... I MEtROPOLIlAN AIEIIOR A NT D I I (Frome our own Correspondent.) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. Never, within the memory of that ubiquitous and immor- tal personage the oldest inhabitant, have the various metropolitan places of out-door merry-making, to which, in holiday times, the sons and daughters of toil, with their multifarious progeny, resort, been so inundated with bois- terous pleasure ...

... AWLFUL HURRICANE AT MADRAS. The Madras Athenoum, of March 31st, savs :- The Madras shores have been visited by a storm, unusual in the time of its appearance, and terribly destructive in the nature of its ravages. The weather on Friday, the 28th i of March, was cloudy and unsettled, but on Saturday afternoon it began to show signs of an approaching term - pest. A great deal of rain fell ...

... It is a particularly disagreeable task to contrast one v branch of the British legislature with the other. On many important occasions all the elements of our consti- tutional organisation have worked together so harmoni- ously, and there is so little of senatorial freedom left in e Europe, beyond that ?? prevails in the English parlia- ment, that it seemsungracious to breathe aw ordwhich ...

... I- HORLEY PETTY SESSIONs.-Ou the information of Mr. King, inspector of weights and measures, James Hull, of Whittle- le-Woods, beerseller and shopkeeper, was fined 50s. and costs in each case for having an iron 4ibs. weight 4ozs. deficient; and two pieces of lead, weighing together Ikoz., attached to the enad of a beam. COUNTY COURT.-On the 12th inst., before W. A. Hulton, Esq., judge, in a ...

... | PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF | PENWORTHAM CHURCH, I AND EXTENSION OF THE BURIAL GROUND. On Thursday morning last, a considerable number of the inhabitants of the parish of Penwortham met, pursuant to I notice, in the vestry of the venerable parish church, to a take into consideration a proposition of the incumbent and churchwardens, for the enlargement of the church and the extension of the ...

... | -CHURCHI RATES. The Hlon. Colin Lindsay has addressed the following letter TO DR, PIIILLIMIORE. Sir,-As I understand you are about to introduce a bill to exempt all Dissenters from the payment of church rates (a measure in which I cordially approve), perhaps you will allow me to make a few suggestions, as I have acted as churchwarden of this large and wealthy parish for the last nine years. ...

... ?? - - i, BATHTS AND WVASi5-110jsns.-The number of bater Who visited this establishment during the week eni May 170i was 053, and of washers 183.g A REATICATILE1 OCCURRENCE.-.On Thursdaylatasit the sawyers in tho employ of Mr. John Atherton, of this II( town, were cutting through thle Centre of a remarkably i T large ash tree, 4ft. 10in, in diameter, their saw came in I A contact with ...

... STATIONS OF THE1' BRITISH IMAnr, On the lst May, 1853. (From the United Service Gazette) [Where two places are mentioned, the last named is that in which the depot of the regiment is stationed.] Ist Life Guards, Hyde.park. 42nd, Weedon. 2nd Do., Windsor. 43d, C. of G. Hope, Templemore. Royal HI, Guards, Regent's-par]s. 14th, Gibraltar, Chatham. Ist Drag. Guards, Neohveidge. 45th, C. of ...

... 33arrciuetl Errifto. Iant A man Icelintir timne Iklinl'l be fed Ontrce~p W A B4ASS tIot-A ?? b~ottle1 fill'ed with; doctor's stuff.' blot What rilcitain is time door-nliat to the scraper ?-A step)-father tern (fartlh'r.) Gra Whichl is the best way to retain a lade's aileitioss ?? to Fur return themn. 'T'lere is a gitilas onl Lake, Clhanplain who takes apair of skates supS anl writ ice ?? ...

... I could HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, MAY 9. go th NUNNERIES. the &* The Earl Of SHAF'TESBURY presented a petition praying for the the v, registration and inspection of nunneries.cal The Archbishop of DUistx heartily concurred in the prayer Mr of the petitioners, and expressed his conviction that nothing of th short of a legislative enactment could put a stop to the oppression relief exeercieed in ...

... cesst In the New York Daily Tribune of the 23rd ult, is an bitlo article upon Li the rise, progress, expected results,' &c., anuic of the Crystal Palace, now in course of preparation in very that city for the exhibition of the produce and manufac- was tures of the world, an abstract of which we give below, said and think it will not be uninteresting to our reades Svr There has been ...

... MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.-ANOTHER MAYNOOTH DEBATE. The House of Commons, at its meeting on Thursday last, exhibited a specimen of inconsistency and intolerance which is unfortunate for its `own character, as well as undesirable from the influence the decision cannot fail having in the sister kingdom, In Committee of Supply, a vote was proposed of £45,600 for public works in Ire- land, upon which ...