... AWFUL MORTALITY,. A few months ago a- merchant of New Orleans took to his home and heart a youthful bride, and went to reside in the Fourth District. Wishing to live in privacy, he en- gaged only one servant-a fresh green girl from the Eme- rald Isle. She took the fever, and, in a few days, died. Another was hired, and shared the same fate. A third and a fourth filled the vacancy in the ...

... HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. HONGKONG-, AUG. 7.—We have a painful task in writing the details of a horrible tragedy. The well known clipper bri^ Arratoon Apcar, of Calcutta, Henry Lovett master, left'this harbour yesterday morning, hound to Singapore and Calcutta, the crew consisting principally of Bengalees, with eight Chinese, and two Chinese carpenters. Accord- ing to the logbook, at noon, with a ...

... SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, OCTOBER, 3. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were slightly on the increase, and in improved condition For all breeds, as the weather was favourable for slaughtering, and as the attendance of buy- ers was good. the demand ruled somewhat brisk, at fully last Monday's advance in the quotations. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Co irse ...

... APPREHENSION OF ARISTOCRATIC GAMBLERS AT THE COCOA TREE CLUB, ST. JAMES'S- STRELT. The following prisoners were apprehended at about two o'clock on Sunday morning, engaged in gambling :—Wm. Brown, Frederick Thomas, George Hunter, George Liley, James Webster, George Williams, John Fredericks, Wm. Jackson, Samuel Hawkins, George Frith, Wm. Richards, James Joel, Henry Baker, Henry Thompson, ...

... Half of a House to be Let, FURNISHED, in a respectable Street; the Rent being .moderate. A married couple, without family, preferred. Apply at Mr. PITT'S, Bookseller, Commercial-Street, Newport. OFFICES, SUITABLE for a Solicitor or other professional gentle- man, TO BE LET, at No. 7, Commercial-street, (oppo- site the Westgate Hotel,) Newport. Apply on the premises. To Farmers, Graziers, and ...

... A SAILOR SHOT BY HIS CAPTAIN. Captain Natrass of the Mantanzas, was charged on Saturday before the Liverpool magistrates with this crime. The circumstances were these:—At Bahia. on the 2fith of June, two of the crew refused to work. The captain called the men forward, and asked them to heave the anchor. They said they could not. as the ship was short-handed. One of the seamen, named George ...

... AY EST E UN VALLEYS RAILWAY. Greenwich time is kept at all the stations on this rail- way. The Station Doors, at Newport and Blaina, will be closed three minutes before the departure of each train. UP. AVEEK DAYS 8T'NDAY ist'2ndilst2nd lst2nd ls(2nd lst2nd STARTING FROM & 3rd & 3rd & 3rd £ t3rd & 3id Class Class. Class Class. Llasa A.M. NOON. *-M- L-X Newport, Dock-street 7 0 12 0 5 0 8 0 j? ...

... PONTYPOOL IRON WORKS. THE CHOLERA! THE PONTYPOOL COMPANY, at the moment when that felt scourge, the cholera, has reached our shores, and when nO town or locality can confidently hope for an immunity front its ravages, have not been unmindful of the great responsi, bility that rests upon them, as the employers of so large portion of the working population of Pontypool and itø teeming districts. ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BLYTH AND TYNE RAILWAY. On Tuesday a fatal accident happened on this railway, near Seaton Delavel. A man named James Conning, and his wife, imprudently got upon the line, when an engine and train came up, and notwithstanding the driver sounded the whistle and shut of his steam, neither of the l parties attempted to get out of the way, and the result was that the engine ...

... HORRIBLE MUTILATION. On Monday last, the most frightful accident that has yet occurred on the Western Valleys Railway, was occa- sioned on the line near Cwm Nantygroes Colliery, the pro- perty of T. Prothero Price, Esq., under somewhat mysterious circumstances. An engine, which had taken a goods train from the Aberbeeg junction to Abertillery, was returning down to the former place, with only ...

... SHIPPING CASUALTIES. FOLKESTONE, OCT. 2.—The French squadron passed down Channel, about three miles south of this port, yes- terday, sailing for the westward. On reaching the Ness the Admiral in command appeared to consider it inad- visable to proceed against the head wind blowing up Channel, and all the ships came to anchorage about four miles to the southward of the lighthouse. To day, at ...

... PONTYPOOL, FATAL AFFRAY NEAR PONTYPOOL. Great excitement has prevailed atPortypoolduringthelast few days, in consequence of the death of a young man named Isaac Williams, resulting from injuries he received in an affray with other men on Saturday, the 24th ult. On Friday, (the 30th), an inquest was held at the Police Station, Pontypool, before T. Hughes, Esq., coroner, touching his death. The ...