... Stenographic Loyalty. ALEXANDER BCCKXEK, ESQUIRE, of Chancery Lane, and the Woodlands, Twickenham-park, having addressed an Ode to the PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, and sent it to the PRINCE OF WALES, the same has been graciously acknowledged. MR. PUNCH is happy to say, that this, though appear- ing in a column of gossip, is quite true, and that the above-mentioned poet, who also carries on the much ...

... An inquiry was held by Mr. John Humphreys, coroner for Middlesex, at the White Horse Tavern, White Horse- street, Commercial-road, last week, respecting the death of a child which was alleged to have been murdered under very singular circumstances. Mr. William Duffield, 6, Suffolk-place, Commercial- road, said that he was a confectioner, and had a shop- girl, named Maria Martin, in his ...

... T W 1ST T BY OTJB LONDON CCP.F.ESPONDEST. Cur readers will understand thai we do not hold ourselves responsible for our able Correspondent's opinions. THESE are not the days for quiet gossip or calm description; the approaching marriage and the pro- cession have thrown the whole metropolis into a whirl of excitement. Everywhere the most active preparations.are being made to afford accommoda- ...

... THE Court still remains at Windsor. The Queen appears to take great interest in the preparations made for the Royal wedding. Her .Majesty takes her usual walks and rides in the vicinity, payicg a daily visit to the mausoleum. On Friday afternoon, the Princess of Prussia, thePrincefcs of Hesse, and the Princess Helena, drove down the Long-walk in a pony phaeton and four, and afterwards visited ...

... mqRRIBLE MllRilER IN SHROPSHIRE. of the most foul murderfe ever perpetrated in Shropshire has just been discovered at Baschurch, midway between Oswestry$jad Shrewsbury. A man named Cooper, a farm labourer, liviDg in the house of Mr. William Lewis, farmer, is a widower, and had two children, a girl of six, and a boy be- tween eight and nine years of age, a cripple. The girl he placed in the ...

... In the House of Commons, Wednesday, March 11, Sir J. Trelawny moved the second reading of the Affirmation Bill, the object of which is to substitute affirmations for oaths in the cases of all persons objecting to take oaths—even in the case of those who do not profess religious belief. The Attorney-General opposed the bill, as did also Sir J. Ferguson and Mr. Henley; while Mr. Roebuck and Sir ...

... SAM COWELL. This celebrated caterer for the amusement of the public gave one of his popular entertainments in the Town Hall, on the evening of Friday last. There was a tolerably good audience, but it was generally remarked, that the lustre of the star was being dimmed by that of several local luminaries. THE TOWN SCHOOL. — Sermons in aid of this invaluable institution were preached at ...

... LORD CANNING'S COLLECTION OF INDIAN SHA WLS AND DRESSES. During the week the sale of Lord Canning's Indian collection has caused great sensation; on the last two days'the rooms were crowded, and the various lots excited great competition. On Thursday the principal lots sold were:-A green dressing-gown, lined w tti fur, and Dacca-work border; a mandarin dressing-gown, beautifully embroidered in ...

... Flower Garden and Shrubberies. This is an excellent time to sow a good collection of annuals, whether hardy or tender. For the latter, a slight hot-bed is requisite. The more choice hardy annuals should be sown in patches, and covered with a garden pot, taking care to remove it when they are coming up in the day time, covering them again at nigbt. If any unimportant shrubbery borders require a ...

... ALL eyes, at the present moment, are turned towards Poland. The debate in the House of Commons has proved that the days of eloquence are not gone by that when a good and right cause is to be supported, there will be found an earnestness in our National Assembly and a unanimity of feeling that must tie regarded with respect by other nations. The tone adopted by the leaders of the Opposition is ...

... Mr. Gilpin, M.P., and Lord Henley, M.P., addressed their constituents at Northampton last week. Mr. Gilpin, in the course of his address, said there was not a subject before the civilised world which could compare in interest with the frightful struggle thai was now going on in America. He had stated twelve months ago that he abhorred from the soul of his soul slavery in ever, shape and form, ...

... A Desire to Emigrate. A memorial was read, addressed to the committee, and signed by one hundred and fifteen of the cotton operatives of Blackburn and dependant artisans, including heads of families and single men. They stated that they had been for many months past direct sufferers by the prevailing famine that they saw no prospect of an adequate supply of cotton, and believed that there were ...