... THE NAPIER FAMILY. [From the Dublin Press.] The Napiere, of Mercbistoun, are ore of the oldest families in Scotland. Sir John Napier, the celebrated in- ventor of logarithms, was lineally descended from Sir Alex- ander Napier, who held courtly offices ...

... hesitate to express his opiniof that the Admiralty had in this case exceeded the power conferred upon them by Parliament. Lord John RUSSELL (London, 4 ms.; p. 120,702; c. 19,084) said there was no difference between the hon. memberofor Montroseoand the G ...

... of all arms, having 120 to n the field guns and 100 siege guns of a large calibre ; and, in the ai roduotions which he was called upon to make, Lord Her- ,, dinge did not diminish one man or reduce one single gun of hel that most essential arm, the artillery ...

... Leasehold Tenure of Lands (Ireland) Bill. COeMITTEE.-Srfloke Prohibhion Bill. THIRD READINGS. - Prisoners Removal (Ireland) St. John's Newfoundland Re-building ; Grants of Lard (New South Wales) Bills. RETURN ORDERED-PORT o' LivEnroOL.-On the motion of the ...

... to the honours of the Bath. Some explanations were given by Sir J. Hobhouse and Lord John Russell upon this subject; and after a few remarks from Mr Mangles, Mr Grattan, and Colonel Dunne, and a warm eulogium upon the character and conduct of the Earl of ...

... failure of our attempts to puI down the slave trade by armed cruisers, since the number of negnoes transported from Africa was greater now than in 1807. If those who denounced the system of armed cruisers were advocates for a return to the slave trade ...

... hle necessary. A brief discussion ensued, in which Mr. Bankes, * r, 13. Cochrane, Mr. r. Scropc, Mr. S. Crawford, 1 r, Grattan, Mr. John O'CoInnell, and CQl. Dunne tool: )art. Tie Hiouse divided, and the numbers were- For the amendment ?? 55 Agaiust it ...

... that the timle would come when wie should h e able in that great empire to pursue nothing but the ,business of peace. But Sir John soon took up, to him it must be flared, the more genial theme at war l-blood-sthined war-.and his rv adiness and volubility ...

... his grandson John the title expired in 1741, for want of male descendants. It was re created in January 1 763, whosen John Jarrett Smyth, q , a representative of the city of Brisaol in parliament, had the title bestowed. The deceased Sir John, who succeeded ...

... Mr. Robert I James Tcnnent, M.P., Mr. Sherman Crawferd, H.P., Mr. t Fiench, MHP., and Mr. Brlden, had an interview with Lord John Russell, at his residence in Chesham-place, on S tur- day, on the subject of extending to thesouth and west of Ire- l land ...

... numbers were 687 and 625 respectively. lbs ?? ens INTIMIDATION AT THE CARDIGAN ren ELECTION. The petition to the House of Commons from an ge elector of Cardigan, presented by Mr. John Williams on ted Thursday, emanated from a Mr. J. W. Fowler. He states ...

... _Careron, Waymrouth, Alexander Cickburn, George S-. John, KnoIlys, Lndsay, Hamilton Earle, Seymour Allen, Elliott, H-lry Wells, M1. Itickeits, Boldero, Meynell Ingram, Biiliarok, Lockyer Freestun, John Dalrymple, Pekenhem Maishon, Miles, Wilkinson, J. H ...