... ,..V . ?? , IRtAt Atilmaill ,-Beirut. .0 Tle ire pulicsoisic of tile Bristol AthCitTIECU wats held on ie0 h W rst~dL Pvblinc atadi wae gratifying to wyitness tile liberality end spirit. itl1 Wviicl, ulponftl appeal being made to tiitetin by tiiledir~ecto-s of't ltile Ijutitutiole, the Citizells of lallrenks ali iodoititht responded. No icess than 15 ikt-h ags rand thle soiree altogelller Wals ...

... REVEIEW OF TIHE BRtITISti CORN TRAIdg. No chaingelhas taken place iniliretone of tliegraiintrade sinice -our last. T'lie downward movement which ibeganiwith iliecoin- mencement of tire rew year, still continues, Wvith little appear. ance of any immediate check. At somte of the markets ink thle a agricultural districts the advance establishesu onl wheat in De- J -comiber lhes already been lost, ...

... ttit.rutliitlu of YtIltl -iritar. NO. XVI. THE MENDICANTS. [CONCLUDED.] 6 lFT E find ini a manuscript note of Seyer, that in 122.5, on St. Bartholomew's day, the Franciscan Friars came into Eng- land. His authority for this is proba- ?? lbly Leland, for other writers give an earlier date, some of whom lie has 8*7 quoted in his history. e-l adds, in the same note, another statement, thatin a ?? ...

... rh - ?? nve,,i n -it, i ?? ale ?? Gazelte.] osv sometimes nature will betray its folly, i Its tenderness, and make Itself a pastime To harder bosoms. -_lSakspere. A few weeks ago the following appeared as asn advertisement in one of our local papers:- MATR5l!ONY.-A respectable young man, of very ancient family, liberally educated, of excellent character, and with tolerably good ...

... . RA.iWA-y TIME TABLES. * As a* i s s p ?? . e. B * - 1 - *w*v _ l y -- OtCtCq~ t c .. . . ?? Owo-souS *: ?? ?? M.? wo-- ain - i .220051 I 0. t- ?- -` ?: ?- : 0.1 ot,- ?? ; ?? -1 - -. ? I - - - = = = ?? = = ?? I w. -. I - . . . . . . I W?? M. ? ?? Z- V-nistr : 2 : I- ?? ?? - . - -- - - - I ?? . ?, I . .bco- ?? GREAT WESTERN AND BRISTOL .EXETER. I- I UP TllAINS. ? nN r -I ; 5- t . ?? t- IV I ...

... vjarlriamentar-P _Inteigeance. HOUSE 01F LORDS.-THURSDAY, Jan. 31 On Thursday last thle third session of the present parliament was opened by commission tin the gorgeous chamber appropria- ted to the hereditary branch of tile legislature, Which has now received almost its finishing touch by the completion of all the frescoes, for which compartments were prepared on the Wells at each cud of the ...

... A meeting of gentlemen interested in this subject was held on a Wednesday, at the Royal Albert-Rooms, College-green, the ii Right Worshipful the Mayor, J. K. Haberfield, Esq., in the c chair, for the purpose of receiving information from the Secrers- tary of the Metropolitan Society for promoting the due observ- s, ance of the Lord's day. M The ?? having opened the proceedings, k The Rev. J. T ...

... FRANCE. In the legislative assombly, a bill authorioing the tranisporta- tion of the insurgents of June to Algeria wao adopted on Tlhur.s0ay evenineg, after long and violent discussions, by a vote of 4163 to 203. In thle legislative assembly, on Monday, a bill for ties dissolu- tion of the gardo mobile, was pas~ed by it rnajirity of 533 to 415. The French authorities have aigreed upon a plan ...

... itc The third anniversary of this society was held on Wednesday, wi in the Theatre of thea Philosophical Institutieon, Park-street, the lbc Bight Worshipful the Mayor, J. K. Haberdoeld, Esq., in the ohair. a 'flee attendance Was numerus. h Hig WOrkSHiPl having brielly introduced the busincess, read thle VI report, from which wve extract tile following notice of the past W year's proceeding :- ...

... eorreoponvtnce. To the Editor of The Bristol Mercury. SIR-Permit me, through the medium of your paper, to direct the attention of the proper authorities to the shameful state of the Stapleton-road and footpath, which in every part is so deep with mud as to be completely over the shoes. It is notorious S that there is not a place fit to cross the road from the Blackbirds 01 inn to Lawford's ...

... BRITISH ANTI-STATE-CHURCH ASSOCIATION, Lt, Apbimetnof this association was heldl at the Bod ?? on Wednesday evening lost. It wee a vr ofcrowded end enthusiastic meethig, evidencing that thle Prin. ofciples of ite advocates aire gaining ground in thit city. Daring il thle whole proceedings we heard but one dissentient voice among thle hundredsl-we may almosit say thousandet-who. r. compoeed the ...

... THIE VICAR OF BERKELEY AND THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL. [We givethe followingeorrespondencefrom thecolumnsof the London Thesin reference to the position of ?? of Berkeley.] To the Lord tisoop of Gtoucester a nd Bristol. My Lord-A letter addressed by your lordship to the Earl Fitzhardinge, referring to thecase of the Rev. John Seton Harr. having been communicated by his lordship to us ...