... IJrolmmal. THE DUNMOW FLITCH OF BACON.—The award of the flitch of bacon at Dunmow took place last week. The town presented a much gayer appearance than in 1855. At the entrances from Chelmsford, Thaxted, Stratford, and elsewhere, triumphal arches were erected, bearing on one side the word Welcome, and on the reverse some loyal motto. A line of banners of various hues stretched across the ...

... ENGLYNION A gunt Bdafydd ab Gwilym ar ei glaf-wely. Ofni gwrthuni gwrthwyneb—yr wyf; Ofni'r awr i ateb Ofni hir drin ffolineb Ofni 'Nuw yn fwy na neb Duw Celi meddi, maddau-ym bechod A bechais ers dyddia.ii!— Dydd ing yw diodde' angau, 'Y nydd i sydd yn neshau Byd ffyddlon dynion yw Duw,—byd hyffordd Byd diffaitli bod heb Dduw Byd oerddig bod beb Wir-dduw, Byd heb ddim yw bod heb Dduw Fy ...

... T Trewartha, chargcd with 0 ietter, which was in formal by m«ans ot a frauduh'fJ*^cs»of several magistrates, setting oirM-i' 1*™? the in uecdy circumstances, in consequence ot out that the bearer was «Jprcinises in the parish ot Lywel, having l0st £ 260. by ^['all a fabrication, and the letter a in Breconshire. The stoiy found on the prisoner, containing forgery. A book was 0f which were by ...

... [THUBSDAY, MAECH 11.—Before C. H. WILLIAMS, Esq/1 Th°mas Macarty was brought up by P.C. David J ones, charged with bego-iag at Liantarnam Abbey, on that morning. Discharged on promising to leave the town immediately. ° [SATURDAY, MARCH 13.-Before C. H. WILLIAMS, and F. LEVICK, Esquires.] CWMYNISCOY.—ILLEGAL SALE OF BEEE.—Jas Kim* of the Wheat Sheaf beer house, was charged with selling beer ...

... Telegraphic advices from St. Petersburg state that the frost con- STr JOHN MCNEILL passed through Pari.3 last week, accompanied by Mrs. McNeill, on'their return to London from Syria and Palestine, where Sir John has been for some time past engaged in laying out a harbour on the east coast of the Mediterranean, and the railway which is to extend from thence to the Persian Gulf. General Chesney ...

... [Saturday, before Charles H. Williams, Esq.] DRUNKEN LETTER CARRIER. Jameson, letter carrier, was charged by William Edwards, post- master, of Pontypool, with being drunk whilst on duty as such letter-carrier. The prisoner pleaded guiltv, and, after a severe reprimand, was ordered to pay a fine of 40s. or in default, to be imprisoned for 3 months. SowniLL—RESCUE. John Escot was charged by ...

... HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH.—In the House of Commons, her Majesty's gracious reply to the address in reply to the speech from the throne on the opening of the session was brought up by Lord CASTLEROSSE, and ordered to be entered on the journals of the house. THE ENGLISH PRISONERS AT NAPLES.-In reply to Mr. M. Milnes, Lord PALMERSTON stated that despatches had arrived on Saturday last which, to some ...

... ASHTON-UNDER.,LYNE.-Several gentlemen are mentioned as likely to be put in nomination to represent Ashton-under-Lyne, in the place of Mr. Hindley, de- ceased. Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Booth Mason, of Leamington, formerly of the firm of Messrs. Thomas Mason and Sons, cotton manufacturers, and Mr. F. D. P. Astley, the owner of the Dunkingfield estate, have been named. Mr. Gibson seems to be the ...

... THE RUDIMENTS OF BANKRUPTCY.—The first thing to do, my young friend, when you start in life, is to settle everything you possess upon your wife. Having done this legally and securely, take a warehouse in a good situation and begin to liuy. That you may be under no alarm about your power to do this, I will explain, in a few words, the theory of trade. The greater part of goods manufactured are ...

... THE MILITIA.-In reply to a motion by the Earl of CARNARVON moving for some returns relating to the em- bodied militia, Lord PANMURE stated that £150,000 had been fixed upon as being sufficient to maintain 10,000 militiamen for six months. This, it was thought, would be sufficient. Recruits were flowing in rapidly to the army. Since January 1, 8,500 had enlisted, and in the last week more than ...

... SHANGHAI, OCT. 21. No political news. Large sales of black tea. Green in limited request. Silk market well supplied. Tonnage plentiful. Ex- change on London at six months, 63. 8d. CANTON, OCT. 27. The new customs rules do not work well. Markets quiet. Teas flat. Freight to London £3. HONG KONG, OCT. 29. A destructive fire took place here on the 20th. Pro- perty of the value of 100,000 dollars ...

... SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 5. The Indus has arrived with the heavy portion of the East India and China nails, 54 passengers, a small quantity of specie, and 1,500 bales of silk. The principal part of tin Mediterranean fleet was at Gibraltar; there were also seven French ships of war and three Spanish ships of var. Private accounts represent the action between the Spaniards and Moors on the 25th ult. as ...