... AVERAGE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. In the two large volumes recently presented to Parlia- ment, a mass of interesting and important information is given with regard to the ages, civil condition, occupations, and birth-place'' of the population enumerated in 1851. We cannot, in a single number, succeed in giving an idea, of the stores of valuable information contained in the volumes compiled by ...

... RISCA. ENTERTAINMENT AT RISCA, ON THE OPENING iOF THE BRITANNIA FOUNDRY, BY MESSES. CHARLES JORDA-N AND J. MILES. The foundry stands on the side of the hill, the Newport side of Prisca, and is a very compact and substantial build- ing, with engine-house and offioes complete, and is capable of casting to the extent of 20 touspsr day. The cupolo is blasted from a 20-horue power engine, which ...

... by ,T°U were specially recommendedtothelate Commandant 1 e ^omptroller-Greneral, when appointed to be his be wi as an officer in whom the utmost confidence could gj, jCed and I can only say, for my own part, that I this M^a^ly have again availed myself of your services in y.. °fflce, had an opportunity offered, and had it suited Tcrew-S ^ave been so employed. Wishing you every success in your ...

... PETTY SESSIONS-TUESDAY. Before J. Powles, Esq., (mayor), J. Probyn, Esq., and t' 6 Rev. W. P. Lendon. Richard Fuller was charged with having left his waggon standing in the road, near Wye-bridge. Fuller told the Bench there were many greater obstructions and nuisances than his waggon, left unnoticed about the town-such that in Agincourt-square, and other places. Fined Is. and costs. The ...

... CARDIFF. PHOTOGRAPHY.—The shop window of Mr. Jacquier, in Duke-street, has caused much attraction this week to passers-by and gentlemen who have inspected the splendid photographic prints of several public buildings in Paris, which the above clever artist has recently taken while on a visit to that place. HENRY VINCENT.-This popular orator lectured at the New Town-hall last week, on the ...

... ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF CLIMBING BOYS. At the New Bailey, Salford, on Thursday, two persons were convicted for violations of the act of parliament which prohibits the employment of boys in the sweeping of chimneys. Mr. W. P. Roberts said he appeared on behalf of Mr. Wna. Wood, who devoted himself to putting down the sys- tem of employing boys to sweep chimneys, a practice which Was productive of ...

... THE FARMER'S COLUMN. V irno n r CIDT n TM AllP. TTBT IV Ðn p BRECONSHIRE. GLAMORGANSHIRE. °^t-ned,fechan 26 St. Nicholas 21 aBaBPORDSHiRE. Pont-ypridd 26 dWy,, 29 GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Shin?V0RCESTER8HiRB. Stroud 21 •Pton-ou-Stour. 29 Coleford 25 ...

... POHTYFOGL- (Before John Thompson, Esq.) TUESDAY, AUG. 1. ^ra^iaiu v,'as charged with being a vagrant, Ddeiing abroad, and not giving a good account of him- •Committed for 21 days to hard labour. SATURDAY. ^^fore John Thompson, Esq., and the Rev. D. Jones.) liam Morgan was charged by Mary Anne Morris, ^e'no the lather of her illegitimate child. The de- ant was ordered to pay 2s. 6d. weekly and ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. Lord St. Leonards called the attention of their lordships to the present system of tickets-of leave. Under the old system of transportation the convict was secure of employ- ment and subsistence; under the new, he was set at liberty without resources, and obliged to seek employment, with the certainty that no one would employ him if his ...

... fOBBIOU IHTELLXGBW03. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Letters from St. Petersburgh, of ;he 26,h ult., state that troops of the interior arc again seeing entering the capi- tal. The Czar personally inspects the new arrivals, and then orders the distribution to each soldier of one or two florins, according to the degree of satisfaction which he has experienced at the parade. The troops are sent on at once to ...

... BATHS AND WASHIIOUSES FOR NEW- PORT. THE extent and character of the provision made by the ancient Greeks and :Romans for the salu- tary operation of bathing, makes us somewhat ashamed of ourselves in this age of far greater ac- quaintance with physical science. It may, indeed, be said that they were rather led instinctively by the hot climate in which they lived, to indulge in a luxury, than ...

... AWAKE YE SONS OF LIBERTY. Among the nations of the earth, Old England bears a name. For beauty, valour, sense, and worth, For truth and honest fame While other cations bow the knee To vile despotic power; Our island ever will be free, And nought shall make her cower; For Freedom weaves a holy spell To shield the land she loves so well. The nations who have sought her aid, Have never sought in ...