has taken—has afforded the most classical of graphic caricaturists, a pleasant idea- An embo .iment of the eight hundred and fifty-fourth H. B.'s diverting ideas now lie 9 before us, being a political application ...

... which to offer battle to the Free-traders. It not offer a single point in their favour. The protection this trade lias hitherto had, has never of the smallest real benefit to the manufacturers; and their customers have both been injured I D Jit. and the trade will never know steady prosperity * a vestige of the protection remains. What arc the facts ? It is said that since Mr. Ilrsk (in ...

... in the House of Commons 581 members, besides the Speaker. Of these Sir R. Peel saw seated on his own side of the House, and 234 on the other. Of the Conservatives, however, no less than 231 voted against his measure; 116 voting for it. Had the Liberals remained neutral, he would, therefore, have been defeated by a majority of 115 of his own party. Of the 234 members on the opposite side of the ...

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... Last night a public meeting of the friends of Ireland was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of declaring their abhorrence of the atrocious Coercion Bill proposed for Ireland. The meeting was announced for seven o'clock, but long before that hour every portion of the large room was occupied, and several were obliged to leave for want of space. There were present on the ...

... of the Greek loan:— I agree with the hon. member (Count Pelet) on one point. I equally regret the dissensions thathave arisen lately between France and England on the affairs of Greece ; but the htn. member is in error, both regards the cause, the origin, and even the date of these dissensions. According him, they arose in 1813, at the time when revolution introduced the constitutional system ...

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... shares), 11 pm.—London and Birmingham, shares) pm.— London and Brighton, 62—London and South Western, 76—Manchester and Birmingham (4 shares B), pm.—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, (Extension shares), 1 pm. Manchester and Leeds (1-16 th shares), pm.—Midland Railway, 144—North Union (A), 206— Runcorn Gap, 6s. 6d. pm.—Sheffield and Manchester J shares), 4 pm. —Do. (do. No. 31, 4 dis.—South Eastern ...

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... From our own Correspondent.) j.romu DUBLIN, Feb. 24. symptoms FAVI.NE.-The Cork « l emoWiae: - Weights. ' potatocmCork market Saturday, Feb. 22, Bl?hWt 0 flight P e we; 't 201b5.) J [hat year the quantity of potatoes at over one-ha'f that at the corresponding mark? 1 *5,1 hile the price nearly double. of „ »de —Some time since considerable cx- the north of Ireland by general Marshal, that ...

... A Fatal Explosion occurred the Coal Workings of a Mine, on Monday last, at Rawyt.rd ...

... confirming this painful intelligence. The following account is given a private of the Bth battalion of the Orleans Chasseurs, who made his escape : — The deira was encamped about three leagues from the Molouia. The prisoners were about in number. the 27th April, in the afternoon, a letter was received at the from Abd-el-Kadcr. Three horsemen arrived at the camp where the prisoners were, to ...