... DURATION OF MALLEABLE IRON RAILS.—Time was when engineers generally were under the impression that rolled IIIIn edge rails, of 50 lbs. to the yard, would last from forty to sixty years, but experience is fast dissipating all such notion*, demonstrating that the duration of rails of malleable iron not determined by some superficial wear, but by the time which M reqoirea for a given amount of ...

... The anniversary festival of the Ross Royal Victoria British School was held at Birch House, the seat of Kedgwin Hoskins, Esq. M.P., on Wednesday, the 27ih instant, where a large number of the children educated in these excellent schools were regale!1 by the worthy member with the good old English fare of roast beef and plum pudding. The youthful party with tlwr teachers, Bnd accompanied hy ...

... From the Autobiography of Frank Desmond. [CONTINUED.] Enter the Lord Krewkern. Situation dramatic, but rather uupleasant! How my adventure was to terminate, I knew net. Must I for ever trust to screens 1 My dear Miss Meredith, said Lord Krewkern, advancing with a step rather too sprightly for his years, for he was on the shady side of fifty, and not very firm on his legs, having lived all the ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. i F RA N C E. M.Sauzet, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, ^uve a magnificent ball on Saturday night, at the Palais de Bourbon. No less than five thousand invitations had been issued. A numbei of Generals and officers attended in full uniform. The Dukes of Orleans,Nemours, Aumale, i.nd the Prince de Joinville, were present. Lord Cowley, our Ambassador; Redschtd ...

... ^fuU r ePet'* °J the proceedings at the Institute next week, typt Sf/Con ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, JUNE 1. Mr. Easthope presented several petitions against Church ex- tension. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd presented a petition from Mr. Fear- gus O'Connor, complaining of the indignities to which he had been subjected, and gave notice that he would call the attention of the house to it on Tuesday. Mr. O'Connell gave notice that by way of amendment to Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's ...

... » A ver? excellent biiBtof the laten „ .—: In.'n Evan Thomas, sculptor, b> order nf Hyna> B^t., has been executed be n the W.h ordep Qfprwnt «Welt»ill ■ambridg#, 25/ with 5/. giv°n at the- eliurch- in vhich, with 30/. given li!3t vear, made n total of 60/ ths Duke of j Newcastle, 251.; Earl Powis, President, 30/. Sir Charles Morgan, 50/ Mr. Charles Morgan, 501., and Mr. A. Morgan, 5t.; Sir W ...

... SIR,—In reply to the observations of Mr. R. Day, of the Crickhowell police, on the paragraph headed Capture of a horse-stealer and extraordinary escape, permit me to remark that nothing is set down in malice, or aught extenuated. The statement which appeared in your paper was perfectly correct. Mr. Day says he took the prisoner back to the same prison, but he does not say he put him in the ...

... THE LATE BRANDY SEIZURE. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-Ha,ing observed a paragraph in your peper of the 25th inst., stating that a quantity of brandy had been seised by Mr. Frost, an officer of customs, at this port, and that that seizure was made by information, I beg to say your informant was erroneous, not any information having been given to the officers upon the subject. ...

... NEWP6RT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. Wednesday last, the first anniversary of this institution, was welcomed by the members with feelings of triumphant re- joicing and in order to celebrate the arrival of this interesting period, a soiree, in a style of unusual brilliancy, was given. After mature deliberation on the part of the committee, it was considered that this would be the most acceptable mode ...

... NEWPORT. IMPORTS for the Week ending July 22nd, 1841. Bristol Packet, Bristol, 50 sacks of flour-A. G. Jenkins, Newport 10 sacks of malt-D. Lewis, Blackwood chest ot coffee-R. M. Toogood, Pontypool: 10 title rs-Yothergill, Pentwyn; 6 sacks of flour-J. Williams, Newport; 3 sacks of flour—J. Spritt, ditto 20 lumps—J. Fox, Abergavenny 3 titlers— C. Arthur, Abersychan; 4 hampers of cheese—J. ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FilAiNCF. Cmi 1 sten 1 nr> of the CoMi'TF. OF I'auis.—This im- posing ceremony took place 011 Sunday last, in the Cathe dral of Notre Damo, and was performed by the Archbishop of Paris, in the presence of the King, Queen, and Royal Family, the Ministers, the Peers; the Council of State, the Foreign Ambassadors, the Marshals and Admirals of France, the Members of the ...