... The Cherbourg journals give some details of the late visit of Queen Victoria to that port:—Her Majesty and Prince Albert were accom- panied by Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa. Immediately after the royal yacht entered the roadstead, Rear-Admiral Count de Gourdon, the Mari- time Prefect, went on board to pay his respects to her Majesty, and had ...

... THE PENDLETON ALUM WopKS — At the South Lancashire Assizes, the jury in the case of the Pendleton Alum Works and the prosecution of Mr. Spence (a case which has excited much interest in the district) handed in the following written verdictGuilty as to the nuisance, which nuisance has not been proved to be prej u- dicial to health. AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOME HIS CASTLE.—A Kochdale workman, named ...

... flccitients anti QDffcnceo. MURDER AND SUICIDE.-Last week a desperate Irish faction row broke out in Dudley between two men named Michael Hickey and J Higgins, which ended in the former rushing into a butcher's shop, taking up a knife from the block, and plunging it into his fellow- countryman, causing his death. Hickey was thereupon taken into custody and lodged in the lock-up. On Monday last ...

... -\T°TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the IX ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of #11^. Shareholders, in the Cardiff Steam Naviga- 'SSwSesSiir tion Company, will be held at the Company's Offices, Bute Docks, Cardiff, on WBDNESDEY, the 19th August instant. The Chair to be taken at 12 at Noon. THOS. WM. BOOKER BLAKEMORE, Chairman. The Transfer Books will be closed on the 8th of August and not re-opened until ...

... CARD [FF & MERTHYR GUARDI AN SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1857. THE ALLIANCE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Having several times called attention to this Com- pany (Limited) we have now much pleasure in stating that it has been registered under the Joint Stock Companies Acts, 1856 and 1857. and it received the Certificate of Incorporation from Francis Whitmash, ESfl., the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies ...

... CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.—Lord PALMKRSTON, in reply to Mr. S. Fitzgerald, said that as the house had sanctioned by a vote the outlay to be incurred by the Civil Servants Super- c animation Bill, the government would not offer any further resistance c to that measure. t THE DIVORCE BILL.—The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the t second reading of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill. Advert- t ...

... BANKRUPTS.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. E. S. COOPER, Commercial-place, City-road, leather seller. W. CHAPPIH, Tring, Hertfordshire, straw hat manufacturer. C. DORRETT, Rochester, Kent, dealer in wines. G. YOUNG, Old.street-road, victualler. J. WITHERDEN, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, coal merchant. J. HINKLET, jun.. Brentwood, Essex, corn dealer, J. WILMOTr-and J• HARTLBT, Essex-street, Kicgsland-road, and ...

... NEW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.—The route has been suggested bv the completion of the railway from Belfast to Portrush, hitherto an unpretending little fishing village, but growing daily in extent, and likely even to take a more promi- nent place. The sail from Portrush to the charming little village of Oban occupies about eight hours, only two of which may be said to be at sea ...

... MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. F\T»L ACCIDENT. — A tertible accident occurred at the Rhynmry I rot) Work*, at ri«h t o'rlock on Thursday tnorninx fast, «h*n severnl persons wete killed, nod others aeiiously if jurd. TOM THUMB. — A small subject is best suited for a small paragraph. The hero of the wi»»k is General Tom Thumb. who made bis appearance on Wednesday, and has held daily leve-es at the ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, JULY 23. A number of bills on the paper were advanced respectively through a stage of progress. Lord BROUGHAM, pursuant to notice, called attention to the pre- sent state and working of the bankruptcy laws, after which their lordships adjourned. FRIDAY, JULY 24. Earl FORTESQUE inquired whether the government intended to propose the erection of a public monument to the ...

... Jaarftttø. LONDON, MOHDAY, JULY 27. There is a larger demand for Money: any advance in rates of discount is, however, prevented by a plentiful supply, and prime acceptances ate oi to 5-J; per cent. During last few days only moderate quantities of Precious Metals have been exported, and many parcels have been received; the mall for the East on the tth of next month Is expected to take out the ...

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