... Thepaperaof the past week tell U8 that the Examinations for the Newcastle Scholarship, have terminated but they failed to supply us with the questions put upon the interesting occasion. We are, however, enabled to give a few for the agents of Punch—like the spies of Nicbolas-are everywhere; albeit, it is hoped, with a different purpose. Q. What is your opinion of the Maynooth grant A. My ...

... The Revenue returns have just been published; they present the following results:—The Customs shows a de- crease in the quarter of nealy half-a-million and in the whole year, of near two millions and a half. The Excise shows a similar deficiency of about £300,000., on the year. and about f 340,000. on (he quarler. Against this may be set an increase of near £400,000. in the Stamps, and about £ ...

... imnttng in t1)e THE PRINTERS CHAPEL. TwAS evensong time, when, after s. da, of listleness, the three pno'ers in the Almonry at Westminster prepared to close the doors of their office. This was a tolerably spacious room, with a carved oaken roof. The setting sun shone brightly into the chamber, and lighted up such furniture ss no other room in Lon- don could then exhibit. Between the columaa ...

... The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the Diamond, 28, and the Tribune, 28, to be laid down at Sheerness; and the Niobe, 28, to be built at Plymouth, on Ihe plans of Sir Wm. Symonds. They asp to carry 26 broadside-guns and two heavy guns on a pivot each. According to the lines given, they must prove remarkably fine vessels—roomy, commodious, stiff under canvas, and good sea-boats—totally ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE —— NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET.—WEDNB»DIV, 'AFXIS 8 Price per lb. to sink the offal. II. d. 8. d. Beasts. 0 51 to 0 6 Sheep 0 71 0 4 Calves 0 7 0 71 Pigs (per score) 8 0 9 Owing to the several arrivals of Irish stock, the market vrafl rather over-supplied s and, in consequence, stock was sold at a shade lower than on former days. There were good supplies from our own neighbourhood ...

... CONSIDERING the importance of the corn question, and the gross ignorance upon the subject which has so extensively prevailed, we can hardly com- plain of slowness and deliberation with respect to the measures which have come so startlingly upon the monopolist interests. But at the same time we must condemn the factious spirit which has been shewn in some quarters, and cannot but deeply regret ...

... I HE SUCCESSION OF RACES OF MEN.—Generation after gene- ration takes to itself the lorm ot a body, and forth issuing from Cimmerian night, on heaven's missions appears. What force and tire is in each tie expends!—one grinding in the mill of industry; one, hunter-like, climbing tiie giddy Alpine heights ef science; one madly dashed pieces on the rocks of strife, in war wiih his fellow and the ...

... The following official notice from the Board of Trade esplaioa more fully, than has as yet appeared, the object of the bill which her Majesty's Government intend to bring forward immediately after the recess. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade *■ Whitehall, 9th April, 1846. If SrR,-I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to communicate to you the ...

... On Wedoesdsjjri| £ «j last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, «a the Jupiter steam-vessefwas coming up the river, by some means she ran 00 shore, a little below the Round Point, about a mile from the dockl, The tide was then on the ebb, and the utmost con. sternatioh prevailed among the crew and passengers, who felt not a little uoessy upon the score of their safety. Although active exertions were ...

... DEATH OF THE EARL OF EIIRoL —The Earl of Errol Here. di'ary Lord Hilth Constable of Scotland, expired on Saturday morning, at the residence 01 his son-in-law, Viscount Campden, in Poriman-square- THE GRtAT BRITAIN.—This noble steil mer left the Graving DocK on Tuesday last,and entered theCoburg Dock, wheie she will take in her caigo and snpply ot coal pr«paratoiy for hei voyago to New York, ...

... AT the recent assizes for the county of Hereford, a woman, named Bowkett, was charged with having left her illegitimate infant naked, by a road side, with intent to cause its death, which occurred three weeks after. We make no excuse for the wretched woman. Had she not been destitute of every material feeling, the child would not have been naked Jwhile she had any article to put upon it, still ...

... TRADE WITH NAPLES. WE are gratified to find that the monopolising and restrictive Government of Naples has made a con- siderable reduction in the duties upon various British goods. Thus the impost upon cotton yarns, silk goods, and goods mixed with silk, is reduced one-third upon cotton cloths, shirtings, &c., and upon printed cottons, one-half; and upon worsted and mixed cotton and worsted, ...