... GENERAL NE\V8. COAT, TUADE. Adriccs frem Malta mention tbttt market us completely gutted with steam-coal and patent fuel. Of the former, between the 12th and 19th of Sep- tember, as many as 45 cargoes had arrived from Cardiff, Swansea, Newcastle, Shields, Androssan, and Liverpool, bringing 16,000 tons, in addition to the already heavy Stocks. Of these arrivals, 30 were in English, four in ...

... PARIS, Saturday, Sept. 8. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissior CRIMEA, Sept. 6, 8 o'clock,—A vast conflagration des- troyed last night the Russian two-decker Marian, anchored in the roads of Sebastopol. A shell fired from one of our right lines of attack, caused this conflagration, the flames of which lit up all our camps. ...

... RESTORATION OF POLAND. On Monday evening a public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Derby at the request of a numerously signed requisition, was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most efficacious means by which the disaffected Finland, Poland, and other nationalities subverted by the Muscovite Czar, may be helped in their noble struggle for national ...

... E.L. on Saturday. A payer of borough-rates, residing in Upper Market- street, complains of the nuisances, annoyances, and perils, caused by leaving carts and horses in that street on market days this is a grievance calling for a remedy on the part of the authorities ...

... SAVAGE ASSAULT.—One of those fellows who imagine they may give vent to their passion upon friend or foe, without let or hindrance, and named Charles Wil- liams, a collier, residing at Brynmawr, recently met and got into collision with Mr. William Nicholas, a master mason, of this place, whose head he cut open with a large stone. He was taken into custody by P.C. Richards, on Monday, and was a ...

... Railway Office, Raglan, Aug. 30th. 1855. To the Committee of Management of the Coleford, Monmouth, Dsk, and Pontypool Railway. Gentlemen, The No. 1 contract, 4 miles in length, being the whole distance between your Junction with the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway, and the Pontypool turnpike road, at Usk, is now ready for opening. The different works, on No. 2 contract, l2 miles in ...

... Harvest operations are now general in this neighbourhood (Kendal), and great progress has been made during the past week, which upon the whole has been favourable for the opera- tions. The crops are very good.- Westmoreland Gazette. The weather has been highly favourable for harvest operations in Northumberland and Durham. The crops, though laid by the rains, are not materially injured. The ...

... CORPORAL STROUD.—A letter has lately been re- ceived by the parents of this non-commissioned offi- cer, who reside in Monmouth, from which the follow- ing is an extract I am sorry to inform you, that I had the misfortune to get wounded by a piece of shell, which struck me in the knee and in the hand, smashing the two fore fingers but I am now a great deal better and I ought to thank God I was ...

... Sunday-Overseers to put Jury Lists on Church Doors. Friday-Petty Sessions for granting licences—Special Ses- sions for purposes of Highways. ...

... VISIT OF PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA TO BALMORAL.—Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Aberdeen on Monday. The Prince proceeded by the Dundee Railway on a visit to the Queen at Balmoral. He was received at Banchory by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who had posted thirty miles, accompanied by General Grey, and proceeded up Deeside for Balmoral at ...

... DOWLAIS. OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOLS IN CONNEC- TION WITH THE DOWLAIS IRON COMPANY'S WORKS. x a The good people of Dowlais are not likely soon to forget the interesting-ceremony which shook their little town to the centre with excitement, on Tuesday last. This was the day, as many are aware, for the inauguration of the magnificent buildings of the Dowlais Iron Company, for the education of the ...

... The Overland Friend of China, of Jalv 10th says in its general summary, the amount of bloodshed ia Canton during the last month has been sickeniE-». When Sbaou-kingl the second city of the province was vacated without fighting a short time ago, a number of the inha- bitants thought mercy would be shown to them-if they gave themselves up. With equal reason might forbear- ance have been expected ...