... MERTHYR- Monday last was observed in Dowlais as a day of espe- cial prayer to Almighty God, and humiliation before the Throne of all Mercies, on account of the plague of cholera. Works were stopped, in order to give all engaged at them the opportunity of attending their respective places of wor- ship. The shops were closed, and most of the landlords of public-houses very decorously observed ...

... THE BATTLE OF ALMA. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES F;!OM MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD. PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING, The Moniteur of this morning publishes the following report from Marshal de St. Arnaud on the Battle of Alma: Field of Battle of Alma, Sept. 21. Sire—The cannon of your Majesty has spoken—we have gained a complete victory. It is a glorious day, Sire, to add to the military annals of France, and your ...

... BRISTOL B A K ItUI'TCY COURT. MONDAY (Before Mr Charles Orme Registrar.) RR LEWIS BASSETF, JUN., OROCEII, MERTHYH TYDVII. — At the meeting (or choice of assignees, the bankrupt was examined in continuation of the investigation commenced on the lith inst., ag to the circumstirces under whieh he, being in a slate of insolvency, sold off his stock and pro- c. deti to distribute the pioceeds ...

... SMITHF1ELD CATTLE MARKET, OCTOBER 23. The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was com- paratively small, and in very inferior conditio. From our own grazing districts there was a decided falling off in the arrivals of beasts, at least tWw-thirdsof which were beneath the middle quality—indeed this was one of the worst supplies we almost e' er witnessed. The attendance of buyers being ...

... GENERAL NEWS. The Royal Albert, 121, is taking in her middle guns at Sheerness she will shortly complete receiving on board her entire armament. Captain Inglefield, who h s just returned from theArctic Seas, has volunteered for service in the present war, in tlie command of any vessel which the Admiralty may be willing to appoint him to. The continued high price of corn lias templed many ...

... THE 5x!oniiii]!iiijDiiire 3Mrr!iii. NEWPORT, FLU DAY, OCTOBER 20, 1854. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED OF OUR HEROIC ARMY.—PATRIOTIC FUND. THE desire to alleviate whatever of suffering has been caused or may yet result from our military operations, is, as we last wejk confi- dently assumed, strong and general. Money is freely ofTered the only requisite is that it should be used in the best possible ...

... OCTOBER. 6W BET Summer, art thou going To leave us thus, so soon ? But yesterday we thought, with jey, Thou wert but in thy noon! Thy smile was on the meadows, Thy breath perfumed the air rEaoh morning, like a young bride, row On objects bright and fair. Thy bounteous hand had scattered Bull many a gift; we found The-golden harvest bending, O'eciaden, to the ground. I But BOW the leaves are ...

... THE MERLIN'S NO rES OF THE WEEK. SEBASTOPOL had not fallen when the last account left the Crimea but preparations were in progress on a vast scale, to ensure that most desirable event. The siege-train had been landed—one hundred and twenty guns had been placed and masked, and two thousand seamen from the fleet were on the spot to work them. The French artillery were not ready to act ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRAXCE. OPENING OF THE FIRE ON SEBASTOPOL. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The Monitcur announces that the Consular agent at Varna has written to Mr. Colquhoun, at Bucharest, that he had received a letter, dated the ISth, from the heights of Sevastopol, containing the fallowing words:—We shall open our fire with 200 guns. The place cannot hold out five days. Seventeen battalions ...

... P NEWPORT BURIAL BOARD.—WEDNESDAY. ?e8ent—Joseph Latch, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. ^thing, Knapp, Graham,Woollett, Batchelor, and Lyne. The certificate of the architects was received, for the instalment, of £ 670, to be paid to the builder, Mr. kerts, and the .amount was ordered to he paid at once. •Mr. Purdue, one of the architects, reported that the j °rks were progressing as rapidly as ...

... THE FARMER'S COLUMN. FAIUS TO BE HI-LD IN OCTOBER. MONMOUTHSHIRE. GLAMORGANSHIRE. 9 l^orriston 25 ClupUow .0.0 29 Llanti issant 29 GI.OVCESTEESHIKE. HEREFORDSHIRE. stow on-the-Wold 24 Hereford 20 A.ichinhr.mpton. 27 Bromyard 00 0 0 29 WORCESTERSHIRE. King's Norton 31 ...

... To the Electors of the East Ward of the Borough of liewport. GENTLEMEN, DURING a period of nearly Thirteen Years, I have been 1 t honoured by your confidence as a Representative for yoar Ward 1IJ the Town Council. The period fur restoring to you the trust which you have placed in my hands, wid soon arrive, and in the event of your deeming me worthy of a renewal of your support, as a candidate ...