The new Poor-Law Act was put into operation at Lewes
on Wed- nesday last, upon the visiting Justices inspecting the prison, and finding a prisoner confined there for want of sureties under the late bastardy- law. He was immediately discharged by the visiting Magistrates, pur- suant to the new law.
Some recent failures have cast a gloom over the neighbourhood of Gloucester ; and apprehensions, ill-founded perhaps, but always afloat upon such occasions, have tended to increase the despondency. We are happy to hear that, owing to certain arrangements, the working classes will scarcely be affected by the stoppage of Messrs. Hicks, brothers, at Eastington. Our trade itself has been in a very feverish state for sonic weeks back ; nor have we any reason to expect a more steady appearance of things from the aspect of commercial affairs.— GLateestersliire Chronicle.
We may congratulate the county of Cornwall on the very flourish- ing condition of the mines, which are at this moment in most active and profitable operation ; and this, combined with an abundant har- vest, which has yielded a more than average quantity of all agricul- tural produce, completes the present prosperity of old Cornwall.— Ethaoude Packet.
A railroad is in contemplation to run from the town and port of Mahlon, along the valley of the Blackwatcr, to or near the towns of Witham, Kelvedon, Coggeshall, Rocking, and Braintree, and to com- municate with the Great Railway about to be made from London to Norwich, with a branch to Cambridge. It is also proposed to take ad- vantage of this line of railway to convey gas for lighting the above- named towns. It is calculated that upwards of 500,000 acres of land will be under the influence of this railway.
The differences between the Coventry manufacturers and weavers laving been adjusted, the strike has terminated, and the latter have returned to their work.—Binningliani Gazelle.
Most hunting establishments arc already preparing to take the field; the early clearance of the harvest having advanced that with every other species of country sport and occupation.
All doubt as to a Festival taking place in York Minster next sum. flier is set at rest. There have been several conferences between the Archbishop and Dean on the subject, and every thing is satisfactorily arranged.—Leeds Intelliyencer.
A letter, bearing the following singular address, passed through the Bristol Post-office last week : " The woman who makes (keeps) eight live pigs, right hand side going down Kingswood-hill—daughter of the person that sells fish in Bristol."—Bristol Journal.
The traffic of the suspension-bridge at Hammersmith has greatly in- creased, in consequence of the judicious lowering of the tolls.
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