... HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Re. presentation of the People Bill was resumed by Lord CRANB JRNE, who said it was a part of the whole plan of the Government to reprasent the Conservative party as afraid of the working classes, and unwilling to trust them. It was the great glory of the House of Com- mons that its language had been always free and ...

... NEWPORT ATHENAEUM AND ME- CHANICS' INSTITUTE. The annual meeting of the members of this institu- tion was held in the reading room of the Athenseum on Friday evening. The Rev. S. Fox, one of the Vice- Presidents occupied the chair and there was a large attendance. Mr. Daw read, with the exception of the lust para- graph, which was read by the Chairman, the accom- panying report, and the ...

... GREAT FIRE NEAR BIRMINGHAM. A fire, fortunately unattended with loss of life, though disastrous in its results, broke out at noon on Tuesday, at Finshall House, the residence of Mr. William Palmer, a solicitor, practising in Birmingham. Finshall House is, or rather was, a large square stone mansion, with an Ionic porch fronting the north, and a verandah running round the rest of the building. ...

... ABERSYOHAN. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.—On Sunday services in con. nection with the Baptist Church meeting at Noddfa, were held, Miss S. R. Evans preaching three sermons to large and attentive congregations, who appeared well pleased with the talented speaker. On the Monday following, Miss Evans delivered a lectura at the Pisgah Haptist Chapel, subject, College of ths Hearth/' A large Dumber were ...

... BIRTHS. On tK-e 22ad instant, at -5, Ed war J-traet, Newport, the wife of Mr. William Dawson, reporter of MON. MERLIN, of a son. On the 24th instant, at MouLt Radford, Exeter, the wife of the Rev. John Williams, assi^t^nt curate of St. Mary Majors, Exeter, of a SOD. -MARRIAGES. On the 21st instant, at Bed well ty Parish Church, by tbe Rev. R. Herbert Morgan, iucumbent, Mr. Daniel Walters, of ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, April 24th. Their LoHships met at five o'clock. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES. — Lord HOUGHTON moved the second reading of the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill The Earl of DERBY would offer no op- position to the bill, now that Parliament had dealt with the distinctive oaths, and put them on one uniform foot- ing After some remarks from Lord Taunton, Lord Romily, ...

... [Magistrates: W. EVANS, Esq., and £ J. PHILLIPS, Esq.] Michael Barnett, sweec, was chaeged with s-'ealing a cock fowl, the property of Lewis Richards.—P.C. Frank- Ivn stated that about half-past twelve on Frtday night he was on duty at the bottom of Cross-street, iviiea he saw prisoner, and asked him if it was not time to go home; and he replied he had to sweep a climney at Morgan's at half ...

... BRYNMAWR. PETTY SESSIONS.—WKDNESDAT. [Before J. JAYNE, Esq.] Henry Harvey, a respectable-looking young man, was charged with stealing a hen, from Johanna Conneil.— The defendant had the heu in Court, which proved to be amost vociferous wit-u 'ss.—A witness was called to prove plaintiff's light to the hen.—Defendant produced evi- deuca to show that the hen was given to him by a stiange person, ...

... CARDIFF. Much regret (eays the Mining Journal) ia felt throughout the district for Mr. Scott Russell, the emi- nent iron shipbuilder of Cardiff, who, through untoward circumstances, has been compelled t,) hand over his ex- tensive iron shipbuilding establishment to his creditors, who intend cartying the works on under inspection. The yard affords employment to a large number of artizans, and ...

... THE MURDER IN CANNON-STREET, LONDON. On Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, Mr. Serjeant Payne, the coroner for the city of London, with a jury of 16 of the principal inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Cannon- street, of whom Mr. Gale was foreman, resumed the in- quest on the body of Sarah Millson, in the vestry of the ancient church, of St. Antholin, Watling-street, which is near the scene of the ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDW, April 20. Their Lordships met at four o'clock, when the Royal assent was given, by commission, to the County Courts Bill, the Cattle, &c.. Contagious Diseases Bill, and the Manchester Royal Exchange Bill. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS.—The report of the amend- ments of the Parliamentary Oaths Amendment Bill was received and agreed to. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, ...

... The late Lord Lyttelt-n, ofter visiting, in company with the head master, Dr. Wool, the room at Rugby in which corportil punishments were infiicted, was asked by the doctor, who was a very little man, What motto would, be appropriate ?- Great cry and little wool, responded his lordship. A celebrated dandy was one evening in company with a young lady, and observing her kiss her favourite ...