... POLITICAL CHARACTERS.-No. It. THE MARQUIS OF NORJ1MANBY. To no one can lHotspur's description of a fop be applied with more proprielythanto the Mloft Noble the Marquis of Normariby; for his Lordship is a tall, smartly-made fellow enough; hi, features are prepossessing for any fair damsel to glance at a second time; his forehead is lofty, and around it cluster curls of the most luxuriant growth ...

... I The annual meeting was held at St. John's Church on Monday, the Rev. T. Dikes in the chair, supported by the deputation from London, and the clergy of this district. The attendance. Owvilg to the urifavourable state of the weather, was not numerous. The Rev. JOHN SCOTT, after reading prayers, read the report, which congratulated the society on the present state of their funds, inasmuch as ...

... Thnperial ?ar1iament. HO USE OF LORDS. fo' TH RSDAY, May 7. thl The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five th o'cluek. Various private bills Nvere forwarded their respective stages. of Lord HATHEUTON presented a petition praying that no alters- *fio, might be made in the Poor Law Bill. ve petitions against alteration in the Corn Laws were presented gr, by the DDuke 6f CLEVELAND, ...

... f4tulttral &r darben operations. I RBV1lEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. H (Frow Bell's WeeklY Afesteeager Of May II-) oar mnillers took the choicest English wheat on Monday to a Li ,tetat anadvance of Is per qr for fresh-thrashed samples; fall l5~y was somewhat better thant that of the previous, Li the~sp 5though still but moderate ; perhaps the recent ad- nduce, farmers to thrash ...

... ttrnan vackets from alnb to ttull. A.BERDEEN From Hull every Saturday from Aberdeen every Wednesday. BARTON From Hull every day, (except Sunday), at seven. twelve, and four o'clockfrom Barton at nine, half-past one, and. seven o'clock. On Sundays from Ilull at eight, twelve, and four o,cockfrom Barton at nine, half-past one, and six o'clock. The Horse Boat sails two hours ...

... d§or£Xil & Q(olonicrIntelligence. FRENCH NEWS. The Paris papers of Friday and Saturday are chiefly v filled with the report of a debate on the sugar question, in which the Chamber of Deputies has been engaged for I some days. A few corn riots occurred last week in some of the pro- t vincial markets of Frauce, in consequence of an advance in the price of grain: but letters received on Saturday ...

... Ixeianl. Mr. John Drummond, brother to the lamented Under Secretary for Ireland, has been appointed a stipen- diary magistrate, and is to be stationed at Bruffs, county Limerick. By the death of the late Fail of Ranfurley a pension of £3,675 for the abolished office of Prothonotary of Common Pleas in Ireland ceases. Lord Ranfurley, after attending the funeral of the late Earl, returned to ...

... 'llnetropolis. Last week, as Prince Alexander Lieven was SI) turning the corner of Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, in in his cab, he drove against a post, and by the concussion was thrown from his seat, and received several severe contu-tl] sions. The Prince was taken up senseless, and some hours elapsed before he was able to speak. The worst was ap-m prehended from the injuries he ...

... latest Intelligence. HER MAJESTY'S BIRTIi-DAY, on Monday next, will be celebrated as a national holiday throughout the kingdom. Most of the leading cities and towns of the empire have taken measures to commemorate the annuiversary with unusual demonstrations of rejoicing in honour of the event. -Sun of Wednesday. FUNERAL OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSnLL.-The remains of this unfortunate and lamented ...

... -irobinces. A most remarkable as well as honest circum- stance took place ill this town last week, which deserves I being placed upon record as much as any local subject we1 have ever heard of. Tie sexton of Christ Church received per post, (pre-paid,) a letter containing five shilling s, and E the following is a verbatim copy :- Mr. Tattershall- Many years ago, the writer of this letter ...

... I (From the Xagnet..) Ten years ago I purchased 1l4bs. of saltpetre, and applieditt: two stitches, or warps, as we call them in Kent, of corn, one di wheat and the other of oats; in about ten days, the efe:: produced was distin;ctly visible in the deeper green colour of ti corn. At harvest the corn was about a foot higher than ti! adjoiniug warp on which no petre was put. This was doa about ...

... I | A petition presented to the Pasha of Egypt by his Jewish subjects, on behalf of their oppressed brethren, the Jews of Damascus. The wation of Israel hath not a prince, hatl not a state, her glories are buried by antiquity-her nationality is extinct. Religion, your Highness, governeth the conscience, but doth no d'vide nations. The Israelites of Damascus are your children, for God hath ...