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the Grua Doses Room, Newport, on Wednesday, March 9th, the
following ahem to the King was unanimously resolved
" The bionble abbess of your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects.
inhabitants oldie Ids etWight, in public meeting aseembled, who bog
legniach pent /leeway's Throne, with sentiments of attach-
ment tied dowllks SOW& your Royal person, and to express their
isms and bard* tbowle fir the great sod substantial measure of
regime k the Comer Wises of Parliament, brought forward by
yore 111sjesty's Alkiagran.—They feel, at the same time unfeignedanisliees is entmeag your Meow of their unalterable attachment
and Ysllty, and of their firm to support, by every con-
stitudensi an adadaistratha which bits, by the Important mea-
sure under monlielled so anwest a dodge to add to the
stability of the Those, end panto the host Intwooleof the country."
On the platform were • great number of the most opulent and re-
spectable inhabitants. Just before three o'clock, Mr. 8. Prim g moved
that C. Day, Esq should take the chair, which was received with loud
shouts of applause. After three cheers for the King, Lord John Rue.
sell, and the tame el reform, and a grand hiss for Horace Twin, the
red.
party separa
A meeting of the inhabitants of Christchurch was held at the White
Hart Inn on Thursday, for the purpose of expressing their thanks to
his Majesty's Ministers for their patriotic measures lately introduced
into the House of Commons. The meeting was numerous and respec-
table, and the chair ably filled by W. Tice, Esq. The address to his
Majesty was received with three hearty cheers, and the petition to the
Commons with unbounded applause.
At a meeting held at the Guildhall, in the town and county of South.
hampton, convened by requisition numerously and respectably signed,
his worshipful the Mayor, J. Rtudtworth Role, Esq. in the chair. It
was resolved unanimously, that this meeting declare their cordial
conviction that his Majesty's Ministers have fully redeemed the im.
portant pledge given by them of bringing before the House of Commons
the great question of parliamentary reform, and have entitled themselves
to the confidence and support of the country.
An address from the mayor and corporation of this borough has this
week been presented to his Majesty, praying that the reform bill, now
pending in parliament, may have his royal sanction and support.
A Reform petition has this week been numerously signed by the in-
habitants of Wymering, Widley, and Farlington. The Rev. James
Renville presided on the occasion.
A placard has been pasted on the wall, in which Lord John Russell's
reform bill is called " Russell's Purge." It humourously describes its
efficacy in curing unsound constitution, and removing rottenness from
and restoring systems to which it is applied.
On Tuesday, the Parmelia transport, under the charge of Lieu-
tenant Saunders, agent for transports, Philip JOINS, Master, arrived
from Cephalonia, having on board the heed-quarters of the &kb Re-
giment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Pitt. She has
on board two hundred and fors-six soldiers, thitty-eight women and
children, and thirteen men of different detachments of other regiments.
The Prince Regent, transport, Lieut. Binsteed, R.N. agent, J.
Marshall, muter, also arrived at the Motherbank with the remainder of
ROth, and both ships are gone Into Portsmouth harbour to disembark.
The Prince Regent left Cephalonia on the 291 b Jan. when his Majesty's
ship Melville and Prawn were laying there. She has on board 274
men, 23 women, and 49 children.
At Weymouth, in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Macqueen,
as Master of the Ceremonies, C. Preston, Req. proposed Mr. J. W.
Weston, as a fit and proper person to fill the office, and Mr. Weston
was unanimously elected.
The Duke of Richmond has granted to the Corporation of Chichester
the use of a portion of the Old Broyle Common, as • means of pro.
Stably employing the paupers in the way of agriculture.
At the Hants Lent Assizes, last week, in a ease Barfoot v. Sadler,
a very novel proceeding took place. The plaintiff, it seems, has pro-
ceeded by writ of right to recover possession of some property in the
parish of Bishop's Waltham, and a writ of grand assize, as it is termed,
having issued to the sheriff of the county to summon four knights
girt with swords to make a return of the grand assize for the trial of
the cause, that officer caused John Duthy, William Abbott, Samuel
Raymond Jarvis, and Samuel Wall, Esquires, to be summoned as
such knights, it not being necessary that the gentlemen summoned
should be actual knights. On Tuesday morning, the knights gifted
with swords appeared in court, and, on the motion of Mr. Sergeant
Lewes, were sworn to form the grand assize, which they will do by
choosing, sixteen other gentlemen previous to the next assizes, when it
is understood the cause will be tried.

