... DUBLIN, AUGUST 31. THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HOWLEY. The descent of a bombshell could not have produced greater consternation amongst the Orange lawyers occupied at place- hunting about the Castle, than did the announcement, this day, of the appointment of Mr. Howley to the vacant sergeantcy. The Tories, who considered themselves on the fair road to pie- ferment, raised their hands in amazement. ...

... OUR LETTER BOX. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—The success which has hitherto attended the labours of our worthy and esteemed frend and fellow-labourer, the Itev. Theobald Mathew, on his mission to England, has in duced the friends of true temperance in Abergavenny, to send to him, soliciting him to come and assist them to fight against the monster strong drink, that delusive ...

... OUR LETTER BOX. [ADVERTISEMENT.) To the Editor of the A101&mouthsfire llferlin. STR.-R-I p'grc:eíi¡e in Q late. number of the MERLIN a ,ery full report of the tflal of the action brought by myself against Mr. James Brown, (or slander: I trust, therefore, that your sense of even handed justice will permit me through the sam, medium 10 explain the circumstances under .vhiclt that action arose. ...

... By Revd. William E. Shoe, Assistant Curate of New Church, Monmoiithskire. Faith and Hope are angel wfags Unto the Christian give's), But 'tia redeeming k'tfve that brings The ransomed trout to heaven. Faith fourrafre* within the heart, Hope MOBgoms in the breast; j ? *u5tainsthe nobler part, AQd. fitll it for the blest. 1.h and Hope to heaven soar, Yet ne'er within it trod; Love on the voyage ...

... ^'Be,,t5i>S'0nS.JTe.l!e at 'I16 Townhall, on Tuesday last, CoZei &'o,;V,llm H™ D.U., aod S. D„ies, .id William Harris and Thomas Owen were brought forward to answer to the charge of having assaulted David Daniel. This cas out of the strike among thecoppermen. Mr.Charles ren e onei of the partners in the Middle Bank Company, wa n a tendance as a witness, if required. appeared that the two ...

... Newport, Saturday, September 9, g p Printed and Published for the Sole Proprietor, tb« DOWL1NG, of Crindau, near Newport..i^ General Printing Office. in 1Corner q( P rough of Newport, by JOHN O DW street, in the said Borough. London Agents i-Messrs- Newton and Mr. R. Barker, 33 Meet-street Mr. 3, cery-lane Mr. S. Deacon Co#ee-house ^>fly f. th Mansion-house, where this Paper » ...

... Dresses of clear materials have been made of a plain transparent organdy and bareges satinees, with the single tuck and sleeves bouill- onnee from the top to the elbow-the corsage full and 111 the redingote style, the corsage Josephine IS much approved-It half-hieh behind, and open In front en cceur to the waist. The cor- sage a la Lucreoe resembles those ala vierge, and are also In favour— ...

... These raeel took place on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather, though very fioe, did not, we are sorry to ob serve, attract so numerous and respectable a concourse of spectators, as former races have done. A committee, who have long been very anxious to see so spirit-stirring a recreation firmly established in Newport, were very active; but these were Races for the Million, for the ...

... IMPORTANT DECISION.—-LEGALUV OF DERDY CLUBS.—A very important case was brought befole the Croydon magistrates lately, the proprietress of the King's Arms, in that town ha- ving been informed against for having a Derby Club in her house. On account ot the circumstances connected with this case, and the enormous amounts involved in the decision, the proceeding caused a good deal of anxiety. The ...

... DOMESTIC NEWS. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—It is important to persona requiring these documents to know that they are not as heretofore to be obtained immediately on application to the surrogates. In accordance with the interpretation put upon the marriage act by some of the first civilians, the surrogates are now required to swear the party to the usual affidavit and forward it to the Diocesan or ...

... ^!LMRAGRF^r°FI.LNI)EC £ 'VT ASSAULT.—On Monday last a lra i o «orir. uS l0wr> Was brought before the magistrates on a(JO,US C kar^e assaulting a little girl about tv*elve ^e!)rS hi, r! 1 fr'm'nal intent. The evidence however n(| thprn «, more grave feature of the charge, thoug i ,fas no doubt that the defendant had con- c*UCte .ho pariv mW » ^'oss indecency, more especially wher\ orpfore resnl ...

... THE CHELSEA OUT-PENSIOKKBS.—According to the bill passed in the late session of Parliament for the call- ing out ten thousand of the most tffective of the Chelsea out-pensioners, a notice has been sent from the War-office lequiring all pensioners to send in their exact age, how they are now employed, and whether they are ready to go on full pay. The number of soldiers ieceiving pensions 'rom ...