... ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL. The Portuguese squadron, consisting of three ships, arrived in the Southamp'on Waters at eleven o'clock last Friday night, bringing the King of Portugal, his brother, and suite. Immediately upon the arrival being known, his Excellency the Count Lavradio, Portuguese Minister at L ndon, and others connected with the embassy, ac- companied by Lord de Tabley, lord ...

... TREDEGAR, THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On Wednesday eveaiag, last week, an adjourned meeting ,r,f the delegates and members of the different Benevolent Societies in Tredegar and Sirhowy, was held at the Black Prince Inn, for the purpose of considering the best means of opposing the bill. Mr. John Hatten was called to the ,chair. The Chairman said he was very glad to find that there was a ...

... SEIZURE OF PRIZES AT LIBAU. Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Amphion, off Memel, May 19, 1851 You will no doubt be pleased to hear of our doings at Libau. On the 17th, the Amphion, 34, screw, Captain Astley Key, the Conflict, 8, screw, Captain Arthur Cum- ming, received orders to get up steam and to anchor about a milo off the town of Libau. At noon, Captain Cum- ming was despatched ...

... Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Fontypool, the Rock Inn, in the parish of Bechvcllty, and Usk; and that these are insufficient; and that the following should be additional polling places for this county :—Castletown, in the parish of Ivi.n Magor; Cross-y-Ceiliog, in the parish of Llanvrechva; Tredegar, in the parish of Bedweilty; England; Llanvihangel-Crucorney; Trelleck; and Cross ...

... THE Blflninmitljsijiit Berlin. NEWPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1854. PARTY AND ITS MORALITY. THERE are men who believe, or affect to believe, in Party, as a necessity—as a wise and admirable piece of state machinery. If they are Tones, they think that they are the centripetal power controlling the centrifugal force, which, without such restraint, would fly off at random, and whirl us into chaos. If ...

... NEWPORT SHIPPING LIST. ARRIVALS. Langport. Maine, Bridgwater, straw; Ceres, Allen, \Vatchet, iron ore; Neptune, Francis, -New Ross, pitivood Lydney Packet, Lone Lyd- mey iron ore Gleaner, Harris, Barrow, iron ore Sarah Ellen, Brown, Chepstow, cinders; Oiresine, Bar' ret, Jersey, cider; Royal George, Gruchy. Jersey, sun dries; Gleaner, Tucker, Bideford, oats; Mary, Westlake, Fowey, iron ore; ...

... SCHOOLS E^V A LOWER AND LIANIIEKNOCK. SUNDAY I j°ined th ?f ^*it Monday, the Llanvrechva Lower children 6 anhennock, at their School-room, when 95 spected *& teachers were supplied by their much re- call Pastor, the Rev. William Powell, with tea and ill retunf j61 enjoying the afternoon in field amusements, priate tft school room, and sang hymns appro- > children the occasion. The rev. ...

... I-a BLAINA. §Wegf-C!K0N -SOCIETY.—On Monday, May 59th, a. very q11^ ^ture wae delivered by the Key. John Venp, of the members of the society^ The subject, ^as tliat of Ninevah, the buried scity of the *ave' aud was handled in a very instructive manner by the. lecturer —an ...

... CARDIFF. LLANDAFF FAIR is reported to have been a slow one, as far as the sale of stock is concerned. Draught horses maintained high prices, and were in demand; but horses adapted for carriage use or personal recreation, were a mere drug in the market- sellers and buyers forming their notions of value upon entirely different principles. Large numbers of horned cattle changed hands but still ...

... ABOLITION OF CHURCH-RATES BILL. The elivision on Sir William Clay's motion for leave bring in a bill to abolish church-rates. Ayes, 131. No08' 84. Tellers included.—Analysis taken from the Begistf 3f the National Parliamentary Reform Association* Duke-street, Adelphi. FOR THE BILL. bounty Members—English 8 Welsh 2 „ Scotch Irisli 4- 15 University 0 Borough i\fem bors- English 86 x Welsh 5 „ „ ...

... THE MERLIN'S NOTES OF THE WEEK. IF the week hastening to its close, has not been fruitful in accounts of stirring events in the East, it has witnessed some severe sparring in Parliament, where the great belli- gerents have been Lord John Russeh and Mr. Disraeli. It was a regular passage of arras, and the blows struck by the great rhetorician of the day, would have been stunning to any other ...

... SATURDAY. Present: The Rev. Thos. Pope, Rev. Chancellor Williams, John Russell, Esq., and Thomas Gratrex, Esq. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—THE CASTLETOWN BURGLARY. Considerable excitement appeared to exist among number of farmers and others in Court, who had attended from Castletown and that district, to hear a charge preferred against Sergeant Trewartha, the police officer of that place, by Mr. John ...