... OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. The Surveyor of the borough has issued a report of the following bj'e-laws, which, we understand, will be strictly enforced: — 9. Every person who shall. place any blind, shade, covering, or awning over any footway, less than seven feet from the ground, or shall place, and leave, any furni- ture, goods, wares, or merchandise, or any cask, crate, tub, basket ...

... TIIE ROADS.—A correspondent says J Garnvaeh are still in the same condition tbev w-f, 3 time back—in fact, ancle deep in mud and wa £ t being no drains from the cottages. The nuisance Usso bad at six o'clock this morning (Aug. 2), an ...

... RISCA- BIBLE SociETY.-On Tuesday evening a Bible meeting took place at the Risca British School-room. Mr. David Morris was solicited to take the chair. The Chairman after making some touching remarks respecting the Bible* and the benefit derived from its perusal, called upon the Rev. W. Phillips to read the report; after which, the Rev. David Davies, the Incumbent, spoke at some length. The ...

... VICTORIA. NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL. -The public of this place, ever anxious to promote the success of Useful institutions' are never backwords in patronising tea-parties, one of which pleasant gatherings took place on Monday last, in connection with the new Wesleyan chapel. The Independent chapel was kindly placed at the use of the Wesleyans and a full party attended. After tea, heart- stirring ...

... Information was received at Rotterdam on Thursday ;hat the cholera is prevailing in the capitals and various )ther places in the Kingdom of Sweden and Denmark, ind also in St Petersburgh, and a long list is given of ( mfected places. THE QUICKEST LONG STEAM PASSAGB EVER MADE. 1 —The new paddle steam ship, Valetta, built by Messrs 1 Mare and Co., at Blackwall, with engines by Messrs. ( Penn and ...

... MONMOUTH. MONMOUTH COUNTY COURT. [Before J. M. HERBERT, Esq.] On Friday, the 19th instant, his Honour held his ustfaj monthly court in this town. The list of cases presented amounted to nearly seventy; but a conside^ble number was settled out of court. Of those that were heard, the following possess the most public interest: MATTHEWS v. ETJSH. The plaintiff was a carpenter living in the ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE The lilmiitenr publishes the treaty of commerce between France and Chili. The Florus, of 90 guns, steam-ship and sailing vessel, was launched at Toulon, on the 15th inst. A favourable symptom of the hopes of a speedy settle- ment of the llusso-Turkish question is, that the Emperor has left Paris for Dieppe, where he will remain till the end of the week. He will ...

... 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 ...

... THERE are no two opinions as to the excusable anxiety manifested by the people of all classes, in reference to the pending negociation between the Great Powers on the Russo-Turkish differences; and the Lords' discussion on Friday night last, was looked to, as a means of relieving such anxiety, and dispelling the uncertainty which pre- vailed, as to whether peace or war was to be the result of ...

... THE LAST WORDS OF GREAT MEN. IhIG dead, they yet speak to us in the memory of their living example, and in the echo of their dying counsels. The great deeds and holy sayings of the illustrious good live after them a rich legacy of which no change nor ac- cident can rob us. Pernociant nobiscum, periyrinantur Tusticantur. We may have mingled with them in the inti- macy of friendship, and ...

... LONDON MARKETS, &c. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, AUG. 22. .Very limited supply of wheat was received fresh up bis morning's market, coastwise from Essex and Kent. *atl W1,sta.uding fcUflt the show of foreign wheat was •>. er extensive, that article was in improved request, and ,Per quarter dearer than on this day se'nnight. for«»le S ncw English barley was small-that of Cuire^icim°^era'e' ...

... Talk not of the luscious land of vines; sing not the praise of blue heavens, and rivers which flow through vintage-banks; of Rhines, and Moselles, and Rhones, and Danubes; forget that there are regions of towering palms, and fruitful bananas, and golden prairies reaching to the sea,—lands all fragrant with magnolia blossoms, and jungles where the richest fruits rot, untouched, upon the mould; ...