... ,S!ve^m?XE,OUT1ON OF MOBBS. h l '°Ua.'n °^. t'ie wretched man, Nathaniel Mobbs, li. y in! ?t,i'ty °f murdering his wife, took place ,:n0t Irer)/1111.1* at Newgate. Early on Sunday eve- i/thsHv,?? Persons assembled in front of the jail, ki'j 4 ere +i 1UK the state of the weather, they re- li't n'le whole of the night. By seven o'clock, ieai>rS?ns 'la(^ asseln^^e ...

... THE USK FARMERS' CLUB. I THE proceedings at the recent meeting of this valuable society, as reported in our last, furnished ground for much satisfaction. The club stands high for its practical character, and the progress which it is making in the pursuit of the import- ant objects it is designed to promote. A.nd for this reason, any agriculturists within its range, who are not yet members, ...

... BLAENAVON. THE POTATO DISEASE. [TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,—That the noxious gas which has produced the potato blight for so many years, comes mixed with the atmospheric air, there can be no question. The best potato I have eaten during the last year, appears to have lost its esculent property. During my visit to the county of Shropshire, last autumn, I went into a potato field belonging to a ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE—WKDNSSUAY The supply of English wheat iu to-day's roarkst was and chiefly the refu.se of Monday. AH the attendance of ft town and country buyers was very limited, the demand heavy, at Monday's decline iu the quotations, and a was noteffec ed (58 Hie show of foreign wheat was not extensive, but i# d heavy, at Monday's decline in the quotations, and a was noteffec ed (58 Hie ...

... M0NM9TTTF' AWFUL ANp MELANCHOLY odneeday morn- ing last, -deplorable instance fraction occurred MSi;lh°3-DubberlG7, of Church street (who had hitherto been much r ,• Mqw townsman and industrious tradesman), hai^.in-. Ù The faets rela- tive to the atrocious act differ; subjoin the fol. tavmg particulars, pres. '>eing unable to Jffoach the melancttQly siibjeff ;scd and afflicted widow of the ...

... TflE repeal of the advertisement duty naturally suggests a few remarks upon the altered state of things thus introduced. Ever trammelled with an impost which checked the spirit of enterprise, by limiting the facilities of intercoure between various classes, it will not be surprising if the newspaper press and the public do not at once appreciate the full consequences of the change. The ...

... THE STRIKE.—In pursuance of a requisition, numerously signed by the tradesmen of Merthyr, Mr. John Jones, the high constable, has convened a public meeting, for the pur- pose of taking into consideration the cause of the present strike. We regret to state that everything remains ins atu gnQ, so far as the strike is concerned at Dowlais. The men are perfectly quiet and the other different ...

... Abundant food has been supplied during the past week to the quidnuncs of Sunderland, by an elopement frotf1 that town. The gallant Lothario is said to be a a dis- tinguished member of the College of Surgeons, and hit accomplice is the daughter of a highly respected ship' owner. There seems to have been some objections on tht part of the relations of the young lady to the match, as almost ...

... FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. A long, and a most laborious session has passed away, and although the statute-book may have re- ceived some addition to its useless lore, still it must be admitted, that laws have been enacted within the past six months, that will have a most beneficial effect on the well-being of the common-wealth. This is the age of progress, and the ...

... WESLEYAN COXXEXIOX.—MINISTERS' STATIONS. The one hundred and tenth annual conference of this con- nexion was held at Bradford, Yorkshire, during the last three weeks. The following is an accurate statement in reference to the stations of the various ministers :— Newport Circuit—J. D. Carry, J. Dowty, and A. T. Weir. Swansea Circuit—John C. Pengelly, John Harding, and John Coats, supernumerary. ...

... WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. Greenwich time is kept at all the staiions on this rail- way. t'lie Station Doors, at Newport and Bldina, will be closed turee :t))nutt;s before the departuie of each train. Ul'. WEEK DAYS si-NDAY ilst2ndjlst2n(ijlst2na ls'2nu lsi2iTd STARTING FROM &3rd|J ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. There is to be an Empress of France after all. The Princess of \Vasa was to have been the fafoured fair one, and the wedding habiliments were even under consideration by the milliners of Vienna, when lo in the suddenness of a night, a change came o'er the spirit of the dream, and she declined the honours of the Imperial court Some say the lady herself bad no hand ...