... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. It is with regret that we find ourselves again placed in the con- dition of apologists to numerous correspondents and some agents, for the postponement of their favours. This, we are free to confess, has been too often the case in the last few months, in consequence of the increase of advertisements, arising from extended circulation. In order to avoid incon- ...

... TRANSPLANTING WHEAT. Presuming this work to be now completed, and the plants fully established in growth, hack-hoeing between them should now be persisted in, in order to the encouragement and full development of the roots; every inch of the soil around each plant should be stirred two or three inches deep Kith a hack-hoe, to admit air, &c in preference to the barbarous horse hoe, which ...

... BRYNMAWR. MESMERISM V. MORMONISM.—A little excitement has been caused here, in consequence of a discussion on Mormonism having been announced to take place at the Beaufort Arms Inn. The orators were an M.D named Cook) aad Mr. Thomas, a pro eS8°r P T electro-biology, and many other ologies a • J. Thomas, a Mormonist preacher. Our curio y ong others, to the scene of the wordy war, hoping to gam ...

... 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 ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE. 4 P-Mtts, April 27, 6 P.M.—The Courier Mice^lv i* esIe'^lrienl'°,ls* ns a rumour, that the ^■eiich 4 5,1 IZ an 'ferual machine on board the arrivpri'fX0!>Se' kmpereur, which the previous evening; 'ocksnii l^ ^'° int,'r0. Two of the passengers, a c'°n of' } *■ 'S xv'^e' ',HVc been arrested on the suspi- JTJJ I 1 le'' 'KI%II>A: prepared this machine. — On to-day's ange ...

... (Before Captain Hewett and the Rev. Evan Morgan.) Edward Howell, landlord of the Vaughan's Arms, Gwain yr Eirw, wa- ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. WH rejoice to fill(1 that the petitions against the retool of Messrs. Booker, King, and Hanbury, Members Herefordshire, have been withdrawn. There can be doubt that they were based upon grounds which utterly uutetiable; and that a committee would pronounced the three honorable gentlemen to have be^ tairly elected by the free and independent suffrages y the men of ...

... MERTHYR. MAGISTRATES' OFFIC E.—FRIDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler, Esq., and Dr. Thomas.] Timothy Hallahan was charged with assaulting P.C. Mat- thews. Fined j61, and costs, or 14 days' hard labour. Lewis Rees, charged with committing an assault on Wm. Roberts, was fined in the full penalty of JES, or two months' imprisonment. Maria Berry, charged with stealing a coat from Ephraim Harris, was ...

... IMPORTANT ALTERATION IN THE TOBACCO DUTIES. THREATENED EXTINCTION OF THE SCOTCH AND IRISH MANUFACTURE. Among what will be considered the minor alteiations pro. posed by Mr. Gladstone on the Customs'-duties, is one which, if the state of our information on the point is not imperfect, will iuflict a great injustice and a still greater injury on the tobacco dealers or manufacturers, especially of ...

... M0NM9TTTF' AWFUL ANp MELANCHOLY odneeday morn- ing last, -deplorable instance fraction occurred MSi;lh°3-DubberlG7, of Church street (who had hitherto been much r ,• Mqw townsman and industrious tradesman), hai^.in-. Ù The faets rela- tive to the atrocious act differ; subjoin the fol. tavmg particulars, pres. '>eing unable to Jffoach the melancttQly siibjeff ;scd and afflicted widow of the ...