An old lady, down east, recently slept so sound that when she awake in the morning she didn't know who she was. The wife of George Spencer, of Accomac ?? was taken with a fit of laughter at the breakfast-table, which resulted in choking her to death. She verily died a laughing.

FMOM THE, LONPON GAZETTE. TUESDAY, Atia. 23. BAN KRUPTS.-T. E.:SOUTHflr New Basinghall-strest, Loudon. wall, and Beochastreet, Barbitan, hatter. J. G. SMITH, Warwick-eonrt, Holborn, carpenter. J. BIUDnLEY, Great Titchfield-street, Marylebone, printeir. T. JOHNSTON, King's-plice,

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it A band of Christiara philanthropists, including many whose ?? principally contributed to brcak the last link r. of Negro Siavery in the British cololies, met at Exeter-hall on Wedssesday week, pusrsuant to public rotlee, to lay the 3- foundatik s of a Society for prosnoting.

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LEIH'rI IMECTION-.-1,J11 AD)VOC'AT'E. Oin 'I'hrstlay, pursuant to public advertisement, tile electors of' Leitha met in tite Trinity Ihouse, to hear the Lord Adlvoc.te dcclare Mis political opi- nions, and Lith grounds onl whichl lie calaied their suffirages. Tl'le n'cetiiig, whi

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MANCHESTER AND BIRMING MEX- TRIVSION RAILWAY. - . At a special meeting of the Board el the Chamber of Com- merce anil Manufactures at Manchetter, held on Wednes- day, the 11Oth of April, 183, to conslder the propriety of supporting the application ?? making to Parliament by the M

LONDON: TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1839 In the HousE of LORDS yesterday the Earl of RADNOR, after stating his surprise that his name had been placed on the committee appointed to inquire into the state of Ireland, moved that he be excused from attendance upon it. The motion having been

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