... SATURDAY. Present—The Rev. Chancellor Williams and the Rev. Thomas Pope, and Octavius Morgan, Esq., M.P. Mr. James Roper, Penhow, farmer, pleaded guilty to assaulting, on the 10th of October, a labourer, named Jacob Bernard, at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Magor.—Mr. Roper said he had struck complainant with all his heart and soul, for he had called him (Mr. Roper) a sheep-stealer. —Fined 10s. and ...

... LOCAL INTSLLIGBN'CE. TAFF VALE RAILWAY. TRAFFIC RETURNS-For the week ending October 14th, 1854 Total, £3,532 Os. 7d. MUNICIPAL LTSTS. There are voters in the Borough 537 Ditto ditto in St. Woollos 815 Ditto ditto in Christchurch 12 Ditto ditto in Christchurch 12 1394 Deduct duplicates 15 1379 Which are divided thus— East Ward. 721 WeBt War(I 658 1379 THE ANGLO-SAXONS.—On Friday evening last, ...

... THE VICTORY AND ITS DARK SIDE. Our contemporary, the Bristol Gazette, commenting on the Victory, says: —It takes away the breath even to write of these glorious exploits; and I; Oh. who that shared them, ever shall forget The emotions of the spirit-rousing time, When breathless in the mart the couriers met, Early and late, at evening and at prime; When the loud cannon and the merry chime ...

... Cfjeatre. The benefits have proceeded (with the exception of one or two open evenings), during the week and those who are pleased to see the players well bestowed, have, upon the whole, no cause to regret that they have not been treated according to their deserts. The benefit of that very useful actor and artist, Mr. Bassano, was fixed for Tuesday and his bill of fare was exceedingly ...

... A shipbuilder at Chester has stopped payment, with liabilities reported at nearly £ 18-000, of which £ 40,000 is owing for timber, and f 18,000 for iron. A large ship- ping company at Liverpool are among the creditors, having advanced k25 000 on a vessel building for them. WIVES WANTED: ELIGIBLE OPPORTUNITIES.—Mar- riageable girls are at a high premium in the Minesota market. The Boston Daily ...

... DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Mail of last week, .announces the death of the Right Hon. James Grattan, which event took place very suddenly at his residence, Tinnehinch, county of Wicklow. The right hon. gentleman was the eldest son of the late Right Hon. Henry Grattan, and represented the county of Wicklow in many parliaments, He leaves no issue. ...

... MAGISTRATES' OFFICE, HIGH-ST., NEWPORT. SATURDAY. Present—The llev. Thos Pope and TI103. Gratrcx, Esq. James Fitzgerald was ordered to pay 10s. and costs, or be imprisoned one month, for illegally cutting underwood, belonging to Sir Charles Morgan, Baronet. Prisoner was committed. Three men, named John Nicholas, Thomas Mockford, and Charles Crowley, were charged with doing damage to the ...

... On Tuesday night, the premises of Mr. Williams, grocer, Pirynmawr, were broken into by some depredators. They effected an entrance into the store, and proceeded thence to other parts of the house, carrying away some silver spoons and other articles. ...

... NEWPORT DOCK COMPANY. the A special general meeting of this company was held the Dock Office, on Wednesday last, at noon. The object e meeting was thus set forth in the notice by which i ^e convened—For tho purpose of raising the sum \foiJ' hundred and ten thousand pounds, by the Newport, moutlishire, Docks Act, 1854, authorised to be raised,0j} for the purpose of consenting to any resolution ...

... THE LATE LORD DUDLEY STOJ P.TT We cannot suffer the decease of this amiable -•>>' 'patrio tic man to pass out of memory amidst the of the day,^ without a hearty, though brief and siiapjptabiite to It has tended greatly to the safe effectuati jBsflfcortant political reforms in this country that there lSKr been wanting members of the hereditary aristocra^Bfeady to support such improvements, ...

... ADMIRALTY REGISTER OF .WRECKS. The Blue Book, under this title, which is annually presented to Parliament, has just been published for the year 1852. The wrecks on the coasts and in the seas of the United Kingdom during the year, were 1,115, which may be thus classed:- Totally wrecked, 500; totally lost in collision, 33; da- maged seriously and had to discharge, 558 damaged seri- ously in ...

... TREDEGAR- One of the moat frightful accidents occasionally heard of in mineral districts, took place here on luesi ay last.—A man unfortunately fell down a coal shall anu was killed on the spot. COUNTY COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Judge HERBERT.) The action against Mr. Bailey and PC. Marfell, was with- drawn, having been settled, before called upon. John Joncs, -late general dealer at Brynmawr, v ...