... ;The Queon held, on Friday afternoon, a levee, which was numerously attended. Her Majesty and Prince-Albert arrived at St. James's Palace at ten minutes past twe o'clock, and were .received T °f state. .The, ftueen wore a train of-Blue and silver brocaded silk, trimmed with blue and eilvewibaud, white tulle, and silver blonde. The petticoat was white satin, trimmed with blue and silver riband, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAT. The House re-assembled this day after the Whitsuntide recess. The following private bills were read the third time and: passed: The Great Western, Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Com- panies' Amalgamation; the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal; and the Stouibridge and Bridgnorth Road bills. The following bills were among those ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. L'KANCE. The Moniteur, in noticing the meeting of the Emperor of Austria and King of Prussia on Saturday at Titschen, says there is no doubt but that the object of the interview between the two Sovereigns, is to concert together respect- ing the eventualities pointed to by the treaty of Berlin, and that the best results are expected from this interview. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. ...

... SIR CHARLES NAPIER. In reference to the gallant commander of the fleet, the Presse has exhumed the followinganecdo'e_ an old letter:—He is certainly quite a character one or two anecdotes I have heard concerning I* amuse you. I before mentioned the little atieoyo bestows on dress. It is said that, when standing | borough ot Portsmouth, one of his opponents 1 the gallant and ragged candidate;' ...

... Lieutenant Oaanisoa states that, when he was 1°^ n? I the three members of the Mormonite Pre side UJ less than eighty two wives between them, ana ))» £ J the three was called an old bochelor, ie^oTt^r) ( only a baker's dozen. And Captain Stansbury y0o*»K the numerous family of the president (Bivg gf go^, as mingling freely in the halls, parties, an ngjtl amusements of the place. Utati is now ...

... Dalton's Flat, Ballarat Diggings, November 19th, 1853. My dear Parents,—' Hope, long deferred, maketh the heart grow sick.' This adage I can most truly subscribe to, having waited so long and so anxiously for letters from you. The last I received, was in answer to mine from the Cape of Good Hope nearly three weeks elapsed be- tween the arrival of the Overland mail (from here April 5th), which ...

... IMPORTANT COLLIERY ARBITRATION CASE. In our Journal of the 22nd of October we gave an outline of the evidence given at Tenby, in the important cases of Child v. Pocock, and Pocock v. Chi'd, which were referred to Mr. YVhitmore, of the Oxford Circuit, as sole arbitrator, under an order of reference made on consent by the Court of Exchequer. Two distinct actions formed the subject of the enquiry ...

... DEAfH OF MR. WALKlNSHAW OF ABERS-TCHAN. Deeply ile we regret to state, that this estimable gentle- man, whom, .on Wednesday eveitiag, after.the.dinner at the Sa2s»ons, we-saw m communication with his friends, full of health, animated, vigorous, and diffusing cheerfulness around him, met with an awfully sudden death on his home- ward journey, very shortly afterwards, by being thrown from Ms ...

... ABERGAVENNY. At our Market, this week, there was no material change in prices. There was a plentiful supply of every article, but business was dull. Wheat has fallen about 4s. per qr. ...

... A RIGHT DIRECTION. TOM. Where shall I tell her to write to you, Jack ? JACK. Why, you'd better say Sebasterpool or St. Pe- terabug—we shall be at one o' the other by that time. THE SOLDIER'S TEAZER. The British soldier does not mind any intrenchment, but what beats him altogether is the Stockade. TAR AND TARTAR. Admiral Plumridge has destroyed 18,000 casks of Rus- aian tar at Uleaborg. ...

... RUSSIAN ADMIRALS. At the opening dinner of the new reading rooms Dairy, a few days ago, Capt. Blair, R.N., of Blair, who was chairman, said he was acquainted with five of the Russian Admirals in the Baltic and Black Seas. Than Admiral Lazenoff, who commanded the Russian fleet in the Black Sea a more gallant and efficient officer did not live. He was a perfect gentleman. He was for six years in ...

... TAFF VALE RAILWAY TIME. London Time is kept at the Stations on this Railway which is 12 £ minutes earlier than Cardiff. U P. WEB1\. DAYS SUNDAYS «r1Tm« H.M II.M.. H.M. H.M. H.M. s S1A1IONS. AM. P.M. P.M. £ M. P.M. Cardiff Docks 8 50 2 15 5 45 8 45 3 45 U Cardiff 9 5 2 30 6 0 90 40 4k Lla-idaff 9 14 2 38 69 99 49 6^ entvrch S 21 2 46 6 17 9 17 4 17 8 Tutt's Well 9 l', 2 52 6 23 9 23 4 23 12 ...