... WEST SUPFOLK .?f?r5(ulIeE*'?,5 dIU8@C?aUOfl. The second meeting l'urnwsrdlng pstcs'e to aep-eheareirs was held In 'his town on FrIday last. The place selected for csmpetltlnn wee a paddock to lirideweli Lane, In the ticouptitlun of Mr. t3rldgmao. The shearera amounted In number to 32; not quite so large a number as last year, but Intloliel a better selection ci' shenrers? A mtstch of a ?? a ...

... SA'lTURDAY, AMtly ?? 30t1, lS-40 CHURCH [II DS1'PJ.NE. In the Houtse, ot Lords on l'uesd(ay an ar~ijiaterl die1ci- sion took placc amnntg thle right rcverend prelates. ipn .the occasion of a lctitioo presented by .the Archbishlop of ,Duiblin praying6 for a revision of thc articles tend iiturgy of the Church. Now wce are at a loss to divine w hat oc- cus~ion there cart be ior asuih alter~ition. ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. NVY'VNERDAY, June 10. COMMITTEE ON GIROUP 22. This Committee met to.day at 12 o'clock, Sir George Grey in the chair. IPSWICIH AND BURY ST. I DMUND'S (NoRWICH EX'rTNSION.) The remaining clatisca of this bill were agreed to, and it was ordered to be reported. L.OWRSTOFT AND BECCIS RAIWAY AND DRAINAGE. Mr. Austin, for the promoters of this bill, informed the Committee, that in ...

... = S .. - - - - -O -- AMISCELL~ANEOUSi. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.-THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP MATCH. Monday the Royal Thames Yacht Club match of the season took place for the Giand Challenge Cup, which was subscribed for in 1840, to become the property of the owner of the yacht that may have won ittor two successive years. The elegant prize was displayed in the usual manner on the deck of the ...

... THIE OYERLAND MAIL. INDIA AND CHINA. The Extraordinary Express, in anticipation of the Over- land Calcutta Mail, arrived-at London on Sunday night. The dates are Calcutta, Nov. 8; Madras. Nov. 13; Bom- bay, Nov. 15; Singapore, Novi 8; and China, Oct. 31. 'he intelligence bythe present mail is scanty in extent, and possesses leas interest than usual. The Governor- Geyerql hasi left Agra, on iis ...

... jMPERIrAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. THuRSDAT, February 27. Lord FORF.SCUEs, in presenting certain petitions from the diocese of Exeter, praying a revision of the Rubric, went into a narrative of the events which have lately at- tracted so much attention to that part ofthekingdom, and described the universal irritation of feelingwilich the com- mands of the Bishop lind produced among the ...

... bet fpsbirb 34lurnail. Nothing is yet known of the arrangements of Lord John Russell and his friends, preparatory to their assuming the functions of responsible advisers of the Crown. It was stated that on Tuesday last the Noblc Lord was to com- municate to Her Majesty the list of an Administration, or failingto construct a Cabinet was to declare his inabi. lity to undertake the post of ...

... THE OVERLAND, MAIL. I The Mfornng Heraldwas enabled on Monday, by mesns of auExtraordinsry.Express, of unexaxm led rapidity, to 1lay be(g~ro its, Fadars Ahe: information.'rouhC b h 0Overiid Moli.fronj Bombay, to th°, Ist Dec;mber., Bjt for tbee i ~II boisterous 6tate of the we% her it woul tiaenrilved iji Londoih'o the erening of tne 24th. The occauinti of this d ?? is thus stated in the ...

... Oe *Powict 3Zournual. SATURDAY, Fcbruary the Ist, 1840. THE PARTAAMENTARY DEBATES. The deiates in the lionsws of Prrliaenrt, during the presellt week, wvill be read with roach interest; but, in proportion to their length, our space for commr rent is ne. cessarily abridged. in the House of Lords, the Bishop of Exeter, in a masterly speech, called attention to ti5e appalling evils of the ...

... si0] IesA MIAJTESTY'S VISIT TO THE MARQUIS OF SALOS. isI ,,-Ky.-Plreparatioees onl the most extended scale have nee FCCe for some time in active progress, for the due recep. twc tios of her Majesty, who has gracioacsly signified her in.~ telition to honour (accompanied by leer illustrious Con- ses sort) the noble marquis with her presence at Hatfield tail House. This splendid structure, once a ...

... I FRANCE. The French Ministry shews little disposition at present to follow our example of liberal commercial policy. In a debate on the Belgian Treaty of Commerce, M. Guizot declared that France o.uld not change her present system, and that he did not consider free-trade principles, how- ever proper for England, as at all applicable to France. The Minister of Commerce, M. Gridaine, denied ...

... THE NAVY.-To the honour of the noble First Lord of the Admiralty, we record a promotion, the announcement of which will be received with the most gratifying wel- come. It is the promotion to the rank of lieutenant, of the gunnery mate of the Trafalgar, Mr. Robert R. Beale, the brother of one ot the heroes of Sobraon, the gallant Lieutenant Walter Beale, of the 10th Infantry, who met a glorious ...