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... No author of ihe present time occupies a more disiinguished position in the annals of the literary world than Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, one of the most popular and successful of modern writers. This gentleman is the third and youngest son of General Buiwer; of Heydon Hdll, Norfolk, by Eliza- beth, daughter and sole heiress of Richard Warburton Lytton, of Knebworth Park. Hertfordshire. Both ...
... IRON Boox.-At tbe Renard Works. Prussia, sheet-iron Is manufactured of such a degree of tenuity, that the leaves can be used for paper. A bookbinder of Brealnu has made an album of nothing else, the pages of which turn as flexibly as the finest fabric of linen rags. As yet. no extensive application for this form of the metal has been found, but, as the manager says, the material must precede ...
... Lord Brougham presented a petition from the Law Offices and members of Ihe legal profession in Jamaica, complaining of Ibe distress which existed in that island, and which the petitioners traced to the introduction into England of slave-grown sugar, on the same footing as that produced by free labour. Similar petitions were presented by other noble lords from Antigua, British Guiana, and ...
... SUNDAY LESSONS. March 21—4th Sunday in Lent. Morning Lessons: Gen. 43, John 8 — Evening Lessons; Gen. 45, 1 Tim. 5. WEEKLY CALENDAR. Moon's age—New, 20th day, 611 43m afternoon. Month j Rise*. SUNSETS | RUM. j^oonSets.j Year. 19 J 6 7 5 10 I 6 12 4 42 79 20 6 4 6 12 j 6 30 5 4g 80 21 i 6 2 6 13 6 48 6 51 81 22 6 0 ...
... TOWN-HALL, NEWPORT.—MONDAY. Present-H. J. Davis, Esq, (Mayor,) and T. Hughes,Esq. JuliaCrawleywas charge i by the Dock police-officer, with being on the dock last Thursday, with a felonious intent. She was said to be the leader of a regular coat-sweating gang.—• Twenty-one days at Usk.—Coal stealing does not appear to be decreasing in Newport, notwithstanding the severity of sentences which ...
... WHICH APPEALED IX THE MERLIN* OF 31ST JAX. (By G. F. Holbrook, sign painter, 71, Commercial-street Newport.) Charade Ist,-Codlir.g. 2nd,—Horsemanship. Rebus 1st,— Prince Albert. 2nd,—Stall, Tall, All. Transposition 1st,— Rock. 2nd, Ruby. (By J. T. E. Vartcg.) Rebus 1st,—Stall, Tall, All. Transposition 1st,—A heavy mass of stone, Rock, transposed into Cork, a light wood. 2nd, —A precious stone ...
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... ROMAN RAILWAYS.—It is stated that the agents of a French railway company have offesed the Papil vjovernment a sum of 15'OOO.OOOl. ( £ 0,000,Ot'O sterling) for tue concession of ah the railways proposed to be constructed in the Rotnaa State?. ATTEMPTED MUIIDER AND St'tC!DE.—NtWCASTLt Mo -.BAY — This morning, at the borough police comf, a tailor of the name of Robert Knox, underwent an ...
... THE LATE Silt J. J. GUEST, B.RT.-We call attention to anotituary notice in another part of our paper, of Sir J. J. Guest, Bart., and late MP for Merthyr. As the tribute is written by an individual who was brought up by Sir John, we take it to be a panegyric of truthful feeling, and laudably conceived. ...
... SALT IN IRBLAND.—A company is about being formed in Belfast, with a capital of fifty thousand pounds, to work the salt mines which have been discovered on the Marquis of Downsbire's estate at Duoerue. In connexion with the prepar- ation 01 the salt for commerce, chemical works are to le estab- lished, which will enable the company not only to supply manufacturers with bleaching materials, but ...
... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. THE FRANCHISE. Mr. T. Duncombe gave notice that it was his intention, immediately after the recess, to move a resolution, that it was the opinion of the House that the representation of the people in parliament, demanded immediate attention, with a view to the enlargement of the electoral franchise, and the correction of those abuses which the reform act of 11532 was ...
... TUE AMAZON.—The arrival of the last West India s'eamer without bringing any more news of the crew and passengers of ,the Arnazm, hsis almost destroyed the last Vi:st'¡.;c of hope that any more are saved. Mrs. Symons, the widow of the unfortu- nate commander, hns left Southampton for Newcastle Miss Brariy, the sister of the Admiralty agent, is, it is feared, in- curably afflicted. The shock and ...