... IT has been decided by our very virtuous and moral House of Commons, that legislative enactments are abso- lutely necessary to put down Sabbath desecration, and a regular Sunday Bill has been accordingly brought in by the Sir Andrew Agnew of Marvlebone, Lord Robert Grosvenor. We are accustomed to style the time we live in, the days of enlightenment, and the very men who supported this ...

... BLAINA. A correspondent complains of the difficulty which the holders of first-class tickets experienced, on Wednesday, last week, in obtaining accommodation at the Blaina Philhar- monic Society's Concert. He states that many of them had to elbow their way, as best they could, into second, week, in obtaining accommodation at the Blaina Philhar- monic Society's Concert. He states that many of ...

... THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS. The present eruption of Vesuvius is similar to the one of 17G8. which, in Auldjo's Sketches of Vesuvius, is described as the thirty-first eruption, and the gtrearn ot lava is taking the same course. It began in November, 17S5, when several small craters broke out on the north side of the great cone facing the ridge of Somma- In January, 178o, the eruption greatly ...

... table matter is allowed to accumulate on the surface, at the back of the houses, to such ail extent as to be offensive ,eXjfen,e' » necessary consequence, most inju- dof twS °f »e¥^rhood. The same x^ay Edwardwfht hf°^ng to Evan Evans, Thomas ftSlil iiTTar)' an, the KeV W' Edwards (Mill- tW nf r i r 8ame locality ancl also with regard to noticef i°anJ?neS> ln Albert-street. It is essentfal ...

... THE ^lottnwnfljLiljire Berlin. NEWPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1855. OUR SUCCESSES AND PLANS IN THE CRIMEA. THE position of the allied armies is now more cheering and satisfactory than at any time since the period of hope—so soon to be disappointed- which followed, like an Indian summer, the battle of the Alma. The splendid success of our French companions in arms, on the night of May 22nd, must have ...

... LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. This day, Lord Panmure presented his compliments to the manager of the Electric Telegraph, and intimated that he had received a communication from Lord Raglan dated the 29th May, who had been communicated with by Sir George Brown, under date of the 2Sth, to the effect that the troops in the newly-acquired town were in good health—that five ships laden with corn had ...

... THE IRON TRADE. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 2.- The demand for iron in the districts of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire, is reported to have exhibited decided symptoms of im- provement, although, in consequence of recent reverses, there is no variation in prices for the better. The demands of Liverpool merchants, in consequence of the lowness of stocks in the United States, are more freely ...

... ESTATE OF WILLIAI POWELL, OF NEWPORT, SADDLER. ALL Persons who claim to be CREDITORS of this Estate, and who have not already signed the ASSIGNMENT executed by Mr. POWELL, for the Benefit of his Creditors, are requested to call upon Mr. F. J. HALL, Solicitor, Newport, and sign the Deed without delay, or they will be excluded from the Dividend the TRUSTEES of the Estate are about to declare. ...

... THE Merlin. NEWPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1855. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAPE COLONY. MANY persons may be little inclined to pay any attention, amidst the excitement of the Russian war, to the affairs of the Cape of Good Hope. Yet, any one who recollects the costly and de- structive wars in which that Colony has often involved us, must admit that any plan which is likely to prevent the recurrence of ...

... WEDNESDAY'S MARKET.—Beef, 7d. to 7Jd. per lb.; veal, 6d. to 7d.; mutton, 7d. to 7id. lamb, 8d. porkers, 9s. 6d. to 10s. per score. HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.—At the second state ball given this season, at Buckingham Palace, last Friday, there were present the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Sir Charles and Lady Morgan and the Misses Morgan, Col- and Mrs. Clifford, Lady C. Lascelles, Miss ...

... NEATH. GOFNSOUTHIWATTp«ATCmH-~THE TWENTY-T ENGLAND. V THE ELEVEN OF » ALL Jb.°t an°early a,ld loTjh! fickleness of our climate. A little aftcr ^e hour fixed for commencing the proceedings, however, a go KUv assemblage had collected on the appointed scene of th! struggle. Among them was a large Proportion of strangers, from Merthyr, Swansea, Llanellv, and other towns in the district The field ...

... Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. On the 31st ult., at Clarence-place, Newport, the wife of R. Richman Esq., of a daughter. Lately, at No. 37, Hill-street., Newport, the wife of Mr. J. Garrett, of a daughter. On the 3rd inst., at Ebbw Vale, the wife of Mr. James Harrison, innkeeper, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Ebbw Vale, the wife of Mr. Thomas Healy, butcher, of a daughter. On the ...