A requisition to the High Sheriff, requesting him at an early period
to convene a meeting, for the purpose of the opinion of the
county on the measures introduced bytrnitirls for reforming the
representation, has been numerously signed during the last few days.
At the Wilts Assizes, H. Wilkins was tried for having, in company
with several other persona, riotously assembled together, and feloniously
set fire to and burnt down a cottage or dwelling-bowie, the property of
Wm. Peasley, at Ludgershall, on the 20th Nov. last. The Jury hay.
ing found the prisoner guilty the learned Judge pat on the black cap,
and, in a most affecting aid impressive manner, passed on him the
awful sentence of the law, warding to the criminal no hope of a com-
mutation of his sentence.

Isaac Nash, for maliciously setting fire to a barn, the property of the
Rev. G. Edmonstooe, of Pouerne, was acquitted.
John Alexander (brought from Newgste by Rabies Corpus) was
tried for sending a certain letter to Ann Chandler at Pesrsey, and with
menaces demanding 101. of her. The clearest evidence being produced
against the prisoner, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and he was
sentenced to transportation for life.
William Jacob was charged with having set fire to a stack of grain,
the property of Henry Self, at Amesbury, on the 21st November.—Not
Guilty.
A diabolical instance of ineendisrism occurred last week at Steventon,
near Abingdon, when five barns, all nearly full of gtsin, three wheat-
ricks, a bean, barley, and hayrick, the property of Mr. Tyrell and Mr.
Stephens, and two cottages, were completely consumed. and three other
cottages were partly demolished in staying the of the flames.
An acre and a quarter of ground was completer?crared, and at one
time it was feared the entire village would fall a sacrifice. We under.
stand one man is in custody, against whom strong suspicion exists.
Wtxcuerroit, Alan* 6.—Average price of grain—Wheat, 734 Bd.
Barley, 33s ; Oats, 00s Od perhuarter.
MARRIED.—C. Finney, .of Clifton, to Frances Mary, young-
est daughter of the late J. C. Esq. of East Knoyle.
DlED.—Aged 16, Katharine 'Ann, daughter of I'. Merriman, Esq.
of Mailborough.
FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, DUBLIN, MARCH 14.
[This, as well as all the provincial journals of Friday, Saturday, and
Monday, were grossly imposed upon by the Courier's " official die
patches received by government," relative to the taking of Warsaw,
&t. by the Globe's "advice, to the Russian embassy." and by the cabinet
secrets of other oracles of early intelligence. We never make any such
pretensions in the Slar, though we penetrate as dooPly. perhaps, Into
Cabinet secrets as our neighbours: but in this specific and tangible in.
stance, the Star of Tuesday, the Bth, contains, on Polish affairs, the
following words, and we reiterated the very same information through
the week, till it would no longer be withstood. The pimp on Tues-
day was as follows :—" We present our readers to day with some
interesting details, and all of a most cheering character, from
the seat of war in Poland. A private letter from Paris,
on Friday evening, speaks of the gratification felt in that city
by the victories of the Poles. The battle of Warsaw seems
to have been a repulse like that at Alexandria and Waterloo, and likely
to be as fatal to the assailants. The Russians found safety, it seems,
only in tile vast forests, where at this season their esererisi must be
useless and lost • and where the army, without magazines, must be dis-
organized, and Perish in detail. The advantage would arouse the coun-
try in the rear, and it is unlikely that one in twenty will return even as
fugitives to Russia. This is our impression on consulting some excel.
lent maps. The Russians before Warsaw were in the same desperate
situation as the army of Alexander before Paris in 1814. If Marmont
had acted the part of Radsivil, the Russians, by the delay of a single
day, would have been as completely lost, as it appears to us they now are,
by the battles and repulses of the 19th, 20th, and 21st We reason on im-
perfect information, but the single fact, that in their grand attacks they
were repulsed, warrants our conclusion that Liberty has triumphed in Po.
land." True to the letter; snd though we named the Prussian falsehood as
vans into a story in London, we named it only to demonstrate its in.
hey with facts and data; and we now dwell upon it, in order
thate provincial journalists may avoid being so imposed upon a second
tim
A great diversity of opinion exists in this city respecting the propriety
of the meeting to-morrow, to petition for the great measure of Reform,
now before the Imperial Parliament. The Ultra-party is furious on the
subject, and one of their organs has denounced the Lord Mayor in no
very measured terms for having acceoded to the requisition ; another has
summoned the loyal Protestants of Dublin to attend, to watch the pro-
gress of the enemy and to do their duty. This call can imply nothing
else than an exhortation to oppose the carrying of the petition that will
be submitted to the meeting.
We have in our last publication the opinions of the London press on
Mr. 0 Connell's speech. The friends and opponents of the measure are
loud in his praise. It has produced unanimity amongst Journalists who
never agreed in any
_ thing but hostility and scandalous injustice to him.
Nor are we at all surprised. We believe we speak only the general
judgment when we pronounce it decidedly, lon,yo inlervallo, the 'blest,
clearest, and most conclusive speech delivered on reform.
A considerable sensation was produced among the manufacturers and
persons engaged in the coal trade, during the past week, by the receipt
of a Treasury order directing,that the duty on sea bort coals, which had
been relinquished since the Ist instant, should be again collected. This
appears, however, to have originated in mistake, as on the succeeding
day a counter order was received at the Custom-house, directing that
Coals should be again admitted free of the Crown duty, which order
continues in force up to the present day. The wide street Juty is, how.
ever, still collected, and for the sake of this insignificant exaction, the
!nonage and all the other obstructions consequent upon Revenue inter.
&fence remain in full fovea.
AIAREIED.—Jobn Dockery, Req. to Margaretta, daughter of
Thomas Finney, Eaq. at Stephen's green.
DIED.- In North Cumberland-street, Janina, relict of the Rev.
Barry M•Uusty. At Springmount, James Davores, Esq.—At
Rathkeale, Catherine, relict of F. H. Walker, Esq.

