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At a meeting of the Birmingham Political Union, at the Town-hall, on the 15th instant, a petition against the coercion of Canada was unanimously adopted.
The male Reformers of Wakefield have presented Mr. Gaskell, their late Member, with a superb silver soup tureen ; and the Liberal ladies of the same town have also made Mr. Gaskell a present of a beautiful silver vase. The ceremony took place on Monday week, in the Court-house of Wakefield.
A public meeting of the merchants, professional gentlemen, and tradesmen of Plymouth, was held on Tuesday week, at which the Mayor presided, for petitioning Parliament to adopt Mr. Hill's plan for establishing a uniform rate of postage.
It is Lord Foley, our Lord-Lieutenant, and not Mr. Foley, whose large property is about to be sold to Lord Ward. The whole of the vast sum of nearly 1,000,0001., which the estates will realize, will go is the payment of creditors, after which the noble Lord will have a hand- some income on which to support his dignity.— Worcester Journal.
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