Our often expressed opinion, that nineteen out of lwenty of the numerous projects for fleecing John Bull, which have lately made their appearance, are little short of dead robberies, remains unchanged; but an old English respect for fair play induFes us to insert the following l

The Royal assent .svas — given by commission to tbe. annual duties bill, and some private bills. Mr. P. Moore brought from the Commons the Equitable Loan bill, the Irish impounding distress bill, and' several private bills. „ On the first reading of these bills, the LORD CH . NC

Mr. HusitisSom having moved the , order of the day for the Nouse going into a Committee on the colonial trade of our West India Islands and America, said, if those alterations which he should feel-it his duty to submit to the consideration of the Comrt:ittee were at variance wit

George ryson, Lad Lime, Manehester•warebouseman. , . Solicitor, Air. ,Tanner. Fore-street, Finsbury-square. Jotcph Cressvy ell, woolstapler. Solicitors, Messrs. Lire ;v Pelmiondsey, -- John Hughes, Wood-street, Cheapside, tavern-kceper. citors, Messrs. Ware and Young, lackmail-s

Never, perhaps, was there a period in the world's history, when a nation had so just cause to be proud of those • to whom the regulation of its affairs was entrusted, as the British nation has, at the present moment, to be proud of the four leading Ministerial Members of the Hou

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The following extract of a letter from Naples has been posted at Lloyd's:— "NAPLES, MAY 11. "His Majesty's ship Naiad captured an Algerine frigate off Gergenti, on the Ist instant, after a severe action of one hour." MARINE INSUi?ANCE, We were present on Friday night during the

4cCIDE,NTS, OFFENCES, On Tuesday, as the Eclipse steam-packet was on her passage from Glasgow to Belfast, having on board a number of recruits, one of them,. in a state of mental derangement, leaped intentionally overboard; and although the engine was immediately 'stopped, and ev

On the 14th inst. at Kneeworth Hou.se, Royston, Henry Smith, Esq. son of Samuel Smith, Esq. M.P. of Woodhall Park; Herts, to Lady Lucy Leslie Melville, sister of the Earl of Leven and Melville. Lately at St. George's, Hanover-square, G. A. Brown, Esq. of Fenehurch-street, to Mis

Edward Radclyffe, High Holborn, carver. Solicitors, Messrs. Rogers•an s d Son, Manchester-buildings, Westminster. Jonathan Guyer, WoOlivich, tailor. Solicitor, Mr. Brutton, Old Broad-street. John Lewis, Bristol, merchant. Solicitor, Mr. Bousfield, Chatham-place. James Douglas, B