... We regret to say that up to the present moment, though the efforts of the police have been unceasing, nothing has transpired tending to throw any light upon the brutal murder of the girl, Melinda Payne. The reports so indus- triously circulated at the time of, and immediately after, the occurrence, have been found upon investigation, to be wholly untrue, and all the eircumstanges connected ...

... LORD DUNDONALD'S SCHEME IN APRIL, 1809. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.] SIR,—Lord Dundonald again enforces the powers of his scheme. The accompanying extract from the Annual RegisterT 1809, shows what one of his schemes was, and how it succeeded. At the present moment it may interest your readers, as it establishes the success of his plans on a re- markable occasion, of which many among the ...

... BRECON. On Saturday evening week, the Marquis of Cam'len arrived in Brecon, on a visit for a few days. It is gene- rally anticipated that the Marquis's visit will, to a certain extent, be the means of finally arranging the business con- nected with the building of the new Collegiate School about to be erected in Brecon, the ground and site of which is fixed upon, and belongs to the noble ...

... On Monday evening, September 3rd, the Lamb Inn, Blaina, presented a very gay scene, commemorative of the commencement of a new society, under the Act 18 and 19 Vic., c. 63. The new society, we believe, is to be called the Holly Vale Mutual Aid Association and So- ciety of Friends, and, as it is to be established upon a perfectly now system, great results are anticipated. A benefit society ...

... BLACKWOOD. THE VICTORY AT SEHASTOPOL.—On Monday evening j last, participating in the general feeling of joy arising from the achievements of our allied armies in the East, ( the inhabitants of this place made a demonstration of their rejoicing as ardent as even that of the Metropolis, or the large provincial towns, and which will certainly be long remembsred by many of the juvenile population, ...

... SWANSEA. We understand that Messrs. Humphrey and who have lately taken the Cefn Cwse Works, near Bridgend, and who are well known as cok-, and iron manufacturers, have taken as offices a portien of the premises occupied by Mr. Palmer, in Wind-street, and are about to open a branch of their extensive establish- ment in Swarisea, whence the greater portion of the products of this extensive ...

... EFFECT OF THE ATTACK ON SWEABORG. OFF NARGEN, Aug. 28.-The French Admiral sent a Russian, as a spy, on shore near Sweaborg, to ascertain the casualties and what damage had been done in the attack against it last week. The spy returned yesterday, with the news that all the govern- ment stores and the dockyard were completely destroyed, twenty- three ships burned by the shells, and 2,000 men ...

... THE friends of Mr. Easton, the surgeon captured at Hango, and in the first instance supposed to have been killed by the Russians, have received from him the following account of the occurrence at Hango, dated Wladimir, August 5th: I left St. Petersburgh on the afternoon of Saturday, the 14th 01 July, I think escorted by a gendarme officer and two of his men, and travailed along the ...

... BY ELIZA CRAVED GHEES. I LAID ye down on the green hill's breast, In that hallowed Garden of Peace to rest, Where a glory shines from the crimson west O'er your slumbers, children mine My gallant Buy, with his golden hair, His frolic laugh and his dauntless air; And my bashful Girl, with her ringlets fair, And eyes of azure shine Back to the world and its cares I came, And the current of Life ...

... PRIZES AWARDED. AMATEURS' PLANTS AND FLOWERS.—Stove plants, collection of 3, 1st prize, Rev. E. F. Lewis, Portskewett; ditto, best single specimen, 1st prize, E. F. Lewis; greenhouse plants, collection of 4, Rev E. F. Lewis ditto, ditto, single specimen, 1st prize, Rev. E. F. Lewis; 2nd prize, Capt. John King, Portskewitt; Japan lilies, be -t collection of 4, C. J. Lewis, Esq., St. Pierre ...

... KYMIN DRIVES, NEAR - Weare pleased to hear,that since the printing of the first edition of the list of subscribers to these agreeable private drives to the Kymin Pavilion and Rural Temple, to which desirable project we have on several recent occasions made commendatory references, several additional and influential names have been added. Among the latest donors, we find the names of- The ...

... SIR,—Mr. Harry Scrivenor has done me the honour to notice some remarks in my last letter to you on the Blaenavon Company's affairs, and in defence of his now friends, but former enemies, the London Board, urges, that defending themselves against the serious charges contained in the report of the committee of enquiry would jeopardise the new lease—ergo, they are wise to be silent. How Mr. H. ...