... 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, ...

... FRANCE.-ESCAPE AND RR-cAIIJru Or BLAXOQUI AND CArAVAN.- In the morning of the 5th, the town of Palais, in Brittany, was thrown into great agitation in consequence of Blanqui and Cazavan having contrived to elude the vigilance of the jailers and escape from the citadel by climbing over a wall by means of a rope, and afterwards crossing the ditch. The troops of the garrison, the gendarmerie, and ...

... HEA . Tll of LONDON D UIING te TWEP7'K. [FnOM THE REOISTaIAR-GENERAL'S RETURN.1 A declining rate of mortality affords evidence of a gradual improvement in the public health. Since the weekly mor- tality rose to its maximum at the end of March, the nnmier of deaths fell in the first week of April to 1,340, and in that which ended last Saturday to 1,243. Since the week ending March 26, in which ...

... 'THlE MORNING CHRONICLE. LONDON: IVEDNJISDA Y, APRIL 20, 1853. _4_ In the HOUSE of LORDS, last night, The Earl of EOLINTON, in moving for certain papers, drew attention to the conduct of the Irish Government in reinstating Mr. Kirwan, a sti- pendiary magistrate stationed in Ballina, who had been suspended from his ?? by the late Govern- ment. The Earl of ABERDEEN defended the course par- sued ...

... THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FBIDAY, APRIL 1D. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 11. Notice is bereby given, that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will, by desire of her Majesty, hold Levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on the following days, at two o'clock:- Wednesday, the 20th instant. 'Wednesday, the 27th instant. It is fier TMajesty's pleasure that presentations to his Royal ...

... . f -1- IHOUSE 0OF LORDttS.-F~iDAY, April 8. T~h lari of ELLENI5OROU01H presented a petition from the urnerO Ilartlepsol, complainsing of the proposed alterations ,,ier portion of British and foreign seamen employed in i th p bou~ft service, and praying that those alterations might the ?? nitted to become law. The noble earl warned the housc ris alienatinlg the affections of British seamen by ...

... BALUAVU.J a,- One of the inconveniences which we foresaiv at Sb Mhe timte the present Government took office has Wi now actually taken place. On Tuesday ...

... KILMAA.1NIUAIM HOSPITAL. I'lterc tst last niht (TaoesS sy) a littl o Govcrlme'st o*efeat. WVIster by the lleglect of sl wli -ia l by thc apathy of the Miuisterialista. or sinmply by a well- kept conspiracy of Irishmen and Derbyites, Ministers have bcen beaten, and that raliter considerably, on a vtry small subj-ct. Mr. Butt carried, last night, by a divi- sion of 198 against 131, a motion for ...

... = ?? -. ?? - -- - - - - &iratucigoter. Ib I SATUR)DAY, APRIL 1IU, 183. IMERCANTt5ILE GAZETTE. .P',lday _Eeceiseg. T'itccgh the sracce= is dccilccdly backward, tee reports i ooni tce ayrgiouel ccc districts c' 01n thze we/o/c of a 3 fio issrat-o hc Cotcr. Pee autucmnc ccsomn wheat is gene- c, so d esce cibed as lcealthy in c'peacce, the only dretc - I b ?? h6eing thc shortness (Jf tle ...

... STATISTICAL RETURNS Or, AGRICULTURE; THIE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. I .atj &Pron Ike Daflp lr2e N.) co A pieco of very interesting news in in men's months. The Board of Trade is certainly entertaining the pro- ue ject of supplying otatistical returns of agriculture uand ed with that view he asdie the assistanco of the Royal st Agritultural Society. Now-as to tre answer sent in by no the ...

... ANNIVERSARY OF PORESPZERRE'S BIRTH- DAY.- A tea party and public meeting. most numerously attended, was held at the National Hall, Holborn, on WedneEday, for the purpose of commemorating the anniversary of Robe. spierre's birthday. Mr. J. B. O'Brien was called to the chair, and read letters apologising for ioea-attcndance from Messrs. Ijossuth, G. W. H. Reynolds, Harney, &l. The letter of ...

... SEC OND EDITO ?? ANEIIIS-LETT'R'f OP'PP.'E, 1iVe.- , itodat .lfot'ttiit'j, ~if'tt Ct oclock. IOlSuE ?? COADlIONS-o10NI)AY. (Contini ?? 1e'itst 1Niiion.) TIlE BUDGET. T'he CRANCE1,LOR of the EXCHIIEQUER1 tbion proptOsi-A to renew 0v tilt! kvciulu tax for twto yvarsa, ftoa Ap ril!. 1;53, at sevenpelice ib the pouend; lor twnu miii re I years, fromn April. 185,, at six1p ncee ini the pound; antil ...