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Extraordinary Occurrence.—A butcher in Newton, Montgomeryshire, was in the act of killing a pig, when, having thrust the knife into its throat, he threw the weapon upon the ground. The enraged animal, though in the conflict of death, took hold of the haft of the knife in its mouth, and by a jerk of its head, inflicted a wound in the leg of the butcher, to the surprise of several bye-standers!

Viscount Bulkeley has presented a church clock and peal of six bells to the town of Beaumaris, in Anglesey.

Births] At Plas Bowman, Caernarvon, the lady of W. P. Lloyd, esq. of a daughter—At Byrnbella, the lady of Sir John Salisbury, of a son.

Married.] At Hawarden, the Rev. T. Pennant to Miss Griffith.

Died.] At Llanrost, Denbighshire, the lady of W. Edwards, esq. 49—At Caernarvon, Z. Jones, esq.—T. R. Charles, of Bala, Merionethshire—At Caernarvon, the Rev. Mr. Owen.

Sagacity of a Hedgehog.—As Mr. Lane, game-keeper to the Earl of Galloway, was passing by the wood of Calscadden, near Garliestown, he fell in with a hedgehog, crossing the road at a small distance before him, carrying on its back six pheasant's eggs, which, upon examination, he found it had pilfered from a pheasant's nest hard by. The ingenuity of the creature was very conspicuous, as several of the remaining eggs were holed, which must have been done by it, when in the act of rolling itself over the nest, in order to make as many adhere to its prickles as possible. After watching the motions of the urchin for a short time longer, Mr. Lane saw it deliberately crawl into a furze bush, where its nest was, and where the shells of several eggs were strewed around, which had at some former period been conveyed thither in the same manner.—Ayr Journal.

Births] Mrs. J. S. Robertson, Pitt street, Edinburgh, of a son—At Stockbridge, Mrs. Currie, of a daughter.

Married.] At Edinburgh, Dr. C. Stewart, to Miss M'Farlane—At Edinburgh, G. G. Munroe, esq. to Miss Mary Kingdom.

Died.] At Strabane, John Dorman, or Diermott. He was born at Boigh, in the parish of Cloulee, county of Donegal, the 24th of August, 1799, and consequently was upwards of 109 years of age. His father was a labourer, and lived to the age of 111. His mother's name was Margaret Sharkey; she lived to be nearly 113 years old.

On the 4th ult. a gentleman in Ireland received a letter from a friend of his, residing at a distance from him of 120 miles, by a half-carrier pigeon. It is supposed the bird was not more than four hours on the wing.

Births.] At Newport, the lady of Pennefather, of a daughter—At Galway, the lady Surgeon Price, of a son.

Married.] At Lamberton Park, Capt W. Penrose, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the Honourable Justice Moore—At Dublin, Sir J. Coghill, to Miss A. M. Busche—At Radthlowing, Captain Remkin, to Miss Monk—At Waterford, T. Barnes, esq. to. Miss Hutchinson.

Died.] At Ennis, Foster Parsons, esq. 65—At Caber House, the Right Hon. R. Butler, Earl of Glengal—At Seaford, county Wexford, Mrs. E. Lett, 100; Charles Lett, esq. her last child, was born in her 59th year.

has been received, but he appears, unfortunately, to have fallen into precisely the same error he so vehemently deprecates in our correspondent "X." If, however, he thinks proper to re-consider his subject,and adduce some sort of arguments in support of his assertions, we shall be happy to find them a place in our pages, though we cannot give currency to his opinions, in their present form.

Mr. has our best thanks for his beautiful Sonnet; it did not arrive until after our poetical department for the present Number was made up, but will certainly appear in our next.

"A Walk Round Florence,"—“"Observations on Campbell's Specimens of the British Poets, No. 1,"—and "Extracts from Letters, written by a Resident at Geneva, containing Anecdotes of Lord Byron, and other Distinguished Characters," in our next.

We thank for his communication; his sentiments, though materially at variance with our own, bear the stamp of liberality, and, on that account, possess a strong claim upon our attention. Although we may not insert his present letter, we shall be happy to hear from him again.

M. ought to be aware that in a court of criticism, as in a court of justice, when sentence is once passed it cannot be repealed. His present verses are better than those he formerly transmitted, but not good enough for the pages of the New Monthly Magazine.

Mr., "On the Dry Rot," and Mr. 's "Plan for an Organised Supply of the Metropolis with Provisions, by Water Carriage," are unavoidably deferred till next month.

We shall have much pleasure in paying early atiention to the request of our friend Bedfordshire, whose letter of the 23d was duly received.