... (From a Correspondent.) The following list of contracts, which have been entered into by one of the large iron companies, situated near the River Rhymney, for iron rails, has been sent us by a gen- tleman in the iron trade, and we have his authority for stating, that so low are the prices, that he would not be bound to sell a similar quantity of rails at 20s. per ton excess upon the average ...

... DOMESTIC NEWS. SALMON PRESERVATION.—The magistrates of the petty sessions, at Thornbury, held a meeting on Friday last, for the purpose of hearing a charge brought by the conserva- tors of the river Severn against Mr. Benjamin Collins, of Littleton, for having caut-ht a salmon in his putts, near Littleton Pill, on the 17th uit.. when the defendant was fined in the penally of ten pounds. The ...

... The fo lowing correspondence rectifies an important er- ror committed by Mr. M'Donogh, and published in the Chronicle, of Friday Wellington. 13th July, 1843. SIR,—My attention has only this moment been called to an address, published by you, to the British settlers in Cook's Strait, relajive to the late affair at Wairau, in which you de- clare your jonviction that' the affray was not the ...

... LONDON MARKETS CORN EXCHANGE, MARS-LANK. FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 134* The supply of English wheat was small this morning, but condition of the principal part continues very indifferent; samples were in demand at Is advance, but there was no' provement in the inferior sorts. There was a lively den* for free Foreign wheat last week, and in some instances Is, va.ice was realised this morning the advance ...

... LOVE AND SUICIDE.-On Monday last the friends of a respectable young woman, daughter of Mr. liees, ofBlaen- nantyrefog, were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement, under the following circumstances :-It appears that the young woman alluded to was about being married to a person named David, and but a few days since she heard that he had taken to himself another, which, it is presumed, ...

... SIR,-The disgraceful state of the foot-pavements in our bo- rough having led to the inquiry whether the act called The Newport Improvement Act, which I have been told cost a mint of money, oue fine day, did not provide some remedy for the abatement of the long complained of nuisance judge of my surprise when I discovered, onpiocuring a copy of this dear Act, the following amongst other very ...

... GENTLEMEN,— The chairman and committee of finance having recommended to Mr Collins and myself greater economy in lie disbursements incurrii at inquests, I beg to submit to you the following state- ment in explanation, not having had an opportunity of doing so yesterday. It appears by Mr Coroner Davis's bill, that the expenses incurred in holding inquests by him, amounted te some- thing less ...

... The following is an extract from the South Australian Observer, dated :22nd Jlllv, 1843, relative to the death of the Rev. Challes B. Howard, à near relative of Doctor Young, of Newport, MonmolJ thsh i rc. It is our melancholy duty to-day to record the lamented death of the Hev. C. B. Howard, Colonj;c] Chaplain, and surrogate- to the Bishop of Australia. His decease took place at the ...

... BANKRUPTS. W. Fuller, Cotton-street, Poplar, coal-merchant, Jan 13, Fcb 16, in Basin^hall-street. Att Turner, London; officiai assignee, Whitmore, London. J. M. E. Stokes, Saint Alhans, Herts, 5as contractor, and coal and coke merchant, Jan U, Feb 9, in Basinghall-street. Au Sievens and Co., Loudon otticial assignee, Pennell, Lon. don. T. Sanders, Ramsgate, shoemaker, Jao 9, Feh 6, in Basing, ...

... We understand that a most gratifying mission- ary meeting was held in the Wesleyau Chapel of this place, on Thursday evening se'noight, when that very kind and wor- thy man, Mr. Peter Godfrey, took the chair, at halLpasl six. The meeting wat addressed by the Revs. Mtssrs. Griffiths, Simmons, R. Williams, L. Williams, D. Davies, and particu- larly by W. Davies, late missionary in Western Alrica ...

... In the MERLIN of last week we announced the occurrence of a dreadful explosion of fire damp at Dinaj^olliery 00 the pre- v.ous Monday. It.. now our inelancfftffduty to stale .ha? bv this sad accident no less than twelve persons have lost their injured! S bf°keD' a°d bee° 0lh«wlse The names of the unfortunate individuals killed are aa fol- iowp, namely :— 1 homes Rowlands, aged 51 Thomas ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. We have received the Pal is papers of Thursday, with our usual continental coTespr ndence The resolution taktn by the French Ministry not to propose a dotation for the Duke of Nemours, is considered a great triumph to the opposition. Uur correspondent informs U. ,bat the Cabinet have now resotved that it shall not be presented dunoy the pre sent session. The King ...