... PARTIES ABOUT TO ASSURE THEIR LIVES SHOULD secure the right of being included in the Lists of the Life Association of Scotland as at oth April next, by appli- cation at any of the Offices or Agencies. The Books of the Corpo- ration will be closed at that date for the 11th Annual Balance, and a Division of the profits. Office in London, 64, Old Broad street. AGENTS. CARDIFF-Mr. Benjamin Bowen, ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE ANTI-STATE CHURCH ASSOCIATION.-Our readers will see that an advertisement of the coming Conference of that Associa- tion appears in our paper this week. We understand Merthyr, Newport, and Cardiff have already selected delegates. We trust the Welsh Dissenters will bestir themselves in the matter. A most unfair attack has been made upon the Association by Dr. Campbell, ...

... NORTH WALES. OCHR-Y-FOEJ,, FLINTSHIRE.— On Tuesday, the 26th ult., the Independents held their anniversary meeting in this place. At ten, sermons were delivered by the Rev. H. Parry, Bag: and the Rev. T. B. Morris, Rhyl. At two, the Rev. M. Pany, Bagillt, and the Rev. Hugh Pugh, Mostyn. At six, the Rev. Lewis Everett, and the Rev. O. Owens, Rhesycal. LLANEECHMOR, NEAR HOLYWELL.—On Wednesday ...

... (fmml EXPECTED VISIT OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO MANCHESTER.— We understand that the Premier is expected to pay a visit to this town and neighbourhood for two or three days next week. His Lordship is to be the guest of our respected neighbour Sir Benjamin Heywood, at Claremont; and we are informed that his visit is to be strictly private. His Lordship's object is un- dertood to be to see for ...

... BERLIN, MARCH 27.-Great pains are taken by sundry German journals to persuade the publie that Russia is busily engaged in forming magazines and concentrating troops upon the Russo-Prussian frontier; and, further, that these frontier preparations are suppsrted by corresponding internal move- ments. There is no foundation whatever for these reports. No movements, beyond those of a few isolated ...

... HOPS. MONDAY.—We have again to notice the existence of a very heavy trade; and prices, although nominally unaltered, are with difficulty maintained. ...

... NEWPORT. DREADFUL MURDER AT BASSALEG. Just as we were going to press we received intelligence of one of the most shocking murders ever perpetrated in this neighbourhood. The victim was a female named Lewis, who had been to Newport on the Wednesday night to pur- chase grocery, and on her return home she must have been attacked by the ruffians by whom the crime was committed, as her body was ...

... NEATH. ON the afternoon of Good Friday a tea party was held at Zoar chapel, for the liquidation of the debt on the English Independent, church, in this town. The meeting was numerously and respect- ably attended. About 500 sat down to an excellent tea, kindly and gratuitously furnished by the ladies. The Rev. E. 8. Han, M.A., the esteemed pastor of the church, presided on the occasion. Highly ...

... THE MARRIAGES ACT. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. On Wednesday week, at the Liverpool Assizes, before Mr. Baron Alderson, the Rev. Moorhouse James, perpetual curate t Bedford, parish of Leigh, was indicted for having on the i 4th of August last unlawfully refused to marry Henry Fisher and Ann Hardman, on the production of the certificate of the Superintendent-Registrar of the district, that they had ...

... NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY. The court opened at nine o'clock. BEFORE BARON PLATT. MAIMING A POLICE-OFFICBR AT NEWPORT. John Jones, and Michacl Coakley, stood charged with having feloniously assaulted and wounded Williatit Piateii. Sir Thomas Puillips for the prosecution. From the evidence it appeared, that police constable Pratten was severely abused in a brothel, in Friar's yield, when a'juut ...

... PONTYPOOL. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, the 28th ult., at the Race works, near this town, as William Walding, twelve years of age, son of John Walding, l-nincr, was working in a level with his father, a fall took place, by which he was so much injured that he expired by the time he was carried to the mouth of the level. On Saturday an inquest was held on his body before Thomas Hughes, esq., ...

... PROVISIONS. MONDAY.- We had more doing in Irish butter last week, the dir. mand chiefly from the northern markets, and the stock in conse quence is considerably reduced; prices rule irregular according to quality, condition, &c. For foreign there is a fair sale. Best Dutch, 90s. In the bacon market we have no material alteration to notice the demand is chiefly confined to small purchases, ...