... AN AWFUL WARNING.—On Sunday week, a man named Franklin, went in company with another man to the King's Head Inn, where they called for a pint of rum. The deceased after some remarks, agreed ...

... same at Newport; and even at Brecon, where local prejudice is aristocratically in- timed, a clerk has been equally successful. The time is now at hand when a beginning must be made. A curse, said a German writer, is attached to standing still; be it manor mankind, an association or an Empire. If we prefer the motto of supineness, with us the penalty, the misfortune of such a resolve but do ...

... EMGLTSTC BAPTIST CHAPEL.—The re-opening of this place of worship i& announced for cLy and Monday next, when special services wiu be held, which wlÍl be conducted by the R v. T. Thomas, D.D., Pontypool, assisted by several eminent ministers of the baptist and other de- nominations, in the neighbourhood. Collection* are announced to ...

... (Continued from our 6th page.) THE BATTLE OF THE GUAGHS. -The question what is an efficient gu^ge'1 for a steam boiler, according to the recent Act of Parliament for the better management of mines and collieries, was again brought forward at the Merthyr Police-court on Wednesday, but without any definite result. The magistrates on (he bench were J. C. Fowler, William Thomas, and David Evans, ...

... The arrival of cittle and sheep into the port 01 London fr >m the continent during the pilot week has bren i-fnjl!. The Cu«rom-'iouse return gives an entiyof 435 oxeu and cow, 19 I calves, 32 pi^ and 1,610 >iieep, miking a titil of 2,271. There was a very si 1* trade to- I ty for evervthm^, not- the supply was f^iurilly short, but prices were higher by 2 I. to 4 per stone. Of beef the supply ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Lord Campbell presented a petition from the Oude Princes now in this country, praying that their relative the ex.King of Oude might be informed of the nature of the charges brought against him by the Indian Government. 00 the suggestion of Lord Redesdale, the petition wis re- jected, because the word ''humble'' had been omitted in commencing it. The Marquis of ...

... The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at the White Lion, Broad-street, Bristol, on Tuesday, James Poole, un., Esq., in the chair. The Secretary read the notice con- vening the meeting, and also the report, which appeared in the on Saturday last. The capital account showed that the receipts up to June, 1867, had been £ 1,045.778 6s. 2d., and the expenditure, i 1^073,218 10s. 7d,, ...

... THE CREAT BLASTING OPERATION AT HOLY- HEAD HARBOUR. This great national undertaking, which is being carried out under the immediate direction, of the Board of Admiralty by the Messrs. J. and C. Rigby, of Westminster, and which was designed by the late Mr. Rendel, affords periodically to the civil and military engineer an opportunity of witnessing the effect of large quantities of gunpowder ...

... CHRISTMAS DINNER.—Ihe tradesmen and labourers on the Llanarth estate, as usual, sat down to a substantial dinner of English fare, given by the worthy proprietor, and Mrs. Her- bert has, according to her usual custom at this season, distri- buted a quantity of Welsh flannel, blankets &c. amongst the poor. DANCING PARTY.—A quadrille party has been established at the Gardener's Arms, which is ...

... Friday.—Before F. McDonnell, and S.Churchill, Esqs. and the Rev. TV. Evans.' ASSAULT.—Jane Neate, of Monkswood, was charged with having on the 22nd of December, at Goytre, assaulted and beat Hannah, the wife of Joseph Painter. Bound over to keep the peace in one surety and herself in £10 and costs, for her good behaviour for the next six months. APPEAL.—F. M'Donnell, Esq.; Alexander Shepard, ...

... THURSDAY, JUNE 25. OATHS BILL.-On the motion that this bill should be read a third time, the Marquis of BLAHPFOEB moved an amendment to defer the third reading for six months. Ile repeated some of the usual arguments against allowing non-Christian members to sit in parlia- ment.—Mr. DRUMMOND seconded the amentment, declaring that by the very suggestion of the measure the house had forfeited ...

... HonTjon. THE DIRECTORS Or THE BRITISH BANK.—At the case of the ad- wirned examination of the directors of the British Bank, Mr. Link- later stated (says the Observer) that all the ten persons against whom warrants had been issued by the Court of Queen s Bench had, with one exception, been arrested; Mr. Cameron was amongst the number in custody. The prosecutions will be at the expense of the ...