... We stated last week that a most horrible and revolting murder had been perpertated in Liverpool. It appeared that a boy named Biadshaw, employed by Mr. Youltou, of Leveson-street, was passing the house of Captain Henrichson (who is in the employ of Messrs. James Aiken and Son, and master of the ship Duncan, at present in Calcutta), when lie heard a loud and deep moaning, which was often ...

... Bafore Walter Coffin, Esq., mayor, and R. L. lieece, Esq. Mr. John George Elkington, a lIub-contractor on the South Wales by John Anderson, a navigator on the same hne, for payment of nine days' wages, which amounted to AI /s- ye'endant said that Anderson had received shop goods to the amoun of 7s. M., and asked worship to deduct that amount.—His worship said lie did not know whether he would ...

... LIGHT READINGS. It was said by Fuller: Pastime, like wine, is poison in the morning, it is then good husbandry to sow the head, which hath lain fallow all the night, with some serious work. Peoole would rather pardon the defects you have, than the affectation of virtues you have not. If a man do not make new acquaintances as lie advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man ...

... FRANCE. FROM THE PARIS CORRESPONDENT OF THE MERLIN. PARIS, TUESDAY, April 10, 1849. I have not much interesting matter to communicate to you this week as usual, for neither foreign nor domestic politics have much occupied the attention of the Parisians. The last week was very properly devoted to the solemnities of the church—this week to pleasure; in fact, on Monday, no news- papers were ...

... POLICE-OFFICERS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES. A correspondent who has sent us his name, forwarded the following for insertion last week, but at so late a period, that wo were compelled to transfer it to the present number. Correspondents who desire to see their communications in print, would oblige us by sending to our office as early in the week as possible. Pontvpool, 12th April, 1843- SIR,— W ill yon, ...

... PotiTt ANn.—Within this past week th« «,„^I » « R British troops in the colonies, and 28,000 in India, to provide the requsile reinforcements for relieving the troops IN'the colonies and in India, we are compelled to keep up an eslablishent at home of something like CO,000 men, of which about 25.00U are stationed ia lSnglaud, and the rest in Ijeland. ...

... Magistrates present—W. Evans, Esq., Mayor, T. Hughes, Esq., and T. Hawkins, Esq. PILOTAGE CASE, Benjamin Jenkins, a hobbler, and I Icensed shipping master, was charged by Daniel Jones, a duly licensed pilot, with having taken charge (,,f a vessel as pilot, having no authority to do so.— Mr. John Phillpotts for the complainant; Mr. John Owen for the delendani.—In this case, it was shown that ...

... At the recent Gloucester Assizes, Before Mr. Baron Platt, the following case, which possesses an interest for our local readers, was tried. GLOUCESTER ASSIZES. WEDNESDAY, APltIL 4.—(BEFORE B VHON PLATT.) Henry Harris, the elder, Henry Harris, the younger, Eliza* betli Harris and Ann Harris, were indicted—tt>e first, for not having discovered, when he was upon his examination as a bankrupt, ...

... IMPROMTU ON SEEING THE GRAVES IN LLANEL. LEN CHUKCH YARD DRESSED WITH FLOWERS ON PALM SUNDAY. Tbe Sabbath bell had not comrrenced Its sweet and welcome sound, I sat beneath the old yew tree, And gazed on all around. The flowers that lecked the lone parterre, Weie severed from their stem To deck by fnends the dreary gtaves, Of those once dear to them. Here many a weary pilprim rests, Beneath ...

... THE changes which have long been going on in almos all the countries of Europe, constitute a most interesting subject of contemplation, and suggest some pleasing and hopeful expectations. Like all other great events, how- ever, they are much misunderstood by persons of limited information and contracted views; and, while, to one class they present only pictures of anarchy and ruin, not all the ...

... « TOUTING FOR PRACTICE. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,- Will you insert in your next number the subjoined remarks of Sir George Tyler, in reference to the practice of Touting for prosecutions. I would not have troubled you with this, but for the fact that this reprehensible and disgraceful practice exists here to a considerable extent: and if such conduct be persisted in, 1 ...

... FROM THE PARIS CORRESPONDENT OF THB MERLIN. PARIS, TUESDAY, April 17, 1849. At length France has determined to interfere in the affairs of Itllly whether the part she is about to take is one that will reflect honour upon her, remains to be proved. At the sitting of the National Assembly on Monday, the prime minister, Odilon Barrot, announced that the government could no longer remain ...