... his head at the time. The price defendant fixed foe the horse was fifty guineas. On this they went away. After that the witness received a letter from defendant, but did Dot himself pur- chase the horse of defendant. Some time in November, in the same year, agreed to purchase the horse of plaintiff. The horse was brought into Leicestershire, where he resided. Inconse- quence of a communication ...

... ENGLISH Britain, respect for the dead is not gcnerally shown by the introduction of flowers over their graves but the practice prevails in some places throughout the country, more espescially in Wales, and it is not unfrequcnt in the metropolitan and other ccineteries. Perhaps it ought to be commcndcd and encouraged, as the frequent recollection of de- ceased friends has a tendency to sober ...

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... IMPORTS from the 2ith (0 the 31(1 ult,, inclusive. Newport Trader, Jackson, from Gloucester, 170 socks OOllr. 50 quarters beans, to order. William and Mary, Jones, from Bristol, with 7 tons hay for the Rhymney Iron Company. Moderator, Williams. from Bristol, 3 jars spirits Elsdon 25 sacks floor, 6 chests tea-Stephen Rogers; 5 tl ulles- Stonehouse atid Co.; 1 cask apples—J. Harley. Friendship, ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—A paragraph has lately appeared in several Tory papers, stating that the number of Dissenting chapels regis- tered for the solemnization of marriage, is but little more than 1000 whereas the fact is, that upwards of THIRTKEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY have been licensed for the purpose. The inventor of the paragraph alluded to, ought therefore to have ...

... I i^riiinjr Service.lul l esion, 1 Kings xiii.—2fl Ketfton, Johniv. [:• 'V-'Uiiii; Service .1st Le**on, I King* xvii—2d Le^on, 2 ThtBu iii» Ketopott, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1837. L he stale of Ireland came under the consideration of ji House of Lords on Tuesday night, and curious was figure which tht? chief opponent of Ministers made— taphsnt the answer of Lord Mulgrave in defence of fcfelf and ...

... STEBI NAVIGATION TO AMERICA.—The important experi- :nent which the Great Western steam-ship is destined to make, lnd which has excited so much controversy in the scienlifii 'vorld, will soon be biought to the lest. The Great Westerr has been some time in the Thames receiving her engines sh, will be ready for sea in March, and will take her departur from Bristol for New York early in April. The ...

... COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—TUESDAY. NORTON v. Attorney General moved that a rule which had been obtained by the plaintiffs counsel to show cause why a commission should not issue to exa- mine a witness, on the part of the plaintiff, of the name of William Mansell, and that his deposition when taken may be used in evidence at the trial, should be discharged. The learned counsel contended that ...

... TUESDAY, MAY 23.-Thc house met at the usual hour, and after the presentation of several petitions and a short conver- sation between the Earl of Radnor and the Duke of Welling- ton on the subject of reform in the universities, their lordships adjourned till Thursday. ...

... GREENWICH RAILWAY.—The number of persons who passed along the Greenwich Railway from the 11th to the 17th inst., as appears by the passengers' book, was 76,121, and the amount received £2,090. 8s 5d. EXTRAORDINARY FACT.—A man employed in cutting down a sycamore Iree, in a gentleman's garden in the neighbourhood of Breck-lane, Everton, found a throstle's nest, near the top of it, composed of ...

... Advices from Poland to the 1st of April contain the fol- lowing important piece of intelligence ;-The Polish Gene- ral-in-Chief attacked General Giesmar's corps, which occupied a strong position near Waur; after two hours' struggle the Russians were beaten, and their loss amounted to several thousand men, while the Poles only lost 400 or 500 men. Private accounts state, that on the 1st instant ...

... The First Somerset Regiment of Militia, is ordered to assemble at Taunton, on Thursday the 12th of May next, for 28 days' training and exercise. On Wednesday next will be launched from the yard of Mr. Wm. Morgan, shipbuilder, at Pill, a pleasure yacht of 60 tons, of a beautiful construction and arrangement, built for Col. Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle.-Bristol Journal. HYDROPHOBIA.—Another ...