... Snip's a loquacious Barber: and his shears Endanger, as his tongue offends, jour ears.— How would you like your hair cut, Sid-quoth he— How 1 sald bis quiet martyr,—Silently! —— THE FORCE OF HABIT!—AN OLD STORY. When our Great Duke restored the Louvre's sack, On him each angry Marshall turned his buck; The *King was sorry for offence so rude, Sire, said the Hero, c' est leur habitude. ...

... MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. On the 6th of April, Mr. H. A. BRUCE presented to the House of Commorw three petitions from the working- men of Merthyr, Dowlais, and Vaynor against the open- ing of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. The petition from Merthyr had 3,352 signatures thatfrom Dowlais, 1,802 and that from Vaynor, 375. All the persons who signed the said petitions, with very few exceptions, ...

... CORN-KXCHANGE, MONDAY. At this morning's market there was a slJlall show of wheat from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, and the supply from other quarters was moderate. The dry weather lately ex- perienced has acted favourably on the condition, and there was a decided improvement in this respect to-day. The millers consequently bought rather more freely than of late, and a clearance was made at ...

... THE MARCHIONESS OF HuTE, with the young Maiquess and Lady Adelaide Hastings, left Dollars House (the leat of Lady Adelaide) on Monday last for Edinburgh, on their way to Newcastle, and thence to Cardiff, where they are expected to arrive Oil Saturday (April 30th) or Monday next. In the House of Commons on Friday last, April 22nd, Sir George Tyler presented a petition from Mr. Henry Webber, ...

... NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY MEETING and ASSEMBLY of the Company of Proprietors of the said Navigation, will be held at the SHIRE-HALL, in the Town of BRECON, on THURSDAY, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon. JAMES PEIRCE, Clerk to the Company of Proprietors. Canal Office, near Abergavenny, 5th April, 1853. ...

... TUB SABBATH QUESTION.—We understand that II petition has this wpek been transmitted from Swansea to Mr. Vivian, M.P., for presentation to the House ol Commons, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on the Lord's Day or any pait of it. moted by the Vicar of Swansea, and signed by 1571 pei- sons, all, with very few except ions, of the working-classes. ...

... higher hands. Begin—that you may both show your- selves iti earnest and faithful to your trust, and that J'on may restore confidence in those whom you alarm by your foreboding. We nffVr you another fact in the hope of quickening your movements and directing your energies to other sanatory proceedings. The reports of the Hegistrar-fieneral opened the eyes of the people, of Liverpool to the ...

... The Freeman's Journal of Tuesday morning takes a gloomy view of the ultimate effects of the Irish Exodus, which, as it observes, with the return of the spring, re- sumes more than its old proportions. Home has ceased to attract the Celt, and he follows his kindred, whether to America or Australia, with all that strength of do- mestic affection which characterizes the Irish race. The Freeman ...

... NEWPORT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD The second road over the Chepstow tubular bridge is all but completed. The last girder was raised on the 11th ult. WE understand the Bristol General Stearn Navigation Company's paddle steamer Dart, is undergoing consider- able alterations for the improvement of her speed and accommodation, which will shortly be completed, when she will resume the Bristol and Newport ...

... MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. TEMPER\NCE HALL.—There was a tea-party at the Temperance Hall on Monday, to celebrate the anniver- sary of III) in¡r the foundation stone, and to raise funds in aid of the building. About six hundred tortk te3 on the occx-iion and the party passed off very pleasantly. The Latter-day Saints had a tea-party on (he same day. TEETOTALISM.—It appears that there is a ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. CMTIIEROE ELECTION conference was desired by the Commons upon an address to the Crown in the matter of corrupt practices at the recent election for Clitheroe, and certain nobleLords were appointed to manage the conference. The Earl of Aberdeen, in reply to Lord Lyndhurst, stated that he intended to move for the report of the Clitheroe Election Committee. The ...

... FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. — BANKRUPTS. G. Ireland, Old Church-street, Puddinplon, baker J. S. Samuel, llattou-garden, watch manulacturer and jeweller W. Brittain, Fincliley New-road, Hendon. builder& brick maker W. Reading, Charles-street West, Paddington, builder Sarah Mayo, Worcester-street, Birmingham, hotel and tavern keeper J. Brandon, Pensnett, Ringswinford, Staffordshire, draper and ...