... IMPROVED MODE OF TETHERING CATTLE IN FIELDS. THERE is an opinion prevailing that the present method of depasturing cattle will, ere long, be superseded by stall-feeding. There are, however, objections to the latter which will long prevent its exclusive adoption and we therefore notice a plan of tethering, stated by the Surrey Standard to have been tried with success in that county. Tethering ...

... On Monday last, the annual general meeting of the company was held at the Wyndham Arms, Bridgend. There were pre- sent, 1\1. P. Smith, Newhouse; John Randall; Wm. Lewis, treasurer; — Hibberts; David Jenkins; Thomas Evans; and W. H. Morgan, clerk to the company, Esqrs. John Randall, Esq., was called to the chair. The accounts of Mr. Lewis were produced, examined by the chairman, and passed and ...

... A HOPEFUL COUPLE.—On Thursday last, a couple were married at Monmouth, and in the evening they edified their neighbours by a regular pugilistic encounter. On Monday last, a really imposing spectacle was presented at Monmouth. by the members of five clubs, several hun- dreds in number, preceded by their bands, walking in pro. cession to St. Mary's Church, where Divine service was per- formed by ...

... INQUESTS.—On Saturday last an inquest was held at the Shipwrights Arms. Cardiff, on the body of Thomas, aged 13. It appeared that deceased was a native of Tongwynlais that he was employed in a boat plying between Cardiff and Aberdare; that the boat had arrived at Cardiff on Friday. About four, P.M., the boatman went to look for his horse, leaving deceased standing on the cabin. He had not been ...

... TOWN HALL, NEWPORT—MONDAY, JUNE 8. Magistrates present-W. Brewer, and T. Hawkins, Esqrs. There was but one case heard at the Town Hall this morning that in which a seaman named Evan Williams, of this town and occasionally adopting various aliases, had imposed upon the registrar at the Customs three different times, by repre- senting himself as different persons, thus obtaining register tickets ...

... TOWN HALL, NEWPORT—MONDAY, JUNK 15. Magistrates present—T. Hawkins and E. Dowling, Esqrs. IMPORTANT CONVICTION UNDER THE HAWKER'S ACT. Mr. John Rayment, an auctioneer, appeared to answer an information laid by Mr. Superintendent Hopkins, for vending and exposing certain china ware and other goods for sale, at Mr.Williams's room, Commercial-street, not having a hawker's license, and thereby ...

... CARDIFF. WAIN TREODA FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW. On Wednesday last the abovenamed show too^ place on the common at Wain Treoda, and we are happy to say the weather was most propitious for the occasion: a gentle shower or two on that and the preceding day had cooled the air and laid the dust, which added much to the comfort of the pedestrians that flocked to the glittering scene. On our ...

... NEWPORT. Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending June 24,181C. AttltlVlD. Jenne Gabriel, Bertho, Biest, 30 ga'lons Ftench brandy.— Mary Anne, Sprague. Guernsey, 26 pipes and 68 hogsheads of cider.—Judy, Cort, Jersey. 5R casks f cider, 15 doz. wine.— Sybil, Hamon, Jersey Pacific, Williams Hamburgh Nor- wegia, Stewart, Christensound Archibald, Wilche, Narittt: Æolus, Grace, Guernsey, ballast ...

... NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—On Monday last, the 22nd instant, the Nantyglo National Schools had their annual examination. Every arrangement having been completed that might afford comfort to the visitors, and facilitate the examiners' pleasing task, by Mr. Wood and Miss Roberts, the respective conduc- tors of the schools—at eleven o'clock, prayers were read by the Rev. John Griffiths, and the ...

... FRANCE. On Friday last, a most exciting scene occurred in the Cham- ber of Peers. The President, the Duke de Pasquier, had cited the military degredation of Marshal N ey, as a precedent for de- priving Lecompte, the regicide, of the decoration of the Legion of Honour. The Prince de Moskwa, son of the Marshal, and a Peer of France, eloquently and indignantly reprobated the comparison, and on ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. Defeat and Bout of the latter in Two Battles, General Viga a Prisoner at New Orleans. The royat mail steam-ship Britannia, Captaiftjlewett arrived at Liverpool, on Saturday bringing the semi-monthly mails, and ninety-one passengers, after an excellent run of 121 day., from Boston, including her call and detention at Halifax. The steam-ship Great ...

... THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1846. RAILWAY L EG t SLAT) ON. THK proper mode of dealing with Railway Bills is still a source ot much annoyance to the Legisla- ture. All the disasters that have occurred to scripholders have not been sufficient to reduce the number of persevering companies within a reason- able limit, and the recent bill to facilitate the winding-up of schemes has ...