... of Clake presented various petitions in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord Brougham presented a petition from the Marquis of Westmeatii, who, in his private capacity as a landowner in Ireland, prayed for protection against perjury and-thc system of intimidation practised respecting the surrender of lands, from which he had severely suffered on his estate in the County of Roscommon. In ...

... of protection to agriculture, after which The Marquis of Londonderry rose to put a question to the noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which was, whether her Majesty's Government had received copy of an official note which it was understood had been addressed to the Pope by the Russian Minister at Paris, contradicting the atrocious calumnies which had been circulated with respect to ...

... The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied the Royal Family, took an airing on the beach on Friday afternoon, towards King's Quay, returning to Osborne House shortly after five o'clock. The Marchioness of Douro arrived at Osborne House on Friday afternoon. Her Ladyship has succeeded the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, as the Lady-in- Waitingon Her Majesty. There was no addition to the Royal ...

... assuming the ascendancy. The demonstration of free-trade principles is the great practical result at which the science of political economy has arrived. And there never any reason to apprehend that sound principles will work otherwise than for the general well-being of nations, and of humanity. But the legislative triumph of a philosophy is always a dangerous point, because success brings ...

... University to attend the exhibition of that renowned dwarf, Tom Thi'Mß. The proper study of mankind is man, in even his pettiest and most insignificant development; and therefore the students did but improve their shining hour, by paying a visit to the illustrious mannikin. Illustrious by the courtesy bestowed upon him by the crowned and coronetted great, many of whom have testified, ...

... of St. Germans moved the third reading of the Irish Coercion Bill. I-ord Campbell was desirous of drawing the attention of their lordships to the 11th clause, which, if left in its present state, would subject a person to transportation if found in a dwelling-house within the proscribed hours, where malt or other spirituous liquors were sold or consumed, no mention being made of being so found ...

... to address us in confidence will find their confidcnce respected. NEITHER CAN WE UNDERTAKE TO RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. arc obliged the offer of our Stafford Correspondent, but we are already provided. ...

... Westgate and Maisemore Bridges is nearly completed. The new steam dredger building for the works, will be ready for launching in about three weeks. Wilts Standard. Royal Masonic Institution for Boys. —The anniversary festival of the above institution took last evening, at the Freemason's Hall, at which the Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., presided, supported by Earl Suffield, R Alster, Esq., ...

... • roii'tine. a body of the shareholders in this • was hi Id yesterday, at the (iuildhall hotel, to re-1 ''' T ...

... were not suggested, either in Mr. Macaulay's pithy letter, or in the speeches against Mr. Dcxcombe's motion on Tuesday night. Those who desire a mitigation of our penal laws, can hardly foil to observe that a specious argument against the abolition of capital sentences is placed in the hands of opponents by such instances of misjudging sympathy. A modern Draco, pointing to them, may assail, ...