... MONMOUTH. COUNTY REGISTRATION. On Friday and Saturday last, Mr. Kinnersley, the Revising Barrister, held bis court at Monmouth. Owing to the antici- pated' contest in this county, more than usual interest was taken in the proceedings. The protectionists and ultra tories were well aided by Messrs. J.G. George, T. A. Williams, VV. A. Williams, and W. Wanklyn, who were also assisted by Mr. D ...

... THURSDAY. agistrates present-Joseph Latch, Esq., mayor, T. Hawkins, and T. Hughes, Esqrs. ^iss Sarah Ann Bagot was brought down from Herefordshire der a warrant charged with having obtained a Church Ser- ^ce of Mr. Kelly, bookseller, of this town, under false pre- Yjnces Mr. Woollett was solicitor for the prosecution; and th f°r the defendant.—After evidence had been heard, case was dismissed ...

... DESTITUTION IN MONAGIIAN.—The Northern Standard says it will take upwards of a quarter of a million sterling to relieve the destitute in Monaghan before the next harvest time. FOOD Fon NEXT YEAH.—The government, feeling imprlsled with the conviction that potatoes will not be planted in large quantities next year, have made arrangements to supply seed rye aod seed barley, at cost prices, to ...

... NEWPORT TOWN-HALL, THURSDAY, SEPIEMBEK 24. Magistrates present—J. Latch, Esq., mayor, T. Hughes, and Thomas Hawkins, Esqrs. CHARGE AOAINST MISS BAGOT. [The following case was but briefly noticed in our last. We now present the report] Sarah Ann Bagot, late of Newport, milliner, was charged with having obtained a prayer book by false pretences from Mr. W. L. Kelly, bookseller.—Mr. Woollctt for ...

... DOMESTIC NEWS. THP. Cot fiT.—On Saturday morning the Qceen held a Privy Council at the Castle. It was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albeit, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chan- cellor, Lord John Russell, first lord of the treasury; Rir George G>ey, secretary of state for the home department; Vis- count Palmerston, secretary of state for foreign afTjirs and Sir John Hobhouse, ...

... LxKDs, Sept. 25.-Sales of combing and clothing wools are limited to a supply of the current requirements of the manufac- turers, who do not buy Ireely. We do not quote any alteration in prices. WAKI FUXD, Sept. 25.-There continues to hang a heaviness over the wool trade but it does not affect prices, which have been steady for some weeks. The impracticability of buying from the grower to meet ...

... MLSTOL AND SOUTH WALES JUFSCTLOFT RAILWAY. The fust geneial meeting of the shareholders in this under. taking was held on Thursday week, at the White Lion, Bristol, James Gibbs, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The secretary (Mr. Shapland) having read the notice con- vening the meeting. The Chairman said that the meeting was convened for certain puposes required by their ...

... To the Editor of the J.loll7nouthshire Merlin. SIR,—There are many who start at straws and leap over bundles, saith the old Scotch proverb and I am half inclined to think that a good improvement commissioner, a respectable merchant, is of that class. I was lately much pleased to observe liiui trying to put down crying nuisances in the streets, and getting persons fined for causing nuisances ...

... WHEN God removed papa to heaven, And ma was left to strive for seven, With scarce enough for burial fees (So lillgering was poor pa's disease), Though full of grief, we'd no despair, Relations spoke so kintl and fair! Our grandpa said that he, for one, Would think and see what could be done. Our uncle William and our aunt Hoped we would never come to want; But mother's brothers talked the best ...

... On the morning of Saturday last the inhabitants ofWesr- bromwich were thrown into a state of great excitement, by the report that an explosion of sulphur bad-taken place in one of the coal-pits of the late Mr. Horton, at Lyttleton Hall. Great crowds of persons immediately proceeded to the mouth of the pit, which is situated about half a mile fromWestbromwich, on the Oldbury road. On arriving ...

... THE STANDING ORDERS. THE great increase of railway and other bills, of commercial and general importance, renders the character of the standing orders of both Houses of Parliament, a subject of much more general interest than when but a small amount of public business was effected by them. It is now high time that these orders were revised, so that nothing un- necessary may be required, while ...

... At a special general meeting of the governors of the Mon- mouth D spensary. held on the 14th inst., the Rev. Dr. Jones in the chair, the treasurer having presented to the meeting a paper containing the resignation of Dr. Humble, it, was .loved and seconded that the same be accepted and entered on the minute book as under :— The meeting have to regret the resignation ofDr.Humble as their ...