... The sudden conclusion of a treaty of peace is severely handled by the Times, which asserts that, after all, Austria will be the gainer by her defeats, and thinks Francis Joseph will yet learn to bless the happy day when his Imperial brother first determined to conquer his friendship. The writer pictures the laughter in- dulged in when the Emperors remember that there were dupes in the world ...

... Mr. Baines, on Tuesday, in the House of Commons, in moving for a Select Committee to inquire into the Queen's printer's patent in respect to the printing of the Holy Scriptures, said, the matter to which he asked the attention of the House was one of urgency, inasmuch as the letters patent of the Queen's printer would ex- pire from the lapse of time on the 21st of J anuary next. These letters ...

... OUR POLICE SHEET.—A reference to our police report will show that the business last week was unusually light. It will, however, be amply made up this week, nearly 30 cases having to come before the bench. TBEVETHIIT CH-uitcir.-We understand that two or three baptisms by immersion will take place on Sunday next in our parish church, and we doubt not that many will avail themselves of an ...

... A letter from Vercelli of the 30th of May says The manner in which Garibaldi crossed the Ticino and baffled the Austrians, who acted on information obtained by their spies, was curious, and may now be divulged without danger. He left Turin with 3,700 men, and the day after his departure he quitted Biella and proceeeded to Borgoma- nero, where he passed the night and part of the next day. He ...

... THOSE RASCALLY ENGLISH PAPERS !-We read in a Paris letter :— The Presse aunounces that it has not received the English journals to,day. The fact is, that they were almost all seized. I never remember such a razzia. Morning, evening, and weekly papers, of all shades of politics, all joined in such a chorus of indignation against the treacherous treaty of Villafranca, that the French Government, ...

... PONTYPOOL MARKET, Saturday. A good attendance of buyers, and supplies rather large. Fowls, 3s. to 3s. 8d., and Ducks, 5s. to 5s. 6d. per couple Eggs, 8 for 6d. Butter, 13d. to 14d. per lb. A large quantity of old potatoes at 7s. 6d. per sack; some new ones selling at 4d. per lb. Average price of meat :-Beef, 7d. Lamb, 7d. to 71d. Veal, Sid. to 7d.; Pork, 7d. per lb. A fair supply of cattle, ...

... County Court, Monmouth .Monday, June 13, at tea. „ Pontypool Tuesday, „ „ Tredegar.Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, Fairs:—Brynmawr, Monday, June 13; Monmouth, Tuesday and Saturday; Stow (Newport,) Thursday; Chepstow and Usk, Friday. ...

... OPENING OF THE SESSION BY HER MAJESTY. lr On Tuesday morning Parliament was opened by her Most Gracious Majesty in person. Tle was fine; and, as is usual upon such occasions, a large concourse of persons assembled along the line of route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster. Shortly before two o'clock, the Royal arrived at the House of Lords, and the preliminaries eonnected with such ...

... A letter from Alessandria of the 29th ult. says Among the wounded in the hospital at Voghera, when the Emperor visited it, was a young soldier, who had been hit in the shoulder by a ball, which came out at the back. On his bed was a splendid gold lace sword- belt, and a large hat ornamented with cock's feathers, such as Austrian generals wear. In the melee at Montebello, the soldier happened ...

... USEFUL VOLUNTEER SERVICE, il Sir Howard Douglas, in his recently-published uitions on Modem Systems of Fortification, gives lowing instance of the value of Volunteer Artil- first alarm excited in England on the subject of asion, took place in 1795, when the Duke of York's army was compelled to retire from the Low Countries, and to return to England. In August of that year the author was sent ...

... Jflkrffan* COMPANIONS IN ARMS.—A cat, of which the Zouaves could have made a delicious substitute for jugged hare, but which was generously spared, well de- served the title of companion in arms, having been carried upon the shoulder of a voltigeur during the whole of the Italian campaign. A cock became a great favourite, living under canvas upwards of six months on intimate terms with the ...

... MISERIES OF A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT-- I can 'assure you Volta is no longer inhabitable, for the heat-and shall I say the stench ?—is intolerable, and though the country around is very beautiful, and a scene of exquisite beauty now greets me as I look from the window where I write this, still even this attraction will hardly compensate for the dirt, filth, and noise which here reign supreme. ...