CORN-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY.
Wheat,new,Kent, FAINI 74. 78a 1 Peas, Grey . 36s 40,
Old . —s —s Beans, Small . . 40s 42s
Suffolk. (White ) . 72s MI Tick . 32s 36s
Norfolk & Suff. (Red), 86s 79. Oats, Potatoe . 28s 311
Rye • . 30s 34. Poland . 96s 28.
Barley, 381 40s ..Fine 441 4761 Feed . . 22a 24s
Peas, White . 401 lb Flour, per sack, . . 005 6N
Boilers . . 464 4841 Rapeseed . 436 4:38 per last
•aatvaz.s.
Wheat. English (qrs.) - 460 • Barbey, Foreign -
Irish . . - .... . Oats, English
Foreign - - - 6.600 t Irish .
Barley, Ensile!' . - 206 ; Foreign
Irish - - .. Flour (sacks)

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1.715

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655

NEWGATR AND I.E.ADENHALL—THIS DAT.
By the Carcase—Per stone of Sibs.
Beef S. Od 3. 6d 3s lOd I Mutton Ss 4.1 4s Od 4. 4,:i
Veal 3s lid 44 lid Ss 441 Pork 3s ed 4s nd 6, 04
Lamb.— 7s 041 ... 7s Od ...7s 4d.

FARRINGDON MARKET—THIS DAV.
Dear—Finest Roasting, 8d per Is. Boiling. ded to 6d. Mar-
'tun—Les, Bd. Shoulder, 7d. Vera—Leg, 801. Fillet, 101
Pont, 7d to 94.

SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET—THIS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Nleadow Hay, AV Os. to d's 10a. Imo'
&tn. st 2 15s. to 15s. Floe Upland Meadow and Rye Grew Hal,
sita Os to £4 Ss. Clover Hay, Xs oa. to seit St. Oat Stays
£1 10. toll ltte. Wheat Straw. al IM. to 111 s. pet 1"d•

CUMBERLAND HAY-MA BERT—TH IS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, 42 Os. to £2 54. Plena
ditto, £2 Ss. to £3 10a. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Gnis
Hay, 43 lb& to 44 Os. Clover Hay. 43 oa. to XS Os Oat Straw,
Cl ios. to Li 14s. Wheat Straw, Al ins, to £2 Oa. per load.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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