... AN ACCOUNT OF COALS, FROM 1ST TO 31ST MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVELY, BY MONMOUTHSHIRE RAIL- WAY AND CANAL. Proprietors. Owners. 3 Is UTotal jS O TonsCwt. Thomas Powell. New PeEVvan. 1746 5 Lispentwyne .2698 15 Penllwyne 1S02 5 Wood field 1172 3 Gellygrose Butryhatch New Tredegar. 39 5 7558 13 Charles Prothero Havod Van 317 7 North 152 7 Blaencuffin 743 8 „ 549 » New Place 2738 7 Tyr Adam 208 0 Church ...

... MAGISTRATES' OFFICE, HIGH-STREET. SATURDAY. Before the Rev. Thomas Pope and Thomas Gratrex, Esq. STOW FAIR. Thomas Armstrong was charged-with attempting to pick pockets in the fair.—Sergeant Harlow said I was on duty at Stow Fair, last evening, and saw the prisoner try the pocket of a female. I watched him for some time, and f saw him attempt several others. I then took him into custody ...

... THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION. rri. » -i Paris, May 30. The Emperors day—Sunday last —was a complete success. For the first time since the opening day there appeared to be life in the affair and I was often .reminded of some of the lively scenes of Hyde-park in 1851. The Moniteur declares that upwards of SO,000 persons visited the Palace in the course of the day but the general idea is that ...

... CHRISTCHURCH. SERIOUS AND PAINFUL ACCIDENT.—We regret to announce that an accident of a very serious nature, occurred on Monday morning last, to the Rev. Thomas Pope, the respected vicar of Christchurch. The rev. gentleman, it appears, was riding a young colt down the hill leading from Christchurch to Caerleon and on reaching a spot near to Belmont, Mr. Pope's bat feU off this is supposed to ...

... ACCIDENT.-On the 3rd inst., a poor Irish boy, in the employ of Mr. William Price, farmer, of this parish, was knocked down by a horse and cart, and run over, receiving a fracture of his leg, and other injuries, which terminated in death on Tuesday morning. THE NEW ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD. Whit-Monday of 1855 will long be remembered in this locality, by the first attempt to establish an annual Eisted ...

... THE QUEEN AND THE Two GALLANT SAILORS.—A the aumveisary dinner of the British Beneficent Institu- tion, on W ednesday se'r.iiight, General Sir James Mac- douald-the hero of Hougomont — related, in returning thanls for the Army, the following incident that occurred during the presentation of the Crimean medals by her Majesty:—' When (said the veteran) that gallant otficer, ir Thomas Troubridge. ...

... CARDIFF. TAFF VALE RAILWAY. 2 Traffic for the week ending June 2nd, 18oo ioo ,,ROYAL GLAMORGAN LIGHT INFANTRY Mlhn ^e Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Glamorgan -Jon Barret Lennard, Nevinson, gent., to be Ensign. 97TH FOOT.—Lieutenant Harman Hardy, from Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia, to be Ensign, Purchase. MR. CARPENTER'S CONCERT-This talented composei-, with Mrs. an(i Miss Jolly, gave a ